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to breed to him until he has been a year in 

 the stud. I will breed to him next year." 

 This same remark has been constantly 

 made to me by experienced colored brood- 

 mare men in the state. Eight years ago, I 

 published a prediction that "Peter the 

 Great" would be the great sire he is today; 

 and now with more and surer scientific 

 knowledge, I make a like prediction as to 

 "Peter Volo." Among milk cow breeders, 

 the first calf is seldom raised. Poultry- 

 men never use the first year's eggs of a 

 hen or duck — to set. It is always the 

 mature bird of 2 or 3 years of age that 

 produces the eggs from which the best 

 young stock is hatched. 



ENGLAND'S STRENGTH WAS BUILT 

 UP BY YOUNGER SONS. 



Sir Francis Galton, in his writings and in 

 his book "Hereditary Genius," calls the at- 

 tention of the English nation to the folly of 

 pinning their faith in handing down the 

 family name and the family.estate through 

 the oldest son ; and claims that, eventually, 

 the English nobility will peter out if it keeps 



