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Kansas Cattlemen
Information about the cattlemen in the
book, Kansas Shorthorns,
A History of the Breed in the State from 1857 to 1920
G. W. K. Bailey & Sons,
Late in the seventies these men came from Pike county, Missouri to
Kansas, locating on a slendid tract of land at the head of Fall River,
fifteen miles northwest of Eureka. During the eighties they bread
a large herd of good, useful cattle which were an important factor in
local live stock improvement.
W. E. W. Bailey, the oldest son of the
family also owned a good herd. Both herds went the way of so many
other Shorthorns during the trying times of 1884 to 897; but as this is
being written I am in receipt of a letter from Mr. Bailey stating that
he wants to buy a few good Shorthorns. This goes to show that good
cattle of the breed have a lasting influence over a man and that when
has once formed the habit, he will revert to his old love after many
years. Mr. Bailey is probably past sixty and lives at Utopia in
Greenwood County. He will be successful with his cattle when he
buys them.
R. O. Furneaux & Son, Moran,
Allen County
These men are old residents on one of the best kept farms in Allen
county. It has been a stock farm for years and Shorthorns have
been grown all the time. Both Mr. Furneaux and his son, John are
wide-awake, energetic citizens and leaders in everything pertaining to
advanced agriculture. Theirs is a farm where scrubs of any class
are not tolerated and where scrub ideals along any line gain no
footing. Besides the Shorthorns, they keep a flock of Shropshire
sheep. Messrs. Furneaux are forecasting the future on the larger
farms in Eastern Kansas where soil fertility can be maintained only
through the keeping of live stock. R. O. Furneaux is classed among
the best judges of Shorthorns in the state.
J. H. Holcomb, Humboldt, Allen
County
Working his way up from agent's assistant in a small Iowa town to
division freight agent of a trans-continental railroad, then at fifty
years of age investing his savings in a choice Allen county farm, tells
part of Mr. Holcomb's life story. The rest has been written by his
work on the farm and with the Shorthorns since 1900.
T. E. Holloway, Humboldt, Allen
County
It is only fair to say that Mrs. Holloway should be included in this
sketch. She is not only a Shorthorn enthusiast be she is also an
excellent judge and there are those who say that in judging she
outclasses the majority of men engaged in the production of
Shorthorns. Few new breeders except those of unlimited means have
scored the degree of success that has been theirs.
L. A. Knapp, Wabaunsee County
L. A. Knapp came from LaSalle county, Illinois, settling on a farm in
Wabaunsee county a few miles northwest of Dover, in 1870. He
brought with him a good knowledge of Shorthorns, plenty of enthusiasm, a
good bull and two cows...A little more than a year later he formed a
partnership with George W. Glick and transferred his energies to Shannon
Hill where he remained until 1876 or 1877 when he returned to his
Wabaunsee county farm with quite a number of good cattle from the Glick
herd ... As L. A. Knapp of Dover, he became one of the well known
breeders of the state, producing many creditable specimens of the
breed. ... The farm upon which Mr. Knapp settled is now
owned and occupied by his son, E. L. Knapp, who is raising Shorthorns.
Fred Lassman, Savonburg, Allen
County
Mr. Lassman is located on a large farm that is well adapted to cattle
growing. He has been raising grades under favorable conditions and
has recently purchased a dozen nice heifers and a good bull, his
intention being to grow into the business by selling off the grade
end. Mr. Lassman is young, intelligent, a clear thinker, and makes
a success of whatever he undertakes. He will handle his cattle in
such a manner as to work constant improvement in the herd and local
Shorthorn as well as general live stock interests will be befitted by
his becoming a breeder.
Warren W. Works, Humboldt, Allen
County
For a young man just beginning with Shorthorns Mr. Works has a most
favorable outlook. The Works farms are among the best in this part
of Kansas with the choicest pastures and unlimited acreage of alfalfa
land and all needed buildings that will enable a man to get the best
results in handling cattle. The stock on hand is exceptionally
good.
Source: Kansas Shorthorns,
A History of the Breed in the State from 1857 to 1920, G. A. Laude,
1921, Kansas Shorthorn Breeders Association
Note: This book has no other genealogical information about the
subjects of the photo.
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