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though weighing well for its size, does not impress the 

 prospective beef-buyer (a man who has to be con- 

 sidered) to the same extent as the two breeds just 

 mentioned. The fact must not be lost sight of that 

 hardiness and beef-producing qualities are the main 

 features to consider in selecting a suitable breed of 

 cattle to run on the Canadian prairie, and the 

 Durham more nearly meets these requirements 

 than any other known pure breed. A few Hereford 

 bulls may, with advantage, be introduced into the 

 herd after three years or so, this cross being a hardy 

 one. 



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Every three years, too, all bulls should be sold, 

 and good pure-bred ones bought, or exchanged with 

 other ranchers, so as to insure an infusion of fresh 

 blood, in order to maintain the stamina of the 

 bunch. Several thousand bulls are annually re- 

 quired to increase the cattle stock in the ranching 

 districts, and barely 5 per cent, of the required 

 number are to be found on the ranches to-day, 

 although the Canadian Government admit into the 

 country duty-free, both from Great Britain and 

 the United States, pure bred beasts with a view to 

 general improvement in stock. An arrangement is 

 also entered into by them with the Canadian Pacific 



