Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-08

1 hLnoniry In Breeders Gazette.
" u m,,n.,arv and origin of the Red
De ..,a AR. II. T. Hills says:
~! rh', YOUR correspondent must
ssL " aa much abbreviated az
~ pns al polled cnttle-called red
W. ls their uniform color and
III ~ 'nss they are hornless-are
III pecssorfoIit and suffolk counties
\ q Their origin IL not well
~ sss as they are descendants of
~ A'nse ';ont breed. They We're well
sp, In SUFFOLK county In 1884.
\. sneu Uirbv. In the Suffolk Tray
-,.,ng ~ this breed says; THE
~ pi ,naw produce is considered the
n w ,aasantest I'm England" Ar
~ in his Survey of SUFFOLK
q ie' " r. 1891. mentions this breed
" I'M nroduction says: There
M u" q dairy Of any consideration
w .,rict that does not contain
4. -s,eh give in the height of tho
4. ' NH 'qallons of milk in day.
u n gallons are common ior d i"eSe
4 H The season. -, -. a..
!, IN Mercury show public sales ad.
y n IN IT'S. 1850. 1873 ana 1870 IL
.,ln that this breed has been es-
N considerably over 100 years
y s,planation Of their wonderful
hncy. -, mn, l.,
!, Il their general purpose charac-
.ys always held high position
Gland, Farmers and dairymen
esye not been much inclined to
n dairy breeds. finding more profit
M that produces both milk and
!. ~ this breed have repeatedly
\ u,,,e-wlnners in the fat-stock
~ England. At the Smithteld
,Aow Of 1890 a Red Pooled steer
III and dressed 13.72 per cent of
NJ weight. The London Live
ionrnal said: This had only
orce exceeded in England,
,.rar by a full-bred steer OF any
- The Red Polled steer which
act at the Smithield of 1895
4 IA when one year and six months
n hounds; when two years and
spths i785 and when three years
n months, 2,l56 pounds. The dam
Z seer was very superior mixer.
u record in twelve months of
sounds OF milk, proving her claim
dassed as Il general purpose an
breed is noted for early maturity
,,sy keeping qualities. A breeder
tseier in Illinois of many years
r,nee says: II can keep Ave Red
an the same amount of feed re-
a 10 keep four Short-horns in the
condition" The docility OF Red
fpnt,,. IN aGgItfslnp their
easy keepers.
MT few pure-bred steers Of the
have been marketed In America
ts,e little data from which TO draw
arisons regarding value. The
,lrs Gazette of May "a, 1893. says;
me- the week ending May "a Mr..
sakey OF Bayless, ILL.,, sold car
d Red Polled cattle averaging
sounds. These cattle brought
lg hundred in Chicago. The
NJ price paid for Heiefords that
vas 1915; the highest for Polled
vas $40
lRsd Polled cows give as much
uUod milk as the Holstdin-Frie-
b. yet as much but of better quail
Ekkin-Frleslans probably stand
IT. as regards quantity, but
ksthelr milk will average 3 per
liter fat-possibly under . per
tlFing from public tests. with
dio Red Polls l have reports from
hi Kindred cows that have been
Hand the average of these tests
h their butter fat to be 4.l6 per
~ the Babcock test. While rich
llter fat Red Polls are also good !
sln, An average herd would prob |
rive 5000 to 1000 pounds of MIX
ihnum.
rusng Red Poll bull on native
BIZ should say 10 to so per cent |
Va be red and so to 90 per cent |
tA be hornless. This estimate ~
\ rpon reports from breeders OF |
uperlence. The cross with snort
rs Is especially good, increasing !
Quantities of females and BRING
males n little closer to the ground. |
llssf Of this cross has been winning |
The fat-stock shows of England 1
winter with weight of 1851 POUNDS
thirty.four months old.
,efe can be no question that Red .
sAre useful and desirable breed
d farm "where the most profit IL |
b made by the milch COW and the /
X"@b htttlI Ailt btlt " IL ]
tr' That Red Polls are greatly ap. |
PLATED in the United states is proved
lns fact that the highest-priced pun
fh 1885 was a Red Poll. and that no
~ herd OF females of any other
IA brought the price paid FOR ten
J Polls,
SELECTING SEED CORN.
great many farmers who regard
|nitlves as quite careful In the Sc
len Of seed content themselves with
tng the selection at husking time
pom the crib, being guided by the
tarance Of the ear. This Is not sur
NJ however, to secure the best re-
y Professor II. j. Waters, dean
ne Missouri Agricultural College,
iA'es a direct experiment on TINS
" The field was gone through, ana
ears We're selected from the large,
ny stalks having pN abundance OF
growth. Another lot of ears, equal
we, We're gathered from stalks
yer and less thrifty. After the seed
peen gathered, the one lot could
oe distinguished from the other,
- a. the appearance of the ears
Y Ihe only difference was in the
o. stalk that produced the ears.
w was planted with these two
~ seed. All through tue season
portion which had been grown
~ seed taken from thrifty
Ky gould be distinguished from
Wshting made from the seed taken
',ne Less thrifty stalks. At harvest
'ne difference In favor of the seed
we large. thrifty stalks, with
y VI lear growth. was seven bush
vi acre. and Professor Waters
- mat u this process Of selection
,,s srrled on FOR Heries of years
n.y. or corn could be considerably
,vu on the one hand. or almost
~ run out of the other. II fol-
ss.ereIore, that the selection OF
ss rom the same crib, being
tim,, SIZE and nnnearance of the
on,.y' is not sufficient, and that
NJ as important to know the