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torium. Flags from a dozen “tops ” flutter in the crisp, fall breeze. 
The tent is nearly filled, but we are in time to obtain seats. 
The first speaker, representing the Nelson estate, welcomes the 
visitors. ‘ Loud speakers” over the platform carry his voice to all 
parts of the tent. After introductory remarks explaining the pur- 
pose and present progress of the demonstration, the speaker points 
out the importance of bringing stock raising to a higher level of 
excellence. 
“ Kverything on the expense side of farming is greater to-day than 
ever in the history of farming,” he declares. “There is only one 
source from which returns or profits can come from the business of 
farming. That is the sale of the things raised on the farm. 
Fie, 10.—A first-cross calf, its sire being the purebred Shorthorn bull Modest King 
950631 and its dam an original cow. This calf is compact, well fleshed, and shows 
good finish and quality 
“Tt is notoriously true,” he continues, “that it costs as much to 
raise poor cattle as to raise good cattle; yet, when the surplus cattle 
from the farm go to market, if they are of poor quality, they gen- 
erally do not even pay for the breeding and raising, to say nothing 
of yielding a profit. Should we not, therefore, accept the lesson 
taught on these farms and stop the use of poor, scrub bulls which 
produce inferior calves? The use of good bulls will raise the quality 
of your herds each year and increase the sale value of the calves 25 
per cent or more.” 
The next speaker, representing the United States Department of 
Agriculture, likens the Sni-a-Bar Farms demonstration to “a live- 
stock proving ground to demonstrate the value of purebred sires. 
Operated with the single idea of improving native cattle through 
the consistent use of good, purebred bulls, Sni-a-Bar Farms is bring- 
ing out, in forceful fashion, the worth of the sire in the herd. 
