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/ PAGE FOUR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1939 THE NEWBEURY SUN VIRGINIA BREEDER RAISES SHORTHORNS H. D. Newcomb, of Greenwood, Virginia, Gives Varied Experiences With the Dual Purpose Cow THE NEWCOMB SHORTHORN I HERD ' By G. M. MOORE One of the finest herds of milking shorthorns in the South is owned by H. D. Newcomb of Virginia. In re viewing the history of his herd and why he selected milking shorthorns instead of Jerseys or Guernseys: Mr. Newcomb writes: “We had through the whole of our lives been familiar with the multiple and solid virtues of ‘The Durhams’ of our forebears. Many members of our family owned them, and always amongst our Jerseys on one farm and the Guernseys on another, were whol ly worthwhile specimens of this gen eral utility breed—the Dual Purpose Shorthorn. “A number of easily identified and carefully analyzed facts led to choice of the Dual Purpose Shorthorn. We were aware that, assuming the indi viduals of either breed were on a par ity in their respective breeding and type, the Shorthorn cows gave more milk than either Jersey of Guernsey and did this at less cost per gallon through their distinctive and inherit ed capacity to convert homegrown feeds into dairy products. As di recting too, was the fact that when ever a purebred special dairy cow was mated with a Milking Shorthorn bull, the progeny was larger, smooth er, better tempered and healthier than its dam. The calf produced was at least a salable veal. If fed out as an unsexed male it made a creditable steer, and if a heifer it invariably milked its dam at a lower level of expense and with no discernible di minution of butter fat. “During our long grazing season these cattle on good sod require far less concentrates to hold them to their ultimate yield than do special dairy breeds. And in winter, our home grown hay, silage and fodder with a minimum of purchased concentrates will maintain their normal production, whereas this same regimen dries up the special dairy breeds. “Our Shorthorns have returned us profit at times when through low re turn on dairy products, a poor graz ing season, an inferior hay and corn crop, the special dairy breeds operat ed at a loss. “This is not because of any magical prowess on the part of Shorthorns. They are without any claim other than their natural breed character istics. Their ability to prove profitable in places and at periods confounding to other breeds, arises from so prac tical and obvious a fact as to' be lik ened to a man with two hands bejng able to accomplish more than if he had but one. “For added to the ability of the Milk ing Shorthorns to out-milk any spe cial dairy breed with the possible ex ception of the Holstein, and even in this instance they produce a far bet ter quality of milk at a lower cost per gallon, is the additional and equal ly useful function to produce prime beef. Their calves when unsexed, and their heifers in the feed lot will, weight for age, successfully compete with any special beef breed and fetch every penny of the same price. And when the producing days of the Milk ing Shorthorn cow are past she will fleshen rapidly and economically and go to the block as prime beef to bring you whatever is that day’s top price. “Our heifers were selected with an eye to scope, size, depth, and a smoothness underlying an even laid covering of flesh with equal consid eration given to those pointers that would ordinarily indicate potential milking qualities. All were especially well headed. The one thing that we gave not thought to was the color scheme. We have never been seduc ed by that fickle consideration. It was a mere incident, therefore, that two were white; one a very light roan; two dark roans, and the others red. We lost one heifer at the time of her first calving. The other eight vindicate our selections and it is from these that our present herd sprung. “We have always been and still re main very partial to the Clay fam ilies and Glenside breeding. But we deemed it wise at this juncture with out deserting our base to introduce ai outcross of some degree. After a long search we bought Bar None Storm Prince just after he had placed third (30 bulls showing) in class of young bulls at the Eastern States Exposi tion. This bull as an example of a Dual Purpose Shorthorn was difficult to fault. He stamped all his off spring, especially his heifers, with rare uniformity, provided his daugh ters with most creditable udders and READS LIVESTOCK PAGE In talking to Mr. Yancy T. Dick- ert, owner of the Farmers Hatchery we found Mr. Dickert deeply interest ed in better cows, hogs and hens in Newberry county. “Cows, hogs and chickens give us something to eat every day in the year” he said. “Cot ton is a wonderful crop, but it is not worth a blighted fig tree to the farmer or to the county if there is no profit in each pound he raises. If he is going to take a loss on it, it would be infinitely better if he did not plant it at all. We can always eat our beef, pork and poultry and they enrich the land, while cotton is and has been a constant drain on our Southern soils. “I am glad that the farmer is tak ing more interest in hogs and poul try and I know that the Farmers Hatchery has been an important fac tor in encouraging the farmer to raise more and better poultry. I am glad the farmer is learning more about the scientific feeding of live stock and more about livestock di seases. I hope to live to see the South develop a well rounded, diver sified farm program and a self sus taining agriculture,” Northwood Victor 8th, Senior Grand Champion Dual Purpose Short horn Bull Minnesota, J937. ) TRY THIS PASTURE MIXTURE The Farmers Hatchery Gives a glad hand to the movement to put more and better livestock on the farms of the county. More live stock means more pasture and more legume and forage crops, therefore, more poultry. ^ We have a complete line of feeds for livestock. Let us make sugges tions to you about a balanced ration. We can sell you the feed you need at the right price. We operate one of the largest hatcheries in the State. Come in and see our plant and take a look at our baby chicks. We handle the famous Spartan line of poultry and dairy feeds. Let us analyze your feed problem by telling you what to feed and in what proportions. The Farmers Hatchery Yancy T. Dickert Perry West very substantially thickened his pro geny. “By now, the type we sought was characterizing our herd. To intensi fy it, we used several of the best sons of the above bull from chosen cows to breed in a number of instances to their half-sisters and took lease for a year of an intensively Clay bred bull for mating to some other heifers. “During this period we made an other far-flung search for another herd sire. We wanted a bull carrying some Clay and Glenside blood and if possible furnishing a further supply of the blood that was on the sire’s side of our last regular breeding bull and yet one that would relieve too great an accumulation of these strains £hrough an outcross. “All Shorthorn breeders are helped by these cows of the breed that pro. duce sensational records and this is < not less the fact, if such results is sue through high-cost intensive feed ing, milking out three and even four times a day and passing a cow some eighteen months between her calv ings. Such spectacular demonstra tions indicate the great possibilities of the breed and tend to shake from their smug reflection some breeders of other breeds and these commercial dairymen who think that only a spe cial dairy purpose cow can milk— those unfortunate, and to be pitied owners of cattle without a market for the veal that their cows produce have to kill it at its birth. It denotes, too, those erudite college professors who Solomonically undertake to teach that the same cow that drops a prime veal and readily fattens when dry cannot possibly milk, and then resort to blackboard and chalk displaying some wedge-shaped design is invoked to prove their thesis. “While the Dual Purpose Shorthorn is amazingly versatile and potential ly uniquitous, her unchallenged place is on the general, all-around, every day farm—the kind that prom inently prevails over the whole North American continent, and elsewhere throughout the world. On such farms especially on those in the United States and Canada, there is no justi fication whatever for the presence of any other breed. And this indisput able fact is being recognized by the prudent and the practical people who live on such farms. “It has been our experience that the Shorthorn of scope, size, and scale, deep, smooth, and thick, that swings a sightly and capacious udder with well-placed teats of moderate size, that is easy to milk and easy to keep, that when dry fleshens readily and lives to a ripe old age, that on two milkings a day fed on home grown products with a 16 per cent grain ra tion on the ratio of one pound of grain to every four pounds of milk she yields, and under this regimen will give at her maturity some 8,000 pounds or more of milk testing 4 per cent, and drops a healthy calf at least every fourteen months will over the span of every ten years more than double the profits that can be pro duced from a cow of any other breed. “We are breeding cows of this kind at Wavertree. Every year we breed an increasing number of them and fewer of the kind that are not quite so good. And an important number of our cows have each year consider ably exceeded our exactions. As I write, Wavertree’s Milkmaid in her tenth year, and Wavertree’s Milkyway in her niith year now on test, indicate approximately 8,500 and 9,500 pounds respectively, on their present lactation. The former’s but- terfat test is 4.2 and the latter’s is 4.6.” Here is one pasture mixture that is guaranteed to give satisfaction, if sown in August on goood land: 15 pounds crimson clover and 15 pounds Italian ryegrass per acre. If you have had a summer pasture of Sudan grass or have just cut a crop of soybeans or cowpeas for hay, why not seed a few acres of the ground to this win ter pasture mixture? It will produce more feed per acre in cold weather, and good feed, than any combination we have ever seen. It can be grazed hard ‘ in October and November, and from March until June; and will stand up under light grazing all winter. It does well in corn stubble or following cotton. Work stock can winter on it. Where it follows well fertilized crops, no additional plant food is needed. Otherwise 200 to 300 pounds per acre of something like an 0-14-6 mixture at time of seeding is advo cated. TREAT GRAIN SEED of Before seeding oats, barley, or wheat make sure that it has been treated for seed-borne diseases. The easiest to use and the most satisfac tory material for this purpose is New Improved Ceresan. It costs very lit. tie and greatly increases yield grain. Treated oat seed outyield un treated seed by about 18 per cent Wheat quality is greatly improved by seed treatment, and generally yields around 6 percent more per acre. The same is true of barley. The New Improved Ceresan comes as a fine dust in cans and should be thoroughly mixed with the grain be fore planting. Use one-half ounce of Ceresan per bushel of grain. Direc tions for using and a * measuring spoon come with each can. The mat erial is available at all seed stores Some seed grain can be purchased already treated for disease. Going Qff Duty Near Dutch Frontier LEGUMES FOR SILAGE North Carolina stockmen are now turning to grass silage to provide succulent feed for their cattle during I summer. It is rather hard to cure for hay the cereal and legume crops planted in the fall and harvested in the spring. Many times it rains con tinuously when the hay should be cut and the crop thus matures to the point where it is nothing much but stems and woody tissue. If the crop is cut and rained upon, curing is difficult and a low quality moldy hay is the result. On the other hand, this material can be cut and stored in the silo at any time, preserved with molasses and the cattle are assured of an excellent feed. There is no waste in silage. Passing Sensation Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids Excess Acids and poisonous*wastes in your blood are removed chiefly thru 9 million tiny delicate Kidney tubes or filters. 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