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excellent descent should give excellent results is 

 only a reasonable conclusion. 



There is a practical lesson in this story of Mr. 

 Wittry 's work which I wish to emphasize. Every- 

 where I go I find people who buy quite good cows 

 at moderate prices and buy only a moderately 

 good bull and give the herd only a moderate 

 amount of feed. Success never follows such 

 methods. A good bull and plenty of good feed 

 with good care means a good herd and nothing 

 else will produce it. 



Henry Sobba, Greeley. Mr. Sobba made his 

 first purchase of Shorthorns from Tebo Lawn in 

 1902. The lot consisted of six heifers and an ex- 

 cellent bull. Unfortunately, four head of these 

 heifers were killed by a Missouri Pacific train 

 soon after they reached the farm. The present 

 herd, numbering about forty head, is descended 

 from this purchase. Mr. Sobba has used some 

 highly satisfactory bulls but, like most breeders, 

 he has also used some that fell below the desired 

 standard. The methods of handling have been 

 fairly good but not such as to bring out all there 

 was in the animal and his prices on the young- 

 bulls have been moderate. The surplus has been 

 sold locally and it is a matter of note that all 

 around Mr. Sobba 's the cattle are of very ex- 

 cellent quality, showing liberal use of good Short- 

 horn bulls ; in fact, he has living monuments to 

 the value of his herd all around him. I feel sure 



