Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-04
Enrollments Furnish Striking Facts
About Breeding.
Developments in Federal and State
Campaigs Against Scrubs Encourag-
ing to Owners Of Live Stock.

4lAree mOnlnS. a greater quantity OF
data will be needed before conclusive
deductions may be made, but the fol-
lowing facts are considered Of unusual
interest to livestock owners
The use Of purebred sires appears to
lead automatically to the ownership OF
considerable quantity of purebred fe-
male stock.
| The use of purebred sires apparently
results also in the culling out Of scrub
females, judging from the small pro-
portion OF scrub females to grade, cross
bred, and purebred female animals
owned by purebred-sire users.
OF all female stock owned by persons
enrolled in the better-sires campaign at
the end of the year Il per cent were
purebred, 26 per cent were grades and
crossbreds, and 8 per cent were scrubs.
The scrub females are believed to be
the remnants Of former inferior stock
before purebred sires were used. since
Epurebred sires lead automatically to-
either purebred, crossbred, or grade Off
spring, depending on the blood lines Of
the females used
Low Percentages Of Scrub Females
The percentages of purebred females
found in herds and focks owned by
purebred-sire users was nOticeably sim
liar for the various classes Of animals.
In cattle the per cent of purebred fe-
males was 63.5, in swine "a, in sheep
63.
The per cent Of scrub females in the
same classes was: Cattle SO, swine 2,
sheep Ga Is .se
Poultry figures showed the smallest
per cent Of scrub females In focks
headed BY sires Of pure breeding, the
figure being Is. Poultry also showed
the highest per cent (7S.1l of females
Of pure breeding, and the smallest per.
cent (1.8) Of scrub females.
Similar figures on horses, asses, and
goats are not presented, as the enroll
ment Of these animals is not considered
sufficiently large at this time Those
classes, however, were included in the
totals
Results Of Work for Better Bulls
Comments accompanying blanks Of
enrolment indicated that many live
stock owners had used purebred sires
for a considerable period, which ma
terially reduced the percentage Of
scrubs. This is likely to be true Of a
good many who enroll early in the cam
paign, hut is evidence pointing strong
" to the influence Of purebred sires on
improvement in quality of herds and
focks.
The drive which many states have
been Waging against scrub bulls was re-
Elected III the enrolment figures. More
purebred bulls were enrolled than any
other class Of live stock, except poultry
f At the end Of December there were
enrolled lin the Better Sires Better
Stock" campaign 600 animals, and in
addition |8,949 poultry
Facts Obtained with Special Care
knowledge about the breeding Of live
stock fI the Better Sires Better
Stock campaign is obtained with spec
ial care. First, the owner Of the stock
lists his animals kept for breeding on
| the enrolment blank In accordance with
the official definitions for the various
classes OF animals with respect to- their
parentage As the better-sires slogan
indicates, all males must be purebred
and Of good quality.
Female stock may be Of any breeding
and spaces are provided for the listing
Iof purebred, grade, crussbred, and scrub
females. Then the classification IS APP
proved by the county agent IN the coun-
Ity where the live stock owner lives In
the relatively few cases where there Is
lnO county agent, the written tndorse-
Iment Of the blank BY two experienced
and disinterested livestock owners Il
lrequired. ss .5
Every person agreeing IN writing, on
the blank furnished, to use only pure
bred sires in his breeding operations re-
cetyes an emblem Of recognition issued
cooperattyely BY the United States De
partment Of Agriculture and the State
IN which he lives. Socalled '.red tape
has been reduced to 4 minimum and the
emblems have been issued IN most casea
the day the blanks were received.
Fele Stock Need Net Be Purebred
Though pointing out the foregoing
observations and especially the ten
denv for purebred sire owners to ac-
Quire purebred females the Depart-
Iment Of Agriculture does not urxe pure