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icoidd, it seems to me, be better preserved hy the use of males in 

 which the desired admixture is already perfect, than of any of 

 the recognized breeds, in each of which, (in theory at least) some 

 one or more of the useful properties preponderates at the expense 

 of others equally desirable. 



Besides, by constantly resorting to the so-called pure breeds 

 for bulls, the farmer forfeits that intimate knowledge of the his- 

 tory and quality of the male line which is admitedly necessary 

 for the most judicious action and the highest possible success in 

 stock breeding. 



While my convictions have been impressed upon me chiefly by 

 my own observation, 1 find that they are in accordance with the 

 teachings of many eminent breeders and thinkers, and notably of 

 George Culley, who has long been regarded as one of the highest 

 authorities on the breeding and improvement of live stock. In 

 "Observations on Liye Stock," written in 1786, Mr. Culley says : 

 It is certainly from the best males and females that best breeds 

 can be obtained or preserved. To breed in this manner (?) is un- 

 doubtedly right so long as better males can be met with, not only 

 amongst our neighbors but also amongst the most improved 

 breeds in any part of the island, or from any part of the World, 

 provided the expense does not exceed the proposed advantage : 

 and when you can no longer^ at hom.e or abroad, find better males 

 than your own, then, by all means, breed from them : but, upon 

 no account, attempt to breed or crop from worse than your own : 

 for that would be acting in contradiction to common sense expe- 

 rience and that well established rule " That best only can beget 

 best." 



John C. Dillon, Chairman Committee on Calves. 



