Herds and flocks and horses . WS that there are others, and live ones, too—progressive, up-to-date, rich countries that are buying the best breeding stockthat money can jiroduce. Countries keenly alive to the meatdemands of a rapidly growing world that would run their tlagsup top mast high and belch forth a salute of national combina-tions that would shake with joy the other nations of the earth,to see America running second. With the splendid perfection to which modern farming andfeeding have attained, and the wonderful methods of fertilizingand inoculating the soil, the extraordinary strides
Herds and flocks and horses . WS that there are others, and live ones, too—progressive, up-to-date, rich countries that are buying the best breeding stockthat money can jiroduce. Countries keenly alive to the meatdemands of a rapidly growing world that would run their tlagsup top mast high and belch forth a salute of national combina-tions that would shake with joy the other nations of the earth,to see America running second. With the splendid perfection to which modern farming andfeeding have attained, and the wonderful methods of fertilizingand inoculating the soil, the extraordinary strides irrigationhas made, and the mechanical conveniences now placed in thefarmers, breeders and feeders hands, stock breeding onmodern principles can be made, not only one of, but the mostremunerative of all pursuits, as well as one of enthralling inter-est and undreamed of possibilities. Compare the range cattle of a few years ago with theShorthorn, Angus, and Hereford beef cattle of to-day. The 44 Herds and Flocks and HEREFORD STEERS old-time sheep with the present day Southdowns, Shropshires,Hampshires and other breeds. The hogs of the past with theBerkshires, Poland-Chinas, Durocs, and others of the all these, I say, and then understand that cattle,sheep and swine breeding in America in the year of grace 1910is in its infancy, its absolute babyhood. It has not finishedsuckling; it has not left its mothers breast. Look at the canned meats of but a short time ago and thoseof today, and yet with all their superiority, all their qualityand all their up-to-dateness, the canned meats of tomorrowwould grace a banquet table of today. And why—simply andsolely on account of improvement and improvement alone. Herds and Flocks and Horses. 45 THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXPO-SITION AND WHAT IT MEANS. THIS immense gathering togetlier of live stock is a mostactive and potent factor in extending and improving thebreeding and feeding interests of this count
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