| Show BUILDING A GOOD BEEF HERD Mate Pure Bred Sires With Common Cows If Better Are Not Available Avail able Save able Save Calves By J. J L L. TORMEY Wisconsin Agricultural Agricultural tural College To build up a herd of ot good beef beet cattle secure pure pure- pure bred red sires of ot type and breed desired Mate these with common cows it if better cows of i pure ure u are not available Save the tem female le calves which most closely conform conform con con- form Corm to the desired beef beet type Continue Continue Con Con- to mate these with good purebred purebred purebred pure pure- bred bulls and save the best female offspring as before Although total purity of ot blood will never be obtained in case only common or grade cows Champion Shorthorn were available for foundation stock the desired type can be obtained ned and anda a world of good along th the line of ot im iD improvement improvement im- im provement can be accomplished In selecting bulls for tor breeding choose from the so-called so beef beet breeds viz Shorthorn Hereford Amber Amber- deen Angus and Galloway The West Highland breed is also clashed with beef beet cattle The Poled Durham may maybe maybe maybo be bo classed with the Shorthorns and the the Poled Herefords with the Here- Here fords |
