The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-15


fact sir, it got to be 80 pious that | couldn't
live there myself
E.qR.UEHS tIVB OF .g.rTsk-ERP.
subjsci -Hrsedims' Gnd improvement
Of STOCK.
The President said if we were back about
century we might have something more to talk
about. All acknowledge that there is dif-
ference between the hogs Of twenty years ago
and those Of to-day. There has been vast
Improvement in all the domestic animals in
that time. The Spanish sheep OF to-day is
very different from the animal years ago.
The points to be discussed is, the kind OF
animal best adapted to the country, whether
for beef or for milk for wool or for mutton.
and the superiority OF the different breeds.
Mr. Smolk said well graded animal is worth
much more for feeding than the native. He
has fed both, and the preference IL much in
favor of the grade durham. lie would as soon
have yearling durham as two year old native.
j. j. Woodmau's forte has been the breeding
OF sheep and their management. Heconsidered
the changing OF bucks once IN two years fal-
? lacy, and it was argued primarily for the pur-
pose OF selling bucks. In Spain the merino
mas been closely bred IN and In, ana prominent
breeders nave been accustomed TO follow the
same plan lie Ily6 instances The importance
Of obtaining ful blood sheep is shown in The
fact that the common sheep has but 1900 fberg
to fine square inch: the ID or ith cross. 5000;
tie Goth cross $1,000: while the full bloods 80
Is high as 20 80 IS coo in locks where lull
blood Duck- have been used for the last 10 years
j the sheep sAoud be nearly full blood, Accord
ne TO that theory nis sheep must be nearly
9o-iOOihs pure. But tie fact is. there Is a vast
difference The class OF meriros from the
HIGH famiiv were considered the best, and had
: been bred in and in. Hut 80 years ago they
: we're crossed, and thay have deterioratcd ever
: since
+. Duracc ,hiubs ths difference between
y. grades aud natives doesn't need an argument
n let farmers DO not seem to consider the inn
:, portanco or it. They search the country over
D., for choice seeds, bu. do not think about the
- best kind OF stock. Every farmer should turn
"a his attention to it, and find the cost OF feeding
,r toe different kinds. He has ted native qs
OF meal a day more than borough bred OF
p, the same age. and the thorough bred weighed
IN POS ponds the mo.t. or difference Of 510.2j.
Natives viii eat mp every winter more than rhey
are worth. while grades will pay back good
90 per cent And more, grade steer will bring
ss a cent pound more IN markeIthan the native.
ne \ mau can paw 800 Tor a thorough bred calf
re and mako money. II he have par of them.
81 ID four years his farm can be stocked entirely
e. with neat cattle. His thorough bred cows are
n "a good mixers as the average OF cows. Select
tn the lest for breeding The dam 10 OF as much
SIS importance az the sire. lie thinks II you have
10 got a good animal YOU can breed IN and IN il
IN not, yoacaunot When lou undertake 10 gtaie
ey up some viii be good aud some val be poor
ID an animal is deficient in any part, cross with
something that viii better a.. Ia horses three
u things are important: the bacl. chest and legs.
q Farmers should try to breed ANIMALS well. For
81 breeding purposes You DO not want to feea too
30 heavy, but for beef feed high
u r. Morrison began about twelve years AGO
1y with small flock OF native sheep. lie bought
ed French buck and increased the weight Of his
p- foeces from al average Of three pounds 10 to
at four pounds, and improved the size OF the
Sc animal. lie afterwsrd bought spanish blcl
was very successful in raising lambs-got rid
OF Lis native sheep. ard AGAIN increased the
-, average Of lis h5eces to six pounds and one
'0 ounce. lie is satisfied that the go paid fol
- the sheep was the best investment he ever
NJ made. lie has :our Lcicestershre sheen; the,
us SHARED last splng 80 pounds. lie thnki
ed the merino the best for large tocks. but for ;
es, flock OF 25 the Leicesters would be pref cradle
let His experience has told him that durham stool
Die is far preferable to natiye,-has fed both, ant
by finds that grades take on fat quicker and rel
no better. They are worth one third more. On
am or two natives with lot OF steers spoils tn
'oh drove. Buyers will SAY, II want these, bu
wv those i don't want" And it Is 20 with COWS
- BUYERS want them FIRST. The way to do, is T.
NIL sell the native first, and refuse to sell the best
TOE \. e. Glidden thought 1t slow process t.
a attempt to get an improved stock OF cattle b
Ign breeding natives, even il we use the hest !
or would take life time TO get them up TO wher
:. the thorough bred durhams now were. But
Oh using thorough bred animals stock OF cattl
n8' could be raised that would be satisfactory.
WI Fir. Gillspie has lived in dairy country. an
ub for milk and butter the Jerseys were consldere
best for cheese the Ayershires for oxen tn
-, Devons but they were poor mixers. Durham
-" give large quantity OF milk but not of as goo
~, quality. l'or this country durhams are bette
than any other, for beef Is what we want
by - 0 ,1, @-'N ~ conurhatlon OF
'uoOiS "a bIeedInb al and IN, that all wild "a
oil. mails run together; and if the principle ";
ara wrong Wild animals wogld entirely run out
N 10 thing to do, is to get the best We can an
aud breed from them
as Dir. Bale thought il only safe to breed in an
anal IN with full blood animals an the difTerel
breeds have been raised IN that way The be
investment we can make Is to get the best "
or can TO breed from
Subject for discussion at the next meetnr
Time and manner Of dsposinU Of producn