A RANCHMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 



fessed, but in the many years of my visits to him 

 and his to us, and my persistence in hunting him up 

 at shows, putting on one side of the scales what I 

 learned from Gov. Simpson and on the other side 

 all that I learned from all other sources, left his side 

 the heavier. Much of my work in Texas goes back 

 to him. Once we were looking at a remarkable 

 bull. I said, "Governor, how much does that heart- 

 girth mean in the whole problem?" He stood for 

 a moment, looking the animal all over, and then, 

 turning, he put his hand on my shoulder and said, 

 "Everything; but let me tell you something: the 

 front end of a Hereford will take care of itself; 

 that is why he will be the redeemer of the range. 

 That heart-girth will carry him over hard times, 

 but you take my advice and spend your life build- 

 ing up the hind end. I bought Anxiety 4th to do 

 all I can in that direction. My life is slipping; 

 yours is coming on. I hope you will use it for 

 building up." When I come to the story of imp. 

 Majestic, I shall refer again to this vital quotation. 

 When I went back to the Armour herd I took hours 

 and days and weeks and years to study and apply 

 his thought. An old man's dream had given a young 

 man visions which neither could think of as extend- 

 ing to the great range industry. 



In The Story of the Herefords Mr. Sanders gives 

 so concise and comprehensive an account of the Gud- 

 gell & Simpson herd that I shall not burden this 



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