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FACTS FOR FARMERS |

Plan Your Cattle Breeding Program

By DAVID PEACOCK Livestock Director

“Whe avSilability of” Artificlal

Insemination to all Island cat- flemen was considered to be a great step forward for the im-

_ provement of cattle. In many herds’. where this method of breeding Has’ ‘been employed there has been a_ decided im- _ provemeft, - both §n type and producfisn. - However, in too many cases artificial. insemina-

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“he purchased each time.

tion has hee# misused and little or no improvement -in the hasie caw herd had occurred over. the“ Years since artificial. insemina- tion, was available

In former years the bull for ase by the farmers of the im- mediate comniunity was usually “kept by a centrally located farmer and the neighbours brou- ght their cows to this place to be bred} Most always the bull was owned by one or more farm- ers in the district. He was usu-

~ally ofthe breed most comnion ~~

in the district. He was usually kept two or three vears for .ser- vice and then replaced by anoth- er bull. In the better cattle dis- tricts the bull would be a regis- tered bullof the best quality and the same“breed of cattle would This tended te create areas where the same breed of cattle would be kept by ali ‘the people in the area— Now. with Al. available to every .cattlé owner in the pro- vince, all thi the changes™have mostly been for the good. Some advantages of the Al. are:

ADVANTAGES OF A.I. Elimination of the "need to

—saintain a bull in the district. A

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you be taking the chance -af great type yariations as you would likely get in many bulls were used. KNOW YOUR COWS

em Sroene eta aa ee te choice of bulls for vour herd

“Tf they

z

~~ Bhinrination of

bull is a costly and dangerous animal te keep on the farm. Fa- _ cilities are . often lacking to properly house and oth erwise maintain the bull.

eonsuming job of taking the cow

te another farm to be bred,

is made available

from better: bulls- than could -be

ebtained on the district level. . 4 More bulis of a breed and

_more breeds of bulls are. avail-_-

able to cattle owners 5 A‘J. helps to eliminate the epread of disease between herds using the same bu!! To make the proper use of AJ. a breeder must have a good knowledge of the back- ground and the individuual traits of the bulls he uses. All bulls in the, AT Units are sel- “ected for the improvement of théir breed. as. they. are select- ed because of outstanding characteristics in their breed. , But all. bulls will not neces- sarily help your herd. There- fore, some. thought must be - given to the bull or bulls that you use on. your herd. It is probably better to select from the bulls available about two ‘that yeu will use on your cows. In this way you will not be .staking your whole future on one bull ‘but neither will

vou must also know your cows are. dairy, cows y4u should keep recétds of produc-

Leeeincenie sence 29

s has changed, and-

the --time-

one. Stanhope, sec ond high- est standing and winner of a S_Dunstan's University. scho- larship; Ann Cauty, Charlotte- _ town, highest standing, and win-

If the herd ‘Is weak tn produe-

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.. tion choose’ a‘bull to improve ner'of the Governor-General’s this, factor. However, don’t get Medal» and scholarships to sq concerned‘ about one of these both'Sj. Dunstan's and Mt. Al. protlems that you forget , about

Hsor“tnversity; Helen Kelly; Charlottetown, president of the students’ council

“all the other points” Try to keep a good balance. 5. Do not.c ross beeed unless

P.E.L. Dept of jective of improving the basic unit—the breeding herd. Because of the long range aspect of. cat- tle breeding— one calf per year. and. over two years to come into’ production—- improvements are slowef& than_in classes of live- stock producing more. young, such as hogs and poultry. How- ever, bv and attention to details impro- vements: should. be positive and continual

In _other classes of livestock, .

crossbreeding has. heen. used to greatly . Improve’ the perform: anée of the animal for the par- ticular uSe that it is raised.” Crossbreeding has also heen used to improve cattle Rirt most of the cross breedinzc of cattle that is done by farmers is - the crossing of two types o! cat- tle. beef and dairy, that are. kept for two different purposes From the standpoint of tm proving the cow herd this type ~ of crossbreeding is of no value as animals kept for breeding purposes will usually be poor- er beef animals than the beef parent and poorer dairy anl- mals ‘than the dairy parent: To improve cattle by ‘crosshreed-, ing then ‘we would have to either cross two Unrelated lin-. es in the same breed or crosa two breéds that are kept for the same purpose. It jis cener- - ally considered that the max- imum_ hybrid... vigor 1s obtain- ed by crossitig two unrelated lines and breeding this cross- bred animal to a _third line

and disposing of the osorie ,

m this mating. The crossing of dairy cows with beef bulls has heen used ‘too widely in this province in ‘the’ past. Too .often too. many good dairy cows have heen ‘erossed--and the -ewner--is- for. > ced to either buy his herd re.’ placements or occasion ally keep for cows some of these cross bred heifers. « This has often had the effect. of lower. ing the standard of the hasic ‘vantages of crossing: heef and dairy animals in a small herd far outweigh the advantaces,

especially if looked at ona long term hasis. CROSSBREEDING

Some farmers will sav that they oan crosshreed with heel bulls all or most of -théir dary cows and buv- their’ replace ments. This may or may not he

often herd

the case. Most

placements can be raised hy the farmer cheaper and hetter than ‘can be purchased. -also; 3° tho many farmers did this t Re

woulds~just be no replacemen

heifers’ available for anvone _.The Atlantic: province : cattle product-deti there is. need for mor ter ‘cattle on farms in! PEI. farmerg*shouid ‘ing to ways of increas nc the performance’ art the ers im their cow. herds well--plannesdt-bree and selection accord mercial value of . prod necessary to do this’ SUES ree When considering to be cartied. your cattle herd the %&o pomts may.be of value

program

«tion—#ither have your herd on 1. Know. what. kind f Record of Performance if pure- you are trying ¢o deve’ bred. or on Dairy. Herd [mpro- ahead and thet c: verment if grade Nou can then breeding program. toa « letermine whether or not a bull this goal ea a t improvinge your herds prodié- | 2 Keep records. o tion v “ comparing » flaughter meat production so: t with dam at-the same age. Oth-< tell how fast your herd er factors to consider aré@ type; proving ake w size. disposition... breeding abil-' ent bull€ ‘are ¢ n ity and ease of ‘handling : % Use the t b All cattle breeding progra ams in the hrees ~ - ghould be designed with the ob “4 Pick the bull-w:teir :

thorouch knowledge |.

cow herd. Generally the disad-

‘year leave of absence,

. eee eece —_——__ ss — —= a |

=~ you have a very large herd or

: .jhave a definite plan in’ mind. In

oe : many cases’ unplanned ‘cross-.

_|breeding has resulted in a herd

of cattle of little value for dairy or beef profluction.

thigh — quality —breeding stock. | However, the buyer wants a def- linite knowledge of the back- ground and production of the janimals being/purchased.. Make. use of.some-form of: beef or dairy production testing. 7. There aren't, enough eattle _ lin a small herd to carry out a “Lwuccessfil crossbreeding ‘pro-. . |gram and ant cow ‘herd. iculture ; Don't save beef- dairy cross- pee t breeds for dairy production. bred that will ‘do the most good” For further Information “an on your-herd. This means trying bills*ayailable and breeding to Yevalyate . or appraise your programs contact. David Pea- herd’s main weakness. If your cock, P.E.I; Department of Ag- herd is weak, in feet and legs, riculture 6r Dr. H.H. Kelly, Pro- theh choose a bull’to correct this. vincial Veetrinarian.

Island News Page Western and Central Districts — 2 The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri., June 10, 1966.

Western Youth Sentenced To Jail

Alan

6. There is a good demand for ~

‘New Officers. P

Are Elected.

The members of the newex ecutive of the P.EJ.. Phar- maceutical \ Association elected at the Association's annual meet: ing in the Charlottetown. Hotel ‘Wednesday = mht are |Boates, Summerside, president; ‘Champion, Kensington, vice-presjdent ; Warren. Hood, Charlottetown: seeretary-rezis

trar; David Campbell, Park- dale, treasurer: Ralph Jenkins, |Charlotiatown, Justine MacXi %, Montague, and Howard. Waite

| Summerside gouncillons, | | Guest -. speaker was C- Ro, | bert MacLean, Saint John, NB, president of the Canadian Phar- maceutical Association. - Mr , MacLean spoke on‘the problems Tot thes pharmac'st today

The provincial association will be holding their annual sociaf evening at the Charlottetown Ho- jtel Saturday night. Highlight- || oe their social event. will be the presentation of plaques to

E._P. “Foley, Summerside # Ernest) H Worth; -Chartotte- ‘town; Leo Doucette Charlotte-

town and Chris Heeschen, sington- who have completed 50 years as’ “pharmacists.

$10 Pahaliie:

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Are Imposed .

Justice ef the Peace Albert Dinms: fined the folowing per- Sons $10 and costs in, _traffié court yesterday morning Alison Samuel Stewart,’ Dun- Staffnage, inefficient equipment; Andrew Gerald Doyle, Alberry Plains, speeding: George Wols- ford Mosher, Savage’ Harbour inefficient equipment: James William . Sweeney, Saint John, N. B.,, failing to dim head- lights. *

The charge of having a load extending four feet. or more. with- out a‘red' flag formerly laid. against” Harry Wendall Jenkins,

Mt. Albion was withdrawn.

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Cargo Ship Berthed Bate

The Gaspesien, a 1,000 ton car- -g0—ship;-docked~ at the Railway Wharf last night about, 6.30. The

ship, originally from . Quebec City, Quebec, sailed from St. John's, Newfoundland. ..

She is in Charlottetown ‘to Inad a’ cargo: of, cattle and legumes and will sail for Pictou, Nova. Scotia, tonight: The Gaspesien iTuns'a regular freight schedule’ | between Newfoundland, P.E.T. land Pictou, N.S during the? sum- mer. This will be her fourth ip this year

dJourned both eases. th June &

"to see if you can establish why your vehicles shouldn't be tak- en’, he told the accused. -

A fine of $25 and costs was as- Sessed Ivan Joseph Arsenault, St. Raphael, When he pleaded guilty to a~charge of allowing more than the licensed person in his-vehicle while being the hol er of only a beginner's license.

taking a vehicle without thé owner's permission. The youth appeared before the magistrate in Prince County court yester- day morning. ee

Noting that one of the vehicles was a complete writeoff. after

su MMERSIDE — _ “Magistrate W.' Chester*S. MacDonald se» tenced. a Summerside — youth, Ronald Edward Inman, te two terms ‘of 30 days each, to run concurrently, in Prince Coun Tail for two separate charges

Magistrate MacDonald said “I'm afraid “1 can't treat. this lightly”. ‘ In ‘addition: the accused, upon =-completion of: his” sentence;—has- been ordered to enter into a recognizanée-in the amount of ‘$3,000 consisting of two sureties of- $500 each for.a period of one year and to obey a number of

conditions stipulated by the magistrate. i

Three: youths, John Paul Ar- senault, 18, St Chrysostom, Ger- ald “Toseph> Arsenault, 18, “and Zoel Joseph Arsenault, 16, both”

of Abram's Village, were each fined $190 and costs or 60 days after pleading guilty. to a charge - of theft of a toolbox and’ tools valued at less than $50. The tool-

Alphonsus Arsenault, of Abram's Village

Magistrate MacDonald. also warned the three accused that. if they ever appeared before’ him again they would be given leng- thy jail terms.

Fart Harry-, Strongman, Port Hill and James Ralph MacKay, Ebbéfleet, both pleaded guilty to charges of being in possession of undersized . lobsters

A total of 44 undersized lobs-

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MR. BALLEM

Charles Rallem Receives Degree

At the recent Encaenia’ exer-.

cises of ‘the University of New Brunswick, Charles Ballem of Summerside received a Bache-'~

lors Degree in Physical Educa- re: : fan ters were found if Strongman’s

Mr. Baller who. was on'a one Possession when - apprehended has re >Y fisheries officers. The court stuimed his: duties as director of Was told that the lobsters: were -Physical Education: for Summer- liberated <and the accused’s ve- sid® board of school. trustees hicle, a truck, was seized

Mr. Ballem is married to the The same applied to MacKay, former Marjory 'G? lespie and tf. who had 49 undersized lobsters:

son of the late J.W.* and Mrs. !n Ns possession In this “in Ballem, 178 Fitzroy Street, Char- stanée & car was seized dttetown Magistrate MacDonald ad-

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Island Resident ‘Passes Suddenly

KENSINGTON—The death of Robert Hall. Coulson occurred at the Prince Fdward Island Hos- pital, Charlottetown on Thurs- day evening, June 2, following an-illness..of-only-three-days:

Born at Long River in 1880 _he was the son of John and Rebec- ca Coulson. As a young man he farmed at;Long River and later , held thé position of gnanager of a fox ranch at Charlottetown. On his retirement in 1939 he moved to Kensington. His wife the former” Eliza Cousins 'pre- deceased him in—August, 1958, and-later the same year he re- turned to Charlottetown where

Home,

were conducted by the Rev. Ross A.. Howard of Charlottetown. The Lord’s My Shepherd was sung

organist.

Pallbearers were Col E ..Johnstone,.Andrew.C’ Johnstone, Everett Cousins, Thompson, Walford and Russell MacKay.

Interment: was at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.

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