Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

record of production. The mature
daughters of this bull averaged 4,336
TBS. Of milk while their dams averaged
$3.50 a decline of 1,044 lbs. per COW
per year The next bull was Hugorotus
another cheap one. His mother was
reputed to be an excellent COW but
his pedigree did not bear out the fact.
His daughters also proved to be infer
ior to their dams. Ten of his mature
daughters fell total Of 3,770 TBS. of
milk per year below their dams. The
offspring of this bull were the poor
est ever in the herd Nine out of elev-
en- went to their butcher.
The next bull was Lorne Meridale.
He was backed by splendid pedigree
and with one exception his daughters
were superior to their dams. The aver
age milk production Of the herd was
raised by this bull from 4,542 lbs. to
5,751 A dairy farmer could have we'll
afforded to pay $1,000 for this bull
rather than accept either of the other
two as a gift. Missouri Rioter 3rd. was
purchased next He was a splendid in
dividual backed by an excellent pedi-
gree. The best COWS ever in the herd
were sired by this bull. He raised the
average herd production from 4,609 lbs
to 1854 TBS Ten of his mature daugh-
ters produced $275,00 worth of fat per
year more than their dams. Minnete's
Pedro, the next herd sire, produced
offspring showing wide variation
and lack of uniformity. He produced
some excellent cows and some that
were worthless.
1t is rather a problem to secure a
bull which will perceptibly increase
the production of herd averaging
500 TBS of butter-fat per year but the
task is simple with herds averaging
from $50 lbs. to 300 lbs. The most
successful experience seems to indi-
cate that a sire should be selected
with the following points in mind Civ
en- in the order of their Importance.
L. Breed
g. Prepotency
g. Pedigree
4. Masculinity
s. Individuality
6. Cost
Taking it for granted your expert
ences have indicated the wisdom OF
making your selection from one OF
the dairy breeds, you would do well
to choose the breed which you like
best, for one unconsciously gives bet
ter care to stock he admires.
1t happens now and then that
the man who has Jerseys sees his
neighbours Holsteins producing much
more milk and bigger calves and he
conceives what he thinks is a very
clever idea; he will cross the two
breeds and thus get the rich milk OF
the Jersey and the large quantity OF
| the HoIstein. What is the result? The
/ ulOSC dTLI1Cldl IIll11So cOOuL tlIG J6ISGy
is the abnormally high fat content OF
her milk. The most artificial tn ne
/ about the Holstein is her abnormally
large flow of milk. 1t SO happens il
| breeding that the most artificial char
acteristics are the first lost and sc
the cross-breds, in all probability viii
combine the small quantity of mills
characteristic of the Jersey with the
thin milk common to Holsteins. Adopt
the breed you like best and then stick
to it. have in mind farmer in west
ern Washington who originally start
ed farming with a Short-horn herd
Holsteins came in style and he pur
chased a pure bred bull of that breed
After some few years his fancy chang
ed to Guernseys. OF late years it has
been Ayshires and his herd is now
headed by an Ayrshire bull and con
tains few pure-bred females of thai
breed. but the point is this, from 6