VAN PELT'S COW DEMONSTRATION 



quality of his dam. In fact, his sire is the only animal in his 

 pedigree known to be a strong breeder. This bull was a very 

 weak breeder. His daughters averaged 4,33o pounds of milk 

 per year, while their dams averaged 5,380, a decline on the 

 average of 1,044 pounds of milk per year each. The average 

 fat production of the dams was 234 pounds, while the daugh- 

 ters averaged only 216, a decline of 18 pounds per cow from 

 the dams to the daughters. **=>=* 



Hugorotus 



"The next bull used in this herd was Hugorotus. He was 

 a cheap bull without any high-testing animals in his pedigree. 

 His mother, however, is said to have been a good cow. The 

 daughters of this bull were inferior to their dams in milk pro- 

 duction, but on account of a higher per cent of fat they gained 

 slightly in fat production. 



"Ten daughters fell a total of 3,770 pounds of milk per 

 year behind their dams but gained 100 pounds of fat. The 

 general results of using this bull were disastrous. In fact, 

 the poorest animals ever in the herd were his offspring. The 

 averages shown are made as good as they are only by the 

 fact that two full sisters sired by this bull, through some 

 'nick,' proved first class animals. 



"When the herd was culled on milk records alone, nine 

 out of the 11 daughters of this bull, then in the herd, were 

 sold to the butcher. The two remaining were the full sisters 

 mentioned. As long as this bull was in the herd, the general 

 tendency was backward. * * * * 



Lorne of Meridale 



"The next bull at the head of the herd was Lorne of Meri- 

 dale. This bull had a splendid pedigree from the standpoint 

 of records and his offspring show the results. His daughters, 

 with one exception, were all superior to the dams. The aver- 

 age milk production was raised from 4.542 pounds per year to 

 5,751 ; the fat production, from 220 to 280 pounds per year. At 

 butterfat prices the 10 daughters of Lorne of Meridale returned 

 each year $150 more than their dams. What a difference 

 from the results from Missouri Rioter. * * * * 



Missouri Rioter 3d 



"The next herd bull was Missouri Rioter 3d. This bull 

 was the son of Missouri Rioter and was the only really good 

 thing this latter sire left in the herd. The remarkable qualities 

 of Missouri Rioter 3d may come in part from his dam, nhich 



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