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them all tested before shipment, and they must be 

 tested in quarantine, giving us a certified dairy herd; 

 then we will start a dairy on the Jewett Farm with 

 up-to-date appointments, have our milkers disin- 

 fected and sell certified milk." 



It was only one of the many progressive things 

 that he wanted to do, but with his declining health I 

 had instructions to find some reason why they could 

 not be done. I shall not burden this sketch with par- 

 ticulars concerning what I did. It was a great sor- 

 row to have to find reasons for not doing things, 

 when I wanted him to do them all. I could fill pages 

 with accounts of the delightful visits that I have had 

 with Mr. Sanders on farms, when looking over cattle, 

 and chats in his ofiice and at shows and sales which 

 have been my privilege with the gifted editor, and it 

 would probably surprise his modest estimate of him- 

 self if he knew how much of his wisdom that I have 

 utilized. 



The late W. R. Goodwin, associate editor of The 

 Breeder's Gazette, received so many deserved eulo- 

 gies following his death that I shall only pause to 

 add my personal opinion of his great work in mak- 

 ing The Breeder's Gazette an acknowledged leader 

 of the world's agricultural publications. My last 

 Interview with him occurred when he was preparing 

 his great editorial review of the world war beef situ- 

 ation. He outlined much of it, and I carried away 

 the deepest impression of how carefully and analyt- 



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