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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



A calf may be provided with a pure bred sire with a long 

 ancestry back of him for an extra outlay of from two to four dol- 

 lars, depending upon the number of cows in the herd and the 

 grade of sire in service. In practice it need not rise above the 

 lower figure, for a good sire ought to get 40 calves a year for at 



PROF. E. DAVENPORT, 



Dean of College of Agriculture, 



University of Illinois. 



least five years, half of which will be heifers, fully accounting 

 for an extra outlay of $200.00 on the sire. 



If however, we undertake to provide the calf also with 

 a pure-bred dam, the cost will be greatly increased. The dam 

 will cost anywhere from $100.00 to $200.00 more than a native 

 cow. She will do well if she produces four good heifers in her 

 lifetime. This will put from $25.00 to $50.00 extra on the calf 

 because of its pure-bred dam. It is no reproach to pure breeding 

 to say that she isn't^ worth it from the milk production stand- 

 point. 



Let us see, however, what is involved in the two dollar 



