60 THE RURAL EFFICIENCY GUIDE STOCK 



The greatest mismanagement on the part of many owners of bulls is in 

 disposing of them to the butcher before their merits as sires have been proven. 

 The most valuable bulls are those that have proved themselves capable of siring 

 most satisfactory calves. Prepotency or that power of a bull to get calves of 

 uniform, excellent type and character is rare and for this reason every precaution 

 should be taken to preserve sires that have proved themselves valuable in this 

 respect. 



