The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-12-20
Pure BRED BRED
S|RES PAY
INSTANCES ILLUSTRATING THE
BENEFITS AND PROFITS RE-
SULTING FROM THEIR USE,

fathere is any place swherestheory.
and practice "link together it is in
the value Of the purebned sire in live.
stock improvement. Theory says
blood will tell. and practice proves
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There Is abundent testimony to show
that a grade or mongrel sire will
Sback-fre" and the offspring prove !
degraded or nondescript animal. On
the other hand, evidence is not lack
ing that tie offspring resulting from
the s~efvice.of the sound, purebred sire
will not only be a valuable addition to
any stud, herd, OF flock and a credit
to the judgement and intelligence Of
the breeder but will bring q higher
price on the market.
Many concrete instances can be Civ
en- illustrating the benefits and profits
resulting from the use of purebred
eires. Two n three cases from wide
~ separated districts will show the
greater advantages resulting from
wise and careful selection.
Bred Scrub Mares to Purebred Stall
lions. g
There is the case of a man out west
who began farming with a small num-
Der of scrub mares which he always
bred to purebred stations. The mare
averaged about 1900 pounds, and at
prices prevailing today would barely
bring $125 apiece. Some of the first
colts sold at maturity at prices as high
Is SITS, while FLIES that were retain
ed and inturn later bred to purebred
draft stations produced male and fe-
male colts, non Of which sold for less
than $3.50. Three mare sold at 1925
each, and $3.50 was offered for n
team. When it is remembered that
this man started with scrub mares. it
readily can be ssen what the next crop
Of colts from .ourebred stations will
bring. Ia other words this. man. is
grading up by using good sires. His
profits would have been still lager
had he started with, grade mare in
stead Of scrubs. The result. how
ever, show the value Of the rurebred
male and his influence for improved
live stotlk. - -
sF Profits From Purebred Mare.
Another instance is that Of an Ohio
farmer who several years ago purchas-
Cd q purebred mare Of one Of the pop
ular draft breeds. which Has, in II
years, produced 10 colts. 9 OF which
were raised. These colts increased
this mans bank account to the extent
Of 1890. The highest price re eli. eli
was $3.50 fora four year old mare and
the lowest 1925 for an 11-months old
colt. Included in the total given are
$500 which this man estimated as the
value Of a weaving FLY which he is
keeping.
In a northern state a good purebred
stallion and a grade we're standing in
the same community, the ownec Of the
purebred charging SIS, while the
grade stallion stood at a fee Of SO.
A wise farmer bred MS ."c IS to the
higher-pri"ed %purcIrai, while a neigh
Dor feeling that The en-. ,pesr was the
best, %patronized the gralc. ih,s is
what happened: Two lilies sired nv
the pureb,ed stallion co3!' have been
sold at $3.50, but The n.vr.,, would not
let them go ct that price claim,r:
they were worth mere. The other
farmer sold two mares by the grad.
stallion for $20C. One striking thing
about tbs instance is that the mares
owned by both of :hcse farmers were
Of practically the same type and
breeding.
FRAUD WARNING
This statement was made on Novem-