The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-09-25


cows first drop calves at thirty months
old, his dairy cows at twenty-four
or twenty-siN months, or his soWs to
first farrow at twelve or fourteen
months of age, is safer ground in
building up his herd than the man
who will not wait for this maturity
In a measure, there is also objection
in using very old or weak animals for
breeding Strength of character from
such cannot be expected to equal that
from animals in the prime of age and
condition.
Selecting Sheep for a Flock.
W. J. Boynton of the Minnesota
Stock Breeders Association says:
Anyone that starts a pure bred flock
should be fond of sheep and ambitious
He should take pride enough in the
flock to be determined that it should
not only be kept up to as high stand
ard as when it comes into his hands
but that it should constantly improve
All successful breeders must progress
Start with the breed that you like
best, if it is suitable for your location
and there is demand enough for it to
make it a paying investment as we'll
as a pleasant business. In selecting
the ewes for the foundation flock get
uniform a lot possible, as this
will be great help to YOU It IS
hard to breed anything uniform from
uneven lot. Size is important, but
lection of the ram is the most I'M
portant. He is one-half if not three
fourths of the flock. Don't be afraid
to invest your money in a good ram
You cannot keep your flock up if you
do not use good sires. A flock of poor
quality ewes can be greatly improved
by using good sires, but a poor ram
will run down the quality of the best
flock of ewes. A highly fitted and fin
ished ram should be avoided He is
at his best and will never look as well
again. Pay for the quality but not
the fitting.
A Dangerous Fraud.
Press Bulletin ST, of the Oklahoma
station, says: While travelling in
Woodward county investigating the
loco disease of cattle the veterinarian
of the Oklahoma Experiment Station
procured from stockman a sample
of sure cure for black leg in cattle
which he had obtained from a travel
ing veterinarian The material was
analysed and found to be corrosive
sublimate, a very poisonous chemical,
which is dangerous to have around at
any time and doub1y when in the
guise of a mysterious cure for a dis
ease. The Stockman in this case knew
that the only treatment for black leg
| was preventive vaccination with vac
| cine properly prepared and procured
| from reliable sources. 1t is of course
| impossible to estimate the damage
| caused by irresponsible persons of
| which this veterinarian is a type
| The experiment station at Saltwater
| makes every effort to acquaint Okla
| homa farmers with new things that
may be of benefit to them and in
| quiry in doubtful cases will always
| bring a prompt reply giving the facts
/ in far the station can determine
| them. The mysterious is always to be
| diStruSted-
Danish Cooperative Bacon Factories.
| There are 26 cooperative pig
| s1aughteries and bacon-curing factories
| in Denmark, and 16 large private ones
| besides few smaller ones not curing
| for export Exact statistics can only
be had from the cooperative establish
| ments, and at these 651, 261 pigs were
killed in 1901 The price averaged $50
| kroners per hog, Al ore per Ib
(10.56c. per American pound)- The av-
erage weight of the pigs was 1898
Danish lbs The aggregate number of
the cooperative bacon factories mem
bers was about $4,000. The total kill
ings of pigs in Denmark cannot be
given with certainty, as the private
establishments refuse to publish their
killings, which are generally supposed
to be two-fifths of the total, the coop
erative receiving the three-f1fths. Cal
culating upon this basis, the total kill
ings of pigs in Denmark in 1901
amounted to very nearly LOO, 900, rep
resenting a value of 100000 kro-
ners. For the week ending May the
killings in Denmark were not less
than SO, 900 pigs This was the heaviest
I896.-Smor Tidende.
An orchard that has not been cult
waited through the spring and summer