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Show raising beef 'cattle , DO NOT TRY TO MIX THE BREEDS FOR BEST RESULTS, ONE KIND ONLY SHOULD BE KEPT. By W. G. CHRISMAN'. All cattle arc divided into or fall into certain classes according to tho work they do to best advantage. In other words, the disposition they make of the feed they consume over and abovothe amount needed for maintenance mainte-nance determines this class. When wc take Into consideration that cattle aro only machines for converting con-verting hay, fodder, and grains into Bomo product for human food, and they aro tho only machines or factories fac-tories known that will convert those materials Into beef, milk, butter, and cheese, wo get a much clearer conception concep-tion of the real meaning of beef cattle, milk cattle, or butter cattle By beef cattle wo mean those types of cattlo which will use their surplus1 feed to best advantage in the manufacture manu-facture of beef. Of this typo wc havo three prominent breods: Shorthorn, Hereford, and Abordeon Angus. While these arc the three leading beef breeds, there aro others, ouch as Red Poll and Devon. By some writers tho Red Poll and Devon are classed as dual purpose; but for the present wc will consider them beef breods. Of tho three breeds mentioned first, we can scarcely say one Is better than the other, for they belong on the same plain. It Is a matter of choice or preferenco with each man himself which he likes best, and then that bo-comes bo-comes the best for him. Every one of us will give our best attention and efforts to the things wc like best. Therefore, the breed of cattle we like best will give us best results and becomes be-comes best for us. i The two remaining breeds are good and in some sections aro very popular, but for strictly beef purposes aro rather small and havo a tendency toward to-ward the dairy conformation. When wc go Into the business of producing beef wo want the breed of cattlo that will produce that product at the least cost and In tho greatest quantities. Then it behooves us to select one of tho best breeds. I say one of the best breeds, and I mean one. Do not make the mistake that so many have done and think that you can produce better steers by breeding together two breeds than pure-bred steers of either one. Just remember whenever you breed together two dls-Itlnct dls-Itlnct breeds you are producing grades of both breeds and going down hill. Again, when you breed together two distinct breeds you arc much moro apt to conflno tho poor qualities of both breeds in the offspring. As an example, and one that Is commonly practiced, If you breed a Holstcln cow, which produces pro-duces a large quantity of milk but poor In butter fat, to a Jersey bull, a breed which produces a small quantity of milk and rich in butter fat, you aro very likely and most apt to produce a heifer that will produce a small amount of milk, the character inherited inher-ited from the sire, and that little poor In butter fat, the character from tho dam. The reverse Is your desire, but you may be disappointed. Knowing these things, and also being able to buy the pure-breds of any breed we may fancy, lot us act wisely In the matter and purchase" our foundation stock of pure breeding. Surely, if we wanted a plow we would not go to the storo or factory and buy a Syracuse beam, an Oliver chill mold-board, a South Bond landslide, and a Mount Joy point, and go home on the back porch, take a clawhammer and a monkey-wrench to mako a plow of thene parts Well, it is Just as absurd to think we can mako the different breeds of cattlo fit together and do the desired work well. I take It we do not expect to raise beef cattle, or any others for that mat-tor, mat-tor, except for tho profit thoy give us In consuming tho products of our own farm, converting them into beef and establishing a now channel through which to market these products. Then, If this is our desire, do as we would In purchasing a piece of machinery for any other purpose buy the machine that was manufactured for that particular purpose, and buy tho best. The best Is tho ono that will do most satisfactorily the greatest amount of work and at the least cost. T am a great believer In beef cattle when we can mako them consume our farm crops at market price and save the trouble of hauling these away. Unless Un-less we can figure market prices for our crops fed at home, thon the feeding feed-ing or raising of cattlo becomes a burden bur-den and not a profitable business. Yes, they should do moro than this. Thoy should make us a profit above all cost of feed labor, and incidents which always enter Into any business proposition propo-sition or venture. TABREl UXQB, CHAMPION SHORTHORN |