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111 Hereford cows. Some years later it purchased 

 from Mr. Cook, Odeboldt, la,, a number of regis- 

 tered Hereford females, and in 1892 from Arnold 

 Bros, fifty-five registered Aberdeen-Angus females 

 and a large number of bulls, besides a number of 

 Herefords and Aberdeen-Angus from the Farwell 

 Bros. 



"With these purebred females of the Aberdeen- 

 Angus and of the Hereford breeds small herds were 

 established into which were introduced bulls from 

 the best herds of the countiy for the purpose of 

 raising sires for use on the company's ranch. In 

 the later years almost enough bulls for its own use 

 were supplied from this source. 



Herefords Predominate. — ^While Mr. George Find- 

 lay of this company was closely identified with 

 Aberdeen- Angus interests, the management made no 

 claim as to superior adaptability for any of the three 

 beef breeds. Mr. A. G. Boyce, the manager under 

 whom most of the early improvements were effected, 

 undertook the work at a time when he was strongly 

 of the belief that the Shorthorns were thfe best cat- 

 tle. After a number of years ' experience with these 

 breeds it is stated that he ended his career on the 

 ranch in the belief that the Angus were in the first 

 place and the Herefords second, but the manager 

 who followed him, Mr. H. S. Boice, a ranchman of 

 large experience and owner of large herds, was 

 strongly in favor of the Herefords. Of course there 

 were many things to consider in seeking an answer 

 to a question of this kind on a ranch of this charac- 



