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recently, some of them suckling, and they are 

 as thrifty a lot as one could wish to find. This 

 ability to do well on farm feeds is second nature 

 with these cattle, for generations of such feeding 



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with a little culling out not much culling has 

 been necessary has done the work. 



Mr. Regier began breeding in 1902. In 1905 

 he began showing. He went to the Butler county 

 and the Harvey county fairs and quoting his own 

 words, "I got first in every class entered." The 

 next year he ventured farther from home, going 

 to Hutchinson, which was at that time endeavor- 

 ing to be the permanent location for the state 

 fair, where with plenty of competition he did not 



