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A lURTORY OF RHORTIIORNR IN KANSAS 



;ni iiii])(irt;iiit factor in Slioiiliorii trade, it i'ur- 

 nislied the foundation for a good many herds in 

 centval Kansas and a few in Oklahoma. Oeca- 

 sionallv a lierd is found in which neavlv all the 



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cattle are descended from Ross stock. Mr. Ross 

 is best known the state over as a leading- Dem- 

 ocratic politician. He is a man of great ability 

 and it is probable that had he devoted his entire 

 time to the production of Shorthorns instead of 

 dividing his interests between Shorthoi-ns, Per- 

 cherons, Poland China, hogs and politics he 

 would have prodiiced a herd that would grade 

 with the best in Kansas. As it was he produced 

 some i-eally good stock. The ])eriod of his active 

 operations extended from 1897 to 1907. 



