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The next bull was Missouri Rioter 3d, a son of Missouri 

 Rioter, and was the only valuable offspring the latter left in 

 the herd. His mother was the best cow in the herd up to 

 that time. Missouri Rioter has only three daughters with 

 records of 15 lactation periods. Records are available for 

 14 lactation periods by the dams. The results are as follows : 



The daughters produced on the average 3230 pounds of 

 milk and 146 pounds of fat per year more than the dams. 

 The number is of course rather small to admit general con- 

 clusions to be drawn with safety. 



The least increase made by his daughters over the dams' 

 records was an average of 1481 pounds of milk, and all three 

 were of such outstanding quality that it is certain this bull 

 was a remarkable breeder. Had the value of this bull been 

 known, he could have made a fortune and a reputation for any 

 breeder. He was raised on the college farm, and as his value 

 was not recognized until too late, as has been the case with 

 many of the greatest breeding animals, he was disposed of, 

 and no record even kept as to what became of him. 



Minette's Pedro was the next bull at the head of this 

 herd. He was an animal of fine breeding, with many high- 

 producing animals in his ancestry. This animal has had 

 twenty daughters in the herd, with a total of 66 lactation 

 periods. 



