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cattle following the prairie fires wherever they 

 occur. When a strip of country is burned off the 

 animals, attracted by the smoke, set out for it, and a 

 few days after the fire has passed the entire country 

 is green. 



The fact that the Hereford has been chosen as the 

 most likely type to successfully cope with the condi- 

 tions there prevailing, is simply another tribute to 

 its capacity to endure the hardship to which range 

 cattle are usually subjected in all countries. 



It may seem somewhat fanciful to speak of men- 

 tality as being a determining factor in the adapta- 

 bility of a breed of cattle. However, there is no doubt 

 that the peculiar mental qualities of the Heref ords 

 have contributed markedly to their success upon 

 open ranges in general. In the mountainous regions 

 of the western United States where mixed herds of 

 other breeds were already in possession, when Here- 

 fords were introduced they very soon made them- 

 selves known by climbing to the highest slopes that 

 carry grass. Ever afterwards, as long as the mixed 

 herds persist, it may usually be noted that the cattle 

 highest up on the grass-covered mountain-sides have 

 white faces. 



There is a sort of courage and resolution about the 

 Hereford that makes him combat stormy weather 

 away from, the shelter of bank or tree or cliff and 

 hunt for grass when cattle of more tender nature, 

 developed under man's continuous and solicitous 

 care, even though they may never have been fed, will 

 be found waiting in the bottom of the canyon or in 



