The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-01


think good deal In True Blue, bred by II.
Williams, Muncie, Ind, sired by King Bra
vo 1888. he by Bravo 3S77, dam Maud w.
30476, by Surprise 294l; I'd dam Jennie
Sears 29o92, by Sears Corwin lOO49
True Blood will be a year old in April and
is of good size and very even in his develop.
ment. He stands squarely on his legs has
broad back and good loln, well filed back
of the shoulder, and straight hind leg, with
well spread quarters. He is nicely marked
has a fine ear, and a well shaped head and
face He is only in fair condition, and his
weak points would show to advantage if he
self his owners ought TO be well satisfied
So far as breeding is concerned he IL a.
good as can be got In his pedigree Tom
COrwn I'd appears seven times. and Give
and-Take three times. Luck is also very
closely inbred to Tom Corwin 2d and the
noted SOW Bess Sti5bens 1863, the dam of
Us. lla5, and the foundation Of the X l. and
Moorish Maid families. She is one of the
famous SONS in the history Of the Poland
emma breed.
AmOns, the brood sows the Cora Bell fam
lily 10 nioot pfOmin-nt. They are IL very
even iOt. anu tile character OF The family
SHOWS plainly IN ala ui them. They are raw
OlIles III this i!crd-goOd individuals, resu-
lar ana prolinc breeders, ana with excellent
diSpU,lliono.
| The sheep pens were visited next, and
fh.sA W. IounI tO tf ,tVy,i.u ~ and
10 ewes. They nave not Ueen housed, and
their ileeces sh w SOME OF the effects of Tie
exposure. out II Is Oniy Oh the surface.
Tncy opened well, the skin was PINK and
healthy looking, anu they showed vigorous
health. The rams now III USE are Cages
229, bred Il. L.. Gage, DE Ruyter, n. Y,
anu l.. W. IL .. Barnes 1870, bred on the
farm, sired by l.. w. ~ o. Ii. ll6. A num-
Der or tine ewes are also III lamO by Cages
2o9. The Gage ram is large, fine shlep,
ra.ner TIM III ilesh, as he has not done well
for time, but is getting DacH to his old
form again. The twO-year-old is heavy
folded sheep with lille iieece and in hne
IN ,pe.
The ycarlngs, both ewes and rams, are
wVrIny OF an examination. Some very Line
tleeces We're found among the yearllng and
eve lamos, staple of good length, fine
climp. and the fleece very even in quality
al over the body. No one could ask for
hand Omer WOOL There are also few
gearing rams yet on hand, and good styled
ones too. "A couple of big fellows, smooth
bodied, with Il good fleece Of long staple
wool, look like the black tops Of Pennsyl-
vania, and would suit those who want
mutton Merino, As they term them. All the
same we would prefer the other style, al
though not 80 popular now, and believe the
large folded, big rams, with heavy dense
tleeces, as free as possible from wrinkles
between the shoulder and the quarter, are
the ones which will carry on the improve
menL of the Merino in the future as in the
pi,t. But We nave no quarrel with those
who think otherwise. A breeder without
standard is no breeder at all, and when he
has adopted one let him stick to it to the
end, or until he is convinced that he is Oh
the wrong track. Tho Mcrno is increasing
in size OF carcass and weight OF wool with |
out loosing its special characteristics, and |
the improvement is not likely to stop just ut |
present. The Messrs. Barnes said the |
smooth rams had the call at present, espec- !
tally among farmers in this State or for |
shipment to Texas. Whether this would |
continue in the future was "a question they |
could not decide, but thought the western |
and southwestern trade would always de- |
mand them.
A visit was also paid to the farm Of Mr.. |
K. S. Burnett, about four miles from Durand |
but unfortunately he was absent, and we
could only look over his Shorthorns without
identifying the different animals. We
found here two colts from Gen. Johnston, |
with the old horses color, and showing that |
he is strong breeder. One of them was as
square built and with as fine a set of limbs
as though full blood. Both are high head |
ed and show good style. Mr.. Burnett has
been putting up new barn and now has
good quarters for his cattle.
The rain drove us home before we had an
opportunity of calling upon Seward Chaffee
and some Others in this neighbOrhoOd. Mr.. |
Chatfee is still breeding Shorth0rns and
POland-Chinas, and also running a feed
mill and elevator at Byron, sufficient bust
ness for one man to attend to.
Mr.. Mills told us before leaving that 1t
was his intention to sell all of his stock on
the Goth of March, including his ShOrthorns,
Shropshire, and Merino sheep, Poland-China
hogs and work horses. He will also sell
Gen. Johnston at the same time, and all his
farm implements and machinery. of which
he has an unusually large and complete out |
fit, including two threshing machines with |
traction engines. 1t will make big sale. |
He intends renting his farm for few years. |
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