THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
To TUB MBN OB A CSTII.M.IA. You talk of your breed of cattle, Ami plan for a higher strain; Von double the food of the pasture. Ami heap up the measure of grain. You draw on the wits ol the nation. To improve the barn and the pen; But what are you doing, my brother. To better the breed of men? Volt boast of your Jerseys and Hereto rds, (If the worth of a call or a colt ; And scoff at. the scrub and the mongrel. As worthy a fool or a dolt : You mention the points ol yui roadster, Witli many a " w hcrehu e and "when," But. ah. are you conning, my brother The worth of lhe children ol men r
And what ol your hoy? Have you measured His needs lor a growing yearr Does your mark, n- his -ire. in his features, Mean as much as your brand oil a steer? Thorough bred .-that is watchword For stable and pasture and pen : But what is your word for the homestead ? Answer, ve breeders of men. BOSK TROMHKLL.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1925, Page 2
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185THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1925, Page 2
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