1.j4 a UlbTOKY (Jl'' SIIORTUOKNS IN KANSAS 



reputation Le had cstabli.slied. Man}' oH the 

 cattle used by II. M. Hill iu Lis early operations 

 were of Senator JJenedict's bi'ceding-. 



C. H. (Jlark and Olai-lc JJros. eanie J'roJii Iowa 

 to Kansas iu about May 1B95. TJiey bad been 

 extensive breeders in that state and brought witJi 

 tlieni large herds one of which was located in 

 Wilson county and the other near Colon}' in Aii- 

 derson county. The Chu'ks made the c.onunon 

 mistake of using herd bulls oi' only medium ({ual- 

 ity and for this reason tliey produced little high- 

 class stock. Cows and lieil'ers from their herds 

 have been scattered wide!}' over southeast 

 Kansas and, tJiough not of the highest (juality, 

 have generally jJJ-'oved good brecsders and wh(;n 

 (U'ossed with high-class Scotch bulls tJjev' ha\'e 

 given satisfactory results. 



C. 11. Kimble was one ot the old breed(;]'s of 

 Wilson county, lie did not at a,n}- tj]ii(! (MHirdrm 

 to fashion in pedigrees but he pi'odnccd godd 

 cattle. One of the f)est, hcircrs sold b}- Jl. M. 

 Hill in a notal.)]e (ji'lVi-ing at the l'i-c(loiii;i sale 

 was bred from Kinj|)le slock ;iiid ir;iccil !(■ the 

 so-called American woods. 



J. 11. ]jayer of Wondson coiuil}' Imnghl a cdw 

 inl88;!foi'$l(H). lie sold all 1 he bnll c;d\'cs from 

 this cow ;i.ii(l lie sa.vcd the licirci-s. In ISDT he 

 bought folii- heirci's ;i,l, ^'2^> to $-l() c'lcli and b\- 

 1905 he had sold man}- SiiortlMinis ai a big jtrollt. 

 Mr. Bayer's expciacaict' shows that frecjuently 



