snoRTiioKN breeders' association. 229 



Prosidont C'liristian: As Mr. Keim is not here, vro must take this 

 matter up anyliow. Mr. Donnelly, will yon please give lis your views 

 in this matter of the care and selection of a lierd bull. You have had 

 some experience in selecting and caring for one. 



Mr. Donnelly I am sorry, hut I have not prepared anything on this 

 subject. I supposed that Mr. Keim would make a talk and we could dis- 

 cuss tliat matter, but I am not prepared to give any talk on that subject. 



Prof. Skinner: He has a son some place here, if he has not gone 

 out, and the son is a good representative of the father. I have had him 

 in my classes, and I should like to hear him say something upon this 

 question. 



President Christian: ^^'as tlie sod with tiie father when he selected 

 that herd l)uHV 



yiv. Donnelly: Xot exactly. 



President Christian: Your experience is what we are after. Let's see 

 what the son thinks of his father's selection. 



Mr. Donnelly. .Tr. : I certainly think that my fatlier's selection was 

 good. I had thouglit tliat 1 would say something on tliis subjei-t and liad 

 jotted the points down on ])aper. not l)eing able to remember them, and 

 I will read Avliat 1 have written. 



selp:('ti()x and cauk or the iiehd iull. 



In the first place. 1 would re]teat a statenu'ut often made tliat the bull 

 is one-half of the herd. He is one of the factors in every product and 

 he may be more than half. This being so, the greatest care and thouJ:ht 

 must be given in ilie selection of a breeding bull. We must select 

 a fine anim.-il. a vigorous and superior lireeder. It is very ditticidt to 

 find a bull tlial fits these reiiuirements. and in my opinion there is no 

 point on which success depends so much as on the selection of the sire. 

 He must have liigli individuality, good lineage, masculinity and bodily 

 vigor. Indivi<lu;iiit y must be had because, as a general nile. "like i)ro- 

 duces like." Pure iirecding Ixcjiuse its i»resence makes more certain the 

 operation of that law of ln-eeding. M.-isculinity and bodily vigor because 

 it has been observed tliat tlieir presence increases impressiveness, or 

 pre]Mitency. .\nd i)rciiotency is the road to improvement in oiu' herds. 

 No selection is jidmissilile that is not possessed of at least fair, undivi.sed 

 merit. .\s iireeders we have a type of cattle in mind that we are trying 

 to produce. Your stOcciiou siiould ajiproacli as near your t.vjie as jiossi- 

 blc. I{c sure th:it the sire has ph'uty of room for the vital organs. An 

 animal tiiat is narrow and contracted in heart girth and floor of chest 

 has no pl.ice in your herd. Also reineml»er that all show bulls are not 

 ;3»od breeding Itulis. Some animals, w hile not of the show yard character 



