The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1892-12-14

dent, most enjoyable occupation in the
world, and by proper management should
be the most profitable one; the lot of the
laborers in towns and cities is hard one;
the mechanics and skilled workmen in
manufacturing establishments labor from
early dawn until the whistle blows at
night, never missing lick, but keeping
time with untiring machinery, then they
wend their wearied frames homeward,
eat their frugal evening meal and retire
to their humble couch to get a much
needed rest-no time for mental culture
or intellectual improvement; clerks and
merchants labor sixteen hours out OF the
twenty-four, while doctors and newspa-
per men are supposed TO never rest at all
or take it "catch as catch can"
1t should be the object of the Farmers
Institute to exchange ideas as TO the best
seed and kind Of seed to be used on GER
tain soils, the most profitable crops TO
raise and the surest way to raise them,
the hes. and most profitable stock to
breed and how TO breed them, and as to
how TO get away with old fogy ideas and
learn to be contented with our lot.
The next subject discussed was brood
mares, and before the debate closed, il
had covered the whole category Of stock
from horses down to sheep, and OCCASION
ally got into the poultry world.
The main and best points made were
those that advocated and encouraged the
continual striving TO breed horses and
other stock up instead OF down. DIR.
Voyles showed by charts and illustrations
how stock can be bread up until bad
blood is extinct and there is no possible
chance for a "throw back" The first
cross produces half breed. then by
breeding this half bred to pure blood we
have three-quarters good blood, and 80
on TO !, 1915, 3l-32, 1884, and 1854 is
near enough pure stock for all practical
purposes. On the other hand, the good
blood can be bred out until we have
nothing but scrub stock remaining. 1t
pays TO be particular in breeding and
raise nothing but good stock; it costs no
more food or attention 10 raise a steer
that will weigh 400 pounds and sell for
8 cents per pound, than IL does TO raise
one that will weigh 700 and sell for Sets.
The intelligent farmer will raise the good
stock. We frequently hear farmer say
that pure blood runs out, and it don't
pay to buy II. The fault is that he has
been careless with his breeding and ran
1t out himself. All animals have pedi-
grees, but not all animals have good pedi-
grees. Animals that have good pedigrees
sell for good prices. We don't want stock
that have bad pedigrees, no matter how
good they may be themselves. You
want good brood mares, and then be par
ticularly careful 10 breed up.
On being asked what breed OF cows he
would recommend, DIR. Voyles said; "If
l had TO keep one kind OF cows, would
take some short horn breed, but had
rather keep some Jerseys for milk, and
raise short horns for beef. Keeping a
poor milch COW for five or six years just
because you will have lage carcass TO
sell for beef at that time, is like buying
heavy mower and pulling your horses TO
death for five or six years, in preference
10 light one, that you might have more
old iron 10 sell when 1t was worn out.
The Holstein is the best all-round COW.
She makes big beef and gives large
flow Of milk, but II takes five or six gal
Ions OF her milk TO be worth three gal
Ions Of Jersey milk. A chemical test will