A HISTORY OF SIIfiRTHOKXS IN KANSAS 4:33 



LA]]ETTE COUNTY 



L. M. D una way, Edna. — Mr. Dimaway lias 

 been breeding- Shortborns for a dozen years and 

 in tbis time lie lias sold large numbers of cattle to 

 bis iieigbl)ors. His persistent disposition to sell 

 lias resulted in tbe berd's being cut down to 

 twenty females, l3iit be lias certainly done bis 

 sliare toward populai'izing tbe breed in bis local- 

 ity. He bas even started a briglit, ten-year-old 

 giandsnii in business l)y selling liim tbree beifers. 

 Tbe boy is a Sluirtborn entliusiast and talks cat- 

 tle like a veteran. 



Mr. Dunaway's cows impressed me as smootli, 

 even, attractive, iiiedium-sized ones and sbowed 

 a YQTv decided tendency to give mucb milk, milk- 

 ing quality baviiig lieen specially developed since 

 tbe lierd was founded. He lias been using good 

 bulls and tbe appearance of tbe berd indicates 

 sensil)le, })r'acti<-al care. Tbe present berd bull is 

 S\'ramore Mai'sliall, a Stunkel bred son of Or- 

 ange Marsball out of a Victor Orange cow, tlius 

 gi^'ing liiiii a double cross of Victor Orange, o'ne 

 of tbe Ijulls tbat lielped make Sbortborn bistory 

 in tbe Soiitbwest. Sycamore Marsball can bardly 

 bclp adding to tbe value of tlie berd. Tbe work 

 Mr. Du.naway is doing is an important one and 

 such a berd as bis, developed foi' l)eef and milk, 

 with good Sbortborn cbaracter and attractive- 

 ness, gi'own on tbe ordinary feeds of tbe farm 



