THE DAIRY HERD 19 



It is for this reason that a middle-aged bull is so much 

 more desirable than a young, untried bull. 



A bull with descendants is always the safest animal 

 for the purchaser to buy. Nothing can speak more for a 

 bull than the satisfactory performance of his offspring. 



Health. Everything that has been said with reference 

 to health in the selection of cows (p. 16) applies with 

 equal force to dairy sires. 



