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Bear in mind that the yield of a milker does not lie 

 altogether in the breed, no matter how excellent the stock 

 may be, nor how good the care and management it may re- 

 ceive ; unless j^roperly handled at milking, all these will 

 not avail for best results. 



A kind manner, a gentle voice, quiet, steady movements, 

 a caressiug hand, regular times for milking and feeding, 

 will go far toward making even a commou " scrub" cow a 

 fairly good milker, and the pure bloods are even more sus- 

 ceptible. 



We have already referred to the importance and wisdom 

 of procuring Florida-bred blooded cattle, so far as is pos- 

 sible. 



That this may be done to a greater extent than is gen- 

 erally supposed, the following list of reliable breeders of 

 pure bred stock, principally in Leon County, will prove, 

 and we trust it may be a medium by which our readers 

 will profit. 



For these addresses; we acknowledge our indebtedness 

 to Mr. R. C. Long, of Tallahassee, one of Leon County's 

 oldest and most respected citizens, now acting as a real 

 estate agent for that section. 



Shrader Brothers, Waverly Stock Farm, three miles 

 from Tallahassee ; herd of about forty Jerseys. Five years 

 in business. 



C. J. F. Allen, Ethel Meadows Farm ; herd of sixty 

 Jerseys. Three years in business. 



W. J. Vaison, Mount Airy Farm ; herd of thirty Jer- 

 seys. Six years in business. 



Col. John Bradford, Bradfordville ; herd of eighty Jer- 

 seys. This stock was first introduced from the Channel 

 Islands in 1857, and has been carefully bred up to the 

 standard ever since. 



Robert F. Bradford, Bradfordville ; herd of twenty-five 



