A HISTORY OP SHORTHOKXS IN KANSAS 02o 



Ins bi'ceder. His dam is the Bellows In'ed Keep- 

 sake 2d l)y G(»od Choice, second dam by A^ictor- 

 allan, third dam by Armour Bearer. Quite a 

 mmil_)ei- of excellent heif ei's l)v him are l>eino- re- 

 tained. 



The other herd 1)ull is North Americus pur- 

 chased at the Ciillespie dispersion at Muskogee. 

 Aside I'rom his size and quality his (daim to dis- 

 tincti<3n I'ests on the fact that he comes from the 

 same cow, or from a cow chjsely I'elated to the 

 dam of Americus, the l:)ull that sold fV)r $38000 in 

 South America, which was the highest price paid 

 for any bull of any Ijreed up to that time. North 

 Americus is a smooth, rather large fellow and 

 should give proper account of himself on this 

 farm. There is material here for a high-class 

 herd and Mr. Kitchin is still active and able to 

 go ahead and get the results. 



Barrett & Land, Overbrook. — This herd, 

 started in 1910, usually numlters about 100 head 

 and it is one of the best known establishments in 

 east central Kansas. Scotch topped cows of a 

 good class are kept and given good farm care, the 

 young stock being well grown. Several public 

 sales have been held and lil^erally patronized. 

 Cattle have been sent to the Eastern Kansas sale 

 at Ottawa and to the Kansas jSTational sale at 

 Wichita. 



The herd has had the ser^dce of a number of 

 excellent l)idls. Prince Knight was by Crusader, 



