The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
And a Fine Paper by Mr.. Law,
of Jane Lew, at Their
Weekly Meeting.

v. v. Law, OF Jane Low read q limo
paper Saturday afternoon Mt the Hnr-
rison County Farm Bureau meeting In
the court house on pure Bred Slres,"
which the fifty or more farmers as
sembled appreciated very much.
FIaVlus b. DavlBson made a helpful
talk on foot and mouth disease.
w, ID. linn, county agricultural
agent. talked about fertilizers and
demonstration work.
The county agent held four night
and two field meetings during the
week. The night meetings were at
Pine Bluff, saltwell, Adamsyille and
Smiths chapel, while the field meet
Ings were held at Pine BLUM and Salt
we'll. There was a total attendance
of 240 at all six meetings. The interest
was splendid. He visited nineteen
farms.
The county agent will give a pruning
demonstration on the John Swiger
farm near Brown Tuesday and speak
at Brown at night.
Wednesday night Mr.. linn will speak
at Dnla and be In his Office here Thurs
day. Friday he will attend pruning
and spraying demonstration on the
Hood farms at shlnnston which will
be In charge OF Prof. Aucter OF the
state university ut Morgantown.
The usual meeting will be held here
Saturday.
Mr.. Laws paper was ms follows:
Since Harrison county's leading
agricultural industry Ia live stock.
probably the most important prob
lem confronting US today Is the one
of improving our meadow and pas
ture lands. And since our county
agent. Mr.. linn. iR doing so much
valuable work on this subject. and is
interesting so many farmers In the
improvement OF their land, there
arises now another grave problem in
our industry. And II Is that Of bet-
ter live stock.
From our grazing standpoint in
producing beef cattle our profit de-
ponds upon the type. breeding and
quality, and selling price Of the steer,
and the cost Of gains and the utili-
cation Of the by-pr0ducts Of our
farms. We have some splendid cat
tie In our county. many of which are
pure-breds. and the others are their
progeny. But we have not enough
Of this kind. In travelling over the
county In any direction you will, you
find the fault OF common cattle.
The lack of quality and uniformity.
This is due both to the need Of good
blood and to the careless crosa-hreed-
ing OF beef and dairy type.
Ifyou have not already, when you
go home notice your neighbours cat
tie, as to the variations OF color and
types. In many herds you will ind
reds, blacks. whites, brindles and all
conceivable combinations OF these
coinrs. and at the same time some OF
the individuals will compare In q
large measure to strictly beef types.
while others to dairy types, with ell
gradations between the two. /.
Cattle that are all of q color and
are OF a strictly beef type or breed,
will undoubtedly attract the ntten-
ton OF an observer or buyer. = ts
the opinion OF buyers that pnre-bred
animals and grades OF pure-hred
sLres. produce the best quality OF
beef, az well Ms the largest per cent
OF dressed meat per pound, live
weight. Here Is one Of the places
where the common steer falls down
60 badly.
The dominating blood In the pure
bred and good grade has been bred
and re-hred with an eye for beef pro
duction. There are two factors which
determine the value and usefulness
of a steer on the block, and they are
breeding and feeding. "A steer that
Is low set. blncky. smooth. fine boned
straight outlines. with q smooth, even
covering OF fat over the entire body
that carcass will yield a larger pro:
portion OF valuable cuts in cnmparl,
son with cheap parts.
IL orr cattle were sired by pure.
bred bulls. of the right beef strain
OF that breed. bulls Of individual
merit. with lots Of Ttgor and good
conformation, we ought to produce
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