The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-06-24
CHAMPION HERD FOUNDED.
Mccall Faaua TO Breed Blue,Blaaded
shorthorna on Big Scale.

Shorthorna on Big Scale.
Z. ]. Mccall, who in two years has
| fought his way to the front among
| the swine breeders of the south, has
laid plans to gain similar supremacy
as breeder of champion Shorthorn
| beef cattle. Cattle require larger in
vestment than hogs, beside the de-
| velopment CT the business being much
| slower. Wide-awake Orleanians have
become convinced of the splendid op-
portunity, and of the equipment of
the young Louisiana stockman to
carry out his plans to triumph, and
| they have willingly added their means
to his own, SO there appears nothing
now in the way of success.
A year or SO ago Mr.. Mccall made
a trip to the Taft ranch in Texas, and
the personal equation rather than any
commercial consideration resulted in
his being fortunate enough to secure
Watson, one OF the most promising
Shorthorn bulls in the country. The
magnificent young animal has more
than borne out expectations. He won
prizes wherever shown last fall. but
he is a much grander specimen today,
weighing 1000 pounds in ordinary
condition. While the cows to which
he was bred were of pure blood, they
were not the highest quality mates
for such bull Nevertheless, the
calves were snapped up with such
avidity that the breeder was con-
yinced that with more and finer cows
he could establish herd that would
command national attention. So,
with his new arrangement completed,
he is going after the best. He has
gone TO Fort Worth and other points.
to look through the Scoiield and other
famous herds, and his quest is the
finest carload ever brought to Louisi-
ana. +. w. kiser, the beef specialist
on the state extension staff, will ac-
company him as adviser, and will at
the same time purchase carload of
thoroughbreds and few carloads of
grades for several other Louisiana
concerns expanding in the industry
in which the state will be the leader
when the tick is eradicated. In that
work, too, Mr.. Mccall has been ac-
tive and influential.
In the swine industry Mr. Mccall
selected the Jersey Duroe hog as his
speciality and has made a reputation
for himself and the state. He de-
veloped Louisiana Defender into
what was generally conceded to be
the southern champion. Perpetual
ing the most desirable characteristics
and breeding up new ones, he has
gone constantly forward toward the
ideal. Expert judges are Of the
opinion that his Mccall d., d son Of
Louisiana Defender, il already sli-
periul I'd his sire and he has rot yet j
raaas sislla
5proVenlent They say ha will bs
hard animal to beat BY any conner at
the fairs, and Mr.. Mccall has been
advised to enter him for competition
in the international this year. Mr..
Mccall has combined the Model
Cherry with the Defender strain, and
has evolved breed which seems to
have met with SO much favor among
the breeders and farmers that he is
unable to keep up with the demand
without bringing his foundation herd
under the limit Of suficiency and
safety. Although he still has herd
of about $50, it does not take long TO
depIete the stock when orders for
patches of twenty-five come in quick
succession. So he, decided it impera-
tive to increase the herd, and as soon
as possible he will make tour of the
new herds and strains all over the
country, which have come to the front
since his own made its beginning, and
will pick out hundred soWs of the
finest type to replenish the ranks. He
will look for qualities which he de-
sires to build into the type he has
been producing, SO that he may
achieve his ambition to become the
best Duroc breeder.
Still another development which
Mr.. Mccall has in mind is the raising
Of mules, being confident that they
can be produced here as well as IN
any other section and the market be-
ing always attractive. He expects TO
find q prize jack in Kentucky, and will
also buy a number Of big grade Per
cheron mares to foal the mules.
These mares will at the same time
earn their keep by performing chs
work on the farm, for the farm is al
part Of the enterprise as
the stock. The superiority of Louis
lana as stock state comes through
her ability to grow forage cheaply
and iii abundance. The buying Of
feed takes away the profit in cattle.
Mr.. Mccall has grown corn, alfalfa,
clover, oats, soya beans, velvet beans,
peanuts and rape, and has fodder
enough for double the number of
stock he will muster this year. AS an
extra insurance policy for the winter
he is putting up big silo. SO he is
playing the game according to the
proven rules of science, putting his
brain as well as his Drawn into the
work, and viii set valuable example
to the farmers who are trying out
louisiana possibilities.
The new concern has capital stock
of $4,000, and the new blood is G.
3. Fox, the local grain magnate. and
Julius G. Werner, the prominent bag
manufacturer. Mr.. Mccall is sthe
president and manager; his brother
Henry G., the well known lawyer,
secretary treasurer; Mr.. Werner, the
vice president, and Mr.. Fox completes
the directory, which is more interest
ed in future expansion than immedi-
ate profit, although the two years Of
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