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ity to back it up. The real test of breeding is its ability 

 to produce good individuals. 



Pedigree. 



A pedigree is a record or statement of an animal's 

 ancestry. In addition to the name and herd-book number 

 of each animal, usually it includes also a statement of the 

 date of birth with name and address of the breeder. It 

 may extend back to the beginning of the breed's recorded 

 history, although usually it includes only the first three 

 or four generations immediately back of the individual. 



The most practical way of writing a pedigree is accord- 

 ing to the bracket form illustrated in the following 

 diagram : 



' Disher's Giant 



89271 

 Bred by J. W. 

 Pfander & Sons, 

 Clarinda, la. 



Giant BrsTEii 00455 

 Bred by W.C. Diaher, 



New Eaton, Ohio 

 Owned by Williama 



& Spruling, Bryant, 



Ind., and Taylor- 



viUe, 111. 



Bio Lii> 



195342 (N.) 

 186174 (S.) 



Bio Ben 61935 (S.) 

 Bred by Chas. Her- 

 ring, ColumbuB, 

 Neb. 



Mammoth Giantess 

 Eqdai. 152839 (S.) 



Bred by J. W. Pfan- 

 der & Sons, Cla- 

 rinda, la. 



BiQ Wonder 72131 

 Bred by Wm. S. Pow- 

 ell, Moline, Kana. 



Ladt Lunkeb 



182572 

 Wm. Lentz, Ankeny, 



la. 



Smooth Price 

 55487 (S.) 



MoLLiE Jones 

 5th (133595) 



Long King's 

 Equal 

 53730 (S.) 



Mammoth 

 Giantess 3d 

 120027 



Wonder 41551 

 (S.) 



Ladt Monarch 

 158410 



Big Crow 

 162503 (A.) 



BiiACK Nioht 

 394520 (A.) 



