T. J. Dawe
Hiawatha, Kansas
About 1920

T. J. Dawe began breeding Shorthorns in Doniphan county in 1882, buying his foundation of local breeders and he has been in the work continuously since that time.  In 1910 associated with his son "Jim" under the firm name of T. J. Dawe & Son, the firm changed its methods of operation by making purchases of choice cattle from the leading herds of America.  In 1911 they began showing at the St. Joseph fair and at Topeka and Hutchinson winning their share of the ribbons.  They owned and exhibited Diamond Emblem, one of the best known show and breeding bulls in the state, until his death from forage poisoning in 1919.  Mrs. E. A. Myer, a daughter of T. J. Dawe, is living on the old farm near Troy and with her husband is engaged in breeding Shorthorns. 

Source: Kansas Shorthorns, A History of the Breed in the State from 1857 to 1920, G. A. Laude, 1921, Kansas Shorthorn Breeders Association
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