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Darwin writes with much truth—" Not one man in a thousand 

 luis accuracy of eye and judiiinent sufficient to become an 

 eminent breeder. If gifted with these (|uahties, and he studies 

 the subject for years, and devotes liis lifetime to it witli in- 

 domitable perseverance, lie will succeed and make gi'eat 

 improvements ; and if he wants any of these qualities, he will 

 assuredly i'ail." 



lint you say, if not thus gifted, shall I give up breeding 

 altogether ? No, assuredly not, Strive to learn some of the 

 great principles of breeding, learn from the experience of other 

 breeders, take up their results and go on ; and though you may 

 not become eminent, you may do much good and make many 

 improvements in your time and generation. 



As an example of an eminent breeder the late Thomas 

 Jiates stands out prominently. At the sale of Charles CoUing's 

 short-horn cattle in 1810, Mr. B. purchased "• Young Duchess," 

 for 188 guineas. This, with another cow previously bought, 

 was the foundation of the celebrated Duchess tribe, one of 

 which, "the 8th Duchess of Geneva," at the auction sale at 

 New York Mills last month, sold for the enormous sum of 

 'l!<40,G00, and will soon be on her way to England. At the 

 same time, " the 2d Duke of Oneida" brought $12,000 ; one 

 hundred and eight head averaged $3,523. 



At CoUing's sale, " Comet," the highest priced animal on 

 the ground, sold for one thousand ginneas, and forty-seven 

 animals averaged a little moi-e than one hundred and forty-two 

 guineas. 



There must be something in pedigree and blood when cattle 

 sell readily at such prices. Grand results these, no haphazard 

 breeding here ; but the closest study and attention down the 

 line of breeders from Colling to Walcott and Campbell. 



The maxim, " penny wise and pound foolish," is never more 

 fully verified in any business than in stock raising. It is the 

 poorest policy in the world to l)uy stock animals simply because 

 cheap. If you wish to raise stock to sell, or merely to breed 

 for your own pleasure, get the best at any reasonal)le ])rice. If 

 you do not, after years of ])atient waiting, yon will regret? 



