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witli a strong coustitutiou and masculine energy capable 

 of imparting those qualities to" bis get. With such an 

 animal at the head of the herd, and by breeding only from 

 cows of good milking strains, of robu.st and strong consti- 

 tutions, the desired result will be attained. By this judi- 

 cious breeding the farmer will soon build up a herd which 

 will be a source of profit, and encourage him to improve 

 and keep to its highest standard. It costs no more to rear 

 a heifer which will be a deep milker or good butter cow 

 than a scrub entirel}^ lacking in any of these qualities. 

 Grades are and no doubt will continue to be the stock for 

 the common farmer, and every breeder should aim to ob- 

 tain the highest standard of excellence in this class of 

 stock. This can only be done by breeding from animals 

 possessing in a marked degree the qualities desired. 



As before remarked, a bull may be a thoroughbred, but 

 not well-bred, for to be well-bred he must be descended 

 from a line of ancestors noted for their good qualities and 

 of vigor enough to transmit the same in a marked degree. 

 A bull to be a good stock-getter should not have too femi- 

 nine an appearance, as we have learned from breeding from 

 such an animal with unsatisfactory results. As an illus- 

 tration of the ground we have taken we would say that 

 we have recently been breeding from a Guernsey bull 

 which we considered a perfect type of what such an animal 

 should be, as regards breeding, form and general character- 

 istics, and as a result his get are fulfilling our highest 

 expectations. We are in hopes to still further improve 

 upon them by the judicious selection of a bull of a good 

 milking strain, with energy enough to impart the same 

 qualities to his get. By following this principle, and 

 breeding from only our deepest milkers, we expect to build 

 up a breed which will well repay us in profit and 

 pleasure. 



J. Otis Winkley, Chairman. 



