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The Stock Department.
ty A. J. HENTHORN.
WHAT 18 THE FUTURE OUTLOOK
OF THE GALLOWAY ?
By Marlon Parr, President of the American
Galloway Breeders' Association, Looksviilu,
111., at tne 1MW annual meeting, Chicago.
It has been truly said that every ques-
tion has two sides to it. In the first
place, there are certain traits of char-
acter required of a man to be successful
in a stock business—honesty, energy,
and a fair talker, with a good memory,
and he should know when he haB said
enough. What constitutes a successful
man in any place? One of the most im-
portant requirements in breeding regis-
tered cattle is sense. To be successful
as a 'stock-breeder It is necessary to
understand what constitutes a good indi-
vidual of the breed he is interested in.
lie must understand the type of the
breed and what crosses to make to pro-
duce that type. He must know that
‘'like begets like," and that a good Indi-
vidual seldom comes from poor ances-
tors.
To be successful as a Galloway
breeder, one must strive to get the
greatest returns possible from the busi-
ness. In any business the man who
takes the most interest and has the
greatest amount of pride in his busi-
ness is the most successful. Breeding
Galloway cattle is very much the same
as any other business—it will not look
after itself. Y/e may as well look at the
situation as it is. I am not here to give
you any fancy pictures, gentlemen. We
breeders of Galloway cattle must re-
member that we are the smallest in
number in the beef breeders of cattle,
which fact is partially in our favor, as
we do not require so many buyers to dis-
pose of our surplus stoca, and partially
against us inasmuch as if there were
more breeders there would be more to
talk for the cattle, more to advertise,
we would have more influence with
breeding and fair associations and
newspapers. One of the worst things
that could happen to a breed of cattle
is indifference on the part of the breed-
ers.
Wo have often heard it said that a
Galloway would live and grow fat where
other breeds would starve to death, and
1 have seen a few Galloway breeders
who acted as though they believed it
But the Galloways as well as other
breeds require care and feed. One of
the greatest mistakes that a breeder
can make is to try to economize on feed
when the cattle need it.
Pure-bred cattle require good keeping
to make them profitable. Keep them in
fair flesh and in thrifty condition, then
they will show for themselves. Thin
cattle never look well, a fat scrub often
looking better than a thin pure bred.
1 have seen small calves offered for sale
that 6 bushels of grain fed to each
would have doubled in value. I know
of no more profitable way to market
grain than to feed it to young stock,
either grades or pure breds.
Another thing I have noticed, is that
when a breeder gets a good animal
cheap he usually neglects it, and the
man who invests more usually cares for
his animal better, is more enthusiastic,
does more for the breed, and (s not so
apt to become indifferent. As the Scrip-
tures have truly said, "Where your
treasure is, there will your heart be
also."
I know of no newspaper that is given
to speaking of the Galloway cattle. And
why? Because we do not advertise very
much with the papers. Why don’t we
advertise? some would ask. For the
reason that we can sell our surplus
stock without it. Some would say. ask
higher prices and then advertise. To
that I would answer, most of our herds
are small and most of us do not care to
sell our females and it is usually better
to dispose of our males younger, at a
fair price, than to hold longer and get a
little more. I might add, most of us
ask all we think we can get anyway.
Of course, those who have larger herds
should advertise. We should keep the
cattle before the public, which will
create a greater demand. The more
who know of the Galloways as a breed
of cattle the more will want them.
Those more capable should write occa-
sional articles for the stock papers, and
by so doing keep the cattle before the
public.
Another thing, I would favor a com
tinaiion sale, held by several represent-
ative breeders, each year, which should ,
be thoroughly advertised. I think It j
would be profitable to those selling;
stock and to breeders generally. There ,
has not been a general advertised sale i
of Galloway cattle since Mr. Clark held
his, the spring of 1897.
Another, and perhaps one of the best
ways to keep the Galloway before the
public, is by showing them at county
and State fairs. One of the greatest dif-
ficulties is to obtain classes at county
fairs, and classes and competent Judges
at State fairs. But few of the county
fairs in Illinois give classes for the Gal-
loways, and Missouri, a State which
probably has more Galloways than any
other, gives diplomas and ribbons.
Another, and one of the greatest
obstacles, is to secure a competent
judge at fairs. I never saw but one or
two men who were familiar with the
Galloway breed, act as judges at State
lairs. This may look like a small mat-
ter to some, but there is more in it than
you may think.
The question before us, gentlemen, is,
what is the future outlook of the Gal-
lo way breeder? We certainly have a
bright future before us. Gentlemen,
what are we waiting for? Do we expect
to hear something drop, or arc we wait-
ing to see something turn up? No, let
us turn up something. It seems to me
that we are blind, indeed, if we fail to
realize that the time has come to do a
little talking, as do breeders of other
breeds of cattle. What have they to
brag about more than we, except horns?
What serious objection can any one
have to the Galloway cattle from a
standpoint of profit? After all, that is
what most people keep cattle for. It
has been proven that the Galloways
have no superior, as economical pro-
ducers of choice beef. From a butcher’s
standpoint they have no superior. As
milkers, they are as good as any of the
beef breeds. Another desirable feature
5 s that they are all black and hornless,
and the only breed of cattle that make
a desirable robe.
All we have to do is to take hold of
the opportunity before us, keep the cat-
tle before the public, advertise judi-
ciously, care for our cattle better, ask
moderate prices, and we will be able to
sell all we can produce at profitable
prices. I do not believe it a good plan
to try to boom any breed of stock. Let
the law of supply and demand govern
the prices, but by advertising judi-
ciously, showing the cattle and talking
Galloway a little, we can increase the
demand, which would mean a corre-
sponding raise in prices. Above all, use
none but the best obtainable males to
head our herds, keep culling our herds,
and keep nothing but good breeding
animals, and try to keep up the size
ana vigor of our herds.
One thing we may rest assured of, is
that the prevailing high prices of some
ol the beef breeds will have much to do
with turning the attention of men of
moderate means, who are desirous of
improving their stock, to the Galloway
breed. We, as breeders of registered
cattle, should remember that breeding
cattle is strictly a business of honor.
Allow me to say that we as breeders,
must have and hold the respect and con-
fidence of our fellow breeders. We must
deal justly and uprightly with our pa
trons. We must realize that a satisfied
customer will do us much good, and a
dissatisfied one can and is likely to do
us much harm.
Another thing, we must not try to
build up our herd at the expense of
other breeders, but should be content
with what justly belongs to us, and not
make the breeding of cattle a side Issue,
but make it a business of the magni-
tude it. deserves, and all work together
for the good of the breed, bearing In
mind that whatever promotes the In-
terest of the Galloway breed benefits all
Galloway breeders.
Standard and Balanced Rations.
By a standard ration is meant the food
of a one-thousand-pound animal for one
day of twenty-four hours, whether it be
fed in two messes or more. As a rule,
animals weighing less than one thou-
sand pounds are to have less than a full
ration, and those weighing more to have
more, each respectively to be fed that
proportion of a ration that Its own
weight bears to one thousand pounds.
By a balanced ration Is meant one whose
Ingredients embrace in due proportions
those varieties of food which science and
observation teach are for the best inter-
est*. of the feeder and the welfare of the
animals fed. A standard ration also
means an average of the requirement of
animals; but they vary so much in their
requirements that each animal must be
studied Individually to learn Its partic-
ular requirement in order to feed it in-
telligently and correctly. It requires
thought and discretion to feed even
balanced rations for best results, as too
rnpch will produce satiety and too little
will fail to accomplish fully the purpose
for which the animal Is fed.
The following combinations represent
a variety of balanced rations from the
different kinds of food in ordinary use:
RATIONS FOB HORSES HEAVILY WORKED.
Wheat bran, 2 pounds; oats, 6; corn-
meal, 8; wheat straw, 6; meadow hay, 8.
Bran, 6 pounds; corn-meal, 12;
meadow hay, 6; clover hay, 6.
Linseed-meal, 2 pounds; rye bran, 6;
corn-meal, 10; corn fodder, 6; clover
hay. 8.
Bran, 7 pounds; corn, 6; linseed-meal,
2; timothy hay, 12.
Bran, 6 pounds; corn, 7; linseed-meal,
2; prairie hay, 12.
Bran, 13 pounds; corn, 6; timothy
hay, 10.
Alfalfa hay, 15 pounds: corn. 12.
Oats, 8 pounds; corn-meal, 5; linseed
meal, 3; meadow hay, 10.
FOR HORSES AT LIGHT WORK.
Oats, 12 pounds; timothy hay, 12.
Oats, 4 pounds; corn-meal, 4; wheat
bran, 3; timothy hay, 12.
FOR MILCH COWS.
Ground oats, 4 pounds; buckwheat
middlings, 4; cottonseed meal, 2;
hay, 18.
Cottonseed meal, 2 pounds; linseed
meal, 3; barley meal, 4; bright straw,
13; meadow hay, 8.
Corn-meal, 8 pounds; linseed meal, 5;
corn fodder, 10; oat straw, 4.
Bran, 4 pounds; oil-meal, 2; cotton-
seed meal, 1; corn-meal, 1; meadow
hay, 20.
Cottonseed meal, 2 pounds; linseed
meal, 2; barley meal, 6; wheat straw, 8;
hay, 12.
Gluten meal, 4 pounds; bran, 5; corn-
meal, 3; corn ensilage, 20; hay, 10.
Linseed meal, 3 pounds; bran or mid-
dling, 4; corn-meal, 4; clover hay, 10;
corn ensilage, 30.
Cottonseed meal, 3 pounds; corn-meal,
4; bran, 4; hay, 9; corn fodder, 9.
Cottonseed meal, 2 pounds; linseed
meal, 3; barley meal, 4; straw, 13;
meadow hay, 8.
Cottonseed meal, 2 pounds; malt
sprouts, 6; straw, 5; corn fodder, 20.
Corn-meal, 2 pounds; cottonseed meal,
2; malt sprouts, 5; bran, 5; corn fod-
der, 15.
FOR FATTENING CATTLE.
Linseed meal, 6 pounds; corn- meal,
6; corn fodder, 20.
Linseed meal, 2 pounds; bran, 4; corn-
vaeal, 6; timothy hay, 5; oat straw, 12.
Corn-meal, 14 pounds; straw, 5; clo-
ver, hay, 20.
Linseed meal, 6 pounds; bran, 4;
straw, 10; timothy hay, 10.
FOB OXEN AT WORK.
Corn-meal, clover hay, and meadow
hay 10 pounds of each.
Cottonseed meal, 3 pounds; bran, 2;
clover hay, 5; corn fodder, 20.
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The November report of the United
States weather bureau at Oklahoma City
Bhya that there is sufficient water in the
soil to make a good crop of wheat with-
out spring rains. This prediction is fol-
lowed up by the December rains, which
were not reported.
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