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breed you think best suited to your wants. I 

 have grade Jerseys that are excellent cows, also 

 grade Holstein-Friesians, grade Short-horns, 

 and registered Jerseys. 



Prof. W. H. Caldwell of New Hampshire, who 

 was superintenderit of the Guernsey cows in 

 the great breed contest at the Columbian Ex- 

 position, in writing on this subject uses the fol- 

 lowing language: 



This law of natural selection applies with equal force to 

 the dairy cow. The progressive dairyman wants a dairy 

 cow whose lines of temperament and functions are for milk 

 or butter, as may be desired. It does not necessitate fancy- 

 bred stock. Don't, however, believe I wish to raise one 

 word against pedigreed stock. There is place for it, and it 

 should be more generally distributed than it now is and 

 farmers should be more eager for its influence. My object 

 now is to take the pi-'oblem confronting the hundreds of 

 dairymen whose conditions have not led to the same. Com- 

 petition and economy are forcing them to improve their 

 stock. This lesson of individuality should be a most en- 

 couraging one to them. They undoubtedly have many a fine 

 profitable dairy cow in their own herds. What is needed is 

 to have some plan of improvement. 



The Illinois Experiment Station has recently 

 been purchasing cows for a dairy. The scale 

 and Babcock test have been applied to every 

 cow and no cow purchased that did not prom- 

 ise to make 300 lbs. of butter annually. The 

 fact that we were able to purchase 300-lb. cows 

 in the vicinity of the experiment station was a 

 source of gratification to me. It shows very 

 conclusively to me that there are good cows i*. 



