47S A lIISTdRY (IF snORTlIOIiNS 1N KANSAS 



kn(i\vl('(l,u-(' mul ('xix'ricncc, as well as a. snit- 

 a))l(» Idcalioii to enable liiiii t<» scofc a, si.unial 

 success Willi liis caitlc. 



M1T(^T1ELL COUNTY 



Meall Bros., Cawker City — Mcall Bros, have 



one of the hvrg'e, well known herds of the state 

 and their opei-ations cover a ])eriod of twenty- 

 five years. The cattle receive tlu^ constant atten- 

 tion of the three l)rotliei'S who comprise the firm. 

 They liave provich'd all facilities for handling' 

 cattle in a practical, economical and careful 

 way and their system results in tli(> production of 

 young- stock so raised as to do well for the pur- 

 chaser and yet to have sufficient development. 

 Further inii)rovements are being considered and 

 these mature n)en of successful ex])erience, still 

 in the jirime of life, will d(» things in the future 

 that will count for Shorthoi'ii advancement not 

 only in Mitchell couihy bul in a larger territory. 

 The Meall herd is a good one as a whole, but it 

 lacks somewhat in uniformity both in the essen- 

 tial and in the less im])ortant ]ioints. This is 

 doubtless lai'gely due io the tact that in recent 

 years several excellent cows from diri'erent 

 souiM-es have been added. It is from these, rather 

 than from the old roun(hition of a ([uarter of a 

 ceiiiury back, thai 1lie herd of llie future will 

 be buiH. The use ol' bulls of unirorm type 



