ANNOUNCEMENT 



I ou SKVERAL, years the office of tho 

 I Anici-icaii Short - 1 lorn I'.reeders' Associa- 

 s-\ 1 * tion has felt the need of an Index of 

 -^ Breeders, by States. No such index has 

 before been prepared. It was undertaken that 

 the office might be belter equiped for conven- 

 ient and effective work, and in answer to many 

 requests from breeders throughout the country. 

 Those who have had the laborious and unsat- 

 isfactory experience of going through the gen- 

 eral index of our Herd Books, in order to obtain 

 a list of breeders of a given locality will no 

 doubt appreciate this new Index. It is believed 

 it will prove a great convenience to those who 

 wish to advertise Sales, and it certainly will 

 save time, and conserve the energy of all who 

 wish to get in touch with the breeders of their 

 own State. 



It has been prepared by carefully revising 

 the Index of the last 18 volumes of the Herd 

 Book, and while it may contain names of a few 

 breeders who have retired from the business, 

 and may not include some new breeders who 

 have made recent purchases, it will be found 

 to be essentially correct. The Secretary will 

 consider it a favor if breeders throughout the 

 country will report the name of any new breeder 

 whose name does not appear in this Index. 

 Also report any duplications or errors that they 

 may find. 



As breeders of Short-Horns become more 

 widely acquainted, as they study the history 

 of the breed, and become better informed about 

 its marvelous achievements and its unrivalled 

 qualities, they will be better prepared to pro- 

 duce Short-Horns that will contribute to the 

 breed's continued supremacy. 



February, 1905. 



