224 A HISTORY OP shortuokns in Kansas 



see g-ood cattle will not l.)e disa|)X)ointe(l. This 

 large herd was tniuided thirteen years ago and 

 only a few, hut vei'y choice, addiiioiis have heeii 

 made since that time. Tlic original ])ui-clias.'s 

 came from excellent sources and were ma<le with 

 the same discriminating judgment shown in the 

 selection of the load of steers. Tlic additions 

 since then have heen of such (|ualit.\' as men <d' 

 Ml', (iigstad's judgment and high sense of ex- 

 cellence would make. 11 seems supeidliious to 

 refer to these cattle in detail, yt't 1 cannot refrain 

 from mentioning one, imi». Millcraie (Mostly 

 Belle. There is no discounling tliis cow, either 

 as an individual or as a producer, and it might 

 be mentioned that she has this season suckled two 

 c;dves, gi'owing them well and she herself carries 

 smooth, thick flesh. 



Mr. (Tigstad eai-ly recognized the impoi'tance 

 of good bulls. The first hull that enters into the 

 present herd is Fancy Choice, a Bellows bred son 

 of Good Choice and out of a Duncan biH'd cow, 

 Mary EUerslie, coming as her name indicates 

 from a dam bred by T. .1 . Wallace and carrying a 

 cross of the great cliam]iion. Young Abbotsburn. 

 He was followed by (ioods, another son of (Jood 

 Choice. A few yeai's laier, (ioldeii Lancaster, a 

 Duncan bred sou of the sensational ( 'Iioicc (ioods 

 bull, (iolden (hxids, the sire of Howell Rees' 

 Kuberta's (ioods. was purchased. These two 

 bulls sired Hie show steers mentioned above. 



