Show BREEDING SIRES AND DAM DAMS figures given representing conditions on more than 2000 farms farm in united states developments la in the better sires better stock campaign have resulted in figures showing the relative number of males and females kept tor for breeding purposes following are the ratios based on more than head bead of stock of 0 all kinds listed with the united states department of agriculture cattle cibull 1 I bull to cows horses 1 I stallion to mares mare swine izoar 1 I boar to sows bows sheep I 1 ram to 27 ewes goatse goats Goat sl buck to does poultry I rooster to bens other poultry geese ducks turkeys etc average I 1 male maie to 86 females these figures represent conditi conditions ont on more than two thousand farms in various parts of the country and are believed to be typical of other farms they show the importance of placing stress on quality in sires since in practically all cases a sire Is the parent of a very much larger number of offspring than tho the average female animal |