St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
chs National Convention of Stockmen and
tie Great Fat Stock Show
at Chicago.
Figuring Out the Profit of Having
Full-BlooG Bulls on
the Farm.
Growth of the Traffic in Fraudulent
Butter and the Damage it
Has Wrought.
Stock,nen,s Convention.


10 the Editor CT the Globe.
Dear Sir: The third national convention
Of stocklnen will be held in the Chamber Oh
Commerce building in Chicago Nov: II anu
IS, the last two days of the fat stock SNOW,
and the regular annual meeting VI 'iie
National Cattle Growers ASSOCIATION vi
America viii be held Nov. 10 in the Ounces
of this association. Nos. 2S4 and $50 La
Sale street. Chicago. All stockmen WISH.
ing Chicago are invited to use the ofhceS 81
the association as headquarters WIlle Ill INC
city.
The governors who have appointed their
fuII nuota of delegates from their respective
states are as follows: Gov. Ferry, OF
Florida. Gov. Dawes of Nebraska; GOV.
Martin of Kansas; Gov. Lloyd of Mary
land. Gov. Bates. of Tennessee; Gov. Pin
gree of Vermont; Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin;
Gov. Sauires of Washington Territory;
Gov. Pattson of Pennsylvania and the COVER
nor of Oregon. The following agricultural
boards and live stock societies have ap-
pointed representatives: The American
Jersey Cattle club, Iowa state board OF
agriculture, Iowa Improved Stock Breeders
association. the live stock interest OF the
Tenth congressional district. Iowa; Ne
EraSka state board of agriculture, North
Ohio state board agriculture, Kentucky
Shorthorn society, jefferson County, Ne
braska, Agricultural society; Scott County,
Illinois, Agricultural society; Highland
Union, Ohio. Agricultural society: Montana
Live Stock association. Governors of other
states and territories, who have not yet Sc
lected delegates, have notified the assocla-
ton of their intention to make the appoint
ments in time for the convention. State
and local live stock and agricultural ORGANIC
cations have done the same, so that 1t is
now settled that the coming meeting Will
be the largest delegate gathering ever held
by stockmen in America. The number OF
representatives has been carefully limited 10
two delegates and two alternates from each
state, territory and society or asso-
citation, that the convention might not de-
generate into mere mass meeting, Dut thaI
may be a business gathering OF represent
ltive men. for the purpose OF considering
qut stiOns of great Importance to the live
stock interests of the country as whole.
Special arrangements for railroad trans
portatiOn have been made. All delegates
and alternates will be Informed as TO the
nature of those arrangements upon apply
ng to the assistant secretary. h. w. Ferry,
No. 234 La Sale street. Chicago, LII.
VIII you kindly send copy of your paper
containing anything relating to this conven-
lion. or to the National Cattle Growers as
ISOLATION, to me. and greatly oblige, Yours,
Tery respectfully, h. w. PERRY.
Pure Blood VS.. Common Stock.
The question may well come home to
cattle breeders and owners all over the
,ountry-'Will it pay me to keep common
stock when can buy full-bloods at such
slightly higher price," The autumn sales
have averaged very low, and many who
have been deferred from selling are very
willing to sell at low prices at private sale
Farmers who have never kept full-blooded
stock can hardly expect to get high prices
FOR stock which they may raise. They will
think, perhaps, that it is because they are
not i'll the ring or have not influence.
That is not the reason. High-priced stock
nave a reputation, supposed to be based
1pon merit, and it is this reputation
which gives value to their progeny. A
few days ago an eight-months bull
calf sold for So, 900, not because of his i'll
.rinsic value, but on account of the repu-
sation attached to his pedigree. added to
MS own good qualities. He is the son of
the Jersey cow Princess IL, a COW credited
with having made forty-siX pounds. twelve
ounces of butter in one week, and his sire
Is Black Prince of Linden. bull combining
more famous blood elements than any
other, except his sons. Princess II. is
dead, so there will be no more bull calves
of that breeding. There may be many
Just as good. 1t is no reason why farmer
should not secure good full-bloOd bull be-
cause he cannot at once realize high prices
for his calves. If he knows they have
merit that should satisfy him. Suppose in
a herd of twenty fairly good cows we in
troduce a good full-blooded bull, at a cost
of $50. which will secure a very
good one. The twenty calves will
probably be half males, good for veal.
There will probably be gain of
so cents to 81 a head on even veal calves,
for half bloods always fatten quicker and
better than scrubs and generally grow
larger. The ten heifers will be marked
after their sire, will follow his dam in
strictly feminine points, as rule, but will
be Influenced also by their own dams in
whatever may have been the line of their
breeding. If the dams have been kept.
and, so far as they have been bred at all.
have been raised and kept with reference to
their goodness as mich cows, this trait will
be increased in the daughters, SO it is safe
to assume that hardly less than SIS each, or
so for the ten head, should be added to the
value of the calves and credited to the bull.
Fifty-five or sixty dollars, or more than
one-third the price of the bull, will be re-
turned as clear profit of his influence on
the little herd at the end of the first year.
This is certainly an underestimate i'll thee
cases out of four, as many know to their
proit.-American A griculturiSt for Novem-
Der.