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tial role in its foundation. Since his retirement from active 
breeding, he has taken a great interest in the problems of 
improvement of Kentucky stock, and with true Bates loyalty 
has fought hard for the dual purpose kind. He has published 
several articles on the methods of producing suitable farm ani- 
mals from the grade Jersey and Holstein foundations, of his 
native state, crossed later with pure Shorthorn bulls. His mem- 
ories of the golden days of Bates’ prosperity constitute an 
exceptional storehouse for the pedigree student of today. 
