Show shorthorns SHOR 0 at THORNS I 1 STEADILY GAINED IN FA VOR P vr al N k WWI A X M i nip ill I 1 3 HERD OF shorthorns SHOR THORNS ON KANSAS FARM by FRANK D TOMSON the year 1916 has witnessed an expansion of the influence of improved live stock an expansion heretofore un ua equaled in the history of the live block industry this expansion seems to apply with especial emphasis to the shorthorn both at home and abroad there has been an unparallel demand for shorthorn breeding stock throughout the united states and prices have naturally held to a higher plane than usual to be milre sure in former periods prices reached higher levels but neither the demand nor the prices were ever so uniform before evidence of the existing substantial demand for practical farmers and stockmen stoc kmen boom for live stock all through the new england states and along the atlantic seaboard down through the southern states there has been a decided inclination to engage in livestock husbandry in order to conserve the fertility of the soil boll and increase the income the farmers of the central states comprising the corn belt are turning again to beef production and throughout the mountain and coast states there Is a general inclination to replenish the depleted supply of cattle so it Is from coast to coast and from the gulf far into canada a recognition of the necessity of using improved blood has induced an active investment in registered cattle and shorthorns shor thorns have steadily dlly gained in favor for this historic breed has been safely relied upon for more than a century in this country to improve the cattle stocks exchange of judges early in the summer an exchange of judges was arranged tor for between the united states and argentina and three men of recognized ability dean G C F curtiss of iowa frank vannatta of indiana and robert miller of ontario who judged the sheep were selected to serve in the great show of the yeat at buenos alres aires in return came cama senor pedro T pages and senor carlos M duggan from argentina who passed on the shorthorn breed breeding inq classes and the fat classes where grades and cross bleds competed at the recent international show at chicago these gentlemen from argentina tire are among the largest cattle breeders bleeders bre eders in the world while in the states they visited many of the best known breeding establishments of the th several improved breeds in order that they might become intimately familiar with the methods and the standards of our breeders bleeders bre eders generally shorthorn sale an interesting fact is that at the argentine show a sale of shorthorns shor thorns resulted in an average of per head the reserve champ champion loa bull selling for argentine maney money or rip approximately proximately united st states tes gold As the argentine breeders bleeders bre eders are steadily in the market for high class breeding stock the closer relations which are being established between tills this country and argentina will have a tendency to greatly increase our trade our position Is strengthened too by the fact that the display of breeding stock at the international show chicago was of the highest merit throughout rind and the largest numbers in the history of the show the shorthorn breeding classes alone contained approximately entries the numbers represented and their uniform merit made a most favorable impression upon the argentine judges rind the united states breeders bleeders bre eders have thereby gained a material advantage the prospects for further extension of trade at home are bright A number of western states already have enacted laws prohibiting the turning of any but registered bulls on the open range |