Show DAIRY PROPER SELECTION OF BULL one of the mot most important Con conadera Cond dera sidera eions for or improvement of herd look to record records wre prepared pared by the united staff states deport ment of aki since ho the use ue of meritorious pure tired fired bulls Is I 1 the meant means liy by malch mem bers of a it bull us expect to improve their lle stock one of the many important considerations Is tho selection of the bull bulls such bulls bull improve improte tho herds and tho tile aits ocla tion Inter interest in proportion to the improvement obtained on the other hand poop poor bull bulls cause the interest to decrease accordingly it a poor dair bull Is 1 used the milk production of taij members herds Is greatly reduced the inter interest alst Is 1 lessened and these conditions may a lead to tho tile br break enkIng lne up of tile 11 un Artun atel mi all exe client dalry bull can bo be selected with aith certainty certainly only when ihen ills ilia daughters feord era are knon such a tried or tc tested sted bill can bo be depended upon with great certainty to cause improvement in the herds in th bull association the owner 0 of a tried bull how however elier usually stowe tho tile record of the tile atil malis daughters daug literl and rind rightfully asks a high price for blin the tito fialli cost coit co it often tho the members hesitate to purchase such bulls bull foi fol lie the association and in instead intend tiny buy mounzer and rind untried bull bulls whose ancestors have we made good pro eo burtlon no lulla fill hould should bo IM for nn tin except from one of these two clamer considering si the ie record records of anc store the most important are those of the pire fire and dani dam in the tile case of the tire mire pr production record 1 is taken on as the overage of nil all his daughter daughters records very often the records of some of the nn an cc castora etora are lacking but every effort should be made to obtain bulls whose whoso ancestors in the first to have tin average i early record of nt at least pounds oc of butterfat nt at ran turley the state agricultural collego college rony may be in a position to ri filst in looking up pedigrees and records and should bo be consulted As soon art the money can be provided for the purpose it Is advisable for the tien to obtain a net act of advanced beels berlt rr or Il register of merit books and if possible a met of breed registry books of the breed used both of which are valuable for reference to all the members of the association in formation in re ard to the cost of advanced and breed registry books rilay may be obtained from the breed associations as follows american jersey erser cattle club west twenty third street new york N NY Y american guernsey cattle club po re tere tera boro N H friesian Frie association of america Bratt brattleboro leboro vt ayrshire association bran don vt drown swiss cattle broeders breeders Bre eders association cl cia tion atlon debolt wis in choosing choo the bulls careful attention should bo be given to the ute of A good head of the herd represented in their pelt pe lt green efforts should be male to so lect elect bulls that have the same family lines in order that line breeding may be ced when the balls bulls are exchanged clain ged the balle bulls are finally purchased plenty of time should be given to electing selecting he the line of breeding breedl ns desired although records of production are of great importance it la is very necca eary mary aleo also that the bull bulls decked selected havo plenty of strength reat ireat vigor and good body if the mem ben beris are not experienced t in buying cattle it is I 1 well to aa the tate state agri no cultural college for advice and assistance in making the election selection in buying ball bull care caro should bo be taken to see e that tho the animal ani mitts chosen arc are I that they arc are free froni frow the infection of either elther tuberculosis or contagious 1 abortion if it possible 1 the bulle bulls should be purchased mcd from herds accredited hy by the bureau of animal industry Indo atry PA being heing free from A flat cf of roch such herd nay inny be obtained from tie the bureau if it Is to buy from en an accredited herd pur purchase chuse from a breeder who will furnish satisfactory evidence that the animal animals have passed the tuber tuberculin alln tet test and have bave neair not ar reacted to that lest |