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Shorthorn Herdbook y known as Coates's Herdbook, which in 

 1904 attained its fiftieth volume. Mr. Coates edited the first 

 five volumes when, owing to his death in 1846, he was succeeded 

 by Mr. H. Strafford, who served as editor of the next fifteen 

 volumes. The Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom of 

 Great Britain and Ireland in 1876 assumed control of the pub- 

 lication of the herdbook, and through its editing committee has 

 ever since maintained supervision of the records of the Society. 

 The first volume of the American Shorthorn Herdbook appeared 

 in 1846, being published by Lewis F. Allen of New York. In 

 1869 the American SJiortJiom Record first appeared, being pub- 

 lished by A. J. Alexander of Kentucky, and ten volumes were 

 issued. In 1878 the Ohio Shorthorn Breeders' Association pub- 

 lished a record and followed it with two others. In 1882 the 

 American Shorthorn Breeders' Association absorbed these and 

 continued the publication of the old herdbook established by 

 Allen. The Canadian ShortJiorn Herdbook first appeared in 

 1867, the British American ShortJiorn Hei'dbook appeared in 

 1 88 1, and the Dominion ShortJiorn Herdbook in 1887, the latter 

 absorbing the other two. The American SJiortJiom Herdbook 

 now numbers sixty-five volumes, and new volumes are appearing 

 yearly. Already over 600,000 Shorthorns have been registered in 

 the United States, and many thousands in Canada. This breed 

 is also promoted by several state Shorthorn breeders' associations. 



Fig. 78. Shorthorns of the Royal House on the pasture at Windsor, 

 England. Photograph by the author 



