A HISTOliV OF SHOKTHOKXS IN KANSAS 1"0 



David Ballantyue, a shrewd Scotclimaii, who 

 came to Dickinson county forty-five years ago, 

 was connected with the Shorthorn industry until 

 the business was turned over to his son, T. A. 

 IJallantyne, in a])<)ut 1917. The herd fi'cMjuently 

 nunihei'cd as many as 100 liead and Mr. 

 Dallantync, wlio liad The reguhition Scotch idea 

 of selecting stock with only merit and adapt- 

 ability in view, refused to be sidetracked by fads. 

 There were few more practically useful herds in 

 the state than this one. Among the best bulls 

 were Marsliall A))ljotsburn ;]d, bred in (Jan- 

 ada ; ( 'ollyiiie's Pride l)y imj). (Jollyiue and 

 Wonddah' (Jhieftain hy TJie Choice of All. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Ballantyne have made frequent trips to 

 Scotland within the past forty-five years and 

 every member of the Ballantyne family has 

 accompanied them on one or more of these trips. 

 Since 1917 Mr. and Mrs. Ballantyne are living in 

 Herington. 



H. R. Little of Dickinson county had a large 

 herd from which numerous small herds in the 

 state were founded. His activities began in 

 about 1895 and continued for alxjut ten years. 

 Mr. Little was inclined to favor bulls with only a 

 light infusion of Scotch blood and for this reason 

 he did not secure best residts. In some cases, 

 however, the cows from his herd have produced 

 wonderful calves when crossed with good Scotch 

 bulls. 



