The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-08
H0IN ROlNF COUNTY WENT OVER
THE TOP FOR BETTER LIVESTOCK

. THE 7OP FOR J
West Virginia is setting pace III NV
drive ,o rid the state Of III" scrub bulls
| and thus increase beef rai'i" pr"""'''"
! and dairy production that%cr"ry "'hrr
/ state III the IiI"n might Il" Will " iva
/ low
! Since thc hull is NOR" Than hall IN"
! hnrd tn. drive was made against HIM
rather ,han against tn" female. "i'hih
few months, West Virginia expects 10
,,ayc her livestock stables pretty wei
clcnr.d on, Of scrub bulls and "hiF
pure bred sirrs l"ft
By October there will not ." SSr""
! bull in Rnanc county. l" h"a"e h'
! tho honor Of being the hrS' county !"
! $50 over the top" Tho campaign 'h"r"
was mapped ont ny tho Livestock SpF-
cialist Of tho West Virginia unlN'rS''!,
tn, County Agent. and the OFFICERS ~
The Roanc County Farm Furrsu' ne
. climbs IF tho Farm Rur"Hu w"rc S"i'u'H
hocE ~ tho proposition and the results
" the energetic tampa en- arc PROOF "'
iE.. eject Of fun Corporation.
Not a man turned us down S'"
the specialist AZ he and IN" count!
nrcnr ,old how The campaign WAS CON
Quoted IN that county I" rI"an up NV
livestock and Ia Dust the S'ruDT'
".rbc frs, Of this Year declaration
Of war was mad" against S'r"" ""'H'
In order 10 got ut tho r"at facts in IN"
cnec. IT was found necessary h"t"r" 'h"'
time 10 rnhc n hull census. This con
ID l,,. he farm bureau anu
Tho county was found to I'm" up as lol-
lows:
"Rrgistorcd IIcrcfords 81.
Unregistered Angus @S.
;, "Rcr'stcrcd Shorthorns II.
Scrubs and grades Of all breeds. sizcs
and conditions lO2.
Tho dds were evidently CONSIDERABLY
IN favor Of Tho ac-lhs. They "utnum-
b,rcd all tho purc-br"d registered bulls
combined.
What looked lik" n nrctty big Jon
i didn't it, Well. II was. hut IN" lo-
scrubs wore not quito :" Iormldabi" m
thc,. looked. for of this number ABOUT
so were yearllngs. There w"r" only ~
mon who actually mad" a pracuc" nt
kcorinr a scrub bull. BY a grade hn'l'
wc moan any bull not registered. our
efforts therefore. could hc pretty d"il-
niieIv concentrated against th"S" 'hiry
mon.
"Wc got things in shape during me
carly summer and IN August letter
was fired out Ia the farn bureau mem
h,,rs nv ,L. county agent - tell them
that the night had really s'art"d. TINS
letter was a plea for corporation IN
eliminating the :rruh and ErId" places,
nlnc,nc ~ their stead pur"-hr'd regis
tered bulls N urdCr that Eoanc county
n,,rht load all tho other counties in IN"
state IN beef cattle product ION. Every
| farmer was urg"d 10 civ" IN" names 81
all scrub bull owners and responses
were prompt.
"IIowcyar, We d.d not depend upon
circularizinE." continued tho specialist
TO do much Of N" work. Personal con-
tact with tho farmers particularly w''h
the scrub bull owners. was oar prime :
nal medicine to cur" IN" SERUM nuil
disease. !, required that KIND 81 direct
work 10 Got results.
"Thc County Agrn; and mNs"i: toured
tho county. Visiting the scrub hGI! >"'-
lions holding meetings ANA lIhIhE w
influential farmers to ASSIST IN putting
tho scrub bulls into the livestock scrap
hcYn Wc found the county SoIloiA h"-
bind MS. rarticularly tho sections where
nc farm puE''du " o. "'''''H'
found mr0ssihi" TO sec every man VINO
owned one Of these undesirable ANIMALS.
hut IN, local farmers club handled
those proposItlonS whore We could n"t
| tnkn care Cf them. At meeting :"
! Lcfrhand. three farmers were present
| who owned scrubs and tho! Yell am"
h line promptly. \ v"mmht"" was ny"
\ poutcd 10 500 I;No others VIII were NOT
\ present.
l Special inducements to part with me
/ yrr,,h hulIs vrrc seldom required. food
\ hard common sense Arguments ~ I" '"'
Il value nC h.llCr livestock did IN" WON.
\ FIGURES showing tn" INCREASED inlu" OF
calves sired hy lhrroUghbrrdS "N'r
\ calves sired ny scrub fathers ""r" IL"
\ rnnyiucInr to rcqu.r" extended arSh-
mcn,s. The SCRUB bull owners prompt
II lv admitted the error Of their stock rais-
4 ing ways \ promincnt West Virginia
|, livestock dealer offered to buy up any
Y of tho scrub bulls offered Tor SAFE pu'
, this too. was not n"c"SSary
At onc meeting man refused |" Inc
up.
7 declared. If | soil HIM for beef. II
g., ,hort $50 Hos worth every cent OF
$50, I'm no, g"in 10 sell HIM for oeei
1 and lose SEQ, can't afford u d" Il.
s I'm throw ~ $lu 20 got r'd of mat
= bull" SAID III" Sp"cIniiS'.
Here's $40 NOR" for III" sam" "auS"
sa!d tho county agent.
rha, took The bell g"rcnry out "t IN"
farmer. hu, he stuck 10 h's guns
Then tho president If tn" local farm
= crs. club stepped forward. II" huii
h rncs." hc said 'H"r"> ~" 81" mat
I makes up the purchase price" il" san
< Ia IN" farmer.
Tho scrub went.
The owner agreed not I" buy announcer
: bull.
| In one day two scrub bulls were sofa
and sent nrI; nC on" community. Most
Of ihrm have already ben Sh.rrtd away.
ana ~ Or:,h"r hey Viii b" "I'ai'"d w.
Tn, Euar" county hanks NAV" aided
= IN. ACCOMPANY movement t" -; ~
god bail, to replace tn" poor bulls
which are passing ON. Every hank IN
the couniy has offered !" lend money
at > per cent 70 farmers for IN" rnr-
pos" Of buying pure bred Slrts I" re-
place the scrubs.
Hoan" county Is beng closely i"I-
lowed by other counties. TA\i"r ""uhiy
nrganizcd a Hrr"tnrd Breeders NSS""ia-
zion nri hI- been making hhrd lSht
|" clear out IN" scrub balls "'f"F"
Hnauc dd 20. huI Roam" struck nor
STRIDE first and has malntaIn"d tn" LAD
n IN" rae.
Thr M"nr"c county Ii>" stock mon
e have urgauizcd tn, Monroe county Im:"-