Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1939 — Page 12

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When Purdue university wanted to make an exhibit of a good breeding program for dairy rattle to show at the Indiana State Fair last fall they selected an Adams county herd owned and managed by Sol Moaner, of Jefferson township. one of the state's oldest and best sclentlffc breeders of Jersey cattle. The above picture was taken by Bob Heller. Ix-mocrat photographer, at the State Fair last tall. Mr. Mosser Is one of the original backers of the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show and this year experts to win bls share of the ribbons and prises again. Purdue has often honored Mr. Mosser by using his breeding practices as an Ideal one to illustrate these facts to other dairymen. The following story on his breeding program is one which was published In an illustrated extension bulletin No. 198, entitled. “A Dairyman's Breeding Program." written by E. T. Wallace. Purduo extension department, and distributed free through the county agents of the state. Good Breeding Program "The Mosser herd illustrates the ♦•• suit of a selective breeding pro-

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i - gram in an individual herd. This t I breeder has built his entire herd: »; up from one foundation cow Eight r' cows were selected as the founds- 1 i tioa breeding cows for the contlnu- ■ II atlon of this breeding program. "Cow No. 1. the dam of cows J I 3 and 4. has made four mature roc r ords in the Dairy Herd Improvei went Associations, averaging 497 I pounds of butterfat. She has' • i three daughters, sired by two disferent bulla. These three daugh- i ■ tern range in production from 3J<> > ■ to 359 pounds of butterfat with an ■ I average of 345 pounds—all made' i as three-year-olds. While these i records are not as high as the ' dam's records, they are consistent. These daughters should all de- - velop into good cows. » Any dam capable of reproducing > ’ 1 so consistently is worthy of being : i called a valuable brood cow. Iler ' • three daughters have a uniform ( ■ inheritance and are good < ows to I ■ build from. Cow No. 5. a grandi daughter of No. — Is the dam of - Nos. C. 7 and 8. She has four rec-' I ords made tn the Dairy Herd Im- > 1 provemcnt Associations. that average 5M pounds of butterfat and 1 ha« produced three daughters, sir-1 s ed by two different bulls. The daughters range in produc-'

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I tion from 389 to 515 pounds butter- : tat. the records made as two and three-year-olds. These eight cows, a selected group In this herd, are 'he foundation breeding cows for ■ building the future herd. The sons of cows No. 1 and 5. sired by meritorious sires of known I transmitting ability, should carry a more or less proved inheritance, i equal to the production of their ’ maternal and paternal sisters. . Hulls with this type of inheritance are good prospects as herd bulla. > The female offspring of both the I old cows and the daughters turn- ' ish the replacement animals for the herd. These cows are being bred to two herd bulls. Disease Free "Both of these bulls carry a I strong Inheritance for high production. The one bull was bred by the owner. Both his dam and ' grand-dam are meritorious brood ' tows. His sire has three tested daughters and others on test, all uniformly good. The other bull is aired by a Silver Medal MeritorI ioua sire and both his dam and grand-dam are daughters of Silver 1 Medal Meritorious sires. These two bulls, whose inhert- . tance is charged with consistent • productions and reproduction, mat-

H>d to the eight selected breeding cows, shown In Figure I. furnish their owner with a foundation for a long time bieedmg program "His herd la state accredited for both tuberculosis and abortion and he has been a continuous member of the Adams County D. 11. I. A Thia typo of breeding and herd management program merits adoption by every breeder of dairy cattle. It Is founded on facts and directed by a well organised plan ; It la not aurprialng that the average production of this herd for 1933 was 435 pounds of butterfat." o Travel Stamp Successful Melbourne, Australia.— (U.R) —So ; successful has hevn the "Save to Travel" scheme. Oral launched In Victoria, that It has now been ad- ' opted in every state In Australia . Under the scheme, travel stamps for trips in Australia and overseas I are sold for 4125 They are good i for travel on all the rail. sea. air t and road services.

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Lowell Cook Saleaman

’’R” b for the Boys who make our sales. They sell our cars with facts not tales.

JT,' ?T"I»T Edward Anderson Service Manager

“ E ‘ b f,,r Eron,,m ' 'hat goes hand in hand vvith gas and service cut to beat the band.

Percy Gould Manager Warta Department

** for •he Fellows who are our fixer-uppers or old automobiles they are good builder-uppers.

Al D. Schmitt Motor Sales JEFFERSON AT FIRST STREET SLPEK SHELL GASOLINE li.“< per GALLON. rM M MMWX4M 4rv « M M R w vs-w yuu U u u... ...... ..

PULLETS ■ ARE LIABILITY Summer Care In Vital Factor In Profitable Production To prevent pullets from being of' .' poor quality and low vitality. , ■ which will make them a drag on i the polketbook next fall and win- j I ter. they need aperial care this . summer, aaya C. E Lampman. i head of the department of pohltry husbandry at the University of ' j Idaho. i Once a pullet's growth Is stunted, it never develops Into a good layer; therefore, summer care of i! growing pullets la one of the moat i' important phaaea of profitable poultry raising. Following Is a brief outline of a successful method of handling pull-

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,i n r * . W j ■ W 1 Elton Archer Sales Manager

Rill Denny Manager Petroleum Department

Clarence Smith Used Car Reconditioning

lets during the summer' First — As soon as they can bo moved from the brooding quarters 1 put them on a dean range that has ; not boon used the previous year 1 and away from older birds Nsed Opsn Rang* ' Second Provide an open air range shelter It possible; otherI wise, see that the range house la I cool and airy. Thia can be done by having openings tn all" four walla |so that cross ventilation will be | sufficient to pevent the heat from i hankng up near the roof- Many pullets are stunted and devitalised ' because the summer quarters arv too hot and stuffy. Third — Supply the pullets with 1 clean waler, a good growing mash, a grain mixture, oyster shell, and grit. Some form of green teed Is . very essential for proper pullet developmvnt Os course, the best way ' la to have the birds ranging lu an t alfalfa field Even then in the dry 1 farming areas, the alfalfa gets very | dry and tough during the latter i part of the summer. I'nder such

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For once think of the poor ad-writer. Every week in the year. I have to think of a new way to say “Al D. Schmitt Motor Sale* give you more for your money.” It has to lie interesting enough to make you come in and find out for yourself that it's true. Sa you see the village poet didn't have much trouble selling me his masterpieces for our Street Fair ad. Any way I wanted to go fishing this week. All I want you to do is slop in during Fair Week and see for yourself our ne» Super Service Station where you buy nationally advertised Super Shell gasoline lor nearly three cents under the prevailing retail market. See our newly remodelled garage where we can give you service for any make car. quickly and economically. Meet the men and women who operate our business. Remem tier! First Street will he kept open during Fair Week. LAWRENCE BLUE Advertising Manager

Charles Leonard Manager Body Department

< is tor that school girl Cimplexion given tour auto By these expert face-lifters ol cars that look ’’blotto.”

■ >S • I ' ft Ted Bonifas Manager Mechanical Department

OUR STREET WILL BE OPEN FAIR WEEK DAY and NIGHT SERVICE

conditions the ration should brj supplemented with cut groan feed i or the leaves from some g.xxl quality alfalfa hay It to desirable to keep alfalfa meal in the mash all birds will Ire atruslomed to the through the summer ao that the mash In the fail. Fourth - Supplementary shade during the hot summer season In just as Important as feed It natural shade la not available then j some ehegp frames should be con ! structed and covered with burlap i or other inexpensive material. These shades really have an advantage over natural shades In i that they may be so made that they can he moved periodically durlug the summer. Must Control Disease Fifth — Fight the tape worm hatard by a management program 1 that will eliminate fliea to the ‘ greatest extent. This means frei quent cleaning of the house. and In some Instances discontinuing the feeding of liquid milk It the milk 1 cannot be be fed without bringing

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■ fl John Leyse Mechanic

"D" is for the aick car Uoclora who bring relief Mhen you drive to our shop dl your auto grief

I * lot of llr, leot.Bider.bls Ml | tsrm buildings nr . "M l»«lp elltuiiw. I6p , "M The fsedlhg Mild ‘ pullets during th, range requires thI of their life provldig. lea. routine than in , are correct range orable. and the M i panuhtm fr *| The pullets I i normal growth . M until they are house Avoid preai.,’ ment by feeding M cent grain during the | .of the summer an a . ’’l mash that i. n ..t loe tein supplein.ntg nJTJ . easier to check the I velopment early | # season than it hter Healthy weiigrowg 7 the only kind that < M LI liable during the J the laying pen p„, rly Jg eta are always a llahilnji|

V - & Ts 1 ' Roltert Spiegel Washing ■ Simonixing

ii ’ I Glen Freely Mechanic

Helen Barthel ftnanoe • Inaurance Accounting

’*<•" b for the Girls who run the »h«* They watch our business to make it gr<»*

aPMW. I 4 Im* 1 H Harold Whitrid Mechanic

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