The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-16

7 petsakes of the good qualities 81 both
and sometimes the blend defa .es some
0f the slightly Objectionable features OF
one Or other Of the parents-features
possessed by its particular breed sucl
as the narrow rump Of the Hereford q
the rough tail-head oi che Galloway
Although this slight improvement is ~
be ncted L must not be considered
possible that had the steer been left
intact 70 serve as a breeding animal be
would have possessed the power 10
stamp bis own good looks and im-
proved form upon his progeny. The
fact Is that there would be no promise
Of bis doing this. He possesses no pre-
potence Of bread or race. His blood is
a blend and when blood is SO blended
the power OF each component blood
(breed) Is lost on so weakened that il
could not be expected 70 reproduce it,
self Ia pure form. The progeny OF
cross-bred ball would be a nondescript.
L would inherit no particular .0rm or
characteristics and just what It would
look Ike on what its characteristics
would be no one could tell III advance
10 explain further the blood of q pure
bred animal Of a recognized breed may
be compared 10 the strong current.of a
stream running steadily along. The
blood Of each pure breed IS flowing ia
the same steady stream. Let one
stream enter another at tangent or
at right angles and the current Is OBJ
structed thereby; both do not how in
the same direction. They must b.
thoroughly mixed ID time before they
flow steadily in the same direction. Il 1
is SO with blood currents. All admix- |
lures must be directed In the same d. /
rection; must be flowing in the same /
direction at time Of iuncture. The
blood Of two different breeds suddenly |
thrown together does not flow concur
rently; the two streams oppose each,
other, disturbance Is the result. The i
blood Of a cross-bFed animal is mixea. 4
disturbed, and possesses no force in
any one direction. Prepotency of'each
breed Is lost or lessened in the admix-
ture Of blood and breed prepotence can
not be expected OF the cross-bred
beast But cross-bred animals are hrst-
class feeders and as has been already
stated sometimes have better charac-
teristics than either parent One OF
the most famous types Of cross-bred
feeders Is the blue grey. which is
formed by mating the white shorthon
bull with Galloway females The re-
sultant progeny is usually Of a blue
roam color and 7 assesses all Of the
feeding qualities cf the shorthorn. the
Dolled head, hard constitution OF the
Galloway and its hne quality OF meat
This blue-grey steer Is very popular in
Great Britain and is bought at a pre-
MUM for showing purposes at the fat
stock shows and is in great demand b.
butchers as the flesh Is OF nfst-class
luality in grain and marbliug Of fat
With lean The shorthorn-Hereford
ross is more common Ia this country 4
md has taken many premiums at our
az stock shows and there Is goodfrea-
on for advising farmers to cross high
'rade Shorthorn cows with low
own thick feshed Hereford bull IL
hey desire quick feeding. splendidly
eshed cattle for the Christmas mar
ct AZ the same time we would like
Q see some attention paid to the pro
uction Of blue-grey cattle in the
Western states. Galloways are sufl-
iently plentiful 70 allow Of some be-
ag set aside for this work or It might
e we'll to breed number Of high
rade Galloway COWS to a white short
orn bull II some man would make a
pecialty OF this breed OF feeding cat
Ie he would very soon make a name
'r his cattle and command a lne price
pr them In the Chicago market