Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

Livingston, all in Grant, Mt Horet
in Dane, Lodi in Columbia and Reeds
burg in Sank, enthusiastic meetings
have already been held ard during
the remainder of the week similar
meetings will be held at Norwalk
Sparta, West Saunem and Galesville
The meetings at Lancaster and
Fennimore on Tuesday, at Livingston
ON Wednesday and at Mt. Horeb and
Lodi on Thursday, were particularly
successful, several hundred farmers
being present at each gathering. That
the stockmen have caught the Spir-
it of the move for More and Better
Live Stock is signified by the fact
that as the result of one of the
meetings a Grant County Horse
Breeders Association was organized
and many names have been added to
the membership list of the Wisconsin
Live Stock Breeders Association
Members of these organizations
pledge themselves to the use of good
pure bred sires and to the cause of
live stock improvement through bet
ter management and more careful Sc
lection of all breeding stock.
As time permits at each station
at which stops are made lectures are
given on subjects relating to the care
and management of each of the class
es Of live stock commonly husbanded
in the state. Subjects of such lee
lures are The Profitable Production
of Beef, How to Succeed With Hogs,
Successful Sheep Management, and
Why Wisconsin Farmers Should Raise
Better Live Stock. Special lectures
are given on the points of a good
draft horse, a good lard hog, a good
dairy COW and a good beef animal In
connection with the latter representa-
ton animals of the different classes
stration cars have been specially e
quipped are lead out before the au-
dience and used for demonstration pur
poses so that each point in Judging
and selecting animals may be definit,
ly explained. Farmers are finding
this of particular help, for in these
they have splendid models af
ter which to fashion their ideals in
the production of better live stock
on their farms.
In his talk on the Dairy Cow, Prof.
lays special stress upon
the selection of the proper type of
COWS, their proper breeding and care
Many farmers he repeats, who
are engaged in dairying today are
not securing any profits from their
COWS because they have not the right
kind of COWS. Their COWS produce
lbs pounds or less of butter per year
when they should produce $50
pounds or more" With a proper type
of COW placed before his audience he
goes over each point in her
conformation and explains its rela-
ton to her ability to produce milk
and butter profitably. Correct type
is not all, however, Mr. Humphrey
gives his audience to understand.
Correct breeding is also necessary.
To be good producer a COW must be
bred to produce, that is dams that
are known to have produced milk and
butter profitably by actual test and
whose sires also had dams that were
known likewise to have produced
milk and butter profitabIy. In sim
liar manner Professor Tormey ex-
plains the proper type of the draft
horse, and Dr. Alexander the breed
ing of this animal. L. P. Martiny
talks ON the subject of the
hog and Superintendent George Nc
Kerrow on sheep, each having ami
mails before them to illustrate the
points they expound.