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A HISTORY OP SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



it has already developed, into one of great im- 

 portance to Shorthorn breeders and to the farm- 

 ers of Kansas in general. Twenty head of Short- 



C. W. McCAMPBELL 



Head of Department of Animal Husbandry, Kansas State 

 Agricultural College. 



horn cows of good breed type and every one at 

 least good as a beef animal were chosen for the 

 experiment which is to last twenty years. The 

 chief object of this experiment as stated in the 

 plan originally adopted was : 



1. To what extent does the milk-giving func- 

 tion of the dam influence the beef character of 

 progeny? 



