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while there is a good deal of truth in the assertion 

 I think that is a pretty big percentage. As an illus- 

 tration I recall a remark made by my old friend 

 Robert Ewart, of Browndale fame, in regard to a 

 cow I was showing at the Minnesota State Fair some 

 years ago. In those days ail breeds competed for 

 championship-by-ages and she was a formidable 

 candidate for that honor. After looking her over 

 carefully he turned to me and said, 'If the old bull 

 (meaning her sire) had done half as much for her 

 as you have, she would be a world beater.' 



"In preparing cattle for the auction ring the chief 

 object is to have them in as good flesh and as pre- 

 sentable as possible. Fat hides a multiplicity of 

 faults, and while many breeders claim to discrim- 

 inate against highly finished animals for breeding 

 I notice these are invariably the ones which com- 

 mand the highest prices. Whenever a sale falls 

 flat and prices rule low the reporter's comments 

 usually state the cattle were too thin to warrant the 

 appreciation they deserved, or something to that 

 effect. So there is little to be said other than to 

 have each lot number in good consistent breeding 

 condition (not overburdened, of course), well broken 

 to the halter. Having been washed a day or two 

 previous, and their coats dressed up for the occa- 

 sion, they should present a good appearance and 

 bring their full value. The vendor who values his 

 reputation will of course guarantee all animals to 

 be breeders." 



' 'Jim' ' Hendry Heard. — The extraordinary success 



attained by the Beau Donald and Perfection Fair- 

 fax cattle in the hands of James Hendry is so uni- 

 versally recognized, that the matter herewith ap- 

 pended, setting forth a few of the ideas of that astute 

 herdsman on the subject of training cattle for the 



