Annual Meeting 1115 



comb to groom. You see at these ages the hair is usually short; 

 the liirctl man will forget and bear on and make it rough. But 

 use brushes and woolen cloths, and brush them oli' every day, and 

 to put on the finish rub them with your hand; that will bring 

 out the gloss. Just before we show them ■ — ■ about two days 

 usually — we wash them with soap and water, and then put on 

 woolen blankets. That gives one the day before the show 

 to rub them and get them in proper condition. The horns, 

 of course, ought to have quite a lot of attention. I usually scrub 

 them first and sandpaper them, and then use emery cloth. 



One very important thing is to have everything clean, and have 

 your men, before you go to a fair, lead them out and teach them 

 how you want them — hold their heads up in good shape and keep 

 their feet standing square; and if they are well rubbed and clean, 

 it does not make much diiference how much excitement there is, the 

 cow will put her confidence in you and make very little trouble. 

 I find kindness at all times, with well-bred stock, is just exactly 

 what everyone ought to use. 



I have a few samples here of animals grown and developed the 

 way I have been growing, developing and fitting, and while 

 they all represent one breed, I want other breeders to excuse me 

 for showing the animals all one color. Some breeders have an 

 idea that the show animal is not a great producer ; that naturally 

 the first-class show animals are not the best producers. I think 

 that is all wrong. I think a cow that is straight and square, and 

 has a nice square udder is naturally just as good a producer, and 

 is an animal that anyone would not be ashamed to show in a ring. 

 If all breeders would consider individuality as well as production, 

 I think they would be much better off. While I admire all 

 breeds, yet nearly all my experience has been with one breed ; so 

 I want other breeders to indulge me while showing a few samples 

 of animals I have grown and developed of a single breed. 



And in order to help out the judge a little — some people have 

 an idea an expert judge can actually tell very little about whether 

 a yearling heifer or calf will ever make a heavy producer — as 

 I go along I will call the attention of a few judges who have 

 judged heifer calves and yearlings and two-year-olds to certain 

 points, and then give the official records made to help out the 

 expert judges. 



