SESSION 



Missouri Improved Live Stock Breeders' 



Association. 



Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12, 1906. 



PRACTICAL AND TIMELY HINTS TO BREEDERS. 



(T. J. VVornall, President Missouri Improved Livestock Breeders' Association.) 



(On account of sickness in his family, Mr. Woniall was unable to 

 be present at this meeting and deliver his annual address. We print the 

 following article in lieu thereof.) 



There are so many places that need fixing that keep us from having 

 a perfect system, I will only speak of the most important, dividing them 

 into two general classes — "Needed Home Improvements" and "Needed 

 Foreign Improvements" — meaning by the former those improvements 

 that lie within the reach of every man interested in the breeding of pure- 

 bred cattle to make. The latter, those improvements that can only come 

 by help of other*, but in the accomplishment of which we all enjoy the 

 same blessings. 



And for the better handling of my subject I will subdivide the 

 "Needed Home Improvements" into five classes, as follows : 



First — ^The tattooing in the ears of the calves numbers so as to dis- 

 tinguish them, and the placing of those numbers in a conspicuous place 

 in the records properly kept. This should be done at the first opportu- 

 nity. Then, when those animals have attained the age of 2 years, the 

 identical numbers should be branded on their horns, where they will re- 

 main indefinitely. All animals purchased — either publicly or privately 

 —of that age, should be branded with your number the day she is re- 

 ceived into the herd. If she is already branded, an additional number 



