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man may have a very marked preference for Short- 

 horns. This may be based on sentiment, or upon 

 his belief that Shorthorns are the most profitable 

 cattle. One may be attracted by the compact form 

 and beautiful white markings of the Hereford. He 

 may be convinced that Herefords are the best 

 animals, but a choice between the Shorthorn and 

 the Hereford quite often is determined by the be- 

 lief that Herefords look better. Then, too, one 

 feeder may prefer the Angus, partly because they 

 are very compact animals, uniform in color, and, 

 of course, they are high-grade beef producing 

 animals. Then, too, the matter of environ- 

 ment must also be considered. Herefords 

 have the reputation of being good rustlers, 

 able to take care of themselves under rather ad- 

 verse conditions. For this reason Hereford cattle 

 have always been popular on the range, where oc- 

 casionally feed may be short and weather condi- 

 tions severe. Angus cattle are considered best 

 adapted to the corn belt conditions, where rich 

 pasture and plenty of grain are always available. 

 Galloways ought to do well in rough, mountainous 

 regions, because the breed originated in very rocky 

 territory in Scotland. 



Chester White hogs, for example, are not consid- 

 ered entirely satisfactory for southern latitudes, be- 

 cause it is claimed they show more of a tendency to 

 sun scald than some of the dark breeds. Poland 

 Chinas are exceedingly popular in the corn belt, 

 because they do especially well on a ration consist- 

 ing largely of corn. Yorkshires and Tamworths 

 are considered desirable bacon hogs in Canada, be- 

 cause they thrive on field peas and oats, barley and 

 other feeds which grow in abundance in that region. 



Shire and Clydesdale horses are most popular in 



