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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 1437001" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>The American Hereford Association and the American Polled Hereford Association were separate associations for many years, until they "merged" in 1995. So it makes sense that there were no ads for polled bulls in the 1973 magazine, and actually a bit surprised that there were a few listings of bulls in the 1954 issue, as I thought the two Hereford associations were both in existence long before '54. </p><p></p><p>Regarding the change in size, during much of the 40's, 50's, and 60's (and possibly earlier than the 40's) much of the cattle industry was chasing smaller framed cattle. A common term for small framed steers was "baby beef". This was common in all breeds, not just Hereford. Starting in the late 60's some much larger framed European breeds like Simmental, Chianina, etc., were imported into the US (primarily via semen initially). These larger framed "Exotic" cattle had incredible growth in comparison to the small framed Angus, Herefords, and Shorthorns. Many commercial producers started buying these Exotic influenced bulls to increase weaning weight. The traditional breeds of the time (AN, HF, SH) were losing market share very quickly and recognized that they needed to increase frame size and performance to maintain their business. In general, breeders of these breeds chased frame score and performance, and in a relatively short amount of time changed the average frame score of their breeds significantly. This is very apparent by comparing photos of grand champion bulls in the 50's and 60's to grand champion bulls of the 70's and 80's. Very interesting times in the cattle seedstock industry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 1437001, member: 714"] The American Hereford Association and the American Polled Hereford Association were separate associations for many years, until they "merged" in 1995. So it makes sense that there were no ads for polled bulls in the 1973 magazine, and actually a bit surprised that there were a few listings of bulls in the 1954 issue, as I thought the two Hereford associations were both in existence long before '54. Regarding the change in size, during much of the 40's, 50's, and 60's (and possibly earlier than the 40's) much of the cattle industry was chasing smaller framed cattle. A common term for small framed steers was "baby beef". This was common in all breeds, not just Hereford. Starting in the late 60's some much larger framed European breeds like Simmental, Chianina, etc., were imported into the US (primarily via semen initially). These larger framed "Exotic" cattle had incredible growth in comparison to the small framed Angus, Herefords, and Shorthorns. Many commercial producers started buying these Exotic influenced bulls to increase weaning weight. The traditional breeds of the time (AN, HF, SH) were losing market share very quickly and recognized that they needed to increase frame size and performance to maintain their business. In general, breeders of these breeds chased frame score and performance, and in a relatively short amount of time changed the average frame score of their breeds significantly. This is very apparent by comparing photos of grand champion bulls in the 50's and 60's to grand champion bulls of the 70's and 80's. Very interesting times in the cattle seedstock industry. [/QUOTE]
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