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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1909)
ilW REPUBLICAN , UUSTEtt COUNTY , JNEBKABKA. A satisfied customer is the best of adver- tisments. Read what he tells his neighbor. You get the best bed room furniture You get the best dining room furniture You get the best hall and ofiice furniture You get the kitchen and miscellanous furniture You get the best parlor and library furniture You get the best chairs and rockers You get the best rugs and carpets You get the best prices best of all At KONKEL S IE" * " THE EURNITURE MAN ' FOR OUR Baldwin Nut and Lump Cannon and Nigger Head Coal WE ALSO NOW HAVE NICE PEA COAL (8 ( FREE SODA and ICE CREAM At The Book Store. - HOW TO GET IT. We give Cash Register Checks with Every Purchase. These i i cks are good for Soda and Ice Cream. - : - \ < k the Herk at the Book Store. C. H. & A. W. HOLCOMB First Door South of Post Office Ship Your To The Farmers' Live Slock Commission Rooms 209 and 211 Exchange Bldg. South Omaha OUSTER CO. T AJSTD MAN YOU have a snap in a farm , or ranch for sale IF list with me. If you want to buy a snap in a \ farm or ranch come and see me. Phones , of fice 42 , residence , 129. BROKEN Bow NEBR. Home Course In Modern Agric\ili\ire i' ' i' ' XV. Breeding Live Stock By C. V. GREGORY , Agricultural TOilsion. lottta JTtatc College . . . CopVrltfht. 1000. by American rei Atincl.illan I Tp IIE science of breeding IB rerj complicated , but there nro M some points tlmt .should bo un derstood nud followed by ev ery farmer. No matter how well stock tuny I < ! > d nnil c\red \ for , 1. they do not have t-o 1 .hrrltnl caimi-lty to transform tlu > lr feed ecor.oniU'iilly Into mill ; or beef or power they \\.ll til ways be "scrubs. " On the other lunil , poor feeding and care may make n scrub out of an animal which has the Inherited ability to develop Into some thliiR much better. To attain the best results breeding , feeding nnd Intelll- gcut care must go hand In hand. Pure bred stock not only have the ability to make much more profitable use of the food given them , but they also add greatly to the appearance of the place. A pasture dotted with well bred , uniform calves , colts or sheep marks the owner as a progressive farmer. There Is a great deal more pleasure , too , in caring for good stock lhan there Is In vainly trying to get unprofitable animals Into market con dition. The flrst thing to consider In start ing In with pure bred stock Is what no. XXIX THE WAY A FAT BEEP ANIMAL 13 CUT UP. [ Note the high prices of the back and loin. ] breed to select. Do not make a hasty choice , for nothing will ruin your chances of success more certainly than frequent changes from one breed to another. Select your breed with care and then stick to it All the leading breeds have good points , and the mat ter of selection is more a question of Individual preference than anything else. In beginning with pure bred stock the best plan for the average farmer to follow Is to purchase a pure bred male of the desired breed and proceed to grade up bis herd. There are two principles of breeding that should bo kept in mind in this work. The first is the old law that "like produces like. " In the main this law holds good , and , other things being equal , the offspring will resemble the uuruuuT. The second is the law of "atavism , " or the tend ency of the offspring to take after some remote ancestor. This is where the value of the pure bred slro comes In. Ills ancestors for generations have been animals of the same typo as him * self , and hence there Is little chance of his progeny differing from this type to any serious extent. This long con tinued breeding along a certain line gives to the pure bred animal an abil ity to reproduce his typo that the grade sire lacks. This ability is called prepotency. Because of his great prepotency n pure bred bull when muted to grade cows has much more Influence over the characters of his offspring than the mothers have. This Is most striking ly shown when a polled bull is muted to horned cows. Nine out of every ten of the calves will usually be polled. It Is the same with other characteris tics the ability to quickly turn corn into high priced beef or to use the feed for profitable milk and butter produc tion. tion.Of Of course if the cows are pure bred also there is less chance of the calves resembling gome inferior ancestor on their mother's side , and improvement will be more rapid nnd certain. The cost of an entire herd of pure breds is very great , however , and profits will come more surely by the grading up plan. After this has been carried on for n time , so that the farmer- has Borne experience in breeding' and car ing for high class stock , a gradual start in pure bred females may be made by buying a' cow nud calf or a few yearling heifers. As the offspring of these Increase the number of pure brcds in the herd the grades can grad ually be disposed of until an entire pure bred herd finally results. In the selection of a slro to begin grading up u herd It la important tlmt he bo of the type which it is desired to reproduce in the offspring. The most important things to look for in a beef bull are constitution , form , quality and thick ficshiug. Of these constitution Is probably the most Important , as a bull that is strong in this point will have the ability to slro a large num ber of rugged , healthy calves. Con- etltutlou is indicated by a deep , wide chest ; large "barrel , " giving plenty of roomfor the digestive organs ; good sized nostrils and a large , clear eye. A point that must go with constitution if the best results are to bo obtained Is prepotency. Prepotency , means the ability of a slro to reproduce his good points in his offspring. It la indicated by a heavy crest and a masculine look ing head. A bull that has a , fine , fem- inlno appearing head will not be at all Certain of producing good calves , oven1 though ho Is a good Individual him- BClf. BClf.Constitution Constitution and _ prepotency are ef llttlo account , ho\vo\cr , tiiilotm I ho bull , has the proper form. Thu back and hind quarters of a hoof animal nro the parts that produce the high priced meat. Great width all along the back , especially over the loin ; good spring of rib , plenty of depth and short logs nro prints that should bi > looked for. Long l 'Kii'd bulls are usually narrow and rinjjy. The IORU arc of little value u. ; ru > : it , so the shorter they are the better. Quality Is shown l.y fineness of hair , pliability of hltlo and not too much coarseness of Khouldor , head and bone. An animal with good qual ity will furnish n bettor grade of meat , and there will bo less waste in killing. Thickness of flesh is one of the most important points to look for. By this Is meant not fat , but the nat ural covering of lean meat L'at can bo put on during the feeding period , but lean meat cannot An animal that is thickly muscled nt the begin ning of the feeding period will fur nish n carcass that will bo well mar bled with streaks of fat and loan , whllo another on the same feed will put most of his fat on in the form of tallow. These same points are the essential ones to look for in the selection of n ram or boar. Strong constitution , Wide , deep , blocky form , flno quality nnd thick fleshing arc just ns Impor tant in thcso animals ns In the bull. Of course It will be impossible to find an animal that is perfect In all points. If the females In your herd nro badly lacking in any particular bo sure to select n male that Is espe cially strong there. On the other band , n slight weakness on the part of the sire In n place where the fe males arc especially strong may be overlooked. An animal that has any very serious faults , however , should not be considered for n moment. Dairy bulls lack the fleshing nnd compactness that characterize beef nnlmals. Low setncss and extra width of back are not so essential. Constitution , ns shown by a deep chest , wldo on the bottom nnd n roomy barrel , Is Important A clean head , smooth shoulder , flno limbs and pliable skm show the quality that Is so necessary in a dairy animal. The most important point is prepotency. A strong chest , masculluo head and largo rudimentary teats are all Indi cations of this. The best way to fore cast n dairy bull's prepotency , how ever , Is to look up the milk and butter producing records of his dam nnd granddams. A bull out of a high pro ducing cow will almost certainly be get heifers that will bo lUgh yleldcrs. The most important points to look for in draft homes , which are the most profitable kind to rnlsu on the farm , are power and endurance. Pow er Is indicated by size , compactness nnd heavy muscling , especially In the hind quarters. Endurance is shown by n strong constitution and line qual ity , especially of limbs. Strict observance of these points In the selection of a sire of any kind will give you an animal that will In n feu- years brlug about a great Improve ment In your herd. Pedigree should not bo neglected entirely In picking out n sire. Its chief value Is in show ing that the animal Is pure bred and that his ancestors were of the type" which you wish to develop In your herd. To determine the latter point , however , requires a longer study of herd books than most farmers have time for. If you put the chief stress upon the individuality of the animal and file the pedigree away In a drawer where It can be referred to when nec essary yon will not go far wrong. When you have found an animal of the desired typo do not hesitate too VIQ. XXX A TYPICAL DBA IT HOUSE. long over the price. A hundred nnd fifty dollars may look like a big price to pay for a bull , but an increase of $2 a head in the value of the calf crop will pay for him in two or three years. In many cases you may bo able to jjoln with two or three of your near- Jest neighbors in the purchase of a bull , thus not ouly saving money , but also obtaining n better animal than you would bo able to secure otherwise. ( This applies with still more force ' [ the purchase of a stallion. In many communities It la Impossible to secure | the services of n flrst class horse of uny breed. In Buch a case If fifteen fit twenty farmers will agree upon n breed and subscrlbo $100 each a horse can be * procured that will almost pay for himself in the Increased value of hl . @rflt crop of colta. _ _ , . Custer County Abstract Company One price to all. No discount to anyone. Titles examined. A TRIP OF A LIFE TIME rlho grand tour of tbo Pacific Ciout IB ft journey of n life time ; a tour of Europe is alno a trip of a lifo time ; but tbo difference is that tbo Const trip in directly witbin your reacb nt a far loss cost than any olbor extensive jouruoy can possibly be mado. May Otb to 13tb , ouly $50.00 to California and hack , and commencing May 20th , tbrougb' tbo summer , ouly $50 00 to Soaltlo and back ; for $15.00 more you can include California. One makes a tour of from 5QOO to $ G,000 milon tbrougb a wonderland replete witb modern interest , linked with a romantic past. Write mo for ' 'Alaska Expotition" leaflets , "California Personally Conducted Excursions1To the Great Northwest , " ' -Yellowstone Park. " Let mo help you plan your tour. H. L. ORMSBY , Ticket Agent , Broken Bow , Nebraska. L. W. WAKELEY , G. P. A. , Omaha. Sheppard & Burk Wish to call your attention to the fine line of VEGETABLES they have on hand such as : Carrots Onions Parsnips Beets Turnips Lettuce Cabbage Celery We have the FINEST FRESH OYSTERS in the city , shipped direct from Baltimore. Sheppard & Burk