The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-06
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Purebred sires Increase Value of
Cnlras AnnrnximaleIN $40

Purebred Sires Increase Value OF
Calves Approximately $40.
That a calf from a grade COW and
sired by a purebred bull is worth APP
proximately $40 more than one sired
by scrub bull is the opinion Of seven
Blount county farmers. That is the
way each of them expressed himself
Immediately after each had demon
strated his faith in purebred bull by
purchasing one.
On June II John Hitch, one Of the
most progressive and successful
farmers and Aberdeen-Angus breed
ers in Blount county offered at auct-
ion seven young purebred Angus
bulls from his splendid herd and
they were purchased by the above
mentioned farmers. For some time
livestock SPECIALISTS of the Extension
service, University Of Tennessee, have
been urging farmers to use better
sires and at this sale they took OPP
portunity to see just what farmers
who are buying and using purebred
sires think about them.
The first man to buy bull was
Elmer Caldwell, of Hubbard Station,
Blount county. Mr.. Caldwell is a
young farmer and has so acres of
land. He has seven grade cows and
stated that he believed in the use Of
purebred sires and that he never
expected to use any other kind In
speaking Of his farm, he said that he
had 20 acres in pasture, eight acres
in clover, 10 acres in grass, is acres
in corn and IL acres in peas.
The next buyer was Jack Gamble,
Of Walland. Mr.. Gamble said that
he had been using a purebred sire
for 10 years. He has a 240-acre farm
and a small herd Of grade Angus
cows. "To say that a calf sired by
a purebred bull is worth $40 more
than one sired by a scrub is putting
it at low figure in my estimation,
he said.
R. G. Montgomery & Son, Of Mary
vile, who have used a purebred sire
for three years, bought the next bull. |
Mr.. Montgomery stated that he could
appreciate the value Of a purebred |
sire after using scrubs for several
years. His experience was that
steers sired by purebred sire al
ways brought from one-half to one
cent per pound on the market more
than those sired by a scrub. That is
why they pay, he said. Montgomery
& Son operate a general farm of |
240 acres and keep about dozen
good grade Angus cows and a few
purebreds.
R. E. Gamble, who owns a farm of
500 acres-150 in timber, 200 in pas
ture and about 80 in clover after
liming-was the next buyer Of a pure
bred bull. Mr. Gamble stated that he
had two purebred Angus cows and Il
grades. He has three silos and is
grazing rs head Of stocker cattle on
his farm at present Cattle carrying
the blood of purebred sire always
make the best and cheapest gains
and bring the most on the market
That is the reason | bought a pure
bred here today. They put more
money in the farmers pocket"
j. M. Blivens, who operates a rent
ed farm of 1862 acres, said immedi-
ately after he had bought one of the
bulls: "Yes, | use a purebred sire
and have been for some time. It's
the only thing to do. | always keep
few cows and | never used anything
but purebred sire; can't afford to-"
Andy Davis bought one of the good
bulls in the sale to head his herd Of
seven purebred and II grade cows
Mr.. Davis has farm of 232 acres
so in pasture, 20 in clover and 40 in
corn. He has silo, uses lime on his
land and nothing but purebred sires !
of all kinds When asked if these
things paid he was very emphatic in
saying that they did, agreeing with
the other buyers of bulls as to the in
creased value Of calves produced BY
sires over those produced /
by scrubs.
J. R. Davis, who owns a 675-acre
farm, stated that the only kind Of
sire that could eat his grass was a
purebred. He has used purebred sires
for Is years and feeds for market
each year from so to 60 head of cat
tie. In buying cattle for the pasture
and feed-lot he stated he would not
consider one sired by a scrub bull. Il
feed cattle for the money there is in
it and that kind make me more
money" he said, because they make
gains more economically and bring
more when | put them on the mar
ket.' Mr.. Davis does not confine his
belief in purebred sires to cattle
alone. He says that it pays with
hogs and all other farm animals. He
stated that last spring he sold 10
shoats on the Knoxville market and
averaged 230 pounds at seven months
of age. They were by a purebred
boar out of high grade sows and
were allowed the run of a 20-acre
field of white clover and were given
nine bushels Of corn and two pounds
of tankage a day.
Where could one 90 to get better
proof of the value of purebred sire
than this? say specialists of the Ex-
tension Service, University of Ten
nessee, ''The question a farmer
should ask himself they say, "is
not Can afford to use a purebred
sire?' but Can | afford not to use
one p"
Tennessee Farm Facts.
IL I. Cowan, a leading Dickson
county farmer, consigned two steers