The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-09
BREEDING Is
IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN FARM PROFITS.
Prof. W. y. Anderson Delivers Strong
Address On Better Breed
Stock on Kentucky
Farms.

oioOhihb IN buCu uH important lns-
tor in realizing profits on livestock
that with tho proper steps taken for
improving the quality OF their live
stock in a few years the farmers OF
this state vii reap enormous returns,
instea dof the presetn waste Of mil
lions of dollars, Prof. W. s. Anderson,
specialist in charge OF animal breed
ing at the University Of Kentucky Col
lege Of Agriculture declared In an
address at the Bourbon Stock Yards.
His talk In support OF the Farmers
Better Sire Sale Of 300 pure bred reg
istered bulls to be held at the Bourbon
Stock Yards June End, was the fourth
in series Of lectures by the College
Of Agriculture experts under the aus
pices OF the Louisville Livestock Ex-
change. The address follows:
For number of years ! have had
charge OF the Live Stock Exchange
run b ythe Experimental Station and
all the correspondence concerning
pure bred stock for the state. | am
delighted to learn that the Bourbon
Stock Yards are going to do something
definite in an effort TO improve live
stock In Kentucky
Just about a year ago when the
slump came in beef cattle prices, the
correspondence Of my office slumped
also, ! mean inquiries for pure bred
bulls the thing in which we are most
interested, and there has been very lit
tie done as far as placing pure bred
bulls in the last year. We have done
good work in securing dairy cows and
better dairy stock for the different
sections. The interest in this has in
creased rather than decreased, but
much to our disappointment, the COM
munities that ought to have pure bred
stock, have not been interested in Sc
curing them, so | am delighted that
this institution this Bourbon Stock |
Lards, is fathering this movement and
going to do a work so worthy Of sue
cess. want to say to those in charge, |
that the Experiment Station is leaving
undone that they know they
ought to do to make this sale sue
cess. We want to see these 300 pure
bred bulls go to the sections Of the
state that need them most and | am
here to tell you just why pure bred
sires are better for the farmers than
the scrub.
Now, as | see it, there are three
things we have to have in mind in
producing beef cattle for the future,
the first, early maturity of the animal,
second, economical gaisn and third top
prices when the animals are put on
the market. Now market stock can be
produced by using registered cows for
the simple reason that there are not
enough to go around. 1t would be
ideal fthe situation was such that all
could use registered COWS, but not
being able to use them, the next best
thing is to use pure bred sires, The
registered sire carries the factors for
early maturing. For many years the
pure bred beef cattle have been pro-
duced with the idea of early maturity.
1t would not surprise me if in the
near future, we see this change in the
production of beef cattle. | believe we
are going to come to it gradually of
course, as none come suddenly, to the
method of taking well bred calf and
feed from the time it is dropped the
maximum ration instead Of the least |
it can live on. We will keep that calf
growing until weaving time, fiving it |
milk enough to keep it in good shape |
and condition, and begin feeding corn |
ration before weaving so when it is
weaned it will know that it is weaned |
This weaving will be about six months
or seven months. This calf is fin
condition will be rushed with the max
imum ration instea dof the minimum,
kept growing until -, IA or 16 months |
when it can then be put on the markc !
as baby beef. The time is comm . /
when something of this kind will be-