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provided through the agricultural college, the experiment 

 station, dairy and live stock literature and the help of intel- 

 ligent breeders. These all point the way toward succes.s." 

 In drawing this narrative to a close, it is unnecessary to 

 concern ourselves regarding the identity of the subject of 

 the sketch. He still lives on Rockdale farm in fair New 

 England, where he continues to work among the herd he 

 loves so well; for his is a labor of love, not of sufferance. 

 He has been an unconscious instrument in uplifting the agri- 

 cultural dignity of his community and State, while he stands 

 as a strong example of what a man may do to demonstrate 

 the usefulness of the modern agricultural education. You 

 may not know him personally, but as the years go by you 

 may discover his counterpart here and there Avhen perhaps 

 least expected. If when in future you chance upon a superb 

 herd of dairy cows that appear to you much what those of 

 the Rockdale herd were at the completion of this narrative, 

 should you then investigate, I am sure you will learn some 

 valuable lessons, even if you are not keeping the cattle of 

 Winslow & Son. 



The Chair. Who will begin the discussion ? 



]\Ir. B. P. Ware (of Marblehead). The lecture proves 

 what I have known from my own experience for many years, 

 and what I have had the honor of stating before this Board 

 and the farmers' institutes many a time, — that a large por- 

 tion of the cows in New England do not pay their board. 

 The portion that is profitable has to support those that do 

 not pay their board, and of course it lessens the profit very 

 much. I am very glad that the lecturer has emphasized the 

 importance of the bull in getting milk-producing heifers. 

 I believe, although it is very important to have a good 

 cow, it is of greater importance to have a bull of a superior 

 milking type, in order to produce heifers and cows that will 

 make profits. I have had some little experience in breeding, 

 and I have observed the great influence of the bull upon the 

 milking quality of the progeny. Dairy farmers, how many 

 of you have a bull at home that should be improved? 

 How many of you have a herd a large portion of which is 



