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reaped than the Aberdeen-Angus. The head is broad and 

 short, with large nostrils, and large muzzle and mouth, which 

 are indications of a good feeder. The horn is longer and some- 

 what coarser than the Shorthorn, white in colour with waxy 

 tips, and curves outward, upward, and backward, or outward 

 and forward and occasionally they are drooping. The horns 

 of the bidl are straighter and heavier, and usually grow out- 

 ward, frequently growing forward, backward, or downward, 

 but seldom growing upward. The neck is short, thick, and 

 blends well with the shoulder. Great width, depth, and length 

 of chest and a .fulness of the crops give the Herefords their 

 constitution and endurance, which the breeders have been 

 careful to preserve. The loin is full and deep, and the rump 

 and hind quarter are usually well developed, carrying a large 

 amount of flesh. This portion of the body has been greatly 

 improved within recent years, and the tendency to rough- 

 ness and patchiness has been reduced until the breed now 

 stands out as one showing extreme beef type, with smoothness 

 of form and much quality. For these reasons, combined with 

 their rustling abilities, the Hereford has become the most 

 popular breed for improving range stock. The effect of using 

 Hereford bulls for this purpose has had a great attraction for 

 cattlemen in the south-west, especially in the Panhandle region 

 of Texas/' 



The Herefords do well in the southern States, as the heat 

 there seems to bother them no more than it does in the corn 

 belt. They seem to be especially adapted for use on the 

 larger plantations, where animals are not given extremely 

 good care, and where the production of beef alone is desired. 

 Two or three crosses on the native stock of the south produce 

 a good beef animal that matures early and fattens out well. 

 On plantations especially, or on farms with only fairly good pas- 

 tures, the Hereford will give better results than the Shorthorn. 



The American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association men- 

 tions the following as some of the bulls which have been most 

 influential in improving the Hereford breed in the last fifteen 

 years : Perfection Fairfax, Beau Donald, Beau Brummel, Cor- 

 rector, Disturber, Bonnie Brae 8th, Perfection, March On 6th, 

 Prime Lad, and Repeater. 



