Show Study Record Book Data to Keep Track of Sires One way to stimulate Interest of the dairyman In the value of better sires can be accomplished by making proper use of the data which Is found In the herd record book headings provided provided pro pro- vided that they have been filled In Incompletely Incompletely incompletely I completely and properly Get the name and number of each cows cow's sire and the time dams dam's name if possible Inmany In Inmany many Instances the sire my be e gone and forgotten but one can usually find out which cows are sired by a certain bull and In that way determine the value of the sires fo formerly he heeding ding the time herd The Ideal data ata en sires is arrived at by comparing his daughters with their dams Know Know- your bull ull through gb his daughters The daughters should show a decided Improvement over their dams dums In respect to their thell production production production forthe for forthe forthe tion and conformation If selected the future herd When you h have ve found the rating of a sire and he be has proved Is still to be e exceptionally good and living continue using him In the herd to the Too often a good sire goes block before his Imis value is known Breeders should exchange sires or loan them to someone until their daughters can be tested There Is no work workmore workmore workmore better way to make cow testing more effective than to tit promote the use of better etter sires |