862 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



should go the shambles at any cost. Human 

 life is more sacred than the welfare of any 

 herd. 



Well-trained, reliable herdsmen are almost 

 beyond price when the owner cannot give the 

 cattle his own personal attention, and even in 

 that case the services of a competent helper 

 will be required. Experienced herdsmen are 

 perhaps more numerous in Great Britain than 

 in the United States, and many of Scotch and 

 English birth have been prominently identified 

 with the business in America. Unfortunately 

 Culshaws and Cuddys are rare even in the old 

 country. Men who consecrate their lives to 

 a mastery of the thousand details of successful 

 cattle management, men who anticipate every 

 want of the animals in their care, men who 

 know that unremitting attention means " good 

 luck/' and neglect brings the reverse, are en- 

 title'd to the highest consideration and encour- 

 agement of all who have the interests of live- 

 stock improvement at heart. Short-horn his- 

 tory abounds in instances of rare devotion, 

 singleness of purpose and conscientious dis- 

 charge of duty on the part of those who have 

 been responsible for the welfare of different 

 herds. On the other hand there is a consider- 

 able element in the fraternity of herdsmen 

 that does not seem to realize the dignity of 

 this form of service. It is not only an honor- 



