Show Shorthorn Breeders Conduct Experiment Bulls Put Through First U. S. Program Shorthorn breeders recently put bulls through an obstacle course in the Nebraska range country with a view to them up for a unique show and sale hold at Broken last Converting farm bulls from mid-western herds to rugged range The drove of bulla above were part of the Broken Bow experiment to toughen up animals to be used in crossbreeding programs in large commercial The project was sponsored by the American Shorthorn Breeders bulls for service in large commercial herds of the the program was called the Range Bull The bulls were judged in groups of two and in the manner of in and then sold to western cattlemen who wanted them for regular herd sires or for cross-breeding It was the first such program in the United The animals were consigned by 48 breeders in the and east and were turned out to range on July |