Letters, Nov. 1, 1937

Heifer to Butcher?

Sirs:

The writer is a subscriber to TIME and LIFE magazines. The former recently carried a picture of a Holstein cow family consisting of mother and six calves [TIME, Sept. 27] and certain comments, associated therewith, on the female sterility of mixed sex dual births, prompt me to suggest that TIME'S Letters column put out a feeler for more extensive and confirming information on this biological fact or canard, whichever it may be.

While I have previously experienced no trouble in getting twin heifer calves bred, I now have a pair...

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