Arizona republican., 1920-02-08
DAIRY TALKS
Dairymen can improve their herds by use of purebred sires---The purebred bull from
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good milk strains rnent and cheaper than the scrub.

grade COWS. They wish to improve and need to improve their herds just as much the minority of dairy farmers who have purebred 
 Now that all men who milk cows realize the necessity of improving their herds, they have reached the point where they no longer argue in behalf of the grade scrub bull. Men who read, study and think are unanimous in their decision that the purebred, registered sire is the one big factor that must be recog- nized.
 But our readers are unconsciously telling us in conversations by the letters they write and by demonstrations with their herds that the man with purebred cattle needs, must have and can afford, good we'll bred bulls of excellent conformation, from record ancestry, but the man with grade cows can get along with cheap bulls, the greatest virtue of which IS that they are purebred.
 This is vital mistake and, thanks to the test association and the cooperative bull clubs, this dangerous and erroneous idea is beginning to be corrected. Let us hope the day will hasten when tuberculosis, contagious abortion, Texas fever and many other ruinous factors will be eradicated from the livestock and dairy industry.
 It Is surely little short of crime, for one with a good purebred herd of cows to use other than the bull most suited to further improve ment of the herd.
 But, let us bear in mind that there is more to be accomplished in grade herds than in purebred herds and as the grade herds are in the vast majority, the right idea about the bulls to be used will work greater and more rapid improvement on the dairy industry than the same idea prevailing among purebred cat tie breeders.
 Do not misunderstood us; we do not argue that anything short of the best available bull is suited to the purebred herd. That is fact, indisputable and acknowledged unanimously by all sensible men. We argue against the idea, which Is all too prevalent, that just be- cause a man has grade cows he is Justified in tightening his purse strings when it comes to buying bull.
 To illustrate this: A gentleman of our quaintance has been dairying with grade cows for quarter of century. The other day, needing new bull, he visited purebred herd to make his selection. One of the great young bulls of his breed was offered him for $500 and the calf was really worth more. Another young bull was offered him for $225 and that calf was undoubtedly worth the price. The cheaper bull was selected with the explana- ton that he was to be used on grade herd. The gentleman wrote his check.
 As he dotted the ''i'' and crossed the ''t' in signing his name, big thought flashed through his mind and he said:
 "Here is my check but think have made g another mistake. My cows are not as good as they were 10 years ago. The last two bulls \ SCSACocS0 fear l am not doing the thing that will better this situation. l think l should really have that $500 calf. My son is attending the agri cultural college and l am to see him tomorrow Do not ship the bull have purchased until you hear from me"
 thoughtful talked figuring much . bull worth a grade herd than a bull could possibly be- His figures somethns ike this: bulls daughters should at least 10 pounds of fat than those of common resstered bull Say he 50 a total of 500 annually the bull. At 60c pound this $500 nuay if these produce the for 10
 that the excellent bred, registered bull
 at s3ooo than the bull tered bull might added that pride ownership of good 50 excellent is worth a ot also. Needless after eonerring his $225 bull shipped and his results that bulls perpe- trated during the past 10
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