Bui. 1031, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE V. 



Fig. I. — An Average Lot of the Breeding Herd on the Jornada Range 

 Reserve in I9I5 before Special Effort had been made to Improve the 

 Grade of Stock. 



The herd at that time was characterized by many light-boned and off-color cows. 



Fig. 2. — Part of the 500-Head Herd of Cows Selected from the Main 

 Herd of Approximately 2,000 Head on the Jornada Range Reserve 

 IN 1915 for Special Breeding Tests. 



