The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-03
MORE FINE CATTLE.

Kansas, for years, has been attract
ing the attention Of flne stock growers,
and many Of them have located with
In her borders in the past two or three
years. The effort to introduce fine
stock here Is no experiment. The
country has clearly been found to be
admirably adapted to the breeding of
fine cattle, and Kansas herds have al
ready boon exhibited at many OF the
Western Fairs, and have carried off 4
goodly share of premiums.
This year many small herds of fine
cattle have been brought to Central
and Southwestern Kansas. 1Vear al
ways glad to chronicle their arrival,
because they bring prosperity to our
State.
We meutioped several weeks ago,
the arrival of II. J. frey from Ohio,
with q small herd of thoroughbred
cattle. On Saturday last we visited
his place in this city to take look at
his stock.
Mr.. frey Is, Improving a place
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northwest OF the city, where he will
soon take this stock and will make Of
it number one stock farm. His herd
of thoroughbreds at present consists
OF two bulls, two cows, two heif-
ers and two calves. 9e
"Crown Duke" is thoroughbred
short horn, blood red, and will be three
years old ia Julys he was bred by J..
NJ. Haymaker, of Fayette county,
Ohio. He weighed when two years
and eight month old l ,76O pounds. His
sire Duke Highland, $3.50; dam La
Flora, by Col. Balco, 1894, out Of I'M
ported Wilmington. second, 1855. We
did not trace his stock further, but his
pedigree is one of the purest. He has
all the distinguishing marks of q very
fine animal, such as small head, neat
legs, deep chest, straight back, great
depth from bottom or chest to top OF
shoulders, etc. BE was pronounced
one of the finest ahiulals lfs Ohio -
ssDick Watson" second will be two
years old in August. He is thorough
bred and a fine young animal. His
sire Dick Watson, 1895, belonged to
the herd of Daniel Mcmillan, of Green
eOunty, Ohio; his dam was by Thorn
berry ID, S,406. 80 eswr
s'I.ady1 BoOthr1s from the celebrated
herd of H. H. Hawkins, of Clinton
county, Ohio, one of the Ohio impor-
tiers. She is eight years old. Her
sire was Bob Anderson, 6,l24; dam
Lady Booth, by Crusader, 2,67s; Lady
Booth lhynimportea MAErior, l,0z6
She is large and in good flesh; ha.
weighed as heavy as 1000 lbs. She Il
of the Booth tribe of cattle ana traces
her stock to tire purest sources. Shl
has the best marks of the short horI
breed, and is, III our jsdgAent Is good
am exceedingly fine animal. w,
doubt If there is anything in the STATE
that viii beat her.
''La Flora''s Is another fine COW mia,
"A years old; she Is not so large as sad,
4 Beolh," but her stock : equally q
A good. She is the n0theJE Of the bul
HCreyp Duke, above described. He
!, sire was Col. Baleo, s.764; dam Flor
! llTina, opt OF imported Wilmington sec
ond, ASS. AdiyA)
The calves Dora ID and La Fora d
ID are beauties, and of the purest blood
as are also ne heIleR alluded to. =
Since his arrfvai here NM Fire
: bought the herd OF natives of J. ]
: Hedgfs, consisting OF seventy -seye
: bhehd. From the way These 1lne ktec
: men are now bringing in the bes
thoropghbreds, we conclude Kansas
: and e pecially this seeti9p 6fAt,t vi
, soon be able to show as line herds {
cattle rs are to be found anywhere 1
! tie Uhieiad clFe helieSa .klsydwIll d
' as wen here as in any State, II not BEL
: ter, and that is the -ppialons of Il
u lajslaHho are going into the bushes
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