■JlKl A HISTORY OP SnORTUOUNS IN KANSAS 



ret^isl cred Iiurd J'roni tlic rcroi'dcd ones, and ad- 

 ditions that Will 1)0 made ii'oin tinie to time, flood 

 bully have L>ecn ust'd and the cattle are <;(»od. 

 Among' recent sires was a son of Careless Con- 

 <|neroi' 2d by im}). Conqueror out of imp. Jilythe- 

 some 15th. This bull was out of a dam hy Violet 

 Chunk, a Duncan bred show bull by Headlight, 

 and 2)roved an excellent sire. He was followed by 

 a son of Ro3'al Gloster, ^vell known in the Carver 

 herd as a high-class show and l)reeding bull. This 

 farm, destined to beet)me the liome of a real 

 Shorthorn herd, is one of large pastures, splen- 

 didly watered, and big fields of alfalfa. 



J. M. Hamill, Grenola.— Mr. llamill has a 

 herd of al)oid:, Ihirt}' females which he is keeping 

 in the ordinary J'arm way and he is getting fair 

 development. He finds a market for his surplus 

 at moderate prices near home and, while not ob- 

 taining tlie measure of success which would fol- 

 low more careful handliiig and more liberal feed- 

 ing, he is pi'oducing a usefxd class (d' cattle and 

 is securing far better I'etiirns than he coidd 

 secui-e from common stock. Tn addition to the 

 usual crosses from good hulls found in local 

 herds, Mr. Itamiirs c;itile carry a ci'oss of Forbes 

 l>ros.' J>aron Closter and the splendid Hates 

 bull, Peculaled AVild Eyes. The herd Imll is by 

 Vii-tor Jlamplon, a son of Ham])t<ni Spray. 



Chas. J. Buchele, Cedar Vale.— ]\Ir. Huchele 

 ])ouglit a few Shortlujrns recentl.y. One, Minnie 



