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this breed in this country. By reading the current 

 livestock literature I had become familiar with this 

 venture. I had already learned, by keeping de- 

 tailed accounts of the various sub-divisions of the 

 farm activities such as dairy, workstock, wheat, 

 oats, hay and the like, that the dairy was the most 

 satisfactory pot-boiler of them all. Having ob- 

 tained permission from the University authorities 

 to buy some of this breed I purchased from Mr. 

 Chenery two full-bloods and one half-blood all 

 that my money would buy. 



For many years Ezra Cornell had maintained 

 on his farm adjoining the College grounds a fine 

 herd of Shorthorns and just as I was congratulat- 

 ing myself on having made a start in two good 

 dairy breeds, there came through a second person 

 and like a clap of thunder from a clear sky, a 

 serious objection. The Governor of the State .was 

 the son of our honored founder and it seemed that 

 he thought that the bringing of those black and 

 white cattle to the College Farm had greatly de- 

 preciated the value of his father's holdings. It 

 must be explained that although the Shorthorns 

 were regarded as the beef breed, par excellence, 

 certain strains or families of them as for instance 

 the Princess tribe, were considered excellent dairy 



