CHAPTER XXIV. 

 PRACTICAL HERD MANAGEMENT. 



This volume is designed purely as a record of 

 accomplishments in the Hereford breeding field, and 

 not as a treatise on feeding and general herd man- 

 agement. Nevertheless, it is certain to come into 

 the hands of beginners, young and old, who may 

 appreciate some practical suggestions on the hand- 

 ling of the Herefords, made by experienced men.' 

 A limited number of pages are therefore given here- 

 with to a presentation of brief statements specially 

 prepared for this purpose. 



Hints from "Tom" Clark. — There is general 

 recognition of the far-reaching influence of Thomas 

 Clark upon the fortunes of the Hereford in the 

 New World. During his long and active association 

 with the work of breeding, feeding and showing the 

 "white faces," he was ever in the front rank in 

 point of actual accomplishments. He is now retired 

 so far as enduring the heat and burden of the day 

 is concerned, but as steward of the ring at the Chi- 

 cago International he annually renews his youth by 

 maintaining touch with those who are now bear- 

 ing to still higher levels the standard of the breed 

 which he did so much to uphold in bygone days. 



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