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Show BUILD UP A GOOD BEEF HERD Select Purebred Sires of Type and Breed Desired Save All Choice Female Offspring. (lly J. I.. TORMKY. Cnlverstty of Wisconsin Wis-consin Experiment Station.) To build up n herd of good enttle, select purebred sires of the type nnd breed desired. Mute these with common com-mon cows, If bettor cows of high grade or pure brooding nre not obtainable. Save the female calves which most closely conform to the desired type. Continue to mate those with good purebred pure-bred bulls and save the best female offspring ns before. Although total Excellent Beef Type. UJirlty of blood will never be attained la case inly common or grade cows wore available for foundation stock, the desired type can be obtained and a world of good along the line of Improvement Im-provement can be accomplished. In selecting bulls for breeding purposes pur-poses choose from the so-called special beef broods, viz., Shorthorn, Hereford, Aberdeen, Angus nnd Calloway. The West Highland brood Is also classed with beef cattle. The Polled Durhams may be classed whh the Shorthorns nnd the Polled Hereford! with the Hereforda, |