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sale season of 1904 — The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904 — 

 Aged bulls — The two-year-olds — Senior yearlings — Junior 

 yearlings — Senior bull calves — Junior bull calves — ^Aged 

 cows — ^The two-year-olde — Senior yearlings — Junior year- 

 lings — Senior heifer calves — Junior heifer calves — Get of 

 sire (four) — Produce of cow (two) — Championships — 

 Group prizes — ^A VanNatta triumph — Death of Gov. Simp- 

 son — Dull days — "Individual merit by inheritance" — 

 Autumn sales of 1906 — Carglll & McMillan's great suc- 

 cess — ^Passing of Funkhouser, Steward and Scarlett — The 

 Hoxle and other sales of 1907 — Perfection Fairfax arrives 

 — ^The bargain counter of 1908 — ^A famous heifer class — 

 An omen of better days 858-905 



CHAPTER XXII— PROSPERITY REGAINED. 



An upward trend in 1909 — Prime Lads at a premium — ^More 

 ground regained in 1910 — ^Another Richmond in the field — ' 

 Improvement continues — Death of William S. VanNatta — 

 The Judgments of 1911 — ^Auction sales of 1912 — ^Fairfax 

 16th and Scottish Lassie — Higher levels reached — 

 McCray's big average — Other mid-west sales — A big deal 

 on the range — Fall sales of 1913 — ^Fairfax 16th and Beau 

 Perfection 9th at $7,500 — A champion from the south — 

 Opening sales of 1914 — ^McCray's $604 average — Steady 

 bidding continues — Beau Perfection 24th brings $12,000 — 

 The show herds of 1914 906-962 



CHAPTER XXIII— IN FOREIGN FIELDS. 

 Exports to South America — Five hundred Herefords to Brazil 

 — Uruguay — Argentina — ^Foundations of Argentine im- 

 provement — Shorthorn vs. Hereford — Argentine breeders 

 testify — Cabana San Juan — Las Hormigas — San Gregorlo 

 — Duggan Bros. — At Esperanza — ^La Estrella — ^Australasia 

 — ^The Cape Colonies 963-996 



CHAPTER XXrV— PRACTICAL HERD MANAGEMENT. 

 Hints from "Tom" Clark — John Letham's experience — Scale, 

 flesh and fat — How the Harris herd is handled — ^McCray's 

 methods — ^Mr. Hazlett's views — Tow's practical work — 

 Bluegraiu management — Fitting for show — An old-time 

 herdsman speaks — Ed. Taylor's views — "Jim" Hendry 

 beard 997-1032 



CHAPTER XXV— THE "ROtTND UP." 



Range-bred calves in the feedlot — The Polled Hereford! — Re- 

 cent imiwrtations — Distribution of the Herefords — Some 

 interesting tabulations — About Beau Donald — A story of 

 Perfection Fairfax — His trainer testifies — ^The dam of 

 Dale — Harking back to the range — Westward Ho! — A 

 word about herdsmen — ^An Involuntary tribute — ^As to 

 (aahlons — ^Modern English Herefords — Conclusion 1033-107> 



"THE COMING OF THE CATTLE" 1080-1087 



