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forged itself to the front, until today it occupies the very foremost 

 rank among all beef breeds. 



In all of the range country, where twenty-five years ago there 

 was little to be seen except long-horned, long-legged, decidedly 

 common cattle, today marks such a change that it is almost beyond 

 belief. The long-horned and long-legged animal has disappeared, 

 and in his place is to be seen thousands upon thousands of white- 

 face cattle, which goes to show that the Hereford bull has been 

 doing his work, and doing it well. 



Many trials have demonstrated the fact that Herefords will 

 thrive in both hot and cold countries, where other cattle are at a 

 decided disadvantage. There is no weather too cold that the Here- 

 ford is not out hustling for something to eat, and there is no 

 weather too hot, that he shows much discomfort from same. For 

 early maturity the Hereford has no equal. He will put on more 

 flesh with the same amount of feed and in the same time than any 

 other animal, and in the market always commands right at the top 

 price, more often than any other breed topping the same. He has 

 multiplied and replenished the earth, and has gotten into all corners 

 of the same, and each day is growing more in favor. 



A few years ago, at the Chicago Fat Stock Show, comparatively 

 few Herefords were to be seen, but at the Great International Show, 

 which has just come to such a successful close, there were more 

 carloads of good Herefords exhibited than all other breeds com- 

 bined. This in itself speaks volumes. 



If you are ever asked the question what breed of cattle is the 

 most profitable to handle, let your answer be the Hereford, and 

 you will have answered properly. 



THE SHORTHORN. 



lion B. O. Cowan, Chicago, representing American Shorthorn Breeders' Association.) 



From what you have been taught as students of the Agricul- 

 tural College, from what you have learned as an Agricultural Col- 

 lege, and as agricultural students on the farms of Missouri, I think 

 you will agree with me when I say that there is no system of agri- 

 culture that can be permanently successful that is not founded upon 

 live stock. I don't believe that statement can be successfully con- 

 tradicted. It is quite important, then, for men who are engaged 

 in agricultural pursuits to know what is necessary in order to con- 



