The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-10-05

I,WaNs q gO0u thlng Tor farmers TO De
on the look out for varieties better
than those which they have It is tht
safest plan to try new varieties on q
small scale for a year or two, using
the old established varieties for the
main crop.
Make Plans For Next Years Breed
ing Pen Now. -
4 Now is the time to make the year S
/ final plan for your next breeding
pen, says Kate NJ. Wells, poultry
specialist Extension Service, UNI
versity Of Tennessee. Decide how
many chicks you want to hatch next
! spring and how many of your best
layers it will take to produce the
eggs to bring this number Of chicks
during the early spring months, she
advises. When this is decided you
will know how close to sell off the
laying hens during these two months
Study your best layers and hold for
the breeding pen those that show the
best breed characteristics in size,
shape and color. Do not put into the
breeding pen any bird showing a dis
qualification, because while working
for higher egg production you must
not lose sight of the standard bird
of the breed you have.
The hen still laying will show thin,
faded legs and beak (if she is Of the
Mediterranean or American breeds)
bright red waxy comb and wattles,
well-worn toe nails, bright eyes, alert
movements, good appetite and late
to-bed and early-to-rise disposition.
In other words, she shows by her
actions that she is we'll and hearty
and a busy body. Examination of
her bony frame will show that she
has body capacity to take care OF
plenty of food; and you must remem-
Der that her ability as a layer is
based largely on the extra amount Of
food she can eat and digest. So look
for the hen with the deep body
measured by the distance between the
pelvic bones and the end of the breast
bone.
Width Of body, as shown by the
distance between the ends Of the pei
vic bones, denotes the development Of
the egg organs; the greater width
showing more room for size of these
organs. Good breed Development Of
the comb and wattles is also fair
index to the good development of
the egg organs. If you can find good
width and depth in the hens still lay
ing you are quite justified in ex-
pectino to increase the egg product
ion of their daughters, The cock.
erel to be used with these hens in the
breeding pen should show good breed
characteristics, with strength and Vi
tality and a good body depth, de-
noting body capacity.
Scrubs Bring 30 Years of Regret.
"If | had started with few pure
bred cows 30 years ago | would have
something that | would be proud of
now, rather than lot Of nondescript
animals" This remark was made toll
a representative of the United States
Department of Agriculture bv a live.
stock owner rs years old. That event
this age is not too late to make a be- !
ginning is shown by the fact that bel
is believer in purebred sires, and
his herd, though not purebred, con
tains some high grade cows and a
purebred sire at this time.
Ohio Heads States in Better Stock
Campaign
Ohio now heads the list of states
taking part in the Better Sires-Bet-
ter Stock" campaign carried on by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and the Agricultural Ex-
tension Services of the various states
to induce farmers to get rid of all
siTes except those that are purebred.
In three months ending July /,
954 livestock owners enrolling 537
were OhiOans, bringing that state
into the lead in number Of farmers
having federal-state certificates, in
number of animals and in number cf
poultry listed. The total of persons
in Ohio enrolling is now 1870. They
own 75,025 head of all kinds of farm
animals and 1855 poultry. Vir-
ginia is now second, after having been
in the lead since the campaign
started in 1919.
While Tennessee has not made the
progress that some states have in the
eradication of the scrub sire, still
much advancement in this line is in
evidence in practically every county
in the state according to reports of
county agricultural agents and live
stock specialists Of the Extension
Service.
Tennessee Jerseys in Spotlight of
Dairy World.
That Tennessee Jerseys are just as
good as any cows in America, and
that they can be depended on to go
right on hanging up new records for
production is evidenced by the fact
that four new state records have been
announced within the past few weeks.
By producing 12,481 pounds of milk
and 1925 pounds of butterfat, Moons
Eminent Princess, a Jersey Cow
owned by Charles Pearson, of BeG.
ford county, become the new Tennes.
see senior three-year-ol champion
for her age. She also qualified for
both gold and silver medals in view OF
the fact that she produced over 700
pounds of bGtterfat and carried her
calf the required number of days.
For II consecutive months Princess
in The 50-pound class, and
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