Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-26

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The brisk demand for pedigreed ami
mails of all classes is not a mere pass
ing craze. A history of the develop
ment of our great middle west would
be far from complete did it not embody
the accomplishment of breeders of i'm
proved farm animals. There have been
times in the past when undue emphasis
was placed upon pedigree. where indi
vidual merit was overshadowed by lin
cage considerations. During such times
beginners encountered much risk in
their early purchases, as there was
bound to be a strong reaction when the
business stood upon a foundation so
false. However, our fathers passed
through the deep waters, leaving to US
nm inheritance invaluable. 1t seems al
most as though their errors were nee
essary to place the improved stock
business on the firm footing upon
which it stands today.
One is apt to get the IMPRESSION dur
ing the sale season particularly, that
the country is flooded with improved
stock. Such is not the case. There
should be q thousand bidders for every
blooded animal sold The best interests
of our country are allied with those of
individuals, and we can conceive of no
greater display of loyalty to oneself as
we'll as to country than may be mani
fest in an effort to improve farm ami
mails. When one stops to consider the
enormous number of inferior animals
and in conjunction with this the great
improvement that may be impaired by
even one cross of blooded sire, it is
surprising that there is not an even
greater demand for recorded sires.
The test argument that can be given
in favor of transplanting the scrub or
even the grade by the blooded animal
is that there stands no record of one
who has established himself in the
breeding of animals of the latter class
and afterward gone back to the scrub
or grade. Even for common cows a
few hundred dollars put into q male of
good blood and form is the best invest
ment a man can make. The improve
ment in one crop of calves will more
than pay the bill We should like to
see more competition in sale rings COM
ing from the small farmer, even though
he be the owner of a comparatively
small herd of cows. There never was
more opportune time to begin the i'm
proyement by the employment of a
meritorious registered sire. - Home
stead.
For Scours In Calves.
To cure scours in calves put about
two quarts of boiling water on so much
tansy as will make strong tea, says
Z. X. Levan in National Stockman.
Cover and let stand till cool, when it is
ready for use Give one-third of pint
at a dose-if bad case more-morning,
noon and night, but always before let
ting calf drink. Keep on till you see
the calf is all right. With us tansy
grows without any attention on most
every farm. The Pennsylvania Ger
mans call it COW bitters Please let
some one give it a trial just to see
what it will do. 1 have used it on a
good many calves. always with sue
cess.
Plants For SfInge.
To those who ask about the adapta-
bility of the cowpea to the making of
silage we would say that the best use
of the pea is in hay. Indian corn is the
great ensilage plant. Cowpeas will
make silage that the cows will eat
readily, but it is always sour stuff. Soy
beans make better silage than they do
hay, but the cowpeas make such good
hay that it seems to be a pity to put
them in the silo. Then, too. having
corn silage alone, the farmer can bal
ance his ration better with the peas
than if they were mixed in the silo. We
do not recommend cowpea silage.-
Practical Farmer.
The Pan-American Test.
Guernseys won in butter production
at the six months test at the Pan
American exposition in spite of the
fact that one of the best cows was sick
several days during the test. The value
of the butter churned of each breed
during the six months of the test was
as follows: Guernsey, $500; Jersey,
$215; Ayrshire, $213; Hostein, $193;
Red Polled. 1892; Brown Swiss, SIT;
French Canadian, $1S2; Shorthorn,
$165; Polled Jersey, $161; Dutch Belt
ed, $112.-Exchange
A Famous Mixer.
In British journal is announced the
death of a famous mixer. 1t was a
crossbred Shorthorn- Guernsey. She
was in her ninth year when she died.
Some idea of her value may be known
from the fact that in the 1917 months
prior to her death she had produced at
the rate of 1.500 gallons of milk per
year. On the day before her death she
gave sixty-six poundsSof milk.
The Heifer That Kicks.
To cure a kicking heifer tie a rope
around one hind leg down near the foot
and then take a slip hitch around the
horns. says an experienced dairyman.
Now make her kick to her hearts con-
tent Then shift over to the other side.
One dose was enough for the one / had
For a colt | would put ON a surcingle
with ring on the side to slip the rope
through. Hitch first around the. neck
and then moose around the nose.
Growth In Dairy Business.
The first cow census in the United
gtates occurred in 1910. Since then
they have been counted every ten
years. There are now thought to be
about 1SO0O,000 dairy cattle in this
country. which allows one cow for
about every four persons.
Tne Dairy Type.
Length Of body and depth of barrel
are gauges of lungs and digestive ca
pacity. Sloping shoulders, thin thighs
and angularity rather than roundness
of body are priced as outward signs
of the dairy as distinguished from the
beef type.