Thursday, May 28, 1908.3
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Why N Orth Carolina Should Have a Live are e(ually evident with horses, paying any advance in price. The
. point to be made here is that a better
quality of stock must first be pro
duced, and just as soon as our breed
ers manifest their honest intentions
Stock Breeders' Association.
dairy stock, swine, and sheep.
Greater Interest in Exhibits and
Premiums. .
By Jf -B S Curtis, Animal Husbandman N. C College of Agriculture
rrha hPTipfiU of a Livestock Breed- I and dairy bulls. Glancing again at The second question, in regard to of furnishing better cattle and hogs,
rs' Association would in many par- the last report of the Bureau of Ani- our State Fair, is one which deserves the markets -will cooperate and fur
ticulars be of untold value to the mal Industry, we note that two clas- the attention of every intelligent nish a better price. The process can
State of North Carolina. Proof of sifications are made: one including stockman in this State. An agricul- not by any logical system of reason
this statement can be found by turn- dairy cattle, and one .including-all tural fair should be an educational ing be reversed. . I can myself cite
. fn thP last renort of the Biirpaii "other cattle." It is the last one institution. It should be representa- one prominent breeder of the State
f Animai Industry which shows tnat we will use to illustrate our tive of the best which is produced I who has educated the local market
th'it practically every State in the Point, in iyub mere was in worm in me state, ana to piace me live of his town to aiserenuate tne vaiue
it ic rpnrpRpnted bv a livptopk Carolina something over 300,000 stock section of our Fair on a cred- between 3 and 5 cent beef. Here
association of some kind..: Many of "other cattle," which had a total ag- i table basis, it will take co-operation is one man who" has made a bonanza
the States maintain several associa- sregate value of $3,000,000, which with men who know and who can for himself , but unfortunately we
tions for the betterment of the vari- means an average value of $10 per represent the various live stock con- cannot all have access to that one
M,5W5 nf otnrk Qiirh hppf head. What is the reason for this ditions in this State. ; The present market. What :we need is to cause
,n,.-v 0 "tt1p hnwV flnd hn?? Amn-ntr condition? The answer is not far classification is now entirely inade- more such mutual relations as the
these States we might mention Illi- seen 14 is the wide-spread use of quate as regards method of catalogu- above to be established
nois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and scruD , ana mongrel sires, wnai s, auu premiums ai staKe. i ne obtaining the Advantages of Com-
Kansas. While we realize that this aDout.-sucii States as Illinois, in- ureeu associations representing me
ct.to i nnt vpt rpartv to maintain nn diana, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, and leading classes , of stock, are more
association for every class and breed
Nebraska?, The average value per than willing to offer liberal premi-
animal . is exactly doubled. The urns for the breed which they pre-
munity Breeding.
It is interesting to note, also, that
in a number of States a plan of com-
of live stock, yet we do maintain that Z- T Z II; 11 munity breeding is being inaugu
.v. tn o .ion0 nna n reason for, tins latter condition is sent, provided the Fair Association I ' U1 -lTr
rated. This system is purely and
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awake association whose aim shall because these States produce offers a substantial sum to supple-
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Government is fast beginning to ws ; WB" U1U?8 u?vc rrr "r stock in general. Suchan organi-
realize the value of protection of w vhiuv-ui. su,u a zation can be perfected only by
some, of the larger interests in ;its system of management. ; tial increases m Premmms forcattle some dennite;concern which is itself
work of combating Texas fever, Another case to show the value - . Q , u interested in the result. In Michi-
sheep scab, hog cholera, tuberculosis, of a pure bred sire is noticed - . ; gan, for example, a plan is on foot
and in the inspection of slaughter in tne discrimination in regard year and it should be watched to develP a certain breed of stock
house products, etc. These, how- to grade stallions. The follow- - ... . , r, in a community. Three breeders
ever, are problems which affect the mg law operates in Iowa: Pare Lfv B,l)t,Mfl w cww rcoe will each have forty cows, a total of
country as a whole, each State being bred stallions, before they can q , hrAprt. iT. rrpn;rnl -.-hnnid 120 where these breeders co-operate.
ien io wunt out.iu uetuii me imme- u etuuu as ouuu, uiuou lcsiotcicui nirt i,a i Jtuacn man selects a uuii ui tuts same
manifesting this interest, and re-- breed" and. type. It is then possible
for each breeder to use his sire for
diate problems which exist . under in a Record Association recognized
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The Powerful Advantage of Organ- the Secretary of Agriculture of the . period exchange with the neighbor
ized Effort, State, who issues another certificate Better Shipping Rates Could he breeder. .This exchange is of course
to the owner of such stallion, show- Secured. to prevent inbreeding, one of the
ine aDove points are only a tew ing thus an authentic record in re- Thp nnpstion of nrohibitive live grave questions which every breeder
among the many which might be gard to his breeding. Grade stal- Utop.k shinmnff -. rates, is one that is must face. -By making this mutual
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viLtu, iu liiubirdie ine value 01 a linn nwtifips must have hand bills fniinf n- oimncf r-v tto lATrnhnne'ft thA samfi resnlta are ac-
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well organized, and well maintained printed of certain size and style of Rates in some cases have advanced complished as though a new bull
association, and right here is the type. These bills must be pasted on to SUch an extent that profits from was purchased outright. The cost of
puim wmen oy an means snoum oe the doors of stables where such stal- beef cattle are reduced to a mini- grading is thus reduced to a mini-
empnasized, tor without the proper Hons are stood." Why is this done? mnm when we realize the fact that mum. and the problem of inbreeding
backbone and co-operation among Simply to- protect the unwary farmer the margin of profit with this class immediately solved. At the end of
me memoers or me organization lit- from breeding to a horse which has Qf cattle is exceptionally narrow, we the fourth year the third exchange
ue-can De accompiisned. Here- is a mere iumble of "what-not" blood wm fnilv realize the value of re- is made, thus having six crops of
where the value of the organization i,in his veins. If this same law op- duced ratesand especially so in this high grade calves, and the advantage
is manifest. If the whole -number
of beef producers, pork producers
and dairy stock producers rise up
and demand certain legislation along
certain lines the impression made is
sure to cause decided -action either
for better or for worse. If the ac
tion was originally well founded by
intelligent stockmen and sufl&cient
numbers, there is na reason why the
change should not be for the best.
Contrast the above with a single,
energetic individual demanding bet
ter railroad rates, better prices for
live stock, better bred bulls and
more money offered in our. State
Fair Premium list. His demands
would soon be showered with an
overwhelming organization as de
monstrated in railroads, agricultural
- societies and trusts to regulate the
Price of farm products. Right here
we have reached our climax. It is
because we allow the other side of
the house to do the organizating that
the above individual demands are
defeated. It is the reason why we are
to-day lingering along in a hopeiess
tangle and an irrational system of
breeding and management. This il-
f lustrates well the proposition which
our breeders should consider. Let
us place ourselves in a position such
that battles will not have to' be
fought . single-handed. Our points
can then be won and not until then.
Better Sires Would Revolutionize
Our Live Stock Business.
Going back, now let us briefly re
view me points made in reeard to
the benefits of a Live Stock and
uairy Breeders Association:
The first point, then, is. the intro-
auction of more and better bred beef
erated in North Carolina in connec- state. This is a question where co- of grading up a herd for the cost of
tion with beef cattle, and every scrub operation would be of untold value, one pure bred bull. Such a system
bull was reolaced with a pure bred .. . .. , ' as this when carried out in detail is
bull of some recognized beef breed, Better mock w ill ma lietter raar- to be highly commended.
the value of our first generation of The last point in regard to the
calves would, when mature, be in- Another point that" is quite com- discussion of breeding and manage-
creased $1,000,000 or 33 1-3 per cent monly raised is in regard to suitable ment of live stock in general would
of the original value of the founda- markets for our better grades of cat- be of untold consequence. It is a
ion stock. This introduction of bet- tie when once they have been pro- common thing, and not at all an un-
ter bred sires is, in my mind, the
only thing which will completely
revolutionize our live stock business.
Its value does not stop with beef cat
tle alone. The benefits of grading
duced. This is one serious draw- wise thing, to see frequent questions
back we realize, but there is one relating to live stock answered
thing sure, the general run of cattle through our agricultural papers.
which go on our markets to-day, are But how much more desirable it
not of the quality to justify buyers in would be if those men could meet
each other in person and exchange
ideas. How much more lasting
is"
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OOLANTHA JOHANNA LAI), NO. 32481.
The bull shown herewith is the son of the world's champion butter
and milk cow, Oolantha 4th's Johanna, whose official record for 3bo
days is 27,432.5 lbs. milk, containing 098.26 lbs. butter fat, equiva
lent to butter 80 per cent fat 1247.82 lbs. Average per day 75.15
lbs. milk, containing 2.73 lbs. butter fat.
would the impression made and the
results be. "
Discuss These Matters Now.
It is for the betterment of these
above things and many others that
this article is-written, and It lsto be
earnestly hoped that . all parties in
terested will put their shoulders to
the wheel and help push the origi
nal idea along- the formation of a
live stock breeders' association.
Why not have a few opinions ex
pressed through The Progressive
Farmer? When during the year can '
an organization be best perfected?
When should it meet and what
should it stand for? Doubtless many
of you have even more important
things to consider than the ones
mentioned above. If so, what are
some of them, and how do you con
sider the above proposition the
formation of a stock breeders' Asso-.
elation?
There is one fashion that Is al
ways popularusing dairy products.
The man who supplies them will not
have to go begging for a buyer.
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