Milford chronicle., 1910-05-06


YEa. xxIz-THE WAY PAT BEKF ANIMAL
Is CUT Up
[Nots the high prices OF the back and
loin.l
breed to select. Do not make a hasty
choice, for nothing will ruin your
chances Of success more certainly than
frequent changes from one breed TO
another. Select your breed with care
and then stick to It, All the leading
breeds have good points, and the mat
ter Of selection Is more a question Of
individual preference than anything
else.
In beginning with pure bred stock
the best plan for the average farmer
to follow is to purchase a pure bred
male Of the desired breed and proceed
70 grade up his herd. There are two
principles Of breeding that should be
kept IN mind in this work. The first
Is the old law that like produces like"
In the main this law holds good. and.
other things being equal, the offspring
VIII resemble the parents. The second
Is the law Of "ataYism," or the tend
ency Of the offspring to take after
some remote ancestor. This is where
the value Of the pure bred sire comes
In. His ancestors for generations have
been animals Of the same type as him
self, and hence there is little chance
Of his progeny differing from this type
20 any serious extent. This long con
tinued breeding along a certain line
gives to the pure bred animal an abil
iy to reproduce his type that the
grade sire lacks. This ability is called |
prepotency.
Because Of his great prepotency a
pure bred bull when mated TO grade /
cows has much more influence over /
the characters OF his offspring than
the mothers have. This Is most striking
ly shown when pOled bull is mated
to horned cows Nine out Of every
ten Of the calves will usually be pOlled
1t is the same with other characters
ics-the ability to quickly turn corn
into high priced beef or to use the feed
for profitable milk and butter prOduc-
ton.
OF course If the cows are pure bred
also there is less chance Of the calves
some inferior ancestor on
their mothers side, and improvement
will be more 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 ffrnn fhaf hn 20 hoe I
some experience in breeding and car
ing for high class stock, a gradual
start In pure bred females may be
made by buying a COW and calf or a
lew yearling heifers. As the offspring
II these increase the number of pure
1reds in the herd the grades can grad
lally be disposed Of until an entire
,ure bred herd finally results.
In the selection Of a sire to begin
grading up a herd It is important that
le be of the type which 1t IS desired to
eproduce in the offspring The most
Important things to look for in a beef
,ull are constitution, form, quality and
hick feshlng. OF these constitution I
s probably the most important, as a Z
'ull that is strong in this point will I
AVE the ability to sire a large num-
'er Of rugged. healthy calves. Con
titution is indicated by a deep, wide
hest; large barrel" giving plenty Of ,
Dom for the digestive organs; good Z
ized nostrils and large, clear eye :
| point that must go with constitution 4
the best results are to be obtained !
} prepotency PrepOtency means the 4
bility Of a sire to reproduce his good :
Oints I'm his offspring 1t is indicated :
y heavy crest and a masculine lool :
lg head bull that has a fine, fem a
line appearing head will not be at all .
ertaln Of producing good calves. even n
lough he is a good individual him :
eh. 4
Constitution and prepOtency are OF !