THE BREED OF MEN

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4424, 8 March 1930, Page 2

THE BREED OF MEN

You talk' of your breed of cattle, And plan for a higher strain; Yon double the food of the pasture, You lieep uj> the measure of grain;

You draw on the wit*; of the nation To better the barn and pen. lint what are you doing, my brothers, To better the breed of men.'

'i on boast of your Jerseys and Herefords, Of the worth of a (‘.all! or a colt, And scoff at the scrub and the mongrel As worthy a fool or a dolt; 'ton mention the points of your roadster, With many a "wherefore" and “when,” Hut, ah, are you conning, my brothers, The worth of the children id.' men. You talk of your roan-coloured filly, Your heifer so shapely and sleek, No place shall he tilled in your stanchions, By stock that’s unworthy or weaJk. But what of the stock of your household, Have they wandered beyond your ken; Oh, what is revealed in the roundup, Thai brands the daughters of men. And what of your hoy ? Have you measured, llis needs for a growing year; Ones your mark, as his sire in his features, Mean less than your brand on a steer. Thoroughbred—that is your watchword, For stable and pasture and pen; But wlmt is your word for the homestead, Answer, you breeds of men. —Rose Trumbull.