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know beforehand what he will do. Proven sires are expensive and 

 hard to find but occasionally they can be found and of course are 

 the best. The pedigree form below shows how valuable such a 

 sire is. This pedigree form is quoted from F. R. Marshall in 

 "Breeding Farm Animals," published by the Sanders Publishing 

 Company, Chicago, 111. 



Pedigree Form Showing Relative Importance of Ancestors 



Record for uniformly 



siring good stock. . . 



Individuality 



Record as a sire 4 



Individuality 2 



Record as a sire. 

 Individuality. . 

 Ancestry 



Record as a producer 



of good stock 



Individuality 



Record as a producer 1 



Individuality 1 



[Ancestry 1 



Record as a sire 1 



Individuality 1 



Ancestry 1 



Record as a producer . 



Individuality 



[Ancestry 



[Record as a sir 

 Individuality. 



Record as a producer 



of good stock 



Individuality 



[Record as a sire 1 



I Individuality 1 



I Ancestry 1 



Record as a producer. 



Individuality 



Ancestry 



Record as a producer 



of good stock 



Individuality 



Record as a sire . 

 Individuality. . 

 Ancestry 



Similarity in type 

 of sire and dam. 



Record as a producer. 



Individuality 



Ancestry 



24 



24=100 



209. Judging the bull from his ancestors. —This suggestion 

 of Marshall's is very helpful in selecting the young bull that is 



