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knowledge in connection with what we have written 

 in the above paragraph about the little certainty 

 prevailing among the majority of breeders proves 

 that the crossing must be the chief cause of the 

 small acceptability of this mixture compared with 

 the Durham. We must here draw attention con- 

 cerning the fact that all our neighbor live stock 

 breeders, as well as ourselves, who have proved both 

 species under similar conditions, are all adherents 

 of the Hereford. We have herds of pedigree and 

 numerous rounds of both crossings which enable us 

 to speak of the matter with some authority. 



"We have ascertained that the Hereford bull 

 serves a greater number of cows than the Durham. 

 Again, the Hereford cow gives a larger percentage 

 of calves, there being comparatively few cases of 

 sterile and tuberculosis cattle. Further, that the 

 Hereford lives longer than the Durham, is more 

 easily fattened and the 'cold storage' pay for good 

 Hereford steers is a price equal to that offered for 

 good Durhams. The fact of the Hereford being 

 easier to fatten is of great importance, because on 

 the same pasture you can place one-third more ani- 

 mals than you can of Durhams. Another strong 

 feature for the Hereford is that it will fatten on the 

 same good pasture even at the time when it is with 

 calf, but the Durham, which is thin at this stage, 

 will not improve while she is suckling and in the 

 majority of cases will not improve without special 

 care. Lastly, on pasture land where Durhams die 

 the Hereford not only lives but keeps in a fair con- 

 dition. As this last statement may seem^ exagger- 

 ated, we will add that on more than one occasion 

 during bad winters we have had Durham and Here- 

 ford cattle on the same pasture separated by a 

 fence, but we have been compelled to assist the 

 Durhams, taking them to other pastures in better 



