A HISTORY OF SHOKTHflRNS IX KANSAS 127 



Dr. B,. A. Stewart of liutcliinson is remem- 

 bered as haYiiig- owned one </!:' the leading herds 

 in central Kansas. Under Ins (_)wn name as well 

 as imder the name of Stewart & Downs he ex- 

 hibited at leading- shows and for scA-eral years 

 cattle of his breeding won many prizes. The ]:)est 

 known sire in nse was Victor Archer, a Tomson 

 l>red son of Archer ont of a Gallant Knight dam. 

 This bnll later did good sei'A'i<:'e in several other 

 herds and left many worthy descendants in cen- 

 tral and south central Kansas. To use (»n the 

 Victor Archer heifers Forest Knight In- Gallant 

 Knight out of a B. 0. Cowan l)red dam by Nor- 

 folk was purchased of Tomson Bros. The herd 

 was dispersed by private sale al^out 11)14. 



J. C liyde bi'ed Shorthorns for many years in 

 Harvey county and his name appears frequently 

 in the pedigrees from other herds. His woi'k was 

 of local and western interest and extended until 

 about 1902. One of his sons, J. W. Hyde, is the 

 oldest established breeder in Wilson county and 

 another son, Fred, is also breeding in that county. 

 Several grandsons of J. C. Hyde are engaged in 

 breeding Shorthorns. 



J. F. True was one of the best known breeders 

 of Jefferson county during the eiglities and 

 nineties. Vohune 29 of the American Herd 

 Book contains the pedigrees of five cows and 

 heifers bred by Mr. True and cattle of his Ijreed- 

 ing are recorded in nearlj^ every volume up to 



