1010 A HISTORY OF HEREPOBD CATTLE 



have never been improved upon by man. The only 

 thing to watch is that the cattle have plenty of feed 

 and water. Do not over-stock the pastures. Leave 

 plenty of feed in them for fall and winter. Last 

 winter I kept a bunch of dry cows on a good blue- 

 grass pasture until the middle of January and they 

 were as fat as one would wish when removed. 



' ' We commence feeding our calves as soon as they 

 are old enough to eat and keep this up until they are 

 past the yearling stage. I have several small lots 

 or grass paddocks and the young bulls are divided 

 up and placed in these over night, but in the day 

 time they are put in their stalls to protect them 

 from the flies and heat. We commence to breed the 

 heifers when they are from twenty to twenty-four 

 months of age, and begin to use the bulls lightly 

 when they are about fifteen months old. I have 

 never .practiced in-and-in-breeding to any great ex- 

 tent as I always considered it a dangerous proposi- 

 tion. However, I am now conducting some experi- 

 ments by breeding some daughters of Perfection 

 Fairfax to some of his sons which had dams with 

 a decided out-cross and whose strong characteristics 

 I want to maintain. I am hoping for satisfactory 

 results but at this time I am not qualified to speak 

 from experience on that subject. 



"I have found a great deal of pleasure in the pur- 

 suit of cattle-breeding. The acquaintances and 

 friendships formed among cattlemen are the most 

 loyal and lasting that can be made. The business 

 has also been most profitable, but aside from this 

 there comes great pleasure and satisfaction in the 

 feeling that one is really doing something in the 

 world that is worth while, in trying to produce and 

 improve an animal that contributes more to the sup- 

 port and material welfare of humanity than any 

 other." 



