The Monte Vista journal., 1919-03-01
THE II. 0. G. STOCK SHOW
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dlsh-faccd. otherwise they were good
individuals; thcy ars very prolinc.
and prcpotsnt. Hut while tho Derks
arc supposed to bc easy fat,eners. tho
focdcrs hcre do not iikc them under
our prscnt method OF turning hogs
loose In tho pea fields.
Tho Poland China showing was cx-
celient. many good individuals being
shown. Tho family shown by VIM.
Robertson was exceptional for hero.
This b, ccd Errses well. finishes on
early and soils readily ~ feeders.
Mr.. Robcrtson's boar was not show
fat but II plenty largo enough for his
age considering that no was raised
hero. This breed docs not get used
to . new climate easily but tho Po-
land China raised here In tho valley
sccm to be worry hardy.
One pen Of Imperial Essex was
rhown. Tho quality was good and
II the hog breeders wcrc nxed TO take
care OF thcm ~ we'll a. the Wilcox
Farm II they would be worth while
having. Tho SOW IL very prolific and
the pigs easily fAttened.
The Duroc-Jersey SOW In queen.
For tho way the breeders raise hogs
hero they are hard to beat. They are
good rustiers. can stand hardship
There IL only one objection. they
should not 30 bred young.
The Hampshires shown were very
good. They show the good typo Of
Hampshire and are prolific.
SHEEP
The sheep shown were Hampshires
Shropshires. Rambouillet, Corredales
and grades OF these breeds.
The Hampshires and shropshires
are tho down sheep Of the British
Isles. They are tho mutton sheep
supreme and are well adapted to our
farms where We have pastures. The
Bucks can he crossed with our ewes
to produce a mutton lamb provided
all tho lambs from this cross are sold
and not kept for breeding purposes
They are not range sheep. they do
not herd we'll but are pasture sheep.
Tho Rambouillets shown were Of
tho mutton type and have the large
smooth body from which the heavy
wrinkles have been eliminated by
selective breeding. While keeping
tho dense white and long staple
fleece they have acquired . large
well shaped body for mutton pur-
poses. In this valley II one Is bI eed-
Ing to save the eve lambs this tyne
or Rambouillets cannot be excelled
The product OF this breeding herds
well. n point to be remembered when
we turn our her ds over to the Mexi-
can herders to be grazed on n tim
bered forest reserve. Here we are
nearly pure breeding. that is to say
We are mating Rambouillet Buck
with Eve In which the Rambouillet
blood predominates. This product Is
good for wool. wool that can be de-
veloped to 10 pounds and better and
Mt the same time We can keep the
weight and the mutton on the lambs
to be sold.
Tho Corriedoles are n New Zeal
and product ard rather new to our
county They are breed developed
from the crossing OF registered Ram
bouillet ewes with recorded Lincoln
or English Leicester rams. a close
wool with loose wool. A breed Is
class OF animals which uniformly
transmits certain characteristics to
tho offspring. BY very careful selec-
tlon In New Zealand u type Of this
cross has been developed which uni
formly transmits its characteristics
to its offspring. hence we have now
breed OF sheep which we call the
Corriedale. This breed has the ad-
vantage over both the close wool and
tho loose wool. They have the long
staple OF the loose wool but avoid the
openness and the break over the
loins seen to such disadvantage in
the loose wool. break which expos-
o. tho back to dirt and moisture.
They retain the herding instincts OF