THE CALL OF THE LAND 



of waste in each carcass and the minimum of 

 valuable cuts. 



On the other hand, where segregation has 

 been established and each several proprietor 

 can govern his own stock, excluding other 

 people's, extraordinary improvement in 

 cattle types uniformly occurs. Pure-bred 

 Hereford, Shorthorn, Aberdeen-Angus, and 

 Galloway males are at great expense pur- 

 chased for range use. Colonel Slaughter of 

 Texas is understood to have paid $5,000 for 

 Ancient Briton, the Hereford winner at the 

 Chicago World's Fair. This valuable bull 

 he placed on a Texas ranch with high-grade 

 or pure-bred cows, to produce brood ani- 

 mals for the ranges. He is said to have paid 

 the same sum for a similar purpose for an- 

 other Hereford bull, Sir Bredwell. A 

 thousand dollars is not infrequently given 

 for a range bull, though $500, $300 and $200 

 are more usual prices. The close pasture 

 system not only enables proprietors to afford 

 such creatures; it makes possible some ap- 

 proach to "breeding by hand" i. e., using 

 each male each time under a herdsman's 



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