Show I D PURE BRED SIRE IS QUIT IMPO IMPORTANT TANT of us know that the bull is 18 ismore more than half the herd and most of ofus ofus us appreciate the tact fact th t o ly a pure bred bull should be used kt at the head of the herd but often otten ye we taU fail to consider consider con con- sider the tact fact that pure bred bulls may be classed Into good sIres and scrub sires Just because a bull Is pure purebred purebred bred Is no reason why he Is perfectly suitable for use In any herd The bull used must be absolutely tely the best individual indi- indi vIdual In the herd he must be a little bred better anImal and Il a little better IndivIdual than any of the cows otherwise otherwise other other- wise how can Improvement be made The pure bred breeders will do well to only offer good straight bulls for tor sale and the man who Is building up upa a good grade herd cannot expect to do doIt doit It with a poor IndivIdual at Its head A Avoid void the sale of or selection of bulls that are badly oft off type buns that are sloping on the rump cut In at the heart low In the back or plain In the head bead Select good IndIvIduals and further select a better bred bull than any of the cows CO Buns Bulls with production tion records back of them are the best bets for Improving the of at the herd The pure bred breeder will do well to pay particular attention to the selection selection se- se lection of the sire securing an animal that Is bred along the same lines as his cows In order to IntensIfy one line Une of at breeding and secure additional production production pro pro- In a shorter perIod of time No single factor In herd Improvement Is more Important than the selection of the H. R. R Lascelles Field FieldMan FieldMan Man Colorado State Dairy Commis- Commis slon sion |