A RANCHMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 



profession that an attempt to review it, except by 

 mere touches, would be to repeat what breeders and 

 stockmen are famihar with. My comments will there- 

 fore be confined to personal reminiscences, but I can- 

 not pass on without expressing the pride that I take 

 in the wonderful literature, both technical and philo- 

 sophic, which he has given us. I recall recently 

 having sent his In Winter Quarters to my daughter 

 in an eastern college, with the suggestion that it be 

 given to her instructor in English as a classic of 

 western literature, and a gem of descriptive and 

 philosophic English. 



When Herefords began to come back In the early 

 '90's the late Kirk B. Armour was better known indi- 

 vidually among rangemen than any other man, not 

 actually in the range industry. When in town he 

 always rode, a part of each market day, with his 

 buyers in the Kansas City yards. His advice as to 

 the policy of improvement was sought daily. His 

 verbal and public print universal statement was, "I 

 believe that only the best results can come from 

 introducing registered bulls, regardless of what beef 

 breed the buyer may select." The Hereford associa- 

 tion wanted to elect him president. Mr. Sanders, 

 anticipating that the members w^ould do so, came to 

 me to get Mr. Armour's photograph. The Armours 

 did not believe in that sort of publicity, but I did, 

 and, knowing how I would be "landed on," I fur- 

 nished the photograph, which was reproduced on the 



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