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coming revolution in the entire method of produc- 

 ing purebred Shorthorns. The words "Scotch," 

 "Cruickshank" and "Aberdeenshire" were being 

 heard, although it was still rank heresy to insinuate 

 aught against the sacred nature of the true faith 

 in the "divine right" of cattle descended from the 

 far-famed herd of rare old "Tommy" Bates of 

 Kirklevington. 



"The Breeder's Gazette" was established in De- 

 cember, 1881, with the author of this work in charge 

 of cattle matters. The waning glory and failing 

 merit of the prevailing fashionable type of Short- 

 horns was obvious. The new journal gave space to 

 the truth about the Shorthorn situation, and 

 promptly recognized the practical utility of the 

 Herefords as well. Its influence was thrown in be- 

 half of a new order of things, and clearly reflected 

 the trend of public sentiment, as was evidenced by 

 its instantaneous success. 



Col. William A. Harris of Linwood, Kans., had 

 begun Shorthorn breeding operations that were des- 

 tined to change the whole character of the trans- 

 Mississippi trade in the "red, white and roans." 

 Men like James I. Davidson and Hon. John Dryden 

 of Canada, J. H. Potts & Son of Illinois, J. H. 

 Kissinger of Missouri, and others, led a revolt in the 

 Shorthorn camp in behalf of a shorter-legged, 

 earlier-maturing kind of cattle. They found wide- 

 spread popular support, at the same time reaping 

 a whirlwind of wrath and vituperation at the hands 

 of "vested interests." Meantime memorable acces- 



