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age cost of all feed products that enter into the 

 production of beef, the successful feeder of the fu- 

 ture must seriously consider the question of early- 

 maturity, cost of production and value of product 

 produced. When these questions are considered, 

 the favor in which the Hereford calf, whether 

 range-bred or farm-raised, is held by the cornbelt 

 feeder is merited, from the fact that for early- 

 maturity, economy of production and value of 

 product the Hereford has no superior." 



The Polled Herefords.— That hornless cattle are 

 popular among feeders goes without saying. The 

 polled characteristic is certainly not without its de- 

 cided advantages. Indeed, this fact has had much 

 to do with the success met with by the Aberdeen- An- 

 gus and Galloways in this country. Dehorned Here- 

 fords are common at the stockyard markets and 

 in our great fat cattle shows. 



At the time Gov. Simpson made his selections of 

 pedigree cattle in Herefordshire for importation to 

 the States, he was also buying Aberdeen- Angus. In 

 fact, Messrs. Gudgell & Simpson originally had one 

 of the best collections of black polls in the west. 

 Gov. Simpson at that time endeavored to locate a 

 naturally polled white-faced bull somewhere in 

 Herefordshire for importation for experimental 

 purposes, but in this was not successful. Had he 

 succeeded, the polled Hereford might have become 

 a feature of American cattle-breeding at a much 

 earlier date. 



In the year 1901 Mr. Warren Gammon, Des 

 Moines, la., circularized the members of the Ameri- 



