Show retaining proven bull for future Is prudent some years ago mr IV V A dryden one of the lie lending breeders bleeders bre eders of shorthorn cattle in ontario made a comment that bears just as directly on dairy entile improvement as on beef we will never make the improvement we should make sold sir air dryden until we have live more proven sires plenty of our best sires are sol sold to the butcher after one or two years use and before we really know just what aliat their progeny will be at that time mr dryden had a couple of bulls that lie had used in his own herd berd loaned to neighboring breeders bleeders bre eders lie ile was watching their offspring and should they prove exceptionally good the sire was right at hand to be used to his limit for tile the improvement of the shorthorn breed dairymen of the scandinavian countries have long had a system of sire exchange that en ables them to hold sires until their daughters have been tested in production good sires are then retained for service as long as they are active and the result has been a rapid lnor increase as e in the average milk production per t ow tow in these countries and we in canada continue with the hit tind and miss plan or lack of plan that has always been the rule on this continent and every year good bully go to the block |