Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-02
THE PURE BRED
DAIRY BULL
Chapter II.

type" cows being necessary for the
dairy game. This week we wish to
consider "the daddy of them alp
His Majesty the Pure Bred Dairy
Bull.
Our immediate dairy locality can
not progress until we cease cross
breeding and eliminate scrub bulls.
For the first generation pure-bred
bull is worth as much as pure bred
herd. If the herd is not pure-bred
this bull is worth even more since the
first generation secured from him is
of better dairy stock than the grade
mothers of these heifers, and in the
second generation, which is gener-
ally considered safe in dairy breed
ing, a quality pure bred sire con-
tinues to improve the dairy type.
Pure bred stock produces more
! milk and butter-fat for the same feed
than can scrub stock Experienced
dairymen frequently pay $4,000
service fee from a pure bred bull
whose heifers are known producers.
Such bulls are considered worth ST.
900 to $20,000-some even more.
Dairy stock can be improved and
tried bulls can do it much cheaper
than to import expensive cows. Pure
bred bulls can earn $4,000 a month
for their owner right here in Pay
cite.
Importing. Local dealers have told
me that they imported and sold over
200 head of young calves this last
spring. Farmers paid 81 and So
for each of these calves and perhaps
some few of them may do as well as
our ave, age home raised stock. Much |
of it will be heifers. Do no expect
much from such unknown importa-
tons since a dairy region does not
sell de Sirable stock in this way.
You nave some good cows-get bet
ter heifers by breeding to superior
pure bred bulls The Wisconsin dairy
region never imports calves of I'M
unknown parentage. They buy quality
bulls and furnish papers with the
dair, stock they offer for sale. It's
the only way to succeed.
Need for Registered Stock. Right
around Payette we estimate about zoe
Holstein cows, The nearest pure bred
Ec!ste.n bull is over 4 miles distant
Several scrub bulls, some being Of
beef type, have been urged into serv-
ice at SLIGO to $500 per and these
c5w owners have imagined they saved
both tine and money thereby.
1t costs more to raise scrub ca,f
than pure bred. A scrub calf at 4
weeks age is worth from S12O0 20
S15.Gn. At 6 months it is worth It's
weight, 250-250 lbs, at beef prices
81 less than $4,000. If a heifer to
later become a mich COW she mayl
produce $4,000 worth of butter fat in
q year-not enough to pay her board.
Out of herd tested last winter
.ows wele producing less than SAB 80
zach per year while a fourth COW in
he same kerd was producing $4,000 {
worth OF butter fat Each scrub COW In
tie as much as the profitable $4,000 {
owl. :
Eeifers from common cows bait
swing 81 pure bred sire will bring at +
east $1,000 more at months age =
md when fresh will sell at least f
5000 higher than will heifer from .
he same mother mated to scrub
ull .
Dairymen could form a stock com G
ANY at $500 to $4,000 per share fl
nd buy for $4,000 to $4,000 pure
red bull whose daughters are known f.
utter fat producers. Or a nearby I,
airyman could invest in pure bred .,
'ull, charge $500 for service, re- G
ating $1.00 if bull calf is gotten =
nd still pay for a bull in one year. A
'ut don't expect patronage unless the W
lapers show that the animal came "
rom a high producing strain and can N
transmit these qualities to his off b,
pring. ii,
The third and last chapter will con- q,
ider The Dairy Calf. .,
W. R. p. #