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in order to establish clean herds, but it is necessary for them to 

 secure such cattle, owing to health certificates that must be fur- 

 nished before cattle can be shipped to most of the states. Wis- 

 consin breeders are able to furnish buyers with animals free from 

 disease. For several years a campaign to eradicate disease has 

 been carried on, and Wisconsin has been one of the leaders in 

 tuberculin testing. There are more federal-state accredited herds 

 and more herds under supervision in Wisconsin than in any other 

 state in the United States. Large areas have tested all animals, 

 which fact lessens possible chances of infection and makes it 

 possible to buy stock generally free from disease. 



296. Buyers from out of the state naturally prefer to go 

 to counties having a county agent. — ''Practically all of the 

 purchasers coming to Wisconsin to buy cattle are instructed or 

 accompanied by their own county agent or dairy specialist. These 

 men recognize the Wisconsin county agricultural agent and realize 

 that he is familiar with the cattle of his county ; county agents take 

 particular pride and interest in having buyers secure the kind of 

 cattle that will be of lasting credit to the county in which they are 

 purchased and become a standing advertisement for future busi- 

 ness. With the aid of the agent who is familiar with his county, 

 buyers save much time and inconvenience in making purchases. 

 In the encouragement and assistance that county agricultural 

 agents can give to the breeding and selling of dairy cattle they are 

 of great service in giving the state its deserved reputation." 



Pure Bred Cattle 



At the time when this book is being written (1923) it is surely 

 a seed time for the pure bred cattle business. Pure bred cattle are 

 relatively low in price. The harvest is coming in the next ten years. 

 The world is not always going to be upset. As the world settles 

 down and foreign markets develop, the pure bred cattle market 

 will improve. 



297. Buying pure bred cattle. — We had the pleasure of buy- 

 ing the bred Guernsey heifer, Aurora of Willow Lane, 120016, 

 for a friend at the Wisconsin State Sale of Guernseys in March, 



