LIVE STOCK. 



97 



enables a parent to transmit to a very 



marked degree its characteristics to 

 Its progeny. That all parents are not 

 equally powerful in this respect is 

 generally recognized. The import- 

 ance to the breeder of using an ani- 

 mal, particularly a sire, which not 

 only possesses desirable characters 

 himself, but is able to transmit those 

 characters to an unusual degree to 



his offspring, is readily apparent. 

 Unfortunately, outward appearances 

 offer but little to guide in the deter- 

 mination of this character. It is to 

 be expected to a greater iiegree in 

 those animals who have descended on 

 the side of both sire and dam from 

 animals possessing to a high degree 

 the characters sought for in the off- 

 spring. 



10 30/] 



^ ^>5 2^.^ 

 Vt 



10 



10 30y 



( © 1 ( 's ) r ©/ 



KEY 5 17 41- 



Method of Marking Litters of Pigs. One notch In outer rim of right 

 ear counts 1, in outer rim of left ear 3, in inner rim of right 10, and ia 

 inner rim of left 30. Combinations of these notclies can easily be made to 

 number up to 100, as shown in the Koy. The three figures at the right of 

 tlie Key siiow how the ears are marked for litters 5, 17, and 41. The litters 

 each year should be numbered in the order of their birth, each pig of the 

 litter given the same marking. Litter identification marks should always be 

 entered in a record book. 



The Massey-Harris Trade Mark on a Farm 

 Implement is a Guarantee of Quality 



GRAIN BINDERS 

 REAPERS, CORN 

 HARVESTERS, MOW- 

 ERS, RAKES, SIDE 

 DELIVERY RAKES, 

 TEDDERS, HaY 

 LOADERS, CULTIVA- 

 TORS, SEEDERS, 

 HOE DRILLS, SHOE 



DRILLS, DISC 



DRILLS, FERTILIZER 



DRILLS, FERTILIZER 



SOWERS 



DISC HARROWS, 



DRAG HARROWS, 



HARROW CARTS, 



FEED CUTTERS, 



PUlP£RS, ENSILAGE 



cutters, manure 

 spreauers. cream 



separators, 

 plows, scufflers. 



land rollers, 

 packers, wagons, 

 sleighs, gasoline 

 engines, spray 



outfits, eic. 



MASSEY-HARRIS CO^ LIMITED 



Head Offices— TORONTO, CANADA 



Branches at— Montreal, Moncton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton. Calgary, 

 £<lmontoo. Swift Current. Agencies Everywhere 



