The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

man who very quickly showed that he be-
lieved in the subject just as 1t was stated
and to him good stock means, If not thor
oughbred registered stock, at least stock
bred along one line until 1t becomes practi-
caly the same as one of the standard
breeds.
Mr.. Cook reminded his hearers of the
difference In the appearance OF farms lying
side by side perhaps, when the one would be
we'll kept in every respect, with tidy lawns,
good buildings, machinery under cover,
fences neat aud safe, stock in the best Of
condition, all contented and growing or
otherwise ministering tn the owners profit,
and farm where everything appeared just
the reverse, and said that if you told him
that the first man had money with which to
keep things up he would tell you that he
also had to have good stock and good seed
to get his money.
trip through the nelghborlng states and
visited some of Oho's and Wisconsin's best
sheep breeders At the farm of one breeder
in Wiz consin he saw fine imported flock
of Rambouet sheep and that very after
noon he saw the owner of the farm sell two
sheep, lamb, and calf for $l,250, while
| he saw yearing ShOrthOrn on the same
farm for which the owner had refused
81, 500.
Mr.. Cook is an ardent admirer of the
Ramboulet sheep and has fine flock of
them which has already Melted him hand
some returns. While they belong to tie
merino or fine wool family they are also
bred for mutton and are the only ones so
/ bred. At the same time he did not claim
that the RambOulet sheep were necessarily
| the best for every one any more than he
would claim ShorthOrn cattle were the best
| for all, but what he did believe in was the
sticking to some one breed and breeding the
best possible flock or herd of that kind
without any crossing between widely diff
ferent strains. At the same time the much
| higher price which fine animal would
bring If it was registered animal with
good pedigree to show the, kind of stock it
came from. satisfied Mr.. Cook that it was
highly profitable to raise only the best stock
and registered at that.
In the discussion which followed, the
| Lincoln sheep found defender In A. B.
Cook who, however, asserted his belief that
there were just as many aud as good ami
mails trOttlng around the county today
without pedigrees as there were with them,
and A. l.. Chandler plead guilty to the
recent purchase of several full blooded
Holstein cows. 1t was suggested in an un'
dertODe by man out of Mr.. Chandler's
hearing that 1t was because he wanted to sell
the milk and wanted to be saved the neces-
sty of watering it himself, but 1t is suspect
out that thot. An announcement by Mrs.
Mayo of the afternoon meeting for the
ladies closed the forenoon session, one fea-
ture of which not mentioned above was
another faultlessly rendered solo Ivy Prof.
f. A. Porter.
TUESDAY AFTERNoON-QUEsT BOX.
A little question box exercise opened the
afternoon session and right here 1t may be
stated that the question box was through
out the institute one of the most interesting
features of the program. Secy. A. B. Cook
kept the questions before the audience in
sufficient number, and inevitably seemed to
know just the right man to whom to refer
every question as 1t came up.
The question of the usefulness OF the
middleman, or more particular the stock
drOver, brought out warm discussion.
Mr.. Ovatt thot it entirely unnecessary to
sell to the stock drover and nearly always a
a great loss to do so. Mr.. Bingham also
took the same view of the matter, while j.
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