1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Live Stock and Dairy 
THE BREEDERS’ WAYSIDE. 
What Breed Shall I Use ? 
A subscriber of The R. K.-Y. up at Bu¬ 
chanan, Mich., simply fires a volley of 
questions at “some of the stock growers 
and breeders of cattle,” o be answered 
through this paper. The undersigned 
will answer this letter in part now, and 
the rest later, and trusts that “some of 
the stock growers and breeders of cat¬ 
tle” will also answer the question 
brought out. A. R. H. says he has an 
ordinary farm herd, and would like to 
get a young bull to breed from, so as to 
raise steers for beef, that will bring top 
prices, and to raise cows that can be 
sold for good milkers. He wishes good- 
sized, quiet, gentle cattle, and prefers a 
mulley or hornless breed. Then he says: 
“How do the Short-horns compare with 
the Holsteins in milking qualities, and 
how do Holsteins compare with Short¬ 
horns in size and as beefers? Is there 
any strain of either of these that are 
mulleys? How do the Red Polled cattle 
compai'e with those mentioned?” Then 
he further says he would like to know 
what the good and bad qualities are of 
the different breeds that might suit his 
purpose, and how he could get a young 
bull without pay an exorbitant price, 
such as some breeders ask. 
There are some things in a recent 
number of The R. N.-Y. on improving a 
herd, that I should like to have our 
friend read over, for it has an applica¬ 
tion in this case. The breed question is 
not nearly so complicated as we are like¬ 
ly to think. One may be mighty sure 
of one thing, and that is, when a breed 
becomes abundant and common, it cer¬ 
tainly possesses merits justifying its 
adoption, under favorable conditions. 
Consequently, the man who wishes to es¬ 
tablish a type as shown in a breed, 
should do two things. First, he should 
read up on the merits and demerits of 
the several breeds of .he general char¬ 
acter he desires. Second, it will be time 
and money well spent to find out who 
breeds within reasonable distance from 
his home and go to see their stock and 
get such information as may be possible 
at these places. There are creditable 
herds of the different prominent breeds 
in nearly every State in the Union east 
of Nebraska and north of the Ohio 
River. As this farm herd is in Michi¬ 
gan, the chances are that it represents 
moi'e Short-horn blood therein than any¬ 
thing else. There are strains of Short¬ 
horns, that come from milking stock, 
and there are purebred mulley Short¬ 
horns, and also Polled Durhams which 
are practically Short-horns. Logically, 
if his herd is largely of grade Short-horn 
blood, then the use of mulley purebred 
Shorthorn or Polled Durham bulls 
would be the proper thing. One thus 
might plan on good steers from such 
stock, assuming the bull used to be a 
good one. No other beef breed has more 
strength in milking, than has the Short¬ 
horn. 
If a comparison is made with Holstein- 
Friesians, we find what is undoubtedly 
the heaviest milking breed in the world. 
The world’s milk record is held by a 
Holstein, and there are many cows on 
record, of this breed, that produce 12,000 
or more pounds of milk a year. How¬ 
ever, this is not a breed that I should 
recommend for beef production com¬ 
pared with most of the other prominent 
breeds. The Holstein’s great virtue lies 
in its milking capacity, and Holstein 
steers will not usually sell on the mar¬ 
ket for the highest prices, neither will 
they produce as high a grade of meat as 
the best market demands. None of the 
strictly dairy breeds will. They will 
not kill out as profitably to the buyer 
as the thicker-fleshed sorts, and that is 
why they bring the lower grade price. 
Holsteins weigh heavy enough, but they 
carry more offal than does the closer¬ 
bodied beef type .Holstein grade milkers, 
however, with first-class udders, should 
sell very well on the market near large 
towns, or in a creamery district, where 
milk is in strong demand. But if one is 
to take into account the combined values 
of steers and milking cows, I favor the 
Short-horn over the Holstein grades, as 
the more profitable of the two, for good 
grade Short-horn cows should be equally 
salable with Holstein cows, with the 
further advantage lying with the Short¬ 
horn steer. 
The Red Polled breed is not exten¬ 
sively bred by farmers in America. Its 
merits, however, are great. It represents 
a general-purpose sort, for many Red 
Polled cows are very superior producers 
of high-class milk. The promoters of 
this breed have long advocated it for an 
all-’round type, to produce plenty of 
milk and make high-class beef. In the 
show ring, in dairy tests, and in the 
stable Red Polls have made excellent 
records. They lack the weight of Short¬ 
horns, and milk much the same in quan¬ 
tity as the better class of these, and in 
beef have ranked high. Steers from a 
Red Polled sire of size and quality, and 
good grade cows, should feed and sell 
well, while females from such mating, 
if well uddered, should be in good de¬ 
mand. The Red Poll grade steer, how¬ 
ever, will probably not feed as fast or 
profitably as the more highly-developed 
Short-horn type, but the average Red 
Poll cow will be a better milker than the 
other. If I were to compare these three 
in relative order of merit, in profitable 
production, taking average specimens of 
each breed in high grade form, for beef, 
I should class them as first. Short-horn, 
second Red Poll, third Holstein; for 
milk, first Holstein, second Red Poll, 
third Short-horn. I have tried to make 
a fair statement relative to each breed. 
Bach has its merits. No one is perfect. 
Local circumstances should infiuence 
one in what is used for grading up the 
herd. In any event, however, buy a 
lirst-class bull, of pure blood. First 
find the sort of animal you want, and 
then talk price. There are different opin¬ 
ions as to what is an exorbitant price. 
Yet that is not to be measured by one 
season of service. The get of a bull may 
be kept in the herd and affect the entire 
development up or down for years to 
come. That being so, one can hardly 
afford to let a comparatively small sum 
of money stand in the way of purchas¬ 
ing what is apparently the right sort of 
an animal. There is something more at 
stake than making a fresh cow, as some 
men figure. It is the uplifting or letting 
down of the character of our American 
herds, which, of course, means more 
profit or less profit, more credit in our 
possessions or less credit. Now, “what 
breed shall I use?” Every man must 
work out his own salvation on that ques¬ 
tion. But, if he is a keen student of ani¬ 
mal life, and is capable of bringing out 
the best there is in his herd, and is with 
all sincerely interested in his work, he 
will probably succeed, no matter what 
herd he decides on. But if he lacks 
these then no breed will bring him suc¬ 
cess. C. S PLTTMB. 
When to Ring a Bull. 
I have noticed several articles at differ¬ 
ent times in The R. N.-Y. on dishorning 
young calves with caustic. I have dis- 
liorned two calves successfully that way, 
and I expect to try it again next Spring 
on a bull calf. I wish to learn whether 
there would be any harm at that time in 
putting a ring in his nose? It seems as 
though it would be much easier than to 
wait a year, as many people do. c. l. b. 
Saratoga Co., N. Y. 
The placing of a ring in the nose of a 
young bull is often delayed until he 
reaches a size and disposition that re¬ 
quire severe measures for control. Per¬ 
sonally, I prefer to delay ringing a calf 
because the ring is no ornament, and it 
may be used before necessary, and un¬ 
intentionally cause pain that may irri¬ 
tate and injure the disposition. Our 
bulls, as a rule, have rings placed in the 
nose at about 10 or 12 months of age. 
The nervous disposition of a dairy buli 
would perhaps require control measures 
quicker than the beef type. However, if 
one wished to there could be no special 
injury other than I have indicated, no 
matter what the age, although for looks’ 
sake if for no other, don’t hurry putting 
in the iron. c. b. plumb. 
Not oue half the patients supposed to be sutleriug 
from Consumption really have that distressing dis¬ 
ease—though ofttimes the symptoms from which 
they are suffering lead to it. Nearly every case of 
this kind Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant would cure.— 
AAv. 
Horse Owners! Use 
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2 Granddaughters of Exile of St.Lambert, sire of 96 
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a Holstein -Friesian 
Bull Calf 7 
a Chester White Pig 
either sex, pair or trio 7 
If you do, and want the best breeding at a fair price, 
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HIGH-CLASS 
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ROBT. E. SHANNON, Pittsburg, Pa. 
150 DeHhurst Holsteins 
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SHROPSHIRE EWES 
In lamb to Imported Rams. Also a choice bunch of 
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