-'•)^ A IIIS'L'OUV OF SIIORTIKIKNS IN KANSAS 



rclaiiu'd longer hut loi- the ])uivlias(' of a red, 

 inii). Myrddii Seal, a JJi'ucc bred son of Sir Star. 

 This hull has ^dod h'U,!j,th, he is smooth and (n'cu, 

 witli nice licad and neck and is attractive, hut 

 like most of the hulls recently impoi'ted, is not 

 so well gi'own out as our hest Amerieau specd- 

 mens. Two otliei' additions to the; herd recently 

 acijuired h}' purchase are Saturn Secret and 

 Choice Butterfly. Saturn Secret was hred ])y 

 Mr. liarshherger and sired by Sir Charming 

 lOtli. Her dam was out of a daughter of imp. 

 Knight Templar. Choice J'.utterfly is hy Col- 

 lynie (Joods who was a full brother to Diamond 

 Emblem, he having had for sire the champion. 

 Diamond Coods and for dam the elegant cow, 

 Emily by hup. (!oll\'ni(^. (See II. M. Dill sketch.) 



D' the I'eadei- will sio]) to consider the value of 

 a foundation such as is presented in this herd, he 

 will be convinced that it is the right way to begin. 

 The idea of tlu' LukerTs was to get tlie kind of 

 cattle the\' wanted and in d(}ing so they got ele- 

 gant ancesti\y as well, for only rarely do first- 

 class Shorthorns come from any but first-class 

 ancestors. 



John McCoy & Son, Sabetha.— There arc iVw 

 heller herds in Kansas 1han ihe ]\lc(\)y hei'd. 

 It is one of 1he oldesl in t he s1ale and after forty- 

 one years is slill partially nndei- Ihe care of Ihe 

 founder. The I onndal i<in was laid with excellent 

 judgnieiil. JNl 1-. Mc<'oy lells the sloiy of how he 



