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late Governor John Sparks of Eeno, Nev., probably 

 supplied more good Hereford bulls to the ranchmen 

 of California, than any o'ther one herd. Offshoots 

 from the Alamo were numerous, one of them being 

 the herd of Whitaker & Ray, of Gault, and another 

 the Jacks herd at Salinas. Joseph Marsden of Love- 

 locks, Nev., maintained a Hereford herd for many 

 years, and upon his retiring from business this was 

 taken over by a company at Newman, Cal., the herd 

 being successfully maintained at a high standard. . 



From the Sparks herd also was obtained the 

 foundation Herefords for the Fred H. Bixby cattle, 

 running in southern California and Arizona. Mr. 

 Bixby has used both the Hereford and the Short- 

 horn blood, and believes that a cross of those bloods 

 constitutes the ideal animal. He is partial to the 

 Hereford, however, and gives four reasons for his 

 preference : 



"First, the Hereford is the first to fatten; second, 

 the Hereford is a better rustler ; third, the Hereford 

 can stand more hardship ; fourth, the Hereford as a 

 rule has a better loin." 



Continental Land and Cattle Co. — Col. William 

 E. Hughes of Denver, chief owner of the "Mill 

 Iron" cattle, one of the important Texas herds, had 

 his first experience with Herefords about 1895 in 

 Collingsworth Co., Tex., and has used the blood 

 ever since. Some years ago he purchased 500 un- 

 registered Hereford heifers from the Adair herd in 

 the Panhandle of Texas, bred up from the well 

 known Palo Duro foundation of Shorthorn cows 

 mated to Hereford bulls. The Continental company 

 has continued to breed these cattle and their off- 



