The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-09

EAFueIl duNOCdleS VI lue pEoNuSIaoh
Of cattle without horns are greatly on
the increase and they are enthusiastic
over the numerous benefits to be de-
rived from raising this class of cattle.
The Polled Angus and Red Polls will
have to look to their laurels, for the !
new breed of Polled Herefords Is COM
ing to the front.
The pioneer breeder of double stan
dard Polled Hereford cattle in north !
western Iowa and the fourth man in
the United States, to establish a herd
of this very popular breed is DR.. Z.
w. Cannon, Of Sioux City, Ia. The
credit Of originating the breed is due
to his uncle, Warren Cannon, who has
been working for years for the i'm
proVement of Hereford. cattle.
1t is conceded by the best of author
ity that the Hereford Is the only breed
of cattle that produces a higher class
of animals in the United States h
in it's native land. The critics claim
that the success of the American
breeder has been due to the fact that
only animals of highest merit have
been selected regardless OF. fashion
able breeding and therefore we have
no families" which has so often been
the stumbling stone in the production
of other breeds.
Four years ago Mr.. Cannon wrote
to every Hereford breeder in the Unit
ed States and discovered that there
were fourteen head Of pure-bred regis
tered Hereford cattle hat were natur-
ally hornless or polled. Eleven head
were purchased and the results so far
have been very gratifying. In this new
breed all the merits OF the Hereford
as an early maturing, thrifty and Wig
orous beef type have been retained and
the merits Of the polled head have
been added.
A., F>r tLo r<oxo5or ~ ~ rirlt.,tJ,,oIIt 1p
already attained. the accompanying
cut, from a photograph Of a calf that
weighed seven hundred and seventy
five pounds the day he was nine
months old, speaks palmer than words.
The herd bull. Giant. 101740 (21S) the
original Polled Hereford siEes about So
per cent. of his calves polled from
polled cows, and about rs per cent.
from horned cows. He has been bred
to quite a number of fine young cows
this year and will have a nice crop of
calves this season. The demand for
these calve Is far greater and in
%creasing much faster than the supply.
Many who were averse to the idea are
now only waiting to get a bull to start
breeding them. The bull calves lave
all been sold at prices ranging from
100000 up at weaving time. These
calves have all been placed with Here
ford enthusiasts and we may reason
ably expect excellent results from theil
j%udicious mating with the best blood OF
Herefordom.
Some Of the most noted breeders ant
showmen that the Hereford breed eve
knew are becoming enthusiastic owe!
the idea. We have over two Thousand
breeders of registered Hereford cattl'
and q very large per cent. Of then
have already seen the handwriting OIL
the wall. They realize the futility o
a fight against the growing demand
from the breeders, feeders and butch
ers for polled cattle. The farmers AM
ranchmen are falling into line ant
yielding to the increasing call TO
hornless steers.
One very important considerable
with the breeder Of pure-bred cattle !
the market: whether or not 1t exist
and how far away 1t Is, also whethe
tation to that market exceeds the pric
to be obtained. The market for Pole
Herefords will undoubtedly be yer
strong and prices very remuneratfy
4, for many years to come. The mos
success Is found by the man who pre-
r best quality for which there Is tn
greatest demand. Hence .anythin
, which adds to the market value with
g out adding to the cost of productio
Will help the prouucer to succeed.
The merits of the Hereford bree
2 are So "CAl hIlOWIl lIlaI "C. Aoidiy AaSS
/ mention them in passing. First the
o 3.97 per cent. infected, while other be-
r breeds varied from 5 per cent. to
per cent. afflicted with this disease.
Their early maturity and great gall
on grass alone makes them a favorit
+ for the growth produced on grass
q the cheapest growth WE can max
n Their vigor and "rustling qualities"
a proven by the enormous numbers SCI
a on the ranges where "white-face
. comprise over 30 per cent. Of cattl
' Their popular color and uniformi
makes them a favorite in the sale Ri
and stockyards. bringing an increa
in price for this reason also. The
IL prepotency and "sureness" as calf ge
n tiers Is proverbial and a white face
q a red bodied steer Invariably indicat
at least one cross of pure blood. The
IS ability to feed out Is attested by t
great international show steers. Chs
% lenger and General Manager, and as
breed. The main object Of the bree
ers OF Polled Herefords Is to bre
away this expensive end utterly wort
II less horn while retaining all the go
1t qualities Of the Hereford breed.
It is not necessary to dwell up
lie the ~viciousness of horned cattle a
the loss OF life every year, both hum