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that the men will disagree as to the breed, but I think we 

 could get a majority in favor of some one breed. If we can 

 do that, then I reconmiend that we urge our societies and 

 organizations to concentrate their interest upon some par- 

 ticular breed, in order that we may improve it in this State, 

 and make it as prominent as breeds are abroad. I appre- 

 ciate what the professor has said, as does every one who has 

 travelled through those countries. As you cross from Eng- 

 land to Scotland, you know it as soon as you see the cattle ; 

 and they have made money l)y it. 



Mr. Sagendorph. For my part, I want a stringent law 

 made in regard to bulls. Every farmer Avho raises pure-bred 

 cattle keeps his bull shut up, and every man who has sci-ubs 

 turns them out ; and the first thing you know, your neigh- 

 bors come to you and say, "Your fences are down, and 

 your cattle are running on our ground." It seems to me 

 that we who are raising pure-breds should look into this, 

 and see if we can't get a law that will compel the man who 

 keeps scrub cattle to keep them at home, the same as a man 

 does who has pure-breds. 



Mr. S. H. Reed (of West Brookfield). For a number 

 of years I have done all I could through the State to make 

 people with ordinary means think that they can improve 

 their cattle, starting with what they have in their own barns. 

 I want to say that I once heard of a preacher who was very 

 successful, because he always made each one of his audience 

 feel that he could be a hero. Our speaker this afternoon has 

 made each one of us humble farmers feel as tliouofli we could 

 start right where we are and rear a successful herd. About 

 twentv-five vears ago I had a cousin workino- for Mr. 

 Waters, who has spoken here to-day. This cousin came to 

 visit me, and he said: "Mr. Waters knows a cow so Avell 

 that he can go to Boston and never bring home one that 

 doesn't milk 20 quarts." Now, I have known i\Ir. Waters' 

 record these twenty-five years. When he had a herd of his 

 own he had 20-quart cows, and he has always been in de- 

 mand to handle herds foi- people who wanted his services 

 in bringing up a valuable herd. So we can see that, if a 

 person has in his mind the right idea, he can make the 



