LIBRAMY 



N. C. State College 



iWp Jfatijer 



HAS FOR YEARS BEEN INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH 



PROBLEMS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION 



IN THE MIDDLE WESTERN UNITED STATES 



AND 



BY HIS PRACTICAL SENSE AND CLEAR JUDGMENT 



HAS BEEN NOT ONLY MEASURABLY SUCCESSFUL HIMSELF 



BUT HELPFUL TO OTHER STOCKMEN IN HIS LOCALITY 



Co Wm 



IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS 



AND 



IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF 



HIS PERSONAL INTEREST AND PATERNAL INSPIRATION 



THIS BOOK IS 



AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED 



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