4ri() A UlS'l'OltY OF SlKllf.'rllOKNS IN KANSAS 



T.YON COUNTY 



E. H. Abraham, Emporia. — Mr. Abraham de- 

 serves credit i'oi' luiviiij;- veiy siiceessfully liidden 

 his li.u'lit under a l)usheL I ]iad heard little about 

 liiui but it seems to me tliat Jim Tomson once 

 told me of sellin<i- an extra good bull to a man 

 at Em})oria ])y the name of Abraham. It is the 

 ol)jeet of this book to rescue from obscurity just 

 such modest men as Mi'. Abraham and to intro- 

 duci' them to the bi-eeders and farmers of th(,' 

 state. AVhile lie was .uoing along so (juietly as to 

 occasion no comment, he was gathering up a few 

 ►Shorthorns that suited him, using good bulls, 

 selecting clioire heifers and feeding his cattle 

 well. The result is a hei'd of thirty females. 

 ))red and grown on the farm during the past 

 twelve years, that ha\'e vii-tually cost Mr. Alu'a- 

 ham nothing, I'oi' the; sales from the herd, while 

 made iocall.v ai;d at very modest ])rices, have 

 much moi'f! than paid all exjKUises a.nd the price 

 of the original purchases. The results of good 

 aiic(;stry, wise selecition and judicious care are 

 ap])arent, for when you see these catth' _\(iu know 

 tliey are l'<'al fSJiort hoi'iis. 



Looking ovei' 1 lie pedigi'ees 1 I'ound noted bulls 

 ill (■\'i(h'nce evei'y vvhei'e. A.riong them ar(^ Ijav- 

 cikU'I' \mscoiui1, i'anious sii'c at R-avenswood and 

 liiteriiati<»ual grand champion; J>ai'mpton 

 Knight, TomsoiTs wondei'ful breeding bull; 



