Show pure bred sire signs popular with stockmen Stoc kmen in conducting the better sires better stock campaign in co opera tion with the states tor for the improvement of domestic live stock specialists in the united states department of agriculture have observed the evidence of unusual interest of farmers and ad stockmen stoc kmen in n the lithographed lithographer litho graphed barn signs being offered to persons persona who are improving their herds with purebred pure bred sires the department regularly grants certificates of recognition to these progressive gress gres lve sive stockmen stoc kmen and on request also furnishes a barn sign measuring 10 by 14 inches bearing the words pure bred sires used exclusively on tills this form farm enrollments received in the campaign in march showed that thai 71 per cent of the stock owners requested these signs in addition to tile the regular certificates tho the sign Is printed on heavy weather resistant cardboard and Is lithographer lithographed litho graphed eO to resemble a br bronze 9 anze tablet A recent development in n tho the campaign tor for pure bred sires Is tile interest which several county agents find and live stock specialists have shown in holding u meetings and distributing the signs to stock owners qualifying ford for them |