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series of articles on the celebrated bulls of the 

 past is now in course of preparation. While 

 thus incurring great expense in order to make 

 a Shorthorn department unequaled by any of 

 our contemporaries, we feel sure that we shall 

 command warm enough support to justify the 

 outlay. At least, we shall strive to deserve it." 



If the Hereford cattle were to succeed, there 

 must be a way provided, so that they could 

 break down the opposition to them, by letting 

 it be known broadcast over the United States, 

 their true merits; and also the facts as to 

 manipulated shows, and have an advocate de- 

 voted to their interests. Not because they were 

 Herefords, but because they were the most 

 economical feeders and best beef cattle that 

 could be obtained, either on grass or in the 

 stall. 



To meet this want, we commenced the pub- 

 lication of "The Breeders' Journal," the first 

 number being issued March, 1880. 



Our opening keynote was as follows: "The 

 Breeders' Journal" will be published in the in- 

 terest of the meat production of America, the 

 world as a market. Economy of production 

 and value of product being the test of merit; 

 and will rest its claims to public favor on the 

 merit of these issues, and the ability with which 

 they shall be maintained." 



We claim that we took much broader ground 

 than did our competitors in this line. 



The "Breeders' Journal" was a success as 

 long as we published it, being until the close 

 of 1887; and was of the greatest assistance in 

 placing the Herefords before the public. 



Mr. Sanders was editor of the "National 

 Live Stock Journal" before he established the 

 "Breeders' Gazette," and his sympathies and 

 the sympathies of his son who succeeded him, 

 have always been with the Shorthorn breeders. 

 Flinging the standard which we quoted de- 

 fiantly to the breeze, was to our mind manly, 

 but after flaunting the Shorthorn flag in this 

 emphatic way, there was little excuse for the 

 "Gazette's " contemptuous flings at the "Breed- 

 ers' Journal" as being a "trade circular." 



If the "Breeders' Journal" was a Hereford 

 trade, paper, the "Breeders' Gazette" jealously 

 guarded its reputation as being the Shorthorn 

 breeders' own and only real, authorized, re- 

 vised version of the Shorthorn trade journal. 



An editor, like any other man, may 

 probably must have his preferences, and for 

 these we should not criticise them. It is only 

 when they deny their partiality, and forgetfully 

 cry aloud their fairness and their equal treat- 

 ment of all breeds that they merit criticism, 

 and then we have not spared them. 



When an equal amount of money, time and 

 labor is spent by an agricultural publication to 

 'gather, edit and publish data for the Hereford 

 breed, as it expends or has spent on the Short- 

 horn breed, then we shall believe in the impar- 

 tiality of their editors, and not before. And in 

 this connection we can say to the impartial 

 student that a study of Hereford history and 

 achievements, will be found a subject surpass- 

 ing in interest and antiquity that of any other 

 line of investigation open to the explorer of 

 live stock lore. 



T. LEWIS, 



Of "The Woodhouse," 

 Herefordshire. 



