Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-24

zig L1I-TEE vAT PAT BEEP AErNAL
Is CIT Up.
Note the hisa prices o. the back and
i0El
breed TO select Do not make a hAsCy
choice, for nothing will ruin yOur
chances Of success more certainly than
frequent changes from one breed 70
another Select your breed with care
and then stick 10 II Al the Leading
breeds have good points. and the mat
Ter OF selection Il more q question Of
Individual preference than anything
else.
In beginning with pure bred stock
the best plan for the average farmer
10 follow Is 10 purchase e pure bred
male Of the desired breed and proceed
20 grade up his herd There are two
principles q breeding that should be
kept n mind IN this work The first
is the old law that like produces Ike
IN The main this law holds good and
O-he- things being equal the offspring
viii resemble the parents The second
. The law Of -stzEism." or the tend
eDcy q the offspring TO take after
s0ne remote ancestor. This Is where
the value Of the pure bred sire comes
in His ancestors for generations have
besn animals Of the same type as hin
set, and hence there Is little chance
q his progeny differing from this type
10 any serious extent This long con
tnued breeding along a certain line
gives to the pure bred animal an abil-
iry 70 reproduce his type that the
grade sire lacks This ability is called
prepOIency.
Because Of his great prepOtency q
pure bred bull when mated 70 grade
COWS has much more influence over
the characters Of his offspring than
the mothers have This is most striking
y shown when q polIed bull is mated
10 horned COWS Nine out OF every
ten of the calves will usually be polled-
II Is the same with other characters
tics-the ability to quickly turn corn
into high priced beef or 20 use the feed
for profitable milk and butter prOduc-
ton
Of course II the cows are pnre bred
also there is less chance Of the caives
resembling some inferior ancestor OIL
their mothers side, and improvement
VIII De mere rapid and certain. The
cost Of an entire herd Of pure breds is
very great. however. and profits will
come more surely By the grading up
plan After this has been carried ON
for a time, so that the farmer has
some experience IN breeding and car
ING for high class stock q gradual
start in pure bred females may be
made By buying q COW and calf or a
few yearling hetfers. As the offspring
Of these increase the number Of pure
breds in the herd the grades can grad
ually De disposed Of until an entire
pure bred herd finally results.
In the selection Of a sire 10 bezin
grading up herd II Is important that
ne Be Of the type which it IL desired 10
Reproduce in the offspring The most
Important things TO look for In a beef
bull are constitution. form. quality and
thick feshing- OF these constitution
Il probably the most important. as q
oul that Is strong In this point VIII
have the ability 10 sire a large num-
bes Of rugged healthy calves. Con
s1tutiOn Is Indicated by deep. wide
chest: large barrel" giving plenty Of
rOoEn for the digestive organs; good
sized nOstr1ls and g large, elear eye.
a point that must 60 with constitution
II the best results sre TO be obtained
ID prepOtency- PrepOtency mean. the
ability Of e sire TO reproduce his good
POINTS in his offspring 1t Is Indicated
by a heavy crest and masculine Look
Ing head A bull that has q fine, fem
iaine appearing bead win not be al an
certain Of producing good calves, even
though he h good Individual him
self
Constitution and prepotency are Of