LLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



107 



of animals, l^ut he should choose the kind that he likes and that 

 is suitable for his business and go ahead, but he must not select a 

 beef type and expect to go into the dairy business. 



Here is another Short Horn. That illustrates the differ- 

 ence between two kinds of dairy cows. This cow here was the 

 Durham cow that gave the great results at the Columbian Expo- 

 sition. A Durham cow there that made a much greater return 

 than the rest of the Durham cows and this is a good likeness of 

 her. Here you see development of the milk veins, you see the 

 catham, and this should teach us that we must not go by the names 

 of things, but use our own judgment when we come to make a 

 selection. We must bear in mind the type, or, in other words, we 

 must aim for that type. 



I need not tell you that this Jersey is a dairy type; she is a 

 good one. One of the World's Fair cows. Look at that catham 

 and the wonderful development of the udder and milk veins all 

 convince one of the kind of animal. If a man wants Jerseys, he 

 can get them, but get the best. If he wants Holsteins, get the 

 best. If he wants Durhams, get the best. If he w^ants Guern- 

 seys or any of the breeds, let him get the best. That's what my 

 experience has been, and I never believe in being prejudiced in 

 anything or try to make one man believe that there is only one 

 breed of cattle. That is a matter that must be decided by the 

 owner, and our likes and dislikes go a great ways in determining 

 what kind of success we have. 



Now, after determining what kind of cattle you are going 

 to keep, but in the first place it is necessary to determine what 

 business you are going to go into ; the second, decide what kind 

 of stock, what breed of cattle you are going to keep, and when you 

 have come to make your selection, select the very best. 



My experience has been that the only way for me to develop 

 a first class herd was to breed it. Don't be too close with your- 

 self while you are making your selection for your foundation 

 stock, look up the records and then go ahead and perfect a herd 

 of animals, a herd of first class animals, first class dairy cows 

 from your own breeding up. Go and take the results that have 



