Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-20
Breeding Troubles.

Trouble comes to all of Us and ai
Mark Twain said Of human nature
''some have more than Others" Some
people are not satisfied with the trouble
that unavoidably comes their way bui
they persist in breeding trouble.
The farmer who lets manure lie
around his premises during the summer
10 not only losing fertility but 10 also
breeding flies and trouble Herewith.
Many farmers keep breeding stock oil
late Matched chickens, then wonder why
with good feeding they do not GEL
winter eggs. They do not stop to con-
slider that they have been breeding shy
layers and summer layers.
The writer st one time worked on Q
farm where registered hogs were kept.
When We first went TO the farm there
we're two registered Duroc-Jersey giltl
In the herd. On keeping . record OF
these gilts We found that one gilt and
her posserity produced to 5 pigs
litter. while the other gilt and heE
posterity produced s to Is pigs to .
litter. II We are going to avoid breed
ing troubles, We must consider she
family from which We breed for there
are Improbable families In practically
all breeds.
We should breed for . purpose. We
spent our boyhood days in community
vhere gated stallions we're kept. When
va tried 90 work the colts from these
stallions We found them unwilling 70
mill. We were breeding balky horses
and therefore breeding trouble. When
these gated colts were put on the roaa
thew would simply "burn the vino, /,
but farmer can not succeed and spend
his time on the road.
We should cooperate with the great
breeders of the past. The men VINO
s.tahllshed the breeds Of improved live
stock we're great thinkers and close So-
servers, and they founded the particular
breeds with Q purpose In view. w
should regard their work a. . sacteo
trust. and do what We can 20 carry on
the work they began. To DO TINS We
must maintain the type and Character,
istics by keeping the breed pure ana
selecting good individuals for oreeaing
tool. Some time ago We were taking
Nth a dairyman who was using an
MONA bull on 0 herd OF high grade
Jsrsev COWS. This man was oreaking
nm tvns and characteristics and thereby
dsstroyiug the work of skilled breeders
for many generations back. He was
sjso breeding trouble, ~ the Angus
Jsrssy makes are neither GOOD oasseF
nrodncers nor good beef cattle.
A travelling salesman told NJ OF : On
vhere he visited whore there were ~
horses. All descendants from one'D,So = !
n,sre. and II Of them we're blind. Ine
mi shsped udder and the bard makios
ta.t. =, s. are source Of trouble tha, We We
wsss .os twice . day. By selecting ouils
from COWS with good udders, ana easy
r,;,I,ne nil teats, and eliminating the nato
m;iksrs. within few years We can Lave
= hard Of COWS with good uddsfs soo
s Probsbly the most important factor ~ y,
a.,,,,re 4 the selection OF pull. !. :.
- - .rs soIne 70 avoid breeding trouSls
~s muss look back and cnoosc T.,. ~ !.
s.m.ls S ancestors Of our calves. Tn's !. !, !,
vhere the production pedigrse ,s-
49, vslue. II farmer has only 10y
sc~s @ and cannot afford to keep : 'ss We,
| Sosd mil chen hs should cooperate M'.n
his nsiahbors in keeping gooo Os
M DoueHrY in Hosrd's Dsirymsn'