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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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AMERICAN CATTLE: 
THEIR 
HISTORY, BREEDING, 
AND 
MANAGEMENT. 
By Lewis F. Allen, 
Late President New York State Agricultural Society, editor 
“ American Shorthorn Herd Book," author “ Rural 
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