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the bull may be very largely due to the excellence of the cows 

 with which he is mated. If the dams are inferior and the heifers 

 are good, all the more credit is due the sire. Most of the trade 

 in purebred dairy bulls is in bull calves, for only rarely will a. 

 successful bull, as shown by actual trial, be offered for sale. 



The best indication of the future breeding value of a dairy- 

 bull calf is furnished by the milk and butter-fat records of hisj 



hchen Jewel 1112 E. G. H. B, 



3d prize, Bath and West, England, 



1899. 

 2d prize, Royal Counties, 1899. 



Sire of: Milk 



Royal Rose of Easton . . 9576.90 517.80 

 1st at Royal Show, 1902. 



daremont May Rose 8648 E. G. H. B. 



2d prize over Island, 1895. 



1st prize over Island, 1896-7-8. 



1st prize in England, 1897. 



1st prize at nearly all JEnglish shows of 



1890-91-92. 



1st and Championship, 1902. 

 1st at London Dairy Show, 1901. 

 Dam of Imp. May Rose 4th-^42 Ibs. 



butter-fat. 



May Day 1132 E. G. H. B. 



1st prize Royal Counties Show, 1898. 



1st Bath and West, 1899. 



Sire of Suzerain, 3d prize Bath and 



West, 1900. 



H. C. Royal Counties, 1900. 

 C. Royal, 1900; 2d East Kent, 1901. 

 Grandsire of Melanie of Goodnestone 



3d 7415.60 Ibs. milk; 387.76 Ibs. 



butter-fat. 



Daisy Gem 3341 E. G. H. B. 



John R. Gentry 4655. 



Half brother to Glenwood Boy of 

 Haddon, A. R. 8, sire of Jedetta of 

 Pinehurst 15109.10 Ibs. milk; 778.80 

 Ibs. butter-fat. Also sire of 25 other 

 A. R. daughters, and 14 A. R. sons. 



Dosia 2d 10072. 



Divan 5846, A. R. 98. 



Sire of: 



Dolly Bloom 17297.51 836.21 



Dolly Dillon 11867.30 532.21 



Belle Wilson 8434.40 423.55 



Also sire of two A. R. sons. 



Quest* 11385. 



Dam of: 



Dolly Bloom 17297.51 836.21 



Dolly Bloom's sister 



Ray 7887.20 390.96 



Also dam of two A. R. sons. 



dam. If any of her female offspring have records of production, 

 these also furnish valuable evidence. Next, the records of the 

 cows sired by his sire should be studied, if such records are 

 available. After that, the performance of the paternal and 

 maternal grandams should be noted, together with the per- 

 formance of their female offspring. The grandsires' lists of 

 performers should be studied also, and, if possible, similar studies 

 should be made of the great-grandams and great-grandsires. 

 The fundamental principle underlying breeding is that "like 



