A iUaTOKY OF SHOKTHOliNS JN KA,\SAS '-ji'J 



at the tf»i* of tlie pedigree, two exceptionally 

 u-ood hulls. 



ELK COUNTY 



M. W. Bower, Grenola. — Mr. Bowcm- bouolit a 

 few desirable cows two years ago and lie is taking 

 good eare of them. Reliecca 7th is l)y Lord Nov- 

 ette, an excellent bull owned ]>y H. CI. l:]rookover 

 and out of Re])eeca l:)y Rosew(j<td. She lias a 

 wealth of good anecstry. Lord Novette was l)y 

 imp. Cnllynie, dam hj Lord Mayor, 1)oth among 

 the state's greatest 1)ulls of all times. Rosewood 

 was hy imp. Inglewood that until reeently held 

 the record of the top hull sold at the American 

 Royal sale and out of iinp. Roselcaf hy Scottish 

 Archer, Mr. Duthie's gj'oatest liull. Tliei'e are a 

 fow other cows of very similar hreedirig, in fact 

 all the cows in the lierd are of th(^se elcgarit Idood 

 lines. A roan bull of clioico ancestiy is used. 

 A valuable ol)ject lesson to he found in Mr. 

 Bowei-'s methods is that in starting a herd the 

 cows selected should be closely descended from 

 well known sources of excellence as his were. 



Geo. L. Dickie, Grenola. — Mr. Dickie bought 

 a cow in northwest Missouri some yeai'S ago and 

 he now has five females. He sells his l)ulls. Mr. 

 Dickie is in business in Grenola and has no 

 farm l)ut hires his cattle kept. He owns them for 

 pleasui'e and he says they are making money be- 

 sides. They are ]iicel.v bred, representing in 



