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to a certain proportion of the animals fitted. 

 As a general proposition feeding for show is 

 not only an expensive undertaking so far as 

 the immediate outlay is concerned, but is 

 clearly detrimental to the best interests of the 

 animals pressed into such service. At the same 

 time it seems essential, as a broad proposition, 

 that advantage be taken of the shows to dem- 

 onstrate continuously the feeding capabilities 

 of the breed; but this should ordinarily be left 

 to those who have the means and facilities for 

 carrying on the work fairly regardless of imme- 

 diate profit. We can only say in a general way 

 to those who contemplate showing that we ad- 

 vise the feeding and exhibition of young animals 

 of one's own breeding. It takes considerable 

 capital to engage successfully in the general 

 herd competitions, but airy good breeder may 

 find it to his advantage to exhibit from time to 

 time calves or yearlings illustrating his own 

 work. Young animals thus fitted are not nec- 

 essarily injured for the future. Young bulls 

 have to be well "done" in any event until 

 they approach maturity, and as for the heifers 

 if they are settled to a service at from twenty 

 to twenty-four months of age and returned to 

 pasture after being shown, there is no reason 

 why they should fail to become thereafter reg- 

 ular breeders in the herd. Until show-yard 

 judges are content with less fat it is certainly 



