28 - BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



In the great realm of natural things he finds largest scope for 

 his powers, the broadest field for investigation. Only as he 

 seeks for the greater harmony at the heart of things can he 

 to-day realize, and only as he realizes can he make surround- 

 ing circumstances conserve the higher development of himself 

 and his animals. 



Once the man who sought pleasure or profit in breeding 

 animals was looked down u})on with pity, if not contempt. 

 To-day, conscious that he is delving in the greatest myster\^ 

 of mysteries, that of life itself, he stands the peer of any man 

 in any vocation. 



Trace the development of the dair}^ or beef type from the 

 day when only the thought of perpetuating its species con- 

 trolled, and the evidence of man's intense application may 

 be read at every step. That cow to-day, yielding to higher 

 influences, conforms to the environments surrounding her, 

 and pours out the larger measure of blessing for mankind. 

 She is not an accident, but represents a wealth of time, study 

 and expenditure the world cannot appreciate. 



A cow is not a cow simply because she has horns and gives 

 milk, no matter if her pedigree traces to the gates of the 

 mythical Garden of Eden. Here is where we have blundered 

 in the past. Don't be mistaken ; there are ciphers in the 

 animal as well as human kingdom, and ciphers do not swell 

 totals. The day has come when a broader conception must 

 be established for ever}^ man breeding or keeping stock. 

 Backed by blood, there must be individuality, and that is 

 based on structure and education. 



We cannot comprehend structure for special purpose only 

 as we realize what is involved in purpose. You measure the 

 worth of the loom which doubles the daily output of a single 

 individual only as you feel the significance of what this in- 

 crease must mean to the manufacturer and consumer. Looms 

 come in response to demand for larger output at reduced 

 cost, that natural vantage may be retained. 



Structure of animals may be accidental, but not to be 

 maintained save as men are made conscious of controlling 

 forces, and seek a better knowledge of frictionless relation 

 between parts, with special reference to output. No man 

 can breed and hold the type, in any department, who is not 



