Show select sire to improve good qualities of herd A sire should be selected to improve the cuiry aulry qualities ot of the herd he Is to head and should therefore be descended from animals that have proved their dairy qualities find out tt if possible the production records of his dam two grand dams and four great learn if his sire and two have gotten high producing daughters see the offspring and dam if possible and find out whether they indicate that the hire in question comes from stock with proved transmitting ability remember that 50 per cent of the inheritance of an animal comes s from hla his sire and dam that 25 per cent it III divided between his bis four ancestors in the second generation and 12 1212 per cent Is divided between eight an in in the third generation back the remaining 12 per cent to in his inheritance herit atice Is divided among all the A an ce remember also that many mady anc ancestor estora may riot not have had a chance to prove themselves and that a pedigree may therefore not tell all the truth about aboul the animal in question dont select a poor individual however long and astounding be his bedl gree |