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because it was not measured. That is true, but we do know that 

 a cow which will give more milk than her calf will take, when five 

 or six months old, is a remarkable milker. I had such a cow in my 

 own herd when I was breeding Shorthorns in the northwestern part 

 of this State. I had twin heifer calves that were shown as beef 

 animals as calves and as yearlings at three fairs, one taking first 

 and the other second at each fair. After they became two years 

 of age they were put in the breeding herd. One developed into a 

 remarkable milker, and when her calf was two months old, I have 

 frequently milked 2V2 to 3 gallons of milk more than the calf would 

 take; that is, the calf was turned with the cow, and when it got all 

 the milk it wanted and went away, the cow was then milked, and 

 would give two to three gallons more than the calf would take. 



Now, in regard to butter records. We have only a few in- 

 stances where we have kept a record, but what we have are good : 



College Moore, now owned by the Iowa Agricultural College, 

 made a record by actual weight of 517 pounds of butter in a year. 

 Florence, another Shorthorn cow, owned by the Agricultural Col- 

 lege of Nebraska, made a record of 484 pounds of butter in a year, 

 and during that same year a calf from her was sold for $200. That 

 is a pretty profitable cow for a farmer to have. 



I want to say here that I think the opportunities before the 

 live stock breeders of Missouri are remarkably good. I want to 

 say that most classes of pure-bred live stock are selling well today, 

 and are profitable to handle — whether it be Hereford, Angus, Short- 

 horn, or Galloway, or what it be. If you will take them and breed 

 them intelligently and feed them carefully, there ought to be a 

 profit in them. There certainly is a profit to the Shorthorn breeder 

 of today who is taking care of his herd, and who is improving his 

 herd. Let me tell you the record of the public sales of Shorthorn 

 cattle during 1907, where nearly 8,000 cattle were sold : The aver- 

 age of that entire number was $160.15, an increase over the average 

 of the public sales of the preceding year of $16; and that $160.15 

 was about $25 higher than the average of the competing breeds 

 in the beef line. That I speak of simply as a matter of encourage- 

 ment to you men who are breeding Shorthorn cattle. Take them, 

 then, continue to breed them carefully, give them intelligent care 

 and treatment, treat them right and breed them right, and they 

 will give you a fair return for your money. 



Now, I want to say that it seems to me that it would be a for- 

 tunate condition of affairs in this country if we could only have 



