296 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 
FOUNDER OF ANOKA HERDS AND FLOCKS 
115. The word Anoka in the language of the Wisconsin 
Indians means “wind-favored spot.” It was chosen by GEORGE 
HarvInc as the name of his Wisconsin farm more than a quarter 
of a century ago, at a time when his success in the Shorthorn 
world demanded a dignified title for the produce he was annually 
vending to an eager and constructive trade. 
Mr. Harpinc was born in Pittsfield, New York, in 1840, a 
few months after the arrival of his parents from Winchester, 
England. His boyhood days were spent in Ohio, in the vicinity 
of Painesville, where his father and GENERAL CASEMENT, finan- 
cier and pioneer railway promoter of Kansas and Colorado, 
grew in business together. In 1880, Mr. HarpiInc migrated to 
Wisconsin, where he engaged in a hardware mercantile business 
in both Waukesha and Chippewa Falls. After nine years of 
pursuit of this industry, Mr. Harpinc purchased 160 acres near 
Waukesha, which ultimately became: known as Home Farm 
among the Anoka Farm holdings. 
In 1870 he decided to embark in the breeding of Cotswold 
sheep and Shorthorn cattle. The Cotswolds were secured from 
the flock of ABNER STRAWN, Ottawa, IIl., and became a chief 
source of supply of sheep of this breed in later years. In 1885 
Mr. Harpinc advanced the money necessary to put the American 
Cotswold Association on its feet, taking pay in the stock of the 
Association. His son was elected secretary and a turning point 
in the society’s finances occurred. The registration became self- 
supporting and funds became available for use as prizes at the 
leading fairs and expositions. Shropshires were added to Anoka 
about 1900, and Hampshires have been handled at intervals 
since. 
The first Shorthorns were secured from C. C. Park, Glen Flora 
Farm, Waukegan; a bull named Baron Bertram and two heifers, 
whose total cost was $1,200. From the bluegrass breeders he 
