Show Cautious Farmer Boosts Use of Pure Bred Sires Striking evidence that live stock Improvement Im Int- ml- ml provement by the use of pure bred sires Is one of the most conservative and safe methods Is related elated by an official om cial of the United States Department of Agriculture A farmer In the Central Central Cen Cen- West applied to a count county agent for enrollment In the tile Better Sires Sires Sires- Better Stock movement which movement which Is conducted bythe the United t d ta tate Dep Department of rt ent Df Agriculture an ana ami O flie tl various varIous' states states but but exp explained that it was vas against his policy to Uto sign any any- any any- thing The county agent reported the tho circumstances to th the department and stated that t the farmer In question was thoroughly pro progressive and was deeply Interested In better methods of animal breeding also that his verbal pledge to use pure bred sires could be accepted as fully runy dependable ble bleas as as' a written statement state state- ment The department acted on the county agents agent's written recommendations and Issued a certificate of enrollment to the farmer This unusual Instance Is considered noteworthy as asan an hn example of the modern trend In stock stock raising methods It shows how a farmer who is In business matters Is I staunchly behind the use of good blood In animal breeding notwithstanding that pure bred live Uve stock Is sometimes regarded only as a diversion of the rich On the contrary an Increasing quantity of evidence shows show that the use of pure bred sires means greater utility value and Is la sound farming |