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



Plate VIII. 



F-35690-A 



Fig. I. — A Group of Culls froivi the Main Herd in 1917. 



Fig. 2. — A Group of Yearling Heifers from the 1918 Calf Crop, 

 Mainly from the 500-Head herd. 



Disposing of the off color, poor grade, and otherwise undesiral)le cows and replacing them with 

 the best 2-year-oId heifers, the result of the use of pure-bred bulls, is the second step in the 

 improvement of grade of cattle on the range. 



