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has proved himself a breeder. Think what it means. Too 

 many men think only of the cost of a bull in money ; the 

 value of a bull is measured down through future generations. 

 The first calves have 50 per cent of his blood ; and, if he is 

 a good breeder, he should wonderfully tone up our herd and 

 greatly add to our milk and butter record. This is simply 

 the experience of the best breeders in history. We can use 

 this sire on our herd and the stock of the neighbors for two 

 or three years, and then sell him while he is vigorous and 

 valuable ; and then buy another not closely related to him, 

 to breed on the old cows and their daughters. Instead of 

 buying a $20 grade bull, let us seek a pure-bred one, that is 

 a good individual and well bred, and pay the price. We 

 ought to get a good one for our purpose for $100 ; but let's 

 get the right one, anyway." 



If you have a son, a partner of yours, who is earnest, 

 business-like, industrious and intelligent, you had better do 

 as old man Winslow did, and let him take the lines in his 

 hands; if you don't, the chances are you will be sorry. 



So the hunt for a bull began, and it ended in the pur- 

 chase of an animal of a style and quality that neighborhood 

 had never seen before. He proved a breeder, as had been 

 his sire before him ; and his calves showed constitution, 

 style and quality. 



The second year the Winslow herd averaged 250 pounds 

 of butter, and things were generally improving. The old 

 gentleman began to see more uniformity in the cows, in 

 style and make-up. The calves, he said, were just like so 

 many peas. They used to wonder what sort of milkers the 

 heifers would develop into. Then began the study of calf 

 form and calf udders. It was seen that some of the calves 

 had not only well-developed udders, extending out front and 

 behind, but they also had the thin thighs so essential for 

 room between. Those were good signs, thought John. 



In New England, more than elsewhere in America, feed- 

 ing stuffs are high in price, because in the main they are 

 produced far away, on the fertile lands of the west. The 

 farmers bought prudently of grain, and many gave painstak- 

 ing study to the relative cost of feed stuifs and their value 



