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Shorthorn Herd-book started by Lewis F. Allen. Eighty- 

 five volumes of this herd-book have been published, and 

 Volumes 86 and 87 are now in preparation, two volumes 

 being published annually. There have been registered 

 425,000 males and 620,000 females, making a total of 

 1,045,000. 



The first Shorthorn herd-book in Canada was the Cana- 

 dian Shorthorn Herd-book, the first volume of which was 

 published in 1867. In 1881, the first volume of the 

 British-American Shorthorn Herd-book was published, 

 and the first volume of the Dominion Herd-book appeared 

 in 1887. The latter took over the interests and records 

 of the first two herd-books, and now the registration of 

 Shorthorns in Canada is through the Dominion Herd- 

 book. 



POLLED DURHAM CATTLE 

 By Herbert W. Mumford 



250. Polled Durhams, as a breed, have the unique dis- 

 tinction of being the only breed of cattle originating in 

 the United States. They are very similar to the Short- 

 horn, and, in fact, the Shorthorn is chiefly responsible 

 for their origin. 



251. Breeders of note. Among the early breeders 

 interested in the development of the Polled Durham 

 breed the following were most prominent : William W. 

 Crane, Tippecanoe City, Ohio; W. S. Miller, Elmore, 

 Ohio; J. F. and A. E. Burleigh, Mazon, Illinois; and 

 Shafor and Clawson, Hamilton, Ohio. 



252. Description. Like the Shorthorn, the Polled 

 Durham is massive in size, quiet in disposition, and a 

 breed well calculated to meet the requirements of farmers 



