Show OBSOLETE METHODS ARE mN KIN r DRANCE CE TO STOCKMEN i 1 1 di dis discard discard dis- dis Livestock industry advised to card many many old practices that are now un uneconomic nomi The livestock industry needs reeds 1930 models of livestock Ies ock and 1930 1030 methods of management It is not as progressive sire she as it might be and it should hould make muke intimate a acquaintance qua with and apply appl the industrial n t theory eor of ot es- es cence In the interest of progress it mu must abandon that have become obsolete obsolete ob oh- solete solete and uneconomic This was th the theme of an address which Dr John Johnn n R. R Mohler el Chief of the Bureau of Animal Animal An An- imal Industry delivered on April 29 before the States Tuberculosis sis sig Conference at Cedar Rapids Iowa Some of our most prized poss possessions posses posses- s- s Ions of ot a U few years yean ago ngo have la lagged ged behind present clU day progress said Dr Mohler The motor car with wheel 2 brakes the old time phonograph and even eyen the earlier radio sets have for forthe forthe forthe the most part passed out of ot present usefulness An Au industrial concern that ex to prosper does nt use obsolete methods and equipment Junking old machinery and remodeling old factories factories factor factor- ies take both courage and capital but butin butin butin in the end these are wise wise and cal Turning to the livestock industry industry indus indus- tr try as us a parallel he asked How is s it meeting this situation Is there readiness readi ness nes to admit the obsolescence of types of livestock that no longer meet production needs al and d market requirements require require- requirements ments menta Is the livestock industry tr as as progressive she as it might be Doctor Mohler lohler referred to conventions conventions conven conven- stock shows research and extension extension exten exten- sion activities a progressive livestock press eradication of diseases and other unmistakable signs of ener energy and progress but warned his hearers that progress Is a n relative term terra and that in this d dynamic era an industry may seem to be moving mo forward whereas it is actually losing ground in n relation to fields of endeavor which progress still more rapidly lly This condition is especially true rue when mass production is ed As an illustration of or mass production tion lon Doctor Mohler said sahl You can attend an automobile show and later bu buy almost anywhere an exact duplicate cute cate of the car you ou want and aUlI as ns man many manyas as you may need need or or can pay for In Inthe Inthe Inthe the cas case e of livestock this is not true Animals are not so nearly alike thou though h specimens of uniformly high quality can call be produced and are being produced ed to a creditable extent The a average quality however Is still far tar below the ideal deal From a study of available data I consider that more than 50 per cent of our domestic breeding stock is le ete from the st standpoint of most efficient ef et- efficient pt production ducHon Doctor Mohler distinguished three types of obsolete animals Those that continually continually- fail full to repay the cos cost pf pr maintenance scrub and grade sires and inferior types tykes of purebred sires and animals affected ed with communicable communicable cable diseases lie sa said Id there are millions millions mil mil- lions of ot such animals Doctor Mohler gave gate examples of ot obsolete obsolete ob ob- solete methods and cited specific means for tor improvement He lie concluded his talk talk as alf follows In industry as us in Intra tra travel el the plans pans of today bero become ne the progress of ot tomorrow Iu Inn the swift moving era ela in iii wl which we live live there ther Is need to use methods that enables us to m meet t the pace puce set by our fellow Industrial travelers Better netter healthier and more useful animal types types types' are a prime consideration on Then let specialised specialized special special- knowledge in livestock husbandry and veterinary science be uI applied to each problem Experience is a valuable valuable val val- balance wheel bu but new knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge and its prompt application constitute constitute con On the motive e power b by which we advance nd Finall Finally let letus Include codes of or ethics and such harmony of ot purposes pur pur- l purposes ur poses as us to win public confidence In Inthe inthe th the conduct of or the livestock Industry and the integrity of i its products |