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instance, Mr. Burnett of Fort Worth. His herd, 

 bred in that way, certainly is a very fine one, and 

 has been brough to that point throng careful breed- 

 ing. On the other hand, I have had lots of experi- 

 ence in breeding the Hereford bull on the Shorthorn 

 cow, and I like the result." • 



Joseph Scott. — ^Another leader in the early line 

 of progress through the use of white-faced bulls 

 upon the open range was Joseph Scott. Bom in 

 Ireland from Scotch parentage, a man of enterprise, 

 high intelligence and thoroughly upright in all his 

 dealings, he operated largely in Montana, and later 

 at Halleck, Nev. He first came into prominence as 

 a member of the firm of Scott & Hank, whose old ad- 

 dress was Mandel, Wyo. They ranged on the 

 Tongue and Little Powder rivers, their brand being 

 S-H. Joe Scott was not only one of the most expert 

 cattlemen ever identified with western ranching, but 

 he was progressive, and early devoted his attention 

 to Herefords, more especially in the Nevada herd. 

 He was a customer of Mr. C. M. Culbertson and 

 others of the pioneer importers from Herefordshire. 

 He also imported cattle direct from England for the 

 Montana ranch about 1880, and in connection with 

 George Leigh of Aurora, 111., imported 120 head in 

 1897, about forty head of which went to the Nevada 

 ranch. 



Mr. Scott had a long, eventful and honorable ca- 

 reer. He was for several terms President of the 

 Montana Stock Growers ' Association, and devoted a 

 great deal of his time to that work. For many years 

 he made his home at Miles City, and from there he 



