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Farmrrs' Bulletin 1135. 



THE KIND OF CALF TO SELECT. 



Choose a calf of the breed that you admire most and believe suited 

 to your conditions, provided the community in which you live has 

 not already adopted some other breed. You should cooperate with 

 your neighbors in developing one breed for your community. You 

 will also obtain much valuable information about calves by working 

 and advising with others, especially those who have had more ex- 

 l^erience. Select a good purebred calf. It is not sufficient that it be 



Fig. 1. — s ' I ii: if po«sil)l(' when it may be seen with its mother. 



ii purebred. It should be registered, as shown by the registration 

 certificate furnished you by the breeder and signed by the secretary 

 of the national association representing the breed. 



In addition to being a good individual it should have good breed- 

 ing back of it. Its parents, grandparents, and so on, should have 

 been useful and profitable to their owners. These facts may be 

 learned from a study of the calf's pedigree. To know a good pedi- 

 gree when you see it will require some study on your part. Read a 

 history of your chosen breed. Become familiar with individuals and 

 bloodlines which have been instrumental in building up the breed. 

 Such information may be obtained from, books sold by publishing 



