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The Scrub Bull Trials (1919)

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

It\u2019s October 9th. In 1919, the US Department of Agriculture began a nationwide campaign to promote better breeding among livestock \u2014 and stamp out so-called \u201cscrub bulls.\u201d

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how this effort took on absurd dimensions, but also reflected a deeper and darker cultural obsession with breeding and fitness.

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