14 Bureau or Farmers' Institutes. 



then by a better knowledge of parts we need come into a more 

 complete appreciation of how these accidents came, that well- 

 directed effort may more rapidly increase the individual value of 

 the herd. So the scale of points and score card fit naturally into 

 the daily work of every breeder seeking to improve. The man 

 with the card in hand who is to award the premium may not be 

 as much an expert as the man who holds the halter, but the re- 

 sponsibility is on him to put his estimate on every part in accord- 

 ance with the standard of perfection, and then place his name at 

 the bottom of the card. Few men will show favoritism in such a 

 field. More than this, these cards are the safeguards of the 

 expert, as they furnish the story of his work in detail. In case 

 of errors, the remedy is easily applied and justice done to every 

 exhibitor. 



Instead of comparing animal with animal and forgetting the 

 points of difference, as must be the case as soon as the class drops 

 out of sight, we have here the full record to be retained for the 

 protection alike of the society and the expert. 



As we are to consider the subject with reference to competition, 

 the object of competition must be clearly recognized. I assume 

 that the mercenary spirit, the winning of a dollar, may properly 

 be set one side, for if it enters it dwarfs and destroys all possi- 

 bility for competition to be of service. The man whose sole pur- 

 pose in exhibiting is to win honors and dollars is not a breeder, 

 but a camp follower. His herd will retrograde inevitably, for his 

 conception is purely selfish, and while selfishness plays no part in 

 the development of a producing herd or animal, it always stands 

 as a bar to progress. Competition for intelligent comparison is 

 educative, and education lifts ideals and broadens vision. For 

 this to be possible the association under which an exhibition is 

 held owes to the exhibitors certain specific things: 



1st. Ample room for protection of stock, and examination of 

 same by the public. 



2d. Generous advertising of individual exhibits. 



3d. Permanent and ample pens for judging, with seats for inter- 

 ested spectators. 



