The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-11

breeders fail to nnd mention of single
his day good judge Of stock. They may
each have followed a peculiar system OF
breeding, but the universal fact is that they
al ., were we'll versed IN the good and bad
Blakewell. Ceilings, Bates. Booth, Cruick-
shank. Watson, Price and many others fol-
lowed some method Of breeding, yet believe
their success to be due In the largest meas
ure to their Judgment OF the good and bad
qualities Of domestic animals I have failed
to find up to this day that where success has
been obtained by in-and-out breeding. cross
breeding or amy other form but that there
was man behind the system who knew well
the merits and dement's of the animals he
was breeding. And. further. knowing these
ne made his selection to get the best blend.
This is the basis of method OF breeding
that arises from what has gone before. For
want OF q better term 1 have named it bal
anced breeding, and l believe that in this
method has the means of developing and to
the good qualities and at the same time less
en1ng and removing the dement's OF our do
nestle animals.
The strongest basis of support for 1t lies
In the degree it has been fruitful In produc-
ing results. The present we'll as the past
records OF breeding show that balanced breed
ing and production of hicks have followed
each other just as cause and effect. Modern
instances of the results of balanced breeding
applied to blood lines is in the success OF the
blend of Bates and Cruickshank cattle Ham,
bletonian and Mambrino Chief In trotters,
Darnley and Prince Of Wales In CyldesdaIes
Danmark and Fireaway in hackneys, and SO
ON through the various kinds Of stock. The
reason for the success In this seems to be
in the fact that the good qualities of the one
strengthen the weak ones of he other. Cross
breeding has produced such wonderful
suits In some lines for the same reason, and
find that when in-an-in breeding has been
carried ON with the greatest success within
the Merton and Murray docks, balanced
breeding has always had first place. To fol-
10y hol hroeA 7tT7xr ShA
the selection of rams with the leading thought
OF removing the weaknesses Of the flock
When one realizes the force of balanced breed
ing and acts On it in the selection of sres
it is wonderful what strides may be made to-
ward perfection in a few years. With this
sire we correct deficiency of the fleece and
yet retain the good qualities of form, with
another we add little more bone another
deepens the flesh on the valuable parts and
so On, each marking new advance, while
closer discrimination and ripper judgment
keeps disclosing new features to be attained
in each additional effort.
THE MUTTON SHEEP.
A. o. Fox. of Oregon, Wis, spoke on
THE Mutton Sheep To obtain the
best results in fattening sheep for the
market a thorough understanding of
the first principals of breeding were
necessary. The 1ocks should be sorted
before breeding, and those which were
of the best form for breeding should
be placed by themselves and those OF
the mutton type should also have a
place by themselves. AS to methods,
Mr.. Fox spoke at considerable length
from a practical experience Of many
years. He indorsed much that had
been said by Prof. Craig on his paper,
and added a number or valuable sug-
gestions.
Live Stock as Factor in Successful
agriculture" was the last subject Of
the afternoon. discussed by Chas. F.
Curtiss, director and professor of agri-
culture in the Iowa Agricultural coll
lege.
1t paid to/breed fine sheep, cattle
and horses, as much better returns
could be had from well bred stock
than from the scrub class. The food
consumed by we'll bred steer every
ounce of it went into the frame of the
animal, but with scrub stock, it was
almost impossible to secure satisfae-
tory results in feeding. Instead Of put
ting fat on the bones, 1t went to tallow
around the interior organs. In a fine
ly bred steer Weighing 800 pounds
dressed there will be 100 less pounds
of this interior fat" SAID the speaker,
than in a scrub steer Weighing dress
ed couple hundred pounds more
EV EN1NG SESSION.
The students of the Agricultural
school, with the members of the Agri-
cultural society, completely filed the
hall of representatives at the state
house last evening. The programme
was interspread by music by the school
quartette. Dean Liggett presided.
Without exception all who had parts
OH the programme were either grad
yates or students st the agricultural
school.
7. A. Hoverstad, of Crockston, spoke
Of the Future Of Red River Valley
don, discussed THE Value of Horti-
cultural Training" Every year more
attention was being given this depart
nent of agriculture as distinct
branch. c. P. Taylor, OF Hamline,
spoke on Live Stock Improvement"
Miss Grace B. Andrews read an in
teresting paper, which was warmly re-
eeived, telling of the benefits of an
agricultural course for girls. J. C.
Hummel, of Cottage Grove, spoke on
THE Relation Of Chemistry to Agri-
culture" c. A Scofield read a paper
on Field Agriculture. Farming in the
farm regions was told of by H. H.
Chapman, of Grand Rapids. The pro-
gramme was concluded with an address
Wy AlI v IL lila A1cfcOllf1, Inc
New Education for Girls
Today's programme is as follows:
What Horticulture viii Do for the Min
nesota Farmer W. w. Pendergast, presi-
dent Minnesota Horticultural society
The Farmers Garden" Hon. A. NJ. Bush.
Dairying in the Northwest Hon. E. D.
Childs, Crookston, Mimi.
Feeding Dairy Cattle T. L. Hacker.
professor dairy husbandry in Minnesota
school of agriculture
Afternoon Session. P M
Swine Breeding" L. N. Bonham, Oxford
Ohio.
THE Sunshine and Dry Atmosphere of a
Minnesota Winter in Relation to Her Stock
Interests o. C. Gregg, superintendent Min
nesota Farmers Institutes
Dual Purpose Cattle Luke stannard
Tayior's Falls, Mimi.
Prejudice a Bar to Progress in Live
Stock Breeding" A. G. Wilcox, secretary
Minnesota Breeders association.
The Sugar Beet Industry in Minnesota, -
Prof. Snyder, Minnesota school of agricul-
ture.
Evening Session. P. NAT Hall of House
of Representatives Capitol
Address, Hon. John Hyde, department of
agriculture at Washington.