Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . e community as long as heis a good producer. A good producing bull is one that is a sure getter,and whose heifer calves prove to be better producers as cows than their THE DAIRY HERD 647 dams. Such a bull should be given a herd as long as he will the bull associations, it is often possible to bring into a communitya bull of better breeding than any single member of the community couldfinance alone. It is not the cost of the bull that determines its value, butrather th
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . e community as long as heis a good producer. A good producing bull is one that is a sure getter,and whose heifer calves prove to be better producers as cows than their THE DAIRY HERD 647 dams. Such a bull should be given a herd as long as he will the bull associations, it is often possible to bring into a communitya bull of better breeding than any single member of the community couldfinance alone. It is not the cost of the bull that determines its value, butrather the producing ability of his daughters. The bull association, to be of value, needs records, and the cow-testing association assures the records. They work well together. Advanced Registry Records.—Any daughter or son of a registereddam and sire can be registered in the herd-books of that breed , many registered animals are no better producers thanscrubs. In order to improve the animals within a breed, the differentbreed associations have started Advanced Registry Requirements. These. A Good Dairy is beneficial to the health of the cows. requirements are based upon performance, and hence only worthy animalsfind their names on its lists. The different breeders have different namesfor the books in which such animals are listed, but all serve the samepurpose. Representatives from the different experiment stations vouchfor the production of the animals after personal visits. Such recordshave done much toward developing the modern, wonderful milking sires should have some near relatives whose names appear inthe advanced registry of the particular breed. All breeders of pure-bredstock should be encouraged to make advanced registry tests so as to improvethe sale of bull calves from their herds. The Bull is Half the Herd.—It is one of the sayings of breeders thatthe bull is half the herd. Where in-breeding is practiced, he is even
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