THE KLND OF STOCK TO BUY 



of a pure-blood male and a mixed-blood 

 female, though in the first two generations the 

 terms " half-blood " and " three-quarters 

 blood " are used) will meet all requirements of 

 an ordinary dairy quite as well as thorough- 

 breds, and the cost will of course be much less. 

 They can usually be bought through a buyer 

 whose business it is to execute just such commis- 

 sions. 



Second, that all cows soon pass the age of 

 prime usefulness and then go to the shambles, 

 where they fetch much or little according to the 

 breed. As the flesh of Jerseys, Guernseys, 

 Holstelns, and Ayrshires Is tough and stringy, 

 butchers pay very little for aged cows of these 

 breeds. The flesh of Devons, Shorthorns, and 

 other cows of the dual-purpose type is fine- 

 grained, well marked, and juicy, and therefore 

 fetches a top price. 



'It has been often remarked that " Pigs is 

 pigs "; but looking at those much-slandered ani- 

 mals as a prospective buyer, it is, on the con- 

 trary, quite easily seen that there are pigs and 

 pigs. To the Western farmer with many acres 

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