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exhibit no hesitation in investing their capital 

 and their time in the purchase and manage- 

 ment of cows. In the first place, none but 

 men of experience can buy cows advan- 

 tageously, and nothing is of greater import- 

 ance than the acquisition of suitable stock, 

 upon which everything depends. The novice 

 who makes the attempt, which we urge him 

 to abandon until he has acquired experi- 

 ence, will find that if he is compelled to rely 

 upon his own knowledge and judgment, the 

 selection of first-class cows will be impossible. 

 His object should be to acquire cattle which 

 are young, healthy, full of vitality, well 

 formed, with perfect udders, newly calved or 

 down-calving, gentle in disposition, and 

 producers of large quantities of rich milk. 

 He will, however, be unable to decide correctly 

 upon either of these points, and if he attempts 

 to make his own selection he will assuredly 

 fail. On the other hand, should he decide 

 to place his order in the hands of an experi- 

 enced man, he will soon find himself in the 

 same position. Cows may be acquired by 

 such assistance, although at greater cost, 

 but, being ignorant of their management, 

 he but defers the evil day, and when too 

 late he will find out for himself that 



