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nantly Shorthorn grades both in beef and dairy dis- 

 tricts, then the Jersey began to shape the cattle in 

 dairy service. Later the Hereford has reached 

 marked influence in range cattle and Holstein-Frie- 

 sian in dairy herds, until white faces became abun- 

 dant on the range and black and white spots even 

 more prevalent in the dairy pastures. In the line 

 of pure-breeding, however, all popular breeds are 

 represented by herds of good quality and large expen- 

 ditures have been made to secure the popular strains 

 of all the breeds. California-bred individuals have 

 shared in the high prices which their kinds have 

 attained in other parts of the country and have 

 figured as champions in the great stock shows. 



During the decade 1910 to 1920, the pure-bred 

 interests of California have advanced notably and 

 the enthusiasm over efforts to breed only the best 

 has echoed the zeal manifested by the early pioneers 

 when they started out to displace the Mexican cattle, 

 as has already been noted. These pure-bred herds 

 have supplied many selections for shipment to the 

 Orient and to other countries bordering on the 

 Pacific Ocean. It is an ambition of the present gen- 

 eration of breeders to embody the highest attain- 

 ments of Americans in pure-bred stock and to meet 

 the demand for the products of such breeding not only 

 from all the interior states of the Pacific Slope but 

 from all the shores of the Pacific Ocean, where 

 interest in better live-stock is rapidly expanding. 



Californians have always looked forward to con- 

 tributions to trade in distant parts. It is inter- 



