The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-09-13
q SYSTEMATIC EFFORT EVER MADE TO
mppovE ALL CLASSES OF FARM ANIMALS

me United States Depart |
gro ,s y Of Agricultural
m, nh sire has done more than
y sl " food. more than n.d insect ct
% 5, :. than rodent and beast OF
e reduce the agricultural '1l. wealth ttn
Cilted States to cut DOW" for sme
Y, rstnrn of the Individual faFm-
sn bis operations Gown, Giro Is
H. to its dusk .,.,, ,,,,..
5or to be actively crnsaded
IN = every state, in every coun-
Tsry community of the on''eo
- arst attempt ever made in
Do country to improve stimuli
.,l Il, all classes of farm animals
7lg " ~ nure-bred sires of good
rovpment that affects every
,onap and child in the United
y. sseause it means more food
~ - - onolitv of food. Every
,.tss A proft-the farmer and
.sisor because he gets more
i bop or COW or chicken out
y same quantity of grass and
n consumer because there are
), aarods Of a good meat on the
~ than under scrub sire condi-
ia crusade in which practically
=. NAV ioin as an active particl-
n Be officially enrolled, one
n i 4 live stock owner-but not
l,,,p scale. The owning OF one
..,l IF breeding age is sufficient.
male. it must be pure-bred. Il
.aoIs. i need not be pure-bred but
Is bred to a good pure-bred
Therefore, the person VINO
int one mongrel hen mated
n quality cock representing q
al.il, breed Is entitled to official
,1lmsnt as a crusader for "Bettel
-Better Stock"
Opening q Drive october I.
4. crusade is to begin on the frs
A. i October this year. A grea'
nav EXAMINATIONS, led by the United
SlIs department of agriculture, vii
rsrste IN it. Prominent amon'
cooperating organizations are tn
g,p agricultural colleges and man,
estions Of live stock grower
udbfeeders.
he department Of agriculture
aags It's cooperative state agencies
m supply livestock raisers wit
raaed information, telling in pOpula
lnsge Of the best animal-breedin
nahsds and the advantages Of usin
tn An official emblem, suitable TO
asay win be furnished to ever
na Who agrees to use only goot
grbfgd sireS and to cooperate /
sha says in the better live-Stoc
aBade, II Is required that he fill OF
simple blank showing the numbt
ad kinds Of live stock he possesse
nd hat be declare that his mall
Alssdng animals are pure-bred.
! M necessary that he own tt
hies, but merely that the sires /
b Ehomsoeyer owned, be pur,
bel
ne great majority of people, pc
s have never appreciated the e
d d the grading up" Of the liz
seA b the use Of pure-bred sire
ts marked Improvement is to
aa b the first generation. WI
aae breeds the offspring Of a pun
M slge and mongrel dams are,
Mdial appearance, like pure-br
nlnza 4 Hereford bull practical
'a ftils to stamp his progeny wi
Characteristic white face Of {
Chickens from a standal
barred Plymouth Rock cock a
tnd Of mOngreI hens are neal
Plymouth Rocks in appearan
aually when mature they are
to pounds heavier than mt
~ Individuals.
Weight Can Be Increased.
~ external improvement is, p
not 50 marked in any oil
iu the first generation, but
s'llAsle Improvement is doubtl
q great The Improvement
so breeds cited, however, is j
u appearance. The deps
q agriculture proves that by
q AZ o0epound part Jersey {
2 Hereford bull. The calf, a
over two years old, weigl
pounds more than twice
g the COW. With practie,
Dlesa Of horses, cattle. swi
oats or poultry, a scrub h
a oy pure-bred sires for th
llons vim show most Of the
9als closely resembling pure.b
lS and, for food-production
Practically as useful.
many years this country
laed many thousands Of the
~, slselens Of live stock in
., bit b spite Of that fact,
v aad productive capacity Of
ass farm herd has remained
me farmers have not ava
yes Of the pure-bred sires
asea scrub sires. when
wang crusade begins to proc
Y Eesultsa few years i
mere yin be a general impr
a''sn Feed Is Essential.
,s s.ocEs whether young or