The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
MARKED ADVANCE
IN TILE RAISING
Exhibit of Range Cows at the
Worlds Fair Will Show
Many Changes.
ALONG PuRE-BLooD LINES.
Day or long Horned, Fleet-Foot-
ed Bovines Of Prairies Is Over
Prairies Is Over-Four Stan
dard Beef Breeds.

When the show for range and grain
red cattle opens in the Live Stock Diyi-
sion Of the Worlds Fair. November s.
some startling changes from a generation
ago will be seen.
The remarkable advancement in breed
ing lines from the old historic range COW
to The present day bovine Of tho plains Is
expected to be shown more at the coming
show than at any previous exhibition of
Tire kind. fnasmuch as special rider on
The appropriation bill in Congress was Sc
cured by the rancfmen and feeders to
discriminate between their cattle and the
special stock which was exhibited at the
Worlds Fair. September II to "a.
The day OF the long-horned. fieet-footed
hustler" OF the plains Is gone. and In
its place have come the cattle on pure
blood lines. By introducing high-grade
strains in their breeding in the Southwest,
the cattlemen have extinguished the old
native and Spanish blood, and the indus
try has been revolutionized.
There was time when feed went to
developing horns and hoofs, and the cat
tie roved the plains in a practically wild
state, being as easily frightened as
deer and as hard to catch. When loading
ON trains. the ranch men would often
have to twist . steers neck so as to
car door. and tho fatality chances en-
route and the damage to hides were in
creased.
A century ago the present day strain
States. 1t was not until 1876 that the
6horthorn was introduced. A few Here
fords we're brought from Herefordshire,
Gngland. the same year to Kentucky. but
they were soon abandoned. The first
Hereford in New York was not until 1870
The Angus and Galloways. the other two
land. The Shorthorn. originally known as
the Durham, was the oldest recognized
beef breed.
sHoRTHoRNs THE BEST.
The Shorthorn was looked upon with
most favor early in the Nineteenth Gen.
tzry. and Is still considered the best all
eround beef. milk and breeding variety.
The Hereford, after getting q start, soon
ne e1stea IDEAL Tor II o0a sSd
made a good range COW, as It could travel
distances for water: The Shorthorn
Sed t4 70 DC t5s oTS SostS sSe r1d sees
which section now leads in pure-blood
Hnee.
With the development along scientific
san to change. and instead Of her body
icing like a triangle, falling from the
hack to large base, where the fine meats
91e not found, a broad back. where the
DpFsefhouse, 6trloin and tenderloin steaks
4ye cut was the aim. The present day
4eAl beef COW is almost like a rectangu-
h box. short legs, short neck and an al
mort nat loin.
Two Influences are credited with the de-
yelopment OF the beef cow[nch mems
hobbies and properties. With men Of
sMlll,ons gathering up the finest R specimens
exyi for their fine farms, tho new blood
bad not only got hold. but It is begin
ming to predominate. In the Same way
cped. the demand for the best has made
rFossfsbie. what tone one time went into
pAunch, horns and hoofs II now trans
4ormed into the finest steaks.
THRIVE NEARLY ALIKE
Any Of the four leading breeds Of cat
11s given the same kind Of feed and care |
thrive nearly alike. and their carcasses
euis6ed The iced makes the quality Of
the beef
n reducing cattle raising to science
sns ranchmen have decided s,a that that The The
0ame lines that are prescribed for the |
human IN physical culture. plenty Of ex- |
ercise. fresh air and wholesome feed |
enke. the calves to the plains and allow |
them freedom Of muscle and plenty of |
GOOD butlding.up iced. Then they are
shipped closer to market at feeding CEN |
tefS In corn sections and given whole
DD1Ae grain. This fills the muscles with |
t66 0nest-davored meat and puts the |
eQw % the finest fattened condition for
fems 70 especially adapted for early /
feeding. as the climate seems to give bet
ter lung capacity and vigor. Texas cat |
tle are usually smaller-boned than those
IA elsewhere.
A rather startling fact Is coming to |
ng1t-that Texas. with all of its thou
snds Of acres Of grazing land. K besom- ON.
Industry Of late has been moving east /
md, centering about the larger cities |
When land has reached such value i
ut feeding cattle for beef is no longer |
1Euatable, the dairy business has been /
l1noeted to with good results. But /
IexAs, with few large cities and the best /
opportunity for grazing at . low cost, is
npjdly taking up the dairy products L
gS5th the butter. cheese and milk IN
oustfy being developed, the shorthorn Is /
KH1in getting q strong foothold. as It is
p6l1ldered one Of the very best breeds
NJ dairy and beef purposes. The Jer-
III ID fnmously the best butter cow,
Nl1le the HoIstein II the miIkman's
e11end. giving large quantities Of thin
mt rood "commerciA1" milk.
The dairy tests made during the previ-
pm eattls shcw are stm being analyzed
|6aS he Wu make known his results at
- Ulmo time the awards for the cattle
- gfton out BY the Opposition Com
lnAI In their next bulletin.
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