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OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



Hornless Cattle 



that. possess the characteristics desired. Scrub 

 stock can be quickly improved by the contin- 

 uous use of good sires. It is never wise to 

 use grade or cross-bred sires, since they do 

 not possess stable characteristics. 



Moreover, it is possible for every farmer to 

 determine exactly the producing power of his 



dairy cows. When cows are milked the milk 

 should be weighed and a record kept of it. If 

 this is done it will be found that some cows 

 produce as much as one thousand gallons or 

 more, while others produce not more than 

 one half or even one fourth that quantity. If 

 a farmer will kill or sell his poor cows and 



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