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derived from the wonderful successes of breeders up to this 

 time. 



Ill answer to this the unanimous reply of successful farmers 

 is that the introduction of improved blood through the use of 

 thoroughbred males as sires of the future members of tlie 

 dairy herd is a simple, successful, wise, and economical 

 method. 



It is evident that where a particular form of animal product 

 is the object sought, the greater value will be placed upon the 

 animal that excels in its production. Excellence in other 

 directions may be desirable, but it will not compensate for a 

 deficiency in the special qualities required. Among several 

 breeds of similar qualities your choice may be guided by con- 

 sidering the adaptation to the situation in which you will 

 place them. 



Has your soil capacity to carry large, heavy feeders, — or, if 

 for them, an addition of more and richer food is required, 

 would the same material produce a greater income from a 

 smaller and more active race. In this connection it should 

 be borne in mind tliat if too large animals be brought in, they 

 not only tend to diminish toward tiie size suitable for the 

 locality but to deteriorate ; while if a smaller be brought in 

 they will enlarge and improve. 



Milk production for butter making, or for sale by measure, 

 or for cheese making arc the different objects in selecting for 

 a dairy of one kind or another. So make your choice from 

 the best obtainable males, tlie characteristics of whose breed 

 are such as to most perfectly till your conditions, to introduce, 

 or if the required quality is already present, to perpetuate and 

 perfect that quality. 



In calculating the proportion of credit to which the bull is 

 entitled a half is usually granted. In some instances it seems 

 to be his influence almost entirely that moulds the character- 

 istics of the young. Is he not then worthy a tythe of the 

 care bestowed upon the selection and purchase of females ? If 

 a good bull doubles the value or adds only a third to the 



