The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1928 Page: 4 of 16
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Shackelford County
ALBANY. TEXAS « Home Of The Hereford **'■'
^ESSENTIALS OF GOOD HEREFORD
Some Points To Be
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From The American Hereford Journal:
THE VALUE OF SIZE
By E. F. Forrin
Opinion* of the value of *i*e in Hereford type have been changing
for teveral years. Gone are the days when law-framed, late-matur-
ing cattle fitted conditions of beef production. When steers could be
let live until 3 or 4 years of age before becoming beef, size in breed
stock was a valuable asset. No longer does the beef consumer want
cut* from the carcass of an I.KOO-pound steer. In tin future only
hidtory will |(ive us feed prices so cheap thai steer- can grow for 'J
or 3 veiirs before fattening process is begun
The up-to-date light-weight model of tie I f -t• ■ r 1 In-i-i to -la\
Consumers demand .small int- with the i minium of wa * What eon
cem is it of their that the full fl:i• r of beef lias not had tine ■ nuugi
to develop nor the storage of fat progressed far i iuiu.:Ii to permit >•'
proper aging and imparting of real lii-amm i. to the h ai. t.i i
Very little, apaprently. Hand- an upheld in hoi no ,t "a!! that fat!"
No choice is left to the beef prodiicei but that of turning out the
handyweight steer nicely finished but not too well done
Accepting this situation, our breeding animal- must lie of the -mall
package type as compared with our grandfathers' largi heavy-framed
critters. We need to revise our idea- somewhat to conform to modern
conditions. Insteado f holding up the model consisting of a heavy bone,
large framework and late development, we need to reverse the tele-
scope and look into the large end of the instrument. Weight-for-aw
is the modern demand, instead of large size attained at a sacrifice
of several years' time in attaining it. Hut in all changes there is al-
ways the tendency to go to exU'emes. The pendulum often swings too
far. It is well to stop to consider the inherent values of size in beef
cattle.
First, size usually means vigor. Greatest hardiness does not come
with abnormal size, but is most often found in animals above the
medium of size for the strain. Strong constitution and active disposi-
tion arc coupled with at least a reasonable degree of scale. Roomy
body cavities provide more space to house strong vital organs than do
cramped quarters. Disease problems are constantly increasing and
resistance to attacks of these enemies is very important.
Second, size, when measured by girth of middle, means feeding abil-
ity. There never was a time when efficiency in using feed to advan-
tage was more valuable than now. It is the animal that stays at the
feed bunk, storing away big meals, that makes rapid gains. And fast
gains are economical, because SO percent of all feed eaten does no
work in producing growth or adding fat. The animal body uses energy
as does the idling motor in keeping the machine going. And to main-
tain the body processes takes one-half of all the feed eaten. The steer
which cats only 10 pounds of grain daily has about K pounds for
growth and fat formation, while one which eats only 12 pounds of
concentratcs has approximately •> units less from which to make
marketable product.
Third, size means reserve in the growth capacity, which often may
be valuable. The little, tidy, pumpkin-seed type may make his gains
just as economically for a while as a larger-framed steer, but he gets
stalled sooner. If the market is not right the first one has to go, re-
gardless, while the one with more frame can be kept without loss,
if this policy is desirable.
It is not the intention here to put up an argument for the long- I
legged, narrow-ribbed, raw-boned and late-maturing beef animal.'
Such a type has gone with the passing of the open range and cheap
Corn-belt land. Itut there are some virtues associated with the ele-
ment of size which should not be over-looked in our modernizing
process.
The Britisher does not accept our views upon the point of scale in
Herefords. The 2-year-old champion hull at the 1920 Knglish iioyal
Show was t'ai from the compact type we consider necessary in Amer-
ica. However, not the Knglish but ourselves know best what fits
American conditions, and we are, by circumstances, committed to the
program of producing oeef in small and compact packages.
While the tinck, low-down, deeply-covered ami smooth Hereford is
the most profitable sort for our conditions, it is well not to lose sight
of the desirable qualities associated with at least a reasonable degree
of size.
THE VALUE OF A C.OOD HEAD
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By F. G. King
In ling aiii-i.al w hat tin
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tor of reliability t'h.vactei written on a man's fa -o truly t at
good judgt - of liumai nature make t'. w mistake- in their judgment
of iia -n The In ad of i null or a row o truly an ind' \ ol pn pot' in y 1
that good judge- of rattle ran foretell, with a reasonable degn of
accural y, the breeding future of tin animal under observation.
The head, lu-ck and shoulders an tin- parts of tin body mo t af-
fected in appearance b\ sexual development. The bull becomes burly
about tin- head, thick and heavy-crested in the neck, and he-ivily.
developed in the shoulders. Without these eideiices of masculinity, j
the animal has failed to dot-lop his .sexuality to tile degree that offers ■
an assurance of a successful career a.- a herd bull. The cow. on the
other hand, if she is to prove a good matron, develops a more deli-
cate and refilled appeaerance about the head, a refined neck and pre-
serves a shoulder showing no tendency to thicken. A heifer lacking
the feminine appearance about the heead shows that her sexuality
has probably not developed to the degree to warrant confidence in
her as a good breeding cow.
The head is the barometer to the function of the animal. The farm-
er cannot foretell with accuracy the approach of a storm. If he looks
at his barometer and finds it falling rapidly lie has good reason to
expect rain—not because the barometer has anything to do with clouds
or rain, but because it records a condition of the atmosphere that
causes rain. The lor cannot see the internal anatomy of his cat-
tle. However, if he inspects the head of a prospective breeding animal
and sees proper maculinity or feininity according to the sex of the
animal, he has good reason to expect good breeding qualities -not
because the head in itself has anything to do with prepotency, but
because it records a sexual development associated with good breed-
ing animals.
The shape of the head is an index to the fattening tendency of
| the animal. A broad head with a wide jaw goes with the strong,
I rugged constitution, so essential to satisfactory feeding capacity. A
' long, narrow head, with narrow jaw, is usually associated with a weak
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The First National Bank
Extends Greetings to Shackelford
County Hereford Breeders'
Association
VOTES THIS INSTITUTION SHACKELFORD COUNTY'S
GREATEST ASSET. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR STOP-
PING PLACE WHILE IN THE CITY.
A WELCOME TO ALL
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McCarty, Richard H. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1928, newspaper, February 17, 1928; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401541/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.