SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART YIH. 617 



The most popular method of disposing of the surplus pure bred cattle 

 of the herd is, no doubt, the public sale, and nearly every young breeder 

 buys his foundation stock at these sales; therefore every effort of the hon- 

 orable breeder should be made to protect the buyer, and only such public 

 sales should be encouraged by Short-horn breeders as are made and man- 

 aged by men who have at heart the best interests of the breed. The best 

 interests of the breed demand that every individual or association of 

 l)reeders should, in selecting the sale cattle, always keep in mind the 

 golden rule; that is, only select for the sale such females as have proven 

 good, reliable breeders — heifers from good dams — and specially all should 

 be healthy and free from any contagious disease. 



I believe a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding would be 

 avoided if the American Short-horn Breeders' Association would official- 

 ly state what is the proper warranty that would be fair alike to both seller 

 and buj-er, and use every possible effort to see that the provisions of same 

 be carried out by Short-horn breeders. 



Thus I think a few improvements for all the thoughtful breeders to 

 keep in mind are to increase the sale of the Short-horn sire all that is pos- 

 sible, consistent with quality and' smoothness, thereby keeping the Shori- 

 horn where it belongs — the improver of all other breeds of cattle. Keep 

 in mind the value of the milking demand, giving to the farmer a revenue 

 from both milk and beef, and thereby place the Short-horns where they 

 have no other competition — a dual purpose breed. Raise the standard of 

 the public sale to a place where any beginner can go and purchase the best 

 Short-horns, knowing that they will do him good. And let intelligent 

 American Short-horn breeders join in an effort to make American Short- 

 Jiorns the best cattle on earth. 



