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farmer in the United States, must sooner or later 

 keep farm animals, the breeding proposition is 

 particularly fascinating and is interesting because 

 of the fact that it results in a much larger profit. 

 Don't think that you cannot handle pure-bred stock. 

 They respond to good care better than scrubs. 

 Don't think that you cannot get up your common 

 herd or flock. You know what a good individual 

 is if you have been brought up on a farm, and if 

 you haven't, there are so many sources of informa- 

 tion now that there is little excuse for ignorance. 

 With this knowledge it is very easy to discard the 

 unprofitable animals, to keep the best, to use a good 

 individual, pure-bred sire and before many years 

 you will have a herd of which you will be proud. 

 You will have a herd in which your children will 

 take a deep interest. You will have a herd that 

 will increase your bank account from direct sales 

 and also because of the part it plays in keeping up 

 the fertility of the land devoted to cultivated crops. 



