(',2\- A ins'l'lim- OF SltORTIIOIiXS IX KANSAS 



I'l-iiicc \'i(»l('t, was by a son (»!' ('ollyiiic out of a 

 (lan^litcr ol' ( 'iioicc (Joods and Iiis dam was l»y 

 (iodwiii, tlic well kiKtwii son of inij,). Si^ai'taii 

 Hci'o and imp. (ioldcn Tliistlc I liax^e seen ex- 

 ec] »tional calves l)y tliis l)idl. 



J. W. Hyde, Altoona.— Mr. Hyde, the diest 

 breeder in Wilson comity, was born and raised 

 on a Shortlioi'ii farm (see J. C. Hyde sketch, 

 Part I) and his sons and daughters are getting 

 into the business. He has been a jjatron of Mr. 

 Hill and Mr. Hanna and as a result lias a herd 

 strong in Collynie blood. He owns the excellent 

 Prince of Collynie cow, Robinita Winsome and 

 twenty of his forty females are her descendants. 

 Mr. Hyde has consistently used good, well bred 

 bulls and has insisted on the bulls being out of 

 heavy milking cows. The dual-purpose Short- 

 horn is his object and he is succeeding, for his 

 lierd shows a lot of good sized cows of decided 

 milking tendencies. He is now using a bull by 

 Master of the Dales. 



Later. — Mr. Hyde has just purchased several 

 imported females, including the prize winning 

 two-year-old Bright Gem and her bull calf (see 

 page 277) of J. (\ Robison and the old establish- 

 ment is taking on new life. Wlien you count the 

 men who have ])i-oduced the ]»rofitalile kind of 

 cattle in southeast Kansas, J. W. ITyde must be 

 named neai' the to]). 



John A. Kepler, Altoona. — Mr. Kepk'r has a 



