The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-17
Second Day Of the
Tri-State { Convention
Great Crowds Attend the Proceedings at the Opera
house Interesting Speeches and Spirited Dis
cussions Seats Are at a Premium.

supplant your sire by another OF just
as close blood and quality as you can
then start over again. using your best
.heifers to your blooded sire, and you
will succeed il you breed carefully and
intelligently, and grade your cattle.
5 There was but little discussion follow
ing Mr.. Storgaard's, address, and Pres
Eident Worst called for S. A. Moore,
and w. R. Lanxon whose papers
were next in order on the programme.
In their absence from the meeting, he
introduced Professor Thomas Shaw Of
The Orange Judd Farmer who fol-
lowed withfa supplementary talk on
breeding. +" '
His talk was very instructive and in
teresting and EXCERPTS Of it follow:
| didn't come to Fargo expecting to
talk, but | esteem the honor done me,
very highly. - i.
You have just listened to one address
on breeding. Now | am going to follow
with another address along the same
lines, but will not cover the same
ground, simply trying TO supplement
the talk that has gone before, and to lay
before you the notifications that sug-
sgest themselves to me.
I'm not going to lead you into the
deep waters of breeding. Wen Just
skim along over the shadows. ~ r ~
While the talk of Mr.. Storgaard told
you how to use your sire, he didn't
tell you how to select your sire. We
all know that good blood is what you
want, but how are you going to know
your sire is good? You buy him be-
fore he is proven. ~. R#..~ !. .E
You want pedigreed sire,--one who
can impress his own qualifications on
Ehis herd as ..4...4 u ~f(.. (
Here are a few proofs that will show
you the kind Of. sire you are getting.
First, he mttst be purely bred before
he can be pre-potent.a If he be not,
there will not be the good and domi-
Enant qualities to transmit. s. 4
The value of pedigree depends not
Eso much on the length of the pedigree,
but on the performances of the imme-
Ediate sire, grandsire, dame and grand
dame. o. -
4 Asto in-breeding, I endorse Mr.. Stor-
gaard's advice, for the stock breeders,
Fbut for the average farmer. no. L.
] don't mean by that to inpugn the
Intelligence of the farmer. but the mat
Ter of selection is so big a task thatstiil.
less a man be well versed in selecting
he is likely to be led astray and not get
good results.
If you in-breed, get a line-bred sire.
If you can get such a sire who is rug
ged and has great stamina, then you will
|probably succeed. s 5z
p rTl,a +I,;rJ tae4 ~ Ala II C
a good sire one who is pre-potent- lis
the apparent individual vigor. ,ss#
To summarize on the tests of pre-po-
tency:
First, get pure bred sire u,
Second, if possible, a line-bred sire.
| Third, get a sire who has a strong
evidence of individual yigor. .s x
With these tests in view, you'll get a
re-potent sire. @
But, gentlemen, while don't urge
this interrbreeding strongly for farmers,
I do urge you to grade your stock.
How shall this grading be done
Start with the female stock you've got.
This dam / don't want pre-potent. |
want the pre-potency in the sire. The
sire is the one who impresses his blood
on the stock But the one great thing
you must remember: To get the re-
suit eyou want, you must stick to the
same blood in, the sire. II. 4. H..
Tn other words, SO far as your sires
are concerned line breed, and breed on
| the heifers Of your early efforts. In
| that way YOU are reducing the blood
characteristics Of yottr "scrub-bred. and
strengthening the blood of your sires-
your ablooded stock, Z ~ 4 "a !,
IA general school session. was urged
BY President Worst. and for an hour
Professor Shaw was bombarded with
questions. few Of which follow
What breed is best for beef catt1e?'''
Professor SfaW's answer was
There are four classes of beef cat
tile: The Shorthorns are the larger cat
| tie; the Angus cattle develop faster;
1.-THE Herefords are a rather hardy stock,
and can rough it perhaps better than
the two preceding bloods; the hardest
stock Of all is the Galloway, and + be-
llieve this class of stock is perhaps the
best for This climate. M 5
Mr.. McCuiloch opined that one
might as we'll 60 to a high grade Short
thorn steer for milk as to a high-graded
sJllJi ttiOtJl AtSff ttlSL stiSfNStl
Professor Shaw answered that II
good mixers were desired. Gurnsey
sire bred to the Shorthorn dam would
bring the results.
Mr. Philip Of Wisconsin added his
Testimony 10 this statement. and said
| that he had had il demonstrated fully
Ito him that this cross was productive
|of exceedingly good mixers and butter
makers
All the conclusion Of ali hours argll-
Inent, President Worst introduced W.
RI Lanxon, whose paper on The Care
land Management of Cattle for Breed
ling Purposes follows Mr.. Lanxon Is
ta student alt the agricultural collepe
and IS exceptionally well posted on His
subject:
The time to begin the care ana manage
nnent OF cattle Is when the cows are bred
They should be kept In good condition
way r. 70 have them gain slightly in
weight from the time they are bred to
the time they calve. Breeders recognise
this as very satisfactory condition as
eli and healthier calves than those that
siaye been exposed to the elements and
are lilthrifty. In summer good pasture