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The .next bull used in this herd was Hugorotus, 34447. This 

 was a cheap bull without many tested animals in his pedigree. His 

 mother, however, is said to have been a good cow. The daughters 

 of this bull were inferior to their dams in milk production, but on 

 account of higher per cent, of fat they gained slightly in fat pro- 

 duction. 



RECORDS OF 

 ■- TEN DAUGHTERS OF HUGOROTOS 



AND THEIR DAMS 



AVERAGE YEARLY MILK I dams 14953 



PRODUCTION IN POUNDS ; — daughters 1 4576 



AVERAGE PERCENT OF FAT 



dams 1 4.78 



daughters ~~1 5.49 



AVERAGE YEARLY FAT 1 °ams i23l 



PRODUCTION IN POUNDS. !" daughters 1241 



DECREASE PER YEAR FOR 



TEN DAUGHTERS BELOW 

 DAMS I MILK 3770 LBS. 



2 FAT (increase) 100 LBS. 



MILK. BCT.CT. $113.12 



FAT. (INCREASE) 2SCT.LB. % 2500 



3INC0ME 



It will be seen in the chart that the ten daughters fell a total 

 3,770 pounds of milk per year behind their dams, but gained 100 

 pounds of fat. The general results of using this bull were dis- 

 astrous. In fact, the poorest animals ever in the herd were his 

 offspring. The averages shown are made as good as they are only 

 by the fact that two full sisters sired by this bull, through some 

 "nick," proved first class animals. 



When this herd was culled on milk records alone, nine out of 

 the eleven daughters of this bull then in the herd were sold to the 

 butcher. The two remaining were the full sisters mentioned. As 

 long as this bull was in the herd, the general tendency was back- 

 ward. 



The next bull at the head of the herd was Lome of Meridale, 

 34024. This bull had a splendid pedigree from the standpoint of 

 records, and his offspring show the results. His daughters, with 

 one exception, were all superior to the dams. 



