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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1924)
Ip-;. --- - ! i i I ( ^Where Town anct, ConntT) Meet The Nebraska judging team that won first prize at the International Live \ Stock Show, has been ^ honored by the leaders at the Stock Yards. The Omaha Chamber of Com* merce should do likewise, v--' • EDITED BY C. H. BDAKEDY. t # _ ,_•_-_ Pure Bred Sires Increase Profits for Dairy Owners •/ , Burlington's Exhibit Proved Value of Blooded Stock in Increasing Production. By YV1I.I. M. MAIFIX. When the Burlington's purebred sire train made its rounds of Ne braska it traded off 31 purebred dairy bulls "even up" for an equal number of scrubs. More than 70,000 people went through Ihe train to see the exhibits, and certainly thousands of them carried away the "purebred sire" idea. That Idea was the only thing offered. . For obvious reasons only dairy sires and dairy exhibits were ■allied, but the same principle ap plies to all breeds. Concrete examples w'ere shown, loo. The offspring of scrub dams and scrub sires showed absolutely no In < ceased milk or butterfat yield. But , purebred sires and scrub dams pro duced offspring that showed an in crease of from 50 to 75 per cent over ihe dams. The big Increase in pro duction was shown in the offspring >f purebred sires and purebred dams. This, principle applies to hogs horses, sheep and poultry. It was dlls incontrovertible truth that the Burlington "spread by sending its pure bred sire speciul over the stnte. It was my privilege to accompany tills • train, talk with the people and watch the results of the campaign. It was wonderful the way the people grasped the idea, too. Doubt was turned to bertainty and suspicion vanished be fore a fill! i derstatuling of tlie real purpose beh <1 the special train. Breeders Co-Operate. The breeders of dairy sires in Ne . bra ska were enthusiastically behind the crusade, and without their hearty cooperation it could not have been put over. The merchants of the 31 cities \isited were equally enthusi astic and they worked overtime to make each meeting a success. The farmers were quick to sense the value of the campaign, an^ their co-opera tion was essential to the huge sur i P: v scored. In my opinion, the greatest result of all was the Interest aroused In dairying. In the purebred sire idea, in the minds of the boys and girls. I think the proudest boy T ever saw was the lad at Holdrege whose Hol stein bull calf was pronounced win ner In n calf club exhibit that num leir-d 12. Hoys and girls calf clubs were the reoelplents of purebred sires at a number of places, and the mem her* exhibited enthusiasm In the work. Getting thn boys and girls "dairy nilnued" is the big thing, after all. As the purebred dairy cow idea grows, so will the idea of purebreds in all other branches of the livestock ■ Industry. , There were four record milk cows “.exhibited on the special train, repre senting the four principal dairy btecdr—Jersey. Guernsey, Ayrshire and .Holstein. The average yield of these four cows was greater than the yield of 21 average Nebraska cows. That astonishing fact really ought to percolate through the minds of men who arc milking "just any old kind of cows" with the natural result that ■they “just know" that dairying in Nebraska is not profitable. 1'arminr, Is n Science. There Is un department <.£ the agii culturnl Industry tliar may be made profitable by the old hl^-or-mlss meth od. Farming in nil its branches is become a fixed science, so to speak. It ts just as much h 1/uslneHs as banking, merchandising or newspaper making. In it overhead, insurance, taxes and wages must he considered. The milk cow that does not return a profit over and above her keep must go to the block. The sire that does not produce offspring showing an improvement over the dam must 'he butchered and a reaj sire substi tuted. This, in a nutshell, was tlie big idea put across by the Kurllngton by means of its purebred sire special and the experts who accompanied it. <tf course we found here and there a .man who had no use for “'book farm ers.” and who knew all there Is to ' know about farming and dairying *nnd breeding. He was not argued with. If he did not get the idea after looking over the exhibit and listen ing to men who have given a life time of study to the problems, he was admittedly hopeless. 80 was his ^outlook on life. Z Helling the pure-bred idea to Ne braskans was one of the biggest things ever accomplished. ;Ihe “Agjfip” Commission Adjourn* lo “Investigate” The farm prens in united upon lt« opinion regardin»c the ugrU nit 11 r;t 1 rom ml union nppofnled by Mr. Cool* Mffe. They ail nay tlmt the comm In n on ban a real Job ahead. Many of them believe thrit the adjournment wan a mistake. The Dakota Farmer Moyn: Why adjournment * Mambara of tha 'nminlaalon worn appointed I>•• < n umm thay wara nuppoafft] to know ngrlcul'uia. Why taka a ‘'abort rnuraa" now? Thay dlmuM hava brought thalr Information with them knd not ninta In an attltudo or wanting to ha “hand fad” from mum a* that may not ha In aympathy with ngrlrultur* All tha farmers want la "aquality for agricultural' Thara now, go bark to v nrk. That Ntbraaka Farmer •xpretiaes Itnelf: Wa fast, tharafnra. that tha praaant an rl« lit urn I rotnmlaalon. to m»ka a hit with tha farmara. mu»t gat down to bra** tari«» and accomplish mora than » dig# noaia. tha auggaaflon of aotna tniprar tt-.il plan, or tha appllratlon <<f anlva and tt »* dariaratlon that a\trythlng will ba *11 right In n f#w mora waaka Tharaln l.aa tha roinmlaalon'a opportunity, and wa a.I ml? It haa no atnalf Job to ba abla to lr a up to It. s f-—---> Where City Folk Can Help Farmers v ___ - - ■ - —■* r — N If the cities Use More Of Nebraska Pure Dairy wou,d • a concerted ei Products fort to use -''more pure dairy products they would he rendering a greater service than they imagine. One of the problems of the farmer dairyman Is the marketing of his fin ished produce. Be it Ice cream which has been put through the city factory for consumption, creamery butter, fresh inilk, hutter milk, cheese or any other product derived from the dairy business, it makes or breaks him according to the dispotition of city consumers toward buying. If the city would make It a practice to uSe more dairy products it would solve one of the farmers primary problems. / \ tVell a u d Why It Will good say the Pay the City !cit>’ consum \_!_> era. hut we are not doing charity. We are like the farmer, we must limit the amount of money spent upon any one of our regular products for the dally menu. But granting that the city buyer is looking for only value received. Let's ask the question, are you getting the most for your monejV When you use high cla£s dairy products you are using one of natures greatest foods. According to every source of infor mation upon the food value of dairy products we find an unusual con f >v Backyard Poultry Philosophy *>---j The farmer likes a rhicken which fills the kettle when a stew Is put on. But. remember, that a calf’s leg will do this job. The hen, like the dairy cow, is made for a more specific purpose. Outside of her ability to produce eggs, she has keen competi tlon. Breeders of Anconas are boosting them for farm fowls because of their egg-laying abilities. This seems to he a new line of sales talk to farmers. Are farmers really getting interested in egg production? We would like to hear from farm readers. Tell us about your egg business. If you have never heard about se lecting roosters for laying type, you "ain't seen nothin’ yet.” All the poul try journals are talking It. But, really, the theory is sound. Why not have a rooster built to lay eggs? He is half of the flock and according to accepted theories of heredity, some of his daughters will resemble him In conformation. Iowa State college reports an inter esting sketch about use of milk in poultry diet. Speaking of Its coming short course, February 2-7, It says: Fast year a flock of hens averaged 42 eggs on one method of feeding and another flock of the same kind of chickens, but with a different method of feeding, laid 143 eggs. The differ ence was that the poorer flock had water to drink and no animal protein, while the other flock had milk to drink as Its source of animal prolein. The Pacific coast states ship their eggs to New York York City for | marketing. Hut don't forget that those fellow* out there do not ship I small uneven eggs. They do not sell I dirty egg*. They never offer eggs; which hove had the dirt washed off them (a good market buyer can j tell w hen eggs have been washed, California doesn't throw away the off-market pggs either. Go into any farm house in California or Oregon and you will find eggs served in a half dozen different styles. The farmer rooks sort them out and use the off market ones. Most, backyard and former poultrymen of the corn belt states just go out to the yard and "get a dozen eggs for breakfast.” They do not sort them properly. Then when the buyer gets the supply from the farm he must take the loss Ho doesn't pay for had eggs either. Quality Rutter in Demand. W. E. Utterance writing in Cream ery Journal sayst At the present tints, manufacturers of undergrade butter are feeling the stress of con dltlons that exist In all butter mar kets. There Is an over supply of available butter hut that excess, out side of storage warehouses, consists wholly of grudes below Hie class of extrns; for fancy butter, there is an ever present demand regardless of any eoridltlons that may obtain. Tlir result is thHt the range of quotations has become wide and continues to spread which Is forcing makers of poor butter either to suffer Inrge ae cumulations of their product or to accept relatively low prices for It with corresponding losses. Poultry will appreciate the dairy cow more than any 'other farm mil mal. Of course they can't tell you about it hut try them with a "mess of butter milk." Overproduction In the dairy bust ness Is possible but don't forget that a lot rtf tire milk Is being produced at less than cost. It. Is up to farmers anil dairymen to find means of mats i ugement which will keep down cost. Every state agricultural college In l he country has proved beyond que* i lion I lie value of a good purebred dairy sire, vet only s few fulfill’ have them. Dairying Is a business, ; the purebred sire is your beet, net when It comes to proflit over a period of years. corted opinion as to their high food value. Drink a quart of milk daily, drink plenty of good wholesome but termilk, eat plenty of pure butter, make cheese a part of your diet,, say the dietitlc experts. / . Nothing can Children Need take the place Dairy Foods of Pure dairv V,_ ■> foods in the rhild diet. Every child should have a liberal portion each day of milk, butter and other fo'rms of dairy foods. Too often the child raised in the city is not able to get the required amount of these foods. Une needs hut look about them to note the under nourished child. In many cases it Is not only the poor hut the well-to-do families who through luck of appre ciation permit the children to form haltits of eating which satisfies the appetite but which does not build up the body. Pure dairy foods will give the child a natural balanred menu which will supply it with the required amounts of protein fats, mineral and other foods needed to make uniform anil healthy growth. In order to further your own in terest in laying out a program to assist agricultural development in your state, make it a fixed habit to use liberally good pure dairy foods. Dairy cows are tempermental, they respond to kind treatment. Do not exi>ect them to produce readily If they are abused. • Prize Winning Nebraska Steer This > it, owned by the University of Nebraska, will be shown at l)en ver this winter. He won reserve champion place at the international livestock exposition at Chicago. He will he sold after thp Denvgf show to the highest bidder. The animal husbandry department at I.lncoln would like to see some Nebraska hotel buy this steer and bring him bark here to serve Nebraska patron*. Write the university for further Information. ( IfTiy Not The Up-Town Men Next? The South Omaha market In, accordance with Its regular custom, has shown Its formal appreciation of the work done by Nebraska’s world cham pionship Judging team. We talked with the team and the head of the de partment of animal husbandry from the university and they wera delighted with the reception. We asketl them if it would he iiossible for them to come again to Omaha as tlie guests of the Chamber of Commerce. They would consider such an Invitation favorably. As Mr Oramllch says: <’W« are not swelled up over our victory, hut It may he some time before Nebraska has an occasion like this.” The agricultural committee of the Chamber of Com merce Is understood to be considering such an invitation. I/et's do It. We cannot soon forget the honor brought to our state by this unusual team of farm boys. i_ BETTER DAIRY METHODS URGED What Is needed in the dairy bus! ness above all other tilings right now is a higher class of dairy products. With close to 60.000,000 pounds of butter stored, besides the usual amount carried In cold storage, good butter Is still source. If farmer-dairy men are to realize a profit from their year's dairy work they must take better care of the milk at the farm. flood management means better handling of the cows and of the product. In many Instances cream eries refuse to accept the butter-fat. owing to the manner In which It has been handled. A cooling system for milk and butter fat inn easily he In stalled on the average farm. It Is one of the things needed to keep the produet suitable for home consump tion. ns well ns for market purpose*. .Bridgeport (Neb.) Co-Operative Payi Well Bridgeport, Neb., Dec. 20— Market j wig rnllk to the ro operative cheese factory at Falrvlew* near Ml net are, j ha* proved the moat profitable Invest rnent for farmer* with row*. The factory ha* Ju*t completed rn.iklnsr payment for the October de llverle* of milk upon a bast* of 67 cent* per pound of butterf.it, ** op poaed to 27 to .'16 cent* per pound paid by creameries. The factory ha* reached a dally output of 500 pound* of chee*e a day, and I* yet behind In It* order*. Payment to farmers are not made until all expanse* are paid and all stock 1* sold for the month This record I* such that there nr* nl ready two etinllnr coin pan le* in the North Platte valley In proce** of or-1 Knnlz&tlon. --- i 1 Wore About Our Diver*ifii*il Farming j c;i\ eii ft chance to show diversified farming, Nebraska can equal any of the states. Note* from nil over the territory hear witness that even ntniill garden pin lit a Uke oiilona bring In cash return*. From ltrldgeport cornea the report that farming In the North Platte valley I* profitable when tight ly clone and the right crops mined, as shown by experience of Ft. I*, flrn ham and hi* brother near Tarring ton. They have Just marketed seven carload* of onion* and sold a Jorge quantity of potatoes, besides ra!*lng 17 rtrrea <-f beet*. The onion* nett*d lL'00 per acre, the potatoes returpfd more than $60 per acre, and he had 18 3-3 tons of 10 per rent sugar beets to the acre. DAIRY HUSBANDRY COURSE AT AMES Iowa Stat« collsK* will hold a «pa dal short course for farmers, Febru ary 2 to 7. At this farm And home week course dairying will be treated ;ia follows: For the men Interested tn dairy cat t!*\ aorna phaa**a of their work will be pr*a«>nt»d each day during the week Dairy cuttle Judging will be conducted • very day. Thl# will enable the man •o get » >Tiie work In Judging, whether they ere here for one day nr all week Monday afternoon fa entirety takas ap with a study of dairy • attle typee and fudging. On Tuaaday time ie provided for *n Inapectlon of the collage dairy i-arna and a atudy of the management methods Involved with the herd Thera will be lecture* upon the methods of ' andllnf n lllg and ersAiti on the farm, on r»|f chibe and on the feeding of hog* Wednesday la devoted «• problems In building a herd, auch a* thfk pur chase of cowa and the tie* of purebred | "Ire* \V»- ’ne* lay aftamoon. M. H h 11 de* will d«*t iiae dairy rattle type and will conduct a rlaaa In Judging. Thursday la the biggeat day of the week for dairymen. In the morning C\ If. Covault talk* spon the problem* a asm dated with the abortion disease ! in dairy cattle. Two hours time la j also arranged for a report of the )*ar’i • xpertmentnl work at the dairy farm. Dean C* K Curtiss will talk In Conner, tlon with thla report At noon all the dairyman meat for their annual lunch eon and In the afternoon l* the meet mg of the .Mtate Dairy association and 1 the different dairy breed associations of | trie state. Fpfdav will be taken up with the farmer* livestock Judging conte«t. Horace M. Jon**, th* South Pakot* .tntry export writing In Th* Pakot* Farmer *ay»: Th* greatest value of milk, cream, butter and other dairy product* I* the health and happiness which they bring to the family mak Ing liberal use of them. Th* degree of health and vitality, particularly nf children, almost coincide* with the degree to which they make use of genuine dairy product*—not aubett title*. No city family, and certainly no farm family, should ha without a plentiful supply of milk, cream, but ter, cheese, lee cream and other pto.l j net* furnished by the dairy cow. "The bull left at Mlnden became the property of the Kearney County Dairy Calf club. The record back of this bull la one that would attract attention anywhere. He was donated by the North Platte experiment sta tion and la out of La Verna Lincoln, University of Nebraska cow, which still holds the state record for butter fat production with 1,310 pounds to her credit. His three nearest dams average 1,129 pounds of butter. “The dam of this bull produced 29 pounds of butter In seven days, and traces back to such bulls as King ! Segls and Aagle Cornucopia Johanna Lad. "Mr. Dally says that a record like this attracts quite a lot of attention among the farmers. Kearney county Is not primarily a dairying commu nity, but Is-fast Increasing the num ber of purebred dairy cattle on its farms. Plans are under way to or ganize a cow-testing association In Kearney, Buffalo and Dawson coun ties. If this Is completed the value of a bull like the one that was re ceived will be more fully realized.” C. L. Jackson & Son, writing from York, say: "I am a little discour aged In building up much of a dairy herd at this time, as there are en tirely too many going in at this time. We think the great mistake that many make Is trying to keep too many and not caring for them as they should ... In some parts of the country they are shipping In a lot of culls and farmers are paying too much for them. They will surely make a failure; then they will blame the dairy business when in reality It was their own fault by purchasing the wrong kind of dairy cows.” Higher Buying Value. “Within the short span of 2t'. years the rich agricultural territory sur rounding Holdrege has undergone many changes. located In a belt that was well adapted to the growing of wheat, this crop was the principal source of wealth that the settler wrung from the soil. Prosperity and adversi ty cams to those earlier farmers, mostly according to the size and price of this chief commodity. When na ture was favorable ami good crops were grown for a number of .years people moved in. Then came dry weather and many went away, sell ing their holdings to those who had the determination to stick. "Why do we find such a change over the conditions that existed but a short time ago? Here are large and comfortable houses and modern equipment on farms at every hand, good excellent highways radiating In every direction. The total value of the producta from the farms In this locality are worth more thla year than any year In Its history with the : exception of ths wartime period and! even then represent a higher buying value I .earned to Diversify. “The reason for this apparent good condition Is not only because the soil of this region is hard to improve, but the farmers have learned to diversify and grow a greater variety of ini proved crops. Sudan grass, cane grain sorghums, slfalfa and sweet clover have been chiefly responsible for this change. They have brought more livestock and with livestock ha* come more Improvements and‘the pit silo. The latter being easily construct ed in this soil which has that feature of atandlng without caving and only requiring a light coat of cement plas ter on the walls. “Farmers In Thelps county In par tlculsr do not go In for one line of farming. Corn has displaced wheat as the most Important crop. "Although it is not classed as a heavy rattle, feeding aectlon, some cattle are fed. Every farm has some hogs. Most fanners raise at least s carload. Dairying Is rapidly becom lng a large factor, but unlike other regions, large numliers of cows from other atates are not being absorbed [ Ilut the dairying business la recog nlzed as an Important phaa* of farm lng. The cry is not for more cows but better cows and tha dairy herds are being built up with better sires Instead of wholesale importation of dairy cowa. One Club Each Tear. “A crowd of 6.POO people attended the Burlington Better Sires apodal train Tha purebred sire was turned over to John Erickson.as caretaker, the hull remaining the property of the Commercial club and Dairy Calf club The “The Full Pnll Full Purse Calf club Is also sponsored by the Holdrege Commercial club. Twelve purebred Holstein calves were put out among 12 boys under a contract through which ths first heifer calf will be turned back to the Contmer dal club. These calves will In turn he used In starting other dubs The plan Is to purchase more calves for an ! othsr club until enough clubs have' !>een started so that the increase will lie sufficient to start one club each 1 year. "The slow hut yearly Increase from these puretired heifers sired by the purebred sire will surely have its ef feet on tha bringing of (he dairy cattle III tilts county to a higher standard At the same time l>oys sis Icing ttallied In the proper care and tlie appreciation of letter dairy stick. “Very truly yours, "V. J HEINE. “County Agricultural Agent " . Pennsylvania Anthracite After All The Best Coal Any Size You Prefer IJPniKF lumber uruir\L & coal co. WA Inut 0300 Purebred Dairy Sires a Success, Farmers Report Praitse V oiced for»Work of ‘'Dairy Special”—Some Not So Well Pleased. /---^ , Th# 31 farmer# who received pure bred dairy elrea In exchange for m-rubs have all written to th# agri cultural editor. We are publishing part of the Interesting letter# which we have received. The completed re port from them will appear on thie page next week.—Edltlor’a Note. V_/ G. M. Wallace, Orleans, Neb., writes: “There is going to be a great revival In the dairy Industry- More cows are coming in this part of the state, and, In addition to having the largest co-operative creamery In the world, we are going to put In a cheese factory in the spring. The Holstein bull I swapped the scrub for la com ing along fine and he it admired by all who see him,” Awakened by "Special." Clarke J. Mingus, Ravenna, writes: "I am happy to Inform you that the interest awakened by the dairy spe cial has not only grown of Its own accord, but has fotind numerous pro moters. The community club has co operated In every way to keep alive the interest that followed the arrival of the dairy train.’’ i Janies C. Adams. Mlnden, says: , ■ -- ■■ ■ ■ ---- 1 Feeding Colts c Pays Dividends J Buyer Gives Hints on Raising Draft Horses for Sale. "I have just finished buying 157 head of draft horses In Iowa," .'•aid J David Kahn, one of the best known I horse dealers In New York City. "I have been after horses that stand 16 1-2 hands or over, that will weigh 1,700 pounds or over, in working condition. A very large proportion of the horses I have seen lack size because of lack of feed when they were young. I wish every farmer could realize (hat It Is expensive economy to neglect foals, yearlings and 2-year-olds. "Many horses that 1 refused to consider weer from sires and dams that I know have plenty of size," he continued, "and were raised by the same farmers from whom I purchas ed fine drafty animals several years ago. I have 10 colts that would have developed into $250 geldings if they had been fed out. 1 could not afford to purchase them at $150 now because they lacked size. Foals should learn to eat grain before they are weaned and should have hood shelter, ample forage. In cluding plenty of clean clover or alfalfa hay, and a little grain, say four or five pounds per day from weanirg time until turned out on pas ture as yearlings. If the pasture is good, yearlings will not need grain between 12 and 18 months of age, but they should have good shelter to run under, a fair amount of clean clover or alfalfa hay and five or ( six pounds of grain per day during the second winter when they are ris in? 2-year-olds. This will keep them growing steadily until 24 months of | age. If pasture is good. BEST IS CHEAPEST IN BUYING MILK If you are buying a pair of rhoes you expect J10 worth of value for 110 spent. If you are buying butter you will not get something for nothing by purchasing poor quality. This is true of every dairy product. When buying Ice cream, milk, buttermilk, or any other product made from the dairy business, ask for the best: It Is the cheapest in the end. Why do most farm hands dislike to j milk cows' WINTER IS BEST TIME FOR MILKING There is no time like winter for milking on the farm. The farmer has more time to do his work and will take better care of the cows and calves. When spring comes around the calves will gel. started off on grass with plenty of size to utilize it for growth. Plan this fall foe milk ing next winter. Have your cow j freshen in late fall. Profits are want ed, not quantity. Perhaps the cows will give a. little more milk during the spring months, but It costa more to get It when the farmer Is busy on other work, and besides you pan feed succulent feeds which will balance the ration even though grass is gone. ■ »1 Dairy Advertisers | Tie Up With Our Agricultural Feature P«lte Jf you are selling a product to fanners, dairymen or other dairy interests, you will want to “tie-up" with the intense reader interest of this page by placing your advertisement? here. ! < A limited number of adver- | tisements will be accepted for our Agricultural Feature Page [ "Where Town and Country Meet" each Sunday. Phone AT lantic 1000 and our agri cultural editor will jive you a list of scheduled features that are coming. The Burlington Route Serves NEBRASKA The Pure Bred Sire Train recently operated by The Burlington Route, which awakened the entire state to the advantages of pure bred , stock, is an example of the < thought and assistance The Burlington ‘Route gives to those it serves.