The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19
OTHER CENTRAL MISSOURI
HERDS.

Howard County-A man who was
somewhat closely associated with 7.
Bates in friendship and business rela-
lions was Samuel Steinmetz of How
ard county. He was later than Mr..
Bates in founding his herd, and in a
short time he became an earnest adj
vocate of Cruickshank ShorthornS, in
Producing that blood quite freely in
to his herd. Two bulls of this breed
ing were Burgomaster 80S13, got by
the great sire, Dunblane, and Baron
Sussex 101684, bred by Hon. John
Dryden. In 1892, at the interstate
sale in Kansas City, he paid Col. W.
A. Harris $1,O05 for the roam heifer,
Linwood Victoria, by Imp. Baron Vic
tor 1924, and she became the ances-
tress of many Victorias in Missouri
herds. After Mr.. Steinmetz's death
his sons bred Shorthorns, but not ex-
tensively or with the enthusiasm and
success Of their father.
Another early breeder Of Howard
county was Chenault Todd, who had
Shorthorns in 1875, and since that
time has furnished foundation stock
for many herds. Mr.. Todd has used
some good bulls, but his best breeders
were Sir Charming 122667, bred by c
c. Norton, and hampton Knight
14S765, now in service in the herd Of
Tomson Bros. Of Kansas.
Another herd at Fayette was start
ed in 1899 by purchase of cows from
Mr.. Todd and later from T. J. Worn
all. This herd was established by DE-.
H. K. Owens. His best bull was Wis
count of Anoka 125081, a noted prize
winner and an excellent breeder. d..
Owens sold his herd a few years age.
Cooper County-COoper county has
already been given the honor Of hay
ing established the first herd of Short
horns in Missouri. It also has the
credit Of having established other
herds at an early date. Some fifty
years ago-it was in the early Cos
George Harmed, a native of Kentucky,
went back to his old state and there
purchased several choice Shorthorr3
from the fine blue grass country
around Lexington. Two Of these COWS
were Sally Washington and ConwaT.
It was from B. +. Van Meter that the
heifer, Sally Washington, was pur-
chased. From her are descended the
famous Double Narys, which w. P.
Harmed, son of the founder Of the
herd, declares to be "the oldest tribe,
in one herd on one farm in America. ;"
Mr.. Harmed, present proprietor CT
the Idlewild herd, says: "If l do not
claim old Sally was the best COW l ever
knew, l do consider hers the most
prepotent blood l have every found"
Mr.. George Harmed, founder Of the
herd, bought a number of high-priced
cattle. For the I'd Duke of Wicken
14131, bull of pure Bates blood, the
price paid was $500. This bull sired
Miss Taylor It'll, big, massive COW
and an excellent mixer. She was
granddaughter of old Sally Washing
ton and was later bred to the massive
Bates bull Monarch 1881, owauu b.
C. E. Leonard. Monarch had q wide
reputation. He left big mixers ard
strong feeders. 1t is believed that the
Of this strong Bates current
of Monarch and I'd Duke of Wickcn
had much to do in making the Double
Mary strain. Moore L. Mcclellan 1856,
Dick Taylor sos and I'd Duke of Air
drie 2744 were among the strong fac
tors in the Harmed herd. The bull,
Modern Marshall 1881, was another
well-known bull used by Mr.. Harmed.
The speciality of the present owner of
the Idlewild herd is to encourage milk
production. His ambition is to breed Z
a fine beef type, combined with deep
mixers.
AS neighbor and contemporary of
George Harmed was w. P. Hartman,
who bred Shorthorns in an early day,
and later, under the firm name of w.
P. Hartman & Sons, had large herd.
In recent years the name has been
made more prominent in the Short
horn fraternity by descendants of the
founder of the herd building up a
modern and better herd under the firm
name of Hartman Bros. These gen
tlemen are Col. R. L. and A. c. (Bert)
Hartman, the former a prominent
live stock auctioneer. A few years ago
these gentlemen built up an excellent
herd, mostly of, Scotch cattle, and
made some choice sales, both private
and public.
Samuel w. Roberts was another
breeder Of Cooper county, but sold his
herd some years ago. He owned many
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