>''0 I', \I<KI' W'lSS. 



(he case 'I his can lie dcterniiiied \er\" easily b\ hreedmg the bull to sc\'eral of 

 the ccius and \valching the results. If any of tliem conceive, that proves that the 

 hull is nnt at fault. 



Tn case a cow does not conceive it is nut advisable to take her to outside bulls, 

 as by so doing' chances arc being taken of introducing inlo your herd diseases that 

 ma,\' prove lunre serious tlian barreinicss. 



Suspicious Signs of Barrenness. 



A cow conung in heat at irregular inler\als, or at unreasonable periods, such 

 as the day foUnwing the exindsion of a foetus nr the birth of a calf, are signs of 

 barrenness. 



'Idle mere fact "f a enw coming in heat at any time after she is bred should 

 be loiiked uiion with suspicion, and should recei\e proper attention as early as pos- 

 silile. for the reason that the liniger a cow remains barren the more difficult it 

 will be to get her with calf. 



All Healthy Cows Should Breed. 



All reasonalil}- healthy cows and heifers should be made to breed. 



This can be done with little trouble and slight expense if given proper attention, 

 IMany a valuable cow and heifer have been sacrificed or disposed of for the reason 

 that they were not made to breed. This may have been due to a lack of proper 

 information pertaining to this subject. 



It is very important that a cow in order to conceive be in a reasonably healthy 

 condition. The genital organs should be in a condition to perform their functional 

 duties as nature would have them. A lack of secretion or an excess of secretion, 

 renders coiice|iticin difficult. A lack of ambition or vigor, or an over amount of 

 same, renders conception difficult, a lack or an excess of either being an unnatural 

 condition of the genital organs. This should be overcome and controlled by the 

 use of the Breeding Tonic, or ingredients that will regulate and control the genital 

 organs. 



First of all, the cow or heifer should be in a reasonably healthy condition. She 

 should not be too thin (emaciated), thus lacking the strength which nature 

 demands; neitlier should she be too fat (plethoric), or over-stimulated, for in this 

 condition conception would lie difficult. 



Favorable Signs For Breeding. 



A ci >w ]iefc)re breeding should be carefully noticed, to make sure that there is no 

 unnatural discharge from the vulva. A natural discharge w'ould be a discharge of 

 mucous that has every appearance of the wdiite of an egg, and at the period of heat 

 usually contains a little blood. 



Unfavorable Conditions for Breeding and Danger of Infection. 



i-\n unnatural discharge from the vuha ma}" be a dischar.ge of mucous streaked 

 with or containing drops of matter or pus, or a discharge that is all matter or pus, 

 very sticky in nature, adhering to the roots of the tail, at the same time having a very 

 disagreeable odor. This discharge indicates that the organs are very much diseased. 



Sign of Abortion. 



Another discharge wdiich is often noticed, and which often follows abortion, is a 

 brownish red, or chocolate-colored discharge, very profuse, having a sweetish, sick- 

 ening odor. These discharges often stimulate and irritate the genital organs of a 

 cow or heifer, thus causing them to come in heat at irregular periods, such as a day 

 or so after expidsion of the fcetus or calf, and if the cow or heifer in such condition 

 be bred to a perfectly healthy liuU it may n.ot only infect him and render him in a 

 condition to infect other cows, but may also ]iroduce an acute irritation and inflani- 



