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have had the Childs' herd", says Mr. Kohrs, "I 

 have found that the crossbred makes a magnificent 

 steer, even better in the first cross than either the 

 Shorthorn or the Hereford. Our Hereford herd at 

 present numbers about 300 head, while our pure- 

 bred Shorthorn herd numbers about 700 head. Still, 

 today our demand for Shorthorn bulls is greater 

 than for the Herefords. Many small breeders are 

 coming in. They have pastures and take care of 

 their stock in the winter time, and they prefer the 

 Shorthorn bull. As far as we are concerned, with 

 regard to the cattle we have on the range, we have 

 for the past four years used nothing but the Here- 

 ford bull. I have found that those who have used 

 grade bulls instead of purebreds in building up 

 range herds were disappointed. Strong-blooded 

 bulls only should be used." 



Asked by the author as to his experience in cross- 

 ing Shorthorn bulls on Hereford cows, Mr. Kohrs 

 replied : 



"I do not believe there is anyone in the state who 

 has to any extent tried that cross, because the Here- 

 ford cow has never been plentiful enough in our 

 state and therefore there were not enough to make 

 it worth while to experiment. The only thing I can 

 say so far as breeding the Shorthorn on the Here- 

 ford is concerned is that the herds we have received 

 from Texas, where it was claimed that the Short- 

 horn bull had been used on the Hereford cows, have 

 never been good lots. I presume this is largely on 

 account of the fact that good Shorthorn bulls have 

 not been used. I know that some of the Texas 

 breeders have made a great success in that line, for 



