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horns off jiiid dcvcloi* fli<' cattU- to suit ourselves in the matter of horns; 

 if we liave taken the hjnj; h'gs off the Bates eattle. then what may we 

 not do by takiuj;' certain tyjtes that are satisfaetory and mating them 

 with certain types of bulls tliat aic satisfactory, iind if tlie result gives 

 you the right kind of offs|)i'ing. continue in that line. Now it sometimes 

 hapitens that yuu may get your ideal of a calf from a certain favcjrite 

 tdw anil a certjiin l»ull: Imt perhaps that same cow has never done just 

 what you iiiou;:lit siic ouglit to <lo before. That being the case, you are 

 Hot sure it is lu'canse of that mating l)Ut you have reason to Ixdieve so. 

 and when you try it again and find the success repeated, you are sure 

 it is Itecause of the mating. A half hour's study of your herd at any 

 time will i)rol)ably show you many mistakes that have l)een made. I 

 know that from a study of these things, not only in our own herds. Imt 

 from studying the herds of agricultural colleges in Colorado and .Missouri, 

 in both of ^hich places I have been located. I know you can 

 control, to a large extent, the Icind of cilf you are going to get l»y a proper 

 mating. I don't know that I can say anything furtlier along the line of 

 my reasons for being in the business of breeding Shorthorns, but I 

 will say that the reason I continue in it, is because it is profitable. I 

 was raised in tliis imsiness, and tliere is no l)usiness I have ever been 

 engaged in tliat 1 like so well as the breeding of Shorthorn cattle. Of 

 course my early life naturally inclined me that way. I was l>oru and 

 reared on a breeding farm, and my father before me was reared on a 

 similar farm, for liis father was a Shorthorn breeder. 1 believe a great 

 deal depends upon the way a boy is started out; I think that deternnnes 

 largely what -course he will follow and what he will give the greatest 

 attention to in after life. I think also that his success will depend largely 

 upon whether he is started in the right line or not. and wliether he 

 devotes hiniself to the business in which he has had his early training. 

 If he is in the Shorthorn business and can adhere to that Imsiness 

 devotedly, I l)elieve he will succeed. I belive there is no other line of 

 stock that will give as great returns with proper handling, taking one 

 year witli another, as the breeding of Shorthorn cattle. 



I am sorry I did not have time to give you a cut and dried paper, 

 but have given you the Itest 1 could in an informal talk along these iines. 



President I'.nwen: Sometimes a m.-in makes ji l)etter e.xtemporani'ous 

 speech than if lie writes it. I know we have all enjoyed I>r. Quick's talk. 



The ne.\t lajicr was to have iM'en read by .Mr. I>o<'kridge. We know 

 from the lelegr.ini re.id here this afternoon why he can not be i)resent. 

 However, we should lik«' to hear from Mr. Uobbins. who is on the pro- 

 griini to lead the di.scu.ssion on this subject. 



Mr. Uobbins: I shall answer th:it l>y saying we should all do all 

 we can for St. Louis. The record of Indiana in leading shows Inis been 

 ijuch that we can not afford to do anything but put our best efforts for- 



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