Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-08-03
WITH The COUNTY AGENT

Will I'LL UUUltIi HuLlvl
Mr.. Jones of Redmound compares
prices Of pure bred cattle with the
price of grade and native cattle and
finds that the additional returns on
the average herds of pure breds is 25
per cent higher than the returns from
low grade and beef cattle.
DIR. Jones says: 1T has. been my
privilege during the past few years
to make a comparative study OF the
net returns of various herds of cattle.
have noted particularly the improve
ment of farms growing pure breds as
compared to those growing cattle Of
little or no breeding. Careful exam
nation of all conditions convinces me
that the keeping Of pure bred cattle
makes pure bred farmers and inciden-
tally adds to the interest in livestock.
Personally / have had the most in
teresting experience IN developing a
herd of Holsteins BY the COW testing
association method, namely that of
keeping track of each COW Individual
ly. started with a pure bred sire and
eight native cows. The first cross in
creased the production of milk and
butterfat from IS to 400. These half
three-fourths pure bred. These pro-
duced Is II in excess Of the half
breeds. These three quarter bloods
were crossed again making seven
eighths pure bred After two years
work in the association ! found that
the seven-eighths breeds produced
5ao more butterfat than did the three
fourths blood. The rs were crossed
again, making a 15-16ths pure bred
The difference in the production of the
latter animals over that of the eight
pure bred showed no material in
crease. ] am rather positive that this
latter cost had increased production
but / was unable to detect it for by
this time had grown to exercise more
care in feeding and had become more
punctual in the time Of milking. Con
sequently no great difference could bt
noticed.
At the present time have but few
of the grades left and am gradually
growing into pure breds. | hope tt
improve as well with pure breds al
] have with the grades. The cost o.
this development work has been moth
ing In fact, it has paid me WELL TIL,
prices ! received for my high grade
cows. more than paid for the differenc,
IN cost of grade sire as compared tt
one of definite dairy production. II
be specific, three years ago | sold si'
high grade Holstein cows whose aver
age production was $500 pounds O
milk with 800 pounds of butterfat TO
an average of S1S5 per head. Tn
price of pure breds today enables M
to buy direct without any additions
cost. In other words. my grade cow
Of three years ago, eight IN number
will practically pay for six pure bre'
cows today of comparable breeding
and production. Never in the histor,
Of our state have we been able t
buy pure breds at such REASONABLE
figures as today The least that any
one of us can do is to make half of GU
herd pure bred by the purchase of
pure bred sire. Discard the scrub an
grade sire, purchase the better sire o
known breeding. To the real live
stock men in the country cannot sa
too emphatically, "Buy pure bred sire
now" You may go long while be
fore you have an opportunity offere
to you such as the present-day live
stock businesses offers"
Wis. Pedigreed Grains Are Successft
The long, continued dry, hot weath
er gives grain growers rigid test 0
grain that has not been experienced
some over three years. Distinct VAR
cites of grain selected by Prof. r.
Moore, of the University of Visor
sin prove their worth in their qua
ity to stand alone where other var
ties fall. Mr., Garner, of Hillsbor
says: Il have noted particularly til
Wisconsin Pedigreed barley to stan
up in spite of all dry weather and hes
we have been having. i have ,tw
fields Of barley, one field of the oil
variety of Oderbrucker and another
field of Wisconsin Pedigreed barle,
This latter field was cut last an
stood far better than did the old val
!iety. ] figure production of ten bl
shells per acre in excess of that pr,
duced by the old variety. | hay
found a similar condition in my o;
field. ! grow two varieties of oat
The one kind called the Wisconsi
Wonder, a very old popular variet
and also the Wisconsin No. /. TIL
latter oats has very hard straw ar
will not crinkle down when ripe. Nor
over, it holds very fast in the hull
The most interesting feature ahol
this oats is that of its ability to wit
stand very fertile soil, heat and d.
weather / was able to harvest I'll
five acres of the Wisconsi No.
variety in Just one-half the time TIL
it took to harvest FIVE acres of the o
standard variety. This was due
the fact that the old variety has n
been bred to stand up on fertile sol
and withstand dry weather. Sin,
my experience with these two varieti
] am thoroughly convinced that Il
merit of Wisconsin pedigreed varieti
of grain are worthy. of considerable
of every grain grower in Verne
county in that they are hard stemm'
varieties which make them stand l
I, well on very fertile soil, they a
4 heavy producers and they are of
4 good quality if not better than our o
q varieties that we now have. Sele
3 ton today means more to me than
Il ever did before. Moreover. ] am co
= WINGED that it will pay me most
3 grow Wisconsin pedigreed grains"
Il Booster Day
3 Wednesday, August II, 1921 W
4 mark the celebration of the Dur
Il Jersey Breeders of eastern Verne
3 county. An all-day tour, beginniI
+ at Hillsboro at 9 o'clock Wednesd;
Il morning and extending over lar
r portion of the eastern end of t
Z county has been planned. The to-
Il will take in the various Duroc Jers,
4 breeders homes, their herds al
/: farms, including points Of interest