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hereditary qualities to combine in my 

 crosses. One look at him was enough; no 

 one but an expert breeder would send his 

 mares to this stallion's court. Eather than 

 have such a looking horse on my farm, I 

 decided to pay the stud fee. 



The sire plants the seed, and, if that seed 

 comes from a failure, you may expect a 

 failure. If it comes from a successful 

 healthy man of good parentage, good an- 

 cestry, and devoid of bad inclinations or 

 tendencies, you may expect a successful 

 child. In breeding horses we learn what 

 the families of the dams have produced and 

 we follow them in the male line and use 

 mares from families producing health, 

 speed and good traits; and one generally 

 does not make failures, unless there is too 

 much inbreeding, and then an outcross is 

 needed. 



If the same rule were followed in the 

 human family, we should have continual 

 successes and the man who works hard to 

 have his name handed down to posterity, 

 if he only lived, would be gratified to see 

 the results. 



