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CRAPY COUNTY PitOgntjSM, CAUtu, uhunum.
FARM DEPARTMENT
Conducted by P. H. Ward, Farm Demonstration Agent
Live Stock Breeding
Success of Cooperative Effort Deui-
enstrated by 136 Community
Associations in Wisconsin.
There are some sections of the
country that have become noted
for the quality of the live stoc k
they produce. In most instances
that is fpund to be the result of
concentrated effort. The State of
Wisconsin offers a splendid illus
tration of what can he accomplish
ed r through community, breeding
associations. Here are to be found
130 organizations devoted to t i e
breeding of highclass live stock.
Of this number, 108 are promoting
cattle of the different dairy breeds;
2 beef cattle, 1.0 horses; 2 swine
and 14 general live stock. These
associations have met with marked
success and prove conclusively that
community live stock breeding is
not an experiment when thorough
ly organized and properly conduct
ed. Livingston County, Mich, and
and a considerable section of New
York particularly the region ad
jacent to Syracuse, are famous for
their dairy cattle. In Iowa pro
minency has been gained in swine
raising. The. blue-grass region of
Kentucky noted as the center of
America saddle-horse breeding af
fords tr further example of the suc
cess resulting from unity of effort,
and purpose. There are still other
sections where attention is being
. given to the production of the diff
erent Classes of live stock, Each
; ,is noted as a breeding center, and
buyers.who pay the highest, prices
are attracted from other States
, and even foreign countries,
Thej organization of a community
or epoperative live-stock breeders’
'*'• association requires the services of
j'jLa leader, as do all movements that
t'f have for their object the iinprovc-
nient of unsatisfactory conditions,
The leader in an enterprise of this
kind should be one of the success
the breed has been decided upon,
the first step is to procure a num
ber of sound pure-bred sires of
that breed to be mated with the
females owned by the members.
If there are a few good privately
owned sires already in the commun
ity they can be put out for,service
and' the expense divided on a pro
rata basis.
If additional sires are found nec
essary, it should he possible for
the association to secure them at
a considerable saving in price
through the selection, of a com
mittee of competent men author
ized to make the puiohases. It
will in some cases be advisable to
have a qualified, veterinarian ns
one member of the committee.
At the opening of the breeding
season the sires should bo placed
at the most convenient points and
put in the hands of capable and
efficient men who will take proper
care of the animals in their charge.
After each second season it may
prove advisable to change or shift
the sires. This will ■ allow each
breeder to procure the service of a
new sire and at the same time
make it possible to determine
which arc the best, producers so
that those not making good can bo
disposed of.
A sufficient number of the best
females from the successful sires
should be retained,., and in some
cases male offsprings may be put
into service in the neighborhood.
This will obviate the necessity for
any further extensive purchases
and give a constant supply of good
blood and uniform quality. In ad
dition, it will provide an adequate
number of animals to take the
place of those,that die, are injured,
or sold. Tire serviceable sires
crossed with the females retained
will be of incalculable value in the
continued production of animals of
outstanding merit.
One of the reasons for the lack of
uniformity in. the quality of our
live stock is the fact, that many of
ated. Much can also be accom
plished in a similar manner in
stamping out contagious diseases
among other classes of live stock,
and by the adoption of proper san
itary methods further outbreaks in
the community can bo avoided. A
reputation for sound, healthy stock
is a most desirable and valuable
asset.
Additional advantage is obtained
in marketing the surplus stock.
The individual breeders is compell
ed to seek his own market. A fur
ther drawback is the higher freight
rate and lack of railroad facilities
owing to shipments having to be
made in lots of less than a carload.
With the organized community the
market is established, and freight
charges are reduced by railhond
shipments, which may be made up
of stock belonging to several per
sons. Shipments made in this way
insure better railroad service, and
the small breeder shares with the
larger breeder the benefit bj redu
ced transportation charges'.
The successfully organized com
munity centralizes the matter of
buying, and purchasers will pay
better prices than would be the
case if they were compelled to go
to the added expense of traveling
from place to place in order to gdt
the required number of animals' of
the quality they desire. These sat
isfied customers will be an • addi
tional agency whereby the reputa
tion of the community and the
quality of its live stock will be
spread t.o~other sections and States.
Additional publicity is to T>e
gained through advertising. At
tractive, well-prepared advertising
judiciously placed is an important
factor in drjywing attention to the
community as a breeding center and
attracting customers. •
Through the regular meeting of
the association the members are
brought in contact with each other,
matters of general interest are <lis
cussed, a spirit of friendly rivalry
is stimulated, and a more neigh
borly feeling prevails. These meet
ings will also have much to do in
maintaining the proper enthusiasm
so essential to the success of the
organization and the good of the
some cream wlioti there is a con!
venient market for them to reach,
but the chief end in view wjth tho
most of these farmers is a milk
supply for his family and the rais
ing of enough cattle to consume
the surplus feed of his farm To
meet the requirements of this
class we believe that what is com
monly referred to ns a dual pui*
pose cow will best serve and of
these we believe that the short
horn will prove the best sijeetion.
In addition to being one of the
best of all beef breeds, t he short
horn i< a good milker and in many
instances will rank right up wjth
the best of the dairy breeds in
milk and butter production. The
calves will grow into salable beeves
ns quickly ns will any breed that
can lie grown anil altogether they
have as many strong points to re-
eommepd them ns any breed of
cattle tlilit could possibly be select
ed for the general farmer.
As is pointed out in the article
tin (.'(immunity breeding clubs in
this issue it is very desirable for a
community to all grow one breed
of cattle and for that, reason we
are hopeful that the Grady bounty
Live Stock Association will fix up
on one breed of cattle for this
county and we hope that the breed
will be the shorthorn.
\Vc reproduce beloiv an article
from the . Shorthorn in America,
giving some reasons why the short
horn is a favorite breed. •
our individual farmers and breeders
ful breeders of the community-ng- have not adhered to one type Di
gressive ’its well as progressive, breed of sire. The result provides
With such a man at ,;the head of a striking example of tfye need of
the moyement, little trouble should organization. With the-.organized
bo experienced in interesting others community many advantages are ] community in general,
and securing their cooperation. A to be gained, First of all, greater It, will also lie four
preliminary organization should be interest will be,taken in the proper
effected,' a committee appointed methods of breeding, feeding, etc.,
tp draft‘a constitution and by-laws with the result that a definite com-
suid a definite breed selected which muuity ty]ro .will be established
the association js to promote. [ and the members will work togeth-
. The.selectiou of a breed is of er in maintaining that idea. United
great importance. If the best re- action is brought about, in the pro-
shlts are to be gained; individual vention and eradication of diseases,
tjtsle should be disregarded and a combined action ' along this line
breed selected which has proved being far more effective and eeon-
profitable in the community. The omicnl than individual effort. The
action taken in this respect, should good effect of combined action on
be unanimous, and every, effort the part of the breeders of a com-
should then be made in improving munity in preventing the spread of
the type of stock to which the or- such a disease as hog cholera, for
ganizntion is committed’ When instance, can readily bo apprcci*-
WHEN YOU WANT
JEWELRY
Anything you want.
Any price you want.
Any time you want it.
We are Headquarters for Jewelry.
C.F. SANDERS,
JEWELER Cairo, Ga,
found desirable
and helpful to have occasional ad
dresses by prominent stockpicn and
scientists from the State agricultu
ral colleges and experiment stations
In this way various subjects are
discussed in detail and many diffi
cult problems solved.
The history of the associations
and districts mentioned is one of
conlinuqd success. Their growth
and influence have been marked,
and their example can well be fol
lowed by other sections where such
organizations do not exist. The
department gives assistance through
its agents in the field, in forming
local associations for' live-stock-
improvements.
Who Favors The
Shorthorn And Why?
’The farmer, because the Short
horn is particularly adapted to his
combined and varied requirements
and purposes. . The Shorthorn
cow yields a liberal flow of milk of
excellent quality. When she is not
in milk, she readily lakes on flesh
and if, perchance, she gives a lim
ited flow, as is the case with [many
cows of the strickly dairy breeds,
tho feed which she consumes is
quickly converted into beef—a
Shorthorn advantage. Hence, she
is working toward the profit mark
through one channel, or the' other
all of the time, and her steers al
ways look good to the butcher.
The ranchman regards Short
horn blood with favor because;
when it is used, increased size and
scale and better bone arc assured,
which means wore profit at a given
age.
The feeder inclines to the Short,
horn because the Shorthorn will
economically produce the most
pounds of gain on a given amount
of feed. The width of the loin
even flesh covering and well-round
ed quarters are dominating Short
horn characteristics.
The packer looks with favor on
the Shorthorn because, its killing
futilities’ safeguard his investment
and insure a ready demand for the
product.
The breeder inclines to the
Shorthorn because he knows that
there is a more general demand
for the red, white and roan than
for other breeds, and hiswcllfaro is
secure when he adopts the Short
horn.
The average man is attracted to
the Shorthorn because he has
learned from general observation
that the Shorthorn is dependable
and responsive under all condi
tions^.
The public indorses t ho Short
horn for the wonderful improve
ments which Shorthorn blood has
wrought in American cattle stocks,
and for the larger contribution it
has made to the sustenance and
betterment of our people.
The Shorthorns For Grady
County And Why
In becoming the champion of
this particular breed of cattle for
the farmers of Grady County the
editor of the'Progress does so well
knowing that quite a number of
people are going to differ with his
opinions on the matter. We arc
not going to contend that for the
man who is going regularly into
the dairying bussiness that he
should select tho shorthorn breed,
indeed our advice to him would
be to select one of the established
dairy breeds, either the Jerseys or
the Holstcins being admirably ad
apted. But now ns it always wil
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