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into the United States by Henry Clay in 1817. As a 

 breed, they seem best adapted to level regions. They are 

 found, therefore, chiefly on the plains west of the Mis- 



SHORTHORN BULL. 



sissippi, and on the prairies of Argentina and Australia. 

 Their thick coat of hair and their strong vitality makes 

 them unusually successful under hard conditions of cli- 



HEREFORDS AT PASTURE. 



