. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . atthe bull gets thirty calves per year for a period offive years. This is rather an insignificant sum incomparison with the increased value of a calf fromsuch a sire. A pure-bred bull, inferior in type, isfor the same reason worse than a mixed-bred ofthe same type, because more of his calves are likelyto be inferior. No one, whether ranchman orfarmer, with a fair-sized herd of cows, should becontent with anything less than a pure-bred bull ofgood conformation and quality, whether it be aShorthorn, Hereford, Angus or Galloway. Thechoice of bre
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . atthe bull gets thirty calves per year for a period offive years. This is rather an insignificant sum incomparison with the increased value of a calf fromsuch a sire. A pure-bred bull, inferior in type, isfor the same reason worse than a mixed-bred ofthe same type, because more of his calves are likelyto be inferior. No one, whether ranchman orfarmer, with a fair-sized herd of cows, should becontent with anything less than a pure-bred bull ofgood conformation and quality, whether it be aShorthorn, Hereford, Angus or Galloway. Thechoice of breeds will depend more upon locality,and is less important than the selection of a goodindividual. The Profitable Farmers Cow.—In farming dis-tricts, where land is high priced, the dairy cow israpidly growing in popular favor. In fact, it isnow generally admitted that anywhere outside theso-called grazing territory, or range, a grade cowto be profitable must be a good milker, as it doesnot pay to keep a cow one year for the calf she BEEF TYPE. 137. Shorthorn bull—Choice Goods—an American and English cham-pion and a noted breeding sire. Tebo Land and Cattle Com-pany, Clinton, Missouri.
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