1016 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



bull. Each was a good individual and of a family 

 very popular at the time. These were used in the 

 herd but with quite disappointing results, so much 

 so that I disposed of both of them. Before they 

 were sold, but after I had decided to dispose of 

 them, I bought a third out-cross, a show bull with 

 quite a record, a half-brother on his sire's side to 

 a very famous prize-winner which was grand cham- 

 pion at the larger state fairs, the American Eoyal, 

 and the International. This purchase was also an 

 outstanding individual, but the results in my herd 

 from his use were even more disappointing than 

 those from the use of the two preceding him and 

 he also was disposed of. I then decided to return 

 to the Anxiety 4th breeding through sons of Beau 

 Brummel and others tracing to Don Carlos, by 

 Anxiety 4th, and have continued in the same line 

 to the present time. 



4 * From my experience with out-crosses I am com- 

 pelled to believe that whatever success I may have 

 attained as a breeder is due largely to the fact of 

 persistent close-breeding. At least, so far the re- 

 sults of such close-breeding as has been practiced 

 at Hazford Place have been very satisfactory. Un- 

 doubtedly some other elements have incidentally 

 entered in, for instance, selection and environment. 

 Both of these, however, are necessary to real suc- 

 cessful constructive breeding in any herd. 



"While it may possibly be true that the persist- 

 ent promiscuous breeding of closely related animals, 

 without discrimination or selection, may bring 

 greater disaster than the persistent mating of pro- 

 miscuously bred animals, yet from my observation 

 and experience, if only worthy animals, those of 

 good conformation, quality and breed character, are 

 used for breeding purposes the ultimate results are 

 bound to be better in the closely bred herd, produc- 



