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INTRODUCTION, by James Brown 6 



THE FUNCTION OF CATTLE q 



Position of Cattle in the System of Farming q 



Origin and Kinds of Cattle q 



CATTLE BREEDS 1 1 



Breed Qualifications 1 1 



The Purebred Animal 1 1 



How the Purebred Developed 12 



The Value of the Purebred 13 



The Pedigree 14 



CATTLE BREEDING 16 



How Cattle Are Improved 16 



Grading Up Beef Cattle 1 6 



The Relative Influence of Sire and Dam 1 8 



The Proportion of Purebred Cattle 1 8 



Community Breeding iq 



The Distribution of the Breeds i q 



THE PRODUCTION OF BEEF CATTLE 22 



Foundation Blood for Beef Production 22 



The Problems of the Range Cattle Breeder 22 



Buying Feeders 23 



Feeding Equipment 23 



Some Cattle Rations 25 



Growing the Calf 27 



The Advantage of Young Cattle 2q 



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