326 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



horn in the latter part of the eighteenth century. Long- 

 horns are no longer bred in a practical way, but few rep- 

 resentatives of the true type being extant at the present 

 time. 



The Texas Longhorn was the earliest race of cattle to 

 inhabit our western ranges, being descendants of the 

 Spanish stock introduced into Mexico. Their blood has 

 been bred out by grading up with pure-bred bulls. 



