Show ma 4 PUREBRED PURE BRED SIRES ARE BEST selection of herd bull Is of greatest importance avold avoid contagious abortion and tuberculosis farmers everywhere are beginning to appreciate the need for purebred pure bred sires biros in dalry dairying ini the selection of 0 the herd bull is of the greatest importance because he bo to Is at least halt half the herd from the breeding point of view ills his influence on the charach characteristics C rt a tic a of every calf born in the herd Is as great as aa that of the dam of the calf it if he be Is a purebred pure bred animal used on grade cows hla his influence will be more than halt half because his transmitting powers in breed characteristics will bo be stronger no bull whose dam and paternal grand dam were not capable of producing pounds of butterfat in days daya should be used for breeding purposes if good results are expected it would be much better it if this premium were set at the prudent dairyman manwill will select a calf from a cow which produced pounds or more of butterfat if the use usa of bulls from dams and paternal grand dams producing less than pounds of tat fat were prohibited by state law it would be a long step in advance much bluch damage has been done by unscrupulous and ignorant breeders bleeders bre eders who have sold tor for breeding purposes and at low prices purebred pure bred male calves from cows cowa A endymion grand champion bull which did not pay for their keep but had bad a long line of purebred pure bred ancestry in getting gettin g bulls from other herds be sure that they are healthy it la Is especially important to avoid contagious abortion and tuberculosis satisfactory is young bulls of li reeding breeding age cannot always be purchased easily and therefore it Is always best to have a young bull growing up to tak take e the place of the older herd bull |