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latter would do to give milk and raise calves ; no notice taken as 

 to any points for a cow, not even to see if she had any teats at all. 

 On the other side, if there were some bull calves, all that were 

 worth raising were made steers of; and some miserable little 

 scrimp kept to breed from, no matter what his ancestors were. 

 And I am sorry to say many farmers to-day will patronize that 

 little sneak rather than pay one dollar for the use of a first-rate 

 animal. There is one case worth naming: 



A farmer used a scrub because he sold his calves to the butcher. 

 He purchased a cow that had been served by a good bull. This 

 calf at six weeks old sold for eleven dollars, while his others sold 

 from five to seven. This opened his eyes, and he became con- 

 verted to better stock. Yet there are thousands like unbelieving 

 Thomas. 



The dairy is yet to be, if it is not already so, an important 

 branch of national industry. It is rapidly spreading over our 

 fields. The foreign demand for, American dairy products is yearly 

 increasing. To this may be added the fact of a reliable home 

 market. The system of associated darios is now so highly per- 

 fected, that the business can be readily introduced into new sec- 

 tions with the greatest ease, and with almost certain success. All 

 we need, to put our State to the front in dairy productions is, to 

 have in the right direction a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all 

 together. 



