taliation upon these Polled Angus men is prac-
tically denied the Shorthorn men, from the fact
that we are told that no Shorthorn bull in the
world can make these pokers grow out at the
top-nots of those black cows, or the orange color
to blossom upon their smelling tubes. So it
appears at the present time the Shorthorn
breeders are put to a disadvantage with these
-Polled Angus breeders, and the only way left
us to beat them is to fight them as we propose
to fight the Hereford breeders—thoroughbred
against thoroughbred.? — [This is part of an
article signed W. H. H. Cundiff.]

“Will our Shorthorn friend state how many
thoroughbred Shorthorns have been winning
honors at the Fat Stock Show? Can he remem-
ber that it was the thoroughbred Hereford cow
Jennie that won the sweepstakes for the best
cow in the show in 1879? Will he state how
much Shorthorn blood the steer Conqueror


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had? Here we call to his attention that every
grade Hereford that has been shown at the Fat
Stock Show was a well marked Hereford. Our
friend is in trouble, and considers himself at
a disadvantage with the Hereford. He must
have the white face and the usual markings.
