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Show livestock. Situation. The dairy cattle industry throughput the country is facingan acute crises as a result of an apparent over- ' production. Cold storage holdings of totaled 81,837,000 pounds, as compared with only Butter a year previous have during sharply dropped prices recent weeks until prevailing prices are considerably under costs of according to creamery authorities. Not only is the producer taking a severe loss on his present but-- . terfat output, but it appears that the creameries are in a very hazardous butter on January 1 00 ' pro.-ductio- L position. The decline in L.i... .beea-brought-about-iargely-- " butterfat prices has over? by production, and, it is said, particularly of fluid milk in by herds adjacent to the large consuming facture. American dairymen have centers, Surplus milk has been going into the creameries for butter manu- had increased competition from for-eign sources, and, of course; various oil and animal fat substitutes for butter have proven serious competition. It looks as though the hog will of fer the dairyman the best and most profitable means to dispose of his surplus milk. Milk is a great hog feed, and, with supplies of hogs in the dairyman to invite the lowly pork- the entire western country at a low ebb, it would appear good business for er to aid in the present predicament. over-producti- r J k . i ' ' With a thick snow blanket covering the intermountain country and the Kooky mountain districts, and heavy soaking rainfall over the remainder of the Pacific coast, stockmen are looking forward to good feed for' the Sheep- Bpring and summer season. mcrriir Utah and Nevada' Were facihg The Important Half of Your Flock i . 4 Note This is anothor in of 52 stories on pouseries a story ltry raising written by the well known national poultry authority, Dr. L. D. LeGear, V. S., of St. Louis. The entire Beries will appear in this paper. Our readers are urged to read them carefully and clip them out for fu- (Editors , ture reference.) A good cock bird is half the flock, Bays an atrocious bit of dogerel in an archaic work on poultry raising that came to my attention recently. Poor verse, certainly, but good logic, not-- , withstanding! It is undoubtedly true in my opinion that a good male is at least half the flock probably much more than half. His characteristics are transmitted to so many chicks and are so distinctly stamped upon them that top great care cannot possibly be exercised in his selection. It seems to be a well established g fact that the ability of a hen is often inherited from the father. That alone should establish the necessity for extreme care in the lection of male birds for breeding. Generally speaking, egg capacity is -- . i egg-layin- r! i n, extremely dry weather and the snow came just in time to provide water. Of .course, hay supplies will have to be drawn upon in the colder districts of the northwest and extremely low temperatures may cause some death losses, yet the snow covering in the enormous benlong run will prove-othe sheepand cowman the to efit man. There is a good demand for purebred beef bulls of good quality and breeding. This was evidenced at the recent Ogden livestock show when the top Hereford bull sold for $l,000Nand the entire consignment of bulls averaged more than $400.- per head. Oowmert hnvercceived good prlcea for their young stock, particularly if of good breeding, and they feel that they can well afford to once more purchase good breeding bulls at fair prices. Private reports received from the intermountain country and fromi that there continues to he a gradual increase in Log production which ordinarily shipsNo the Los Angeles market. Ten cent) hogs on the Los Angeles market mean profitable returns to the general run of hog feeders and the fact that the Jan- uary market has generally averaged higher than the late fall market is regarded as a very gratifying sign. Low pricey for butterfat may also tend to stimulate interest in hog feeding as a dairy cattle sideline. As evidence of the --enormous demand for pork products in southern California, it is. interesting to know that the 1929 slaughter of hogs in Los Angeles county totaled 732,535, by far the largest number ever-.b- e fore slaughtered in that section in one year, and an increase of nearly a half million over '1920. easy to judge the ancestry of, any particular male. ' Good health is, of course, essential. No matter how fine a pedigree any bird may have, if he is not up to par or better in this respect, better not use him. - His lowered vitality will almost surely result in insufficient fertilization of eggs from .hens with which he .is mated. That means a lower percentage of hatchability and, In all likelihood, lower vitality for the resulting chicks than if they had been sired by a more vigorous specimen of (hickenhood. The ideal rooster for mating is really more than just healthy. ,IIe should be overflowing with vitality. He should have an erect bearing, a cocky, way of swaggering about as if he owned the place.. He should have bright, alert eye, good plumage, good standard head, should have a good appetite, good flesh, and should be quite free from defects or slef-assure- or less in dispute. I know definitely that body tests can establish the laying qualities of a hen, but it has not yet been fully established whether or not similar tests can be safely relied upon to indicate a roosters ability to pass on to his progeny a certain deUntil that gree of laying power. question is definitely settled, most poultry raisers will prefer to put their main reliance in such indications of fitness as are explained above. Careful selection along the lines suggested is bound to be amply rewarded, particularly for those who have hithertofelt thatr a rooster is just a rooster and that any. old rooster will therefore, extremely important indica- do. That such is not the case, any tions of the tendencies he is most like- successful poultry raiser will be glad to testify. Too much care cannot be ly to pass on to his descendants. used, in choosing the fathers of your as While ancestry is important,, chicks-to-brooster of a the fitness stated bove, for use as a breeder should not be judged solely by the record of his On Their Mettle, mother or other female ancestors. It, walstr advisable tTToridider the The master, to impress on his pupils erds and characteristics of his sisters the need of thinking before speaking, and half sisters. It stands to reato them told count fifty before saynot son that have sufficiently inherited the desirable qualities , of ing anything important, and one huntheir Immediate ancestors, he will also dred if it was very important. be lacking in much the same extent Next day' he was speaking, standas they are. This is not an infallible rule, but generally, the male, from ing with his back to the fire, when he a gtfod line that readily transmits its noticed several lips moving rapidly. good qualities to succeeding generaSuddenly the whole class shouted: tions, will himself be a good producninety-nin- e Ninety-eigh- t, hundred. into account. , . , The ideal rooster should be a late moulter, as a rule. Early molting shows that his mother or the strain from which he. came are early moult-erThat would indicate generally that the femaleTf the line are poor layers. Since, as has already been is pointed out, the laying quality even mal the transmitted through more than through the female, this is a very important point to consider. Naturally, the male does not moult because he has stopped laying, so his houltir.g habits are undoubtedly inheror ited from mother, grandmother earlier female ancestors. They are, Zion-MtTS5- 5 Now Ready s. e. deformities. lie should crow with a loud, clear, ringing note, the kind that sounds like a challenge to anything and everything that may question his right as ruler of the flock. He should be aggressive in his guardianship of hens entrusted to his care, but need not necessarily be a pugnacious or vicious fighter. Insistance on such qualities may, "tit first, seem somewhat far fetched. Nevertheless, they are a important indications of relative fit- er. Your on sir! coats , fire, asThe question of body testa to ness for the important task entrusted to the male and should be taken certain good breeding males is more Transcript. ZION NATIONAL PAPV Having completed the Zion-M- t. Carmel high National park quarter million the most important consideration of all since eggs provide the quickest means of securing profit's from the poultry flock. I5e sure, therefore, of the ancestry of any male bird used for breeding. Know that he comes from a strain bred for fegg production, vigor and the standard requirements of his variety. While a- poor male will not harm god females, he will transmit his poor traits to the offspring to an even greater degree than the hens will convey their good qualities. 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Until all 0f thu f Boston completed, which, will probaM Srp'eyc.e"d.,he 8m- -r- oft D , ihdrkUndary'i4uKl minor chicks. ! trj drive overthe-r'uaTcII pect dhJ up to several hours on struction operations stiH ?nt of4 by other companies. The major parts of the i uncompleted 7 urk " 4 Mukuntuweap ,Ur quarters and across p?L Park M addition final surfacing'! thTsL from the VV i i 1 ittoufeVh vt.lll,.iH Inst, 5r.v- lFHEis ,4 mble to open However, any person . f m IM ilMfl Having established the importance of having only the best males for breeding, the question naturally arises as to how the right kind shall be chosen. The first consideration is ancestry. A rooster that comes from a long line of known productivity and adheres to standard qaulities, will be more likely to be able to transmit such qualities to succeeding generations. 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