The Coos Bay times., March 13, 1915, EVENING EDITION, MAGAZINE SECTION, Page 3, Image 9

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The Necessary Pure-Bred Bull
t...llH n Inulnn nntn linlt
vgUIi UUI1B uaiiifc, ..w... u.v
dairy fnrmcrs millions 01 uonars.
Tho annual buttorfat nverago la
kept low by cows which trnco back In
ono or two generations to mongrel,
nondescript sires. Horrid nro too oft
on bonded by bulls In whoso breeding
and conformation thcro 1b no hubbcs-
tlon ot uniry typo or production.
Many of these could render their best
Bcrvico to dairying by Going tho bo
logna routo to lessen tho high cost of
living. Falling this, thoy accomplish
tho next host result. Tho low produc
tion of their get forcibly Itnprosses
tho need of bettor dairy sires.
Tho profit In nny dairy is deter
mined to a largo degrco by tho worth
of tho herd bull. Tho Ohio station
lias lately shown tho vnluo of a good
elro by comparing two bulls used at
'on3tor. Ono Increased tho nvorago
yearly production ot his daughters
over that of their dams 1299 pounds
of mlllc nnd 10 pounds ot buttorfat.
Tho other decreased tho nvorago of
his daughters below that of their
dams 700 pounds of milk nnd 45
pounds of buttorfat. Figuring tho
average producing period of a cow
as six years tho diffcronco In vnluo of
theso two bulla In tho producing llfo
of each heifer aired Ib about 12,000
pounds milk and GOO pounds butter
fat a difference well worth notlco
and sufficient to point out the vnluo
of superior bulls.
Apply this In tho dairy hords of tho
country. A vory llttlo extra caro In
selecting onlmnls for sires would
ralso tho buttorfnt nverago at least
10 pounds por cow. When multiplied
by tho number ot dairy cows In tho
United States this amounts to 200.
000,000 pounds of buttorfat worth
$60,000,000 enough to pay for caro
ful consideration ot the need of real
dairy sires.
Iohii'h Debt to llulK
Wisconsin and Iowa rank high as
dairy states and owo much to tho
use of Pino bred bulls. Wisconsin's
cattlo associations and county sales
scatter bulls of Uic four breeds
throughout the state. Iu ono porlod
ot 14 weeks last year more than 1200
purebred bulls were sold to Wiscon
sla farmers and breeders. Iowa heads
many of her dairy herds with nnlmnls
brought In from other states. Last
car 5,000,000 nioro poundH of but
ter were made n Town than hi 1912
la spite of tho fact that there wcro
100,000 fewer cows In tho stato. This
Increase netH tho farmers uenrly $1,
750,000 besides tho satisfaction of
knowing their cowa nro nvoraging at
least 10 pounds moro buttorfat than
la tho ear before. W. D. Barnoy,
Stato Dairy and Food Commissioner,
credits this ralso In standard for tho
most part to tho high quality ot tho
bulla brought Into tho stato during
tho past 10 years. A yearly Incrcaso
of 5,000,000 pounds ot butter duo
largely to tho use of better sires en
courages tho purchnso of moro.
To figure tho Intluonca nnd impor
tance of tho herd bull Is difficult and
many breeders dodgo tho tronblo ot
estimation. Tho old adago "a bull is
half tho herd" loses its forco through
repetition. It Is true wher'o tho blood
of sire nnd dam arc ot equal power.
Howovcr, whon n puro blood bull Is
mated to grado or scrub cows, his
ability to stamp his characteristics on
his offspring Is relatively increased.
It added to tho advantago ot being
ot puror blood than tho cows, n bull
Is a "strong constltutloncd, woll-bal-tnced
animal that can bo safely in
bred to his daughters and" grand
daughters," ho becomes much moro
than "half tho hord " Tho prnctlco
of breeding a bull back to his prog
eny may bo debatable but there la
no question of tho great effect of
tho sire. A single cross with an In
ferior animal may tear down what It
has taken years to build up In n herd.
On tho other hand, a' strong dairy
slro may so firmly fix his qualities
In his progeny that oven when matod
with scrub cows ho produces a dis
tinct dairy typo. Tho prepotoncy of
a purebred dairy bull was woll shown
In tho Government demonstration
nerd at tho Notional Dairy Show last
Fall. Ono ot tho two most profit
able cows In tho tost wns n second
cross Holstein-Frlosian a cow of
uch excellent typo as to rank high
on the breed score card.
A "Good, Cheup Hull"!
Not long ago a doalor In dairy cat
tle received an ordor for "20 good,
purebred Jorsoy heifers good milky
stock with register of merit blood and
also a good, cheap bull." A good,
cheap bum a llttlo study would
nave shown tho writer tho folly of
U1. With him a "bull's a bull." Yet
laiS 19 AYnntlv wlinl It ma ,1HA
ime, highly developed bunch of dairy
ne ters Is mated to an animal whoso
Is tho fact that ho Isn't a heifer. A
"no-purposo" bull can do moro In
thrco years toward classifying a herd
ns "boardeis" In tho ranks ot un
profitable producers than can bo un
done by years of careful breeding.
A llttlo Investigation of herds nnd
tho cause of monoy-loslng cows brings
us faco to faco with tho scrub bull
proposition. More purebred sires nro
needed but moro important Is tho
intelligent USO Of thnRO wn linvr.
Tlmo spent lu selecting a bull to head
tho herd la profitably Invested.
Dairy blood sells high and purebred
Birua m grnuo or Bcruu nerds will
easily produco ?1G0 heifers from $75
to $100 cows. A leader in dairy
breeding has recently said: "Thorc
novor was n tlmo in tho world'B his
tory when tho market prospect was
as oncournglng for tho raising of
cowh io sen as now. Tiioy must bo
well bred, not necessarily puro bred
but from registered dairy sires."
Thcro is no lino of dnlrjjng of moro
Importanco than building up tho or
dinary hord and no easier means than
by tho uso of better sires.
Owners Advised as to
Care of a Sick Horso
FEW horso owners nro Justified In
nttcmntlnc to front n bnran (1ml
ia really sick, yet overy ono ought
to bo nblo to do something for an 111
nnlmnl until professional help ar
rives. Impropor feeding In tho Winter
liroducos much Indlgestivo slcknoss
among horses, and nn nnlmnl with
ncuto Indigestion needs veterinary
as3lstauco quickly. Thoro Is not much
uso pouring mcdlclno into tho
stomach, ror that organ la already
in a deranged condition and will not
asslmllnto tho drugs.
Tho Injection of concentrated med
icines under the skin Is tho only
ratlonol way of treating such ail
ments, nnd tho ordinary horsoman
Is not posscssod of either tho Instru
monta or tho necessary skill to do
this "work. Howovcr, ho can well
udopt measures of rcllof, such as
placing the sick animal In n largo
stnll plentifully supplied with good
bedding nnd an attendant to prevent
tho patient from injuring himself
when tho pains nro most Intonso.
Many a horso has sufforcd violently
and thrown himself on a hard floor,
bursting the stomuch which had been
distended with gas, nnd thus de
stroying wliatovor chanco thero might
have been for successful treatment.
It always gives somo relief In
casos of abdominal pain to npply hot
wntor cloths to tho lower part ot the
abdomen. Theso should bo ns hot
as tho aulmal will stand nnd usually
may bo easily applied as tho sick
animal will almost ulways lie down
and often on his back.
Horses suffer moro from pulmon
ary diseases In tho Winter than In
tho Summer becnuso so many stables
nro Insufficiently ventilated. This
nrcdlsnoscs to lung trouble, and
many a slmplo cough or cold do
volops Into Inflammation ot tho
lungs simply becnuso tho animal has
to stand lu n poorly vontllatod
stnblo.
Tho avcrago caso of Influenza or
oven cold distemper will clear up
without much medical troatmont If
tho patlont Is only allowed an nbund
nnt supply of fresh air. Keep tho
body warm by blanketing, stimulate
tho circulation in tho extremities by
massaging tho legs, and kcop tho
bowols relaxed by tho uso of succu
lent feed. It tho breathing is labored,
apply a hot poultlco to tho throat
and chest, and you will havo gono a
long way towards preventing any
compllcatlonri from sotting In and
will probably not noed nny profes
sional advlco nt nil.
If a plentiful supply of froah air
Is nccossdry to maintain a horso in
good henlth, it will readily bo aeon
how essential It Is to an animal suf
fering from nny sort of respiratory
trouble. Tho most skillful medical
treatmont will bo useless without It.
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