4fi'J A IIISTOKY (IF SiKIRTIIOItNS IN KANSAS 



])Ui(-li;iS(' made liy liis rathe)' wliicli caiiK; froni 

 1li(' l)('s1 herds in tlie siii-i-(»iiii(liiiu- leri'itdi'y and 

 an (K-casidiial IVinale is l)ein^' ad(h'd. The cows 

 ai'e of <^-()0(l size and the twenty yearling lieifei'S 

 seen in one ])astni'e are an attraetive lot. Th(^ pro- 

 dnetion of this lierd furnislies an exanijde of 

 what a yonng- man did at very little more expense 

 than wonld have been ineuri'ed in raising!,' g'l'ades 

 and the net ])r(»fits have been mnch gi'eatei'. In 

 qnality and size the cattle are ([uite even, but 

 I noticed one cow that wonld attract attention 

 anywhere. She is similar in bi'eedinu,- to th(_' rest 

 and is by J -'ride of A nine, a, (J. W. Taylor bred 

 bull by Silvery Knig'ht. Tlii'ee daughters of this 

 five-year-old coav are in the hei'd and all pro- 

 mise to develop into cows of her type and quality. 

 As a foundation this cow and her heifers are a 

 fine ](i'ospeci. 



Ill general, Mr. Ely has used l)ulls of good 

 type and bi'eeding and has obtained very sat- 

 isfactory results. Two came fi'oui ]). 1*. Nor- 

 ton. ( 'I'escent was )>>' l>uccaneer out of a cow 

 by (Joi'a's r^ommander 1()22()8 and tli(( other was 

 l)y Lord Lieutenant LJOOli). Knight of Hope 

 was by Jubilee Knight bred by the Kansas State 

 Agi-icultural (lollege. (Jolden Marine)' l)y ini]). 

 Mai'iiKU' and Aulne Duke by a so)i of the Harris 

 bi-ed Vandal wei'c 1 wo of Hie bulls last used. 

 A fii'st-class young bull was secui'ed, y\pi'il 1920 

 ill Red I\i)ig bred by Jos. Duncan ct Son. De is 



