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Cattaloes. Purpospful breeding has increased Canada's dwindling buffalo herd from a few score head to over 11,000. In Buffalo Park, at Wainwright, Alberta, some of the shaggy loggerheads were experimentally crossed with Angus, Hereford and shorthorn cows. The resultant "cattaloes" grew up thick-hided, long-haired, with all the hardiness of buffaloes and most of the meat of cattle. They seemed excellent range animals for the vast northern territories (which Arctic explorers have long been recommending for stock-raising), as they can be left to graze all winter without prepared food or shelter. Asians have long crossed...
...annual cattle show at Buenos Aires, the judges looked upon a certain Shorthorn bull and gasped. His name was Faithful. "Superb," said one. "Unmatched is Faithful." cried another. "Of all the bulls that ever bos has borne there was never a more shapely specimen to gladden human eyes," exclaimed a third. Shortly afterward Senor Bartolome Ginocchio, breeder of fine cattle, looked upon Faithful, and his cockles of heart rose up with pleasure, and straightway there was no thought in him but to have Faithful for his own. So he went to the owner and a bargain was struck. The price...
...paid for a Holstein bull, and once a Jersey sire brought $60 000, but never had such a price been paid for a fine specimen of th« breed called Shorthorn...
...Ranch was invaded by some 300 people who attended the annual picnic of the Alberta Shorthorn Breeders' Association. Lord Renfrew's greeting: "Fellow Albertans, you are welcome and I hope you will enjoy the outing. My ranch is open to you today; go as far as you like." The royal rancher was taken at his word, his place was thoroughly inspected by the visitors and he was asked to pose for many snapshots...
Henry Ford: " By selective breeding at Dearborn, I plan to evolve a ' more efficient, two-in-one' cow? the milk-producing propensity of Jersey, Holstein or Guernsey coupled with the beefy lines of Hereford, Black Angus or Shorthorn...