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tain loss in the 5-pound one. Great bulls 

 of the "Netherland Prince" strain sell for 

 from $15,000 to $25,000, others for the price 

 of beef; one commands a stud service of 

 $100 and others go begging at $1.00. This 

 is true of the various other breeds of cattle, 

 of the ox type, that pull heavy weights. 

 That strain comes from its one sire that 

 produces great strength. 



The best example of improvement by 

 breeding in domestic animals is shown in 

 the great change brought about in the hog. 

 The despised swine of the ancients and the 

 wild fierce boar of the forest have yielded 

 to the influence of breeding and care as few 

 animals have done. This is true, because, 

 as improved today, all that is required of 

 the hog is that he be fed and be converted 

 into pork. No intelligence, endurance or 

 foraging powers are required of him. To 

 eat, grow and grunt is the end of his exist- 

 ence. By breeding and feeding, the mar- 

 ketable age of the hog has been cut from 

 24, 18 or 15 months, down to as low as 7 or 

 8 months. I believe that the hog is the best 

 bred of any domestic animal and the one 



