A illSTORY OP SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS SO I 



real Sliortlioiii ))it11s apijear in the iiimiediate 

 aiicesti\y of Mr. Tayloi-'s r-attle. Pride of Gol- 

 lynie out of iiiiji. Collyiiie and out of imp. Llistle- 

 toe 15th was a ])ull that sired a great lot of cows 

 for John McCoy and he was own hrotlier to 

 Captain Archer and Sweet Mistletoe; Snow- 

 flake, owned and well known in Brown county, 

 later the sire of Eingmaster, Ameri(.-an grand 

 champion ; Victor Buttei'fly. tlie sire of A^ictor 

 Orange, Ileniy Stunkel's great l)reeding hull; 

 Dale's Cumherland Iw Cumhcrland's Last; 

 Prince of Teho Lawn; Royal Diadeni and Snow- 

 storm, hoth good ones, used locally; imp. Cup- 

 l)earer, three years America's champion; 

 Barm])toii Knight that went from this locality 

 to Toinson Bros, and hecame famous ail over the 

 West and Hampton's Best, a great sire by ini]:). 

 Merry Hampton. 



The herd bull is Secret Cumherland hy Dale's 

 Cumberland and his dam is by Golden Lavender 

 from Geoi'ge Bothwell's herd, out of a Grand 

 Victor cow. It is only reasonable to presume that 

 this infusion of excellent blood both in females 

 and in the herd bull with the practice of proper 

 care and liberal feeding will enable Mr. Tayloi' 

 to produce first-class Shorthorns. 



C. A. Babbit, Willis.— Mr. Babbit keeps only a 

 few cows but he says these may as well be Short- 

 horns, even though he milks them. The little 

 herd is selected with a view of producing good 



