Thirty-fourth Annual Convention. ^'^ 



I want to do this morning, particularly you who differ with me 

 on some things that I know. 



By the way, at one time, when speaking to an audience, I 

 asked them to raise their hands, as I will ask you to do this morn- 

 ing, and one man in the audience said afterwards, ''That man 

 talked to us like we were a lot of Kindergarten children." I 

 thought his criticism was not good and I shall ask of you the 

 courtesy to raise your hands pretty soon. 



strong Likeness Should Exist Between Sire and Dam. 



First many of us are well acquainted with the English run- 

 ning dog no matter where we see him. Now then, let us think 

 of a pack of them, any number you may select, and we will bar 

 two things, viz. color and the distinguishing features of sex. 

 Now then I want you to answer this question, if you please, are 

 they not all alike? both dogs and females? Aside from the 

 difference in color and sex is there not a conformation so nearly 

 alike that when you see them you say, "There is a running dog?" 

 I note that you agree with me. That is good. No one disagrees. 



I will go further, there is the English running horse, what 

 we call thoroughbred. We will select a group of them, both 

 stallions and mares, and barring in each case as before both 

 color and sex, are they not all alike? All agree. All are alike, 

 just as peas out of a pod. 



Now I will take a herd of beef cattle, I do not care what 

 breed they are, good beef stock such as you are familiar with. 

 They have a square form, they have a good back and all good 

 beef qualities. Think of them as a herd where there are bulls 

 and cows; now, barring those two things, color and distinction 

 of sex, are they not alike? Certainly. 



I will go further. I will come to one place where that 

 thing will not maintain, and that is where you come to the so- 

 called dairy cattle. I can speak with authority. You may take 

 all the cows that are great producers from any of the dairy breeds 

 and you can score them by the same card; they have the same 

 essential characteristics and conformations, but when you exam- 

 ine the bulls, you will find them in all forms and shapes. I want 

 to say it impressively that many teachers in our agricultural 

 schools do not believe this statement, that the dairy sire is as 

 distinctive in his type as is the running dog, the running horse 

 and the beef sire. Now w^e have a common point of agreement ; 



