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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
The Sheep Meeting at Albany 
Mindful of the importance of produc¬ 
ing mutton and wool, and determined that 
the New York sheep producer should be 
given every possible opportunity for suc¬ 
cessfully selecting and managing his flock, 
the New York Agricultural Society ar¬ 
ranged for a Patriotic Sheep Breeders’ 
Meeting at Albany. The one aim of this 
meeting was to revive interest and activ¬ 
ity in sheep husbandry and thus reclaim to 
profitable productiou vast areas within 
this State that are especially suited for 
the grazing of sheep. 
F. B. Marshall of Washington, the 
senior animal husbandman in charge of 
sheep and goat investigation work, ad¬ 
dressed the meeting and related that there 
was an alarming scarcity of wool; that 
the demand was such that fabulous prices 
were being paid for all grades of wool; 
that the ranges in the West were unable 
to produce anywhere near the quantity 
of fleeces demanded by the Boston wool 
market, and that while there were storetl 
in Australian ports immense quantities 
of choice wool, it was impossible to get 
bottoms to ship the product to the market 
centers. It was his judgment that much 
of the rough land in this Htate was es¬ 
pecially suited for grazing purposes, and 
that sheep were better suited for such use 
than cattle or horses, and that the neces- 
store ewes. An auction sale would add 
very much to this annual show aud would 
enable a rather freer distribution of the 
breeding stock. Of the 300 head entered 
for exhibition purposes, fully 200 bend 
changed hands, and are to form the nu¬ 
cleus of added flocks for the Empire State, 
F. C. M. 
Apple Pomace for Hogs 
Will you inform me as to the value of 
apple pulp, fresh aud sour, for hog feed? 
I have read of instances where it was util¬ 
ized as cattle feed. j. F. H. 
New York. 
Apple pomace has very little value as a 
feed for swine. If fed in any quantity it 
fills and satisfies for a brief time, but pigs 
will not gain in weight on euch feed. It 
does vei’y well as an appetizer and may 
increase the appetite for grain, but un¬ 
less some feed is fed in conjunction with 
and supplementing the pulp the pigs will 
neither grow nor gain. The fresh pulp is 
preferred to the sour, fermented refuse. 
Neither will produce satisfactory gains if 
fed alone. 
Dressed Weight of Veal 
I have a Jersey bull calf seven weeks 
old weighing 220 lbs. lie has been fed 
on the cow since bk'th and has had no 
Prize Ramhouillets at N. Y. State Fair, 1918, oivned hy O. O. Pattridge cG Sons, 
Wyoming Co., N. Y. 
saiy labor and actual expeuse main¬ 
taining aud caring for a small flock of 
sheep were relatively small. The returns, 
on the other hand, would more than jus¬ 
tify the expense of fencing, and there re¬ 
mained but one single obstacle—that of 
the ravages and losses from dogs—to the 
project of successful sheep growing. 
George McKerrow, the Director of 
Farmers’ Institutes in Wisconsin, and a 
successful breeder of Southdown sheep 
and Guernsey cattle, related his experi¬ 
ences as a sheep grower, and stated 
frankly that the wool-bearing animals 
were clearly the most profitable live stoede 
on his fai-m, aud felt free to encourage 
the establishmeut of small flocks on nearly 
every stock farm in this State. Outside 
of one’s patriotic obligation to increase 
the production of wool for domestic aud 
foreign use, he pointed out clearly that 
sheep increase the fertility of the land, 
destroy noxious weeds and utilize a vast 
amount of roughage that otherwise might 
be wasted. He shares the belief that a 
small flock is much more to be desired 
than a large one, especially on the average 
farm, since the cost of labor was inci¬ 
dental to the major farm project, and that 
the services of an experienced shepherd 
were not necessary. 
New England, especially Maine, y^r- 
mont and Massachusetts, have long been 
recognized as States where the sheep 
breeders were progressive and successful. 
Pi'ofessor Kendall of the Maine Experi¬ 
ment Station has been closely identihed 
with the constructive work accomplished 
through the organization of sheep growers 
and breeders’ associations, and declared 
the results of such achievements. He 
pointed out that one of the greatest boons 
to the industry resulted from the enact¬ 
ment of a dog law with “teeth”; one that 
would enable the farmer to destroy stray 
dogs and collect without too much expense 
for the losses of sheep killed by mongrel 
dogs. There was abundant evidence that 
uniform dog laws would greatly encourage 
co-operative effort along lines of increased 
production and that there would be an in¬ 
creased stimulus to increase the number 
and size of, our flocks. To this eud a 
committee of New York State breeders 
were named to recommend suitable legis¬ 
lation and to report at the annual meeting 
of the Agricultural Society. 
The show was largely attended; an 
official of the Department of Agriculture 
at Albany estimated that fully 5.000 fann¬ 
er.'; were in attendance, A few ewes whre 
sold for breeding pvirposea .at private, 
treaty, and there was a brisk demand for 
other feed. How much ought this calf 
to weigh hog-dre.ssed ? c, r. c. 
New York. 
A Jersey bull calf in good flesh weigh¬ 
ing 220 lbs. live weight at seven weeks 
old will dress out about 134 lbs. (hog- 
dressed) ; 7. e., with intestines, cannons 
and head removed. The dressing per¬ 
centage varies with the degree of fleshing, 
but with the hide on and heart and liver 
clinging, will approach 50 per cent o^’ its 
shninken live weight. Veal of good qual¬ 
ity can scarcely be expected from Jersey 
calves, as they dress out “yellow” and are 
not well fleshed over loin or on leg. 
Feed for Breeding and Fattening Hogs 
I have three pigs; two are sows, which 
I intend to breed, and the third I intend 
to fatten and butcher. One of the sows 
does not appear to be in breeding condi¬ 
tion. I feed them slops of wheat mid¬ 
dlings, skim-milk and waste from the 
house. They have access to the manure 
pile (horse ahd cow both), and occasion¬ 
ally get green feed. What should I feed 
fattening pig in order to get best results? 
Do you think the younger sow is old 
enough to be bred (she weighs about 80 
lbs.) ? Does it happen that sows are bar¬ 
ren altogether ? o. a. ii. 
Connecticut. 
It is not uncommon to find gilts that do 
not come in use. If the gilt farrowed last 
January has evidenced no desire for mat¬ 
ing, it is very likely that she is barren 
and will not be of any value as a breeder. 
She should be fattened and sold for pork. 
The gilt farrowed in May would be six 
months old and if she weighs only 80 lbs. 
she is very much under size and weight 
and should not be bred. A six-months-old 
gilt well grown and developed for breed¬ 
ing purposes ought to weigh at least 180 
lbs. in fair condition, and usually it is 
prudent to mate a gilt when she is about 
nine months old, which would bring her 
to farrow at one year of age. A gilt that 
has been stunted and that weighs only 80 
lbs. at 180 days ought never to be bred at 
any age. If mated young she would no 
doubt have trouble at farrowing time; 
the youngsters would be weak and un¬ 
gainly and no profits whatsoever would 
result from the practice. Undersized sows 
should never he released as breedei's. Size 
is fundamental and early maturity essen- 
tial to Successful pork production, 
' -A useful ration for fattening shotes 
Avpuld be: Ear' or; shelled corn'; or copn- 
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