Show 4 r Shorthorn Breeders Conduct Experiment Bulls Put Through First U. U S. S P Program Shorthorn breeders recently put bulls through an obstacle course in hi the Nebraska range country country country coun coun- try r with ith a view to toughening them up for a unique show and sale held at Broken Bow y last month Converting farm bulls from midwestern midwestern midwestern mid- mid western herds to rugged range ranges s i gryt t S 1 The drove of bulls above were part of the Broken Bow experiment to toughen up animals to be in used crossbreeding crossbreeding crossbreeding cross cross- breeding programs In large commercial herds The project was sponsored by the American Shorthorn Breeders tion lion bulls for service in large commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial herds of the west the program was called the Range Bull project The bulls were judged in groups of two and three in the manner of Camp Showings in Argentina and then sold to western cattlemen who wanted them for regular herd sires or for cross breeding pro pro- grams It was the first such program program program pro pro- gram in the United States The animals were consigned by 48 breeders in the and east and were turned out to range on July 1 1 |