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(Experimental Farms Note) The breed is only one of the many features to ‘be considered in carryâ€" ing on jprofitable milk production. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"lllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIll THE VALUE OF GRADING UP THE |Sometimes breed is over estimated AVERAGE DAIRY COW lbug more often the reverse is true. yOb oimmimimmmimmmimmiminty Wednesday, October 6th, Canada‘s Overseas Trade is $2,351,000,000 _ Sixty years of leadershipâ€"of giving good value, heaping satisfaction and real service! That‘s why the Gilson name wins respect and confidence from coast to coast. That‘s why we are proud to sell this dependable farm equipment. The famous Gilson "Goes Like Sixty‘" Enâ€" ineâ€"any size for any purposeâ€"can be purâ€" &sed on the easy payment plan. _ Let it pay, for itself. Its economy and dependâ€" ability have made it the blgdgest selling enâ€" gine in Canada. Let us demonstrate on your farm. Call and see our nearest dealer, name below. He will save and make you money on the equipment illustrated and on Gilson Threshers, Dizxieâ€"Ace Tractors, Wood Saws, Grinders, Pump Jacks, Belting, etc. Write for Catalog. Y2 Farm and Field ® â€" C 3 v‘r,"' ./’“ R§G»aÂ¥ i Lâ€" $ hmA M "Hâ€"AASE _ . i6 a ‘(‘ i / ""’\nw‘} ‘fi i\\r oz Every pound of Canadian products shipped from a port outside Canadian territory retards our maritime growth, weakens our national prosperity and places control of a part of our seaâ€"borne commerce in the hands of a competitive nation. fjf}â€"$eq _REAL \<".">>i DOLLAR 4:Â¥ ..} "@.E”J‘} . *~\" a DAYS SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES on Electric Washers, Electric Lamps, Stoves, Ranges, Heaters, etc. â€" Call in. You will be surprised THE GILSON ENGINE GILSON MFG. CO., Limited â€" â€" GUELPH, ONT. H{H LLOYD MUIR, Box 371, Grimsby More than half this landâ€"borne trade is ultimately seaâ€"borneâ€"but in Foreign Ships. The H{lo Sylo insures sweet, fresh, succulent enâ€" silage down to the last forkful. It is built to last indefinitely. Exclusive patented features of deâ€" sign and construction explain why the Hylo is chosen by the discriminâ€" ating farmer. Pays for itself in the first season. Then year after year, pays 100 per cent. profit on your investment. â€" Can you beat it? Jas. F. BIRD HYLO SYLO The Navy League of Canada. Seaâ€"borne $1,046,000,000 Landâ€"borne $1,305,000,000 Made in Canada and Guaranteed by Call and See Nearest Dealer Phone 419â€"J or 419 r. 3 1920 Manure is the best fertilizer. You have it. Use it! ‘The best Manure Spreader made is the Gilson. Why? It has a wide spread. It is low down. It has light draft. It will take a real load. It is free from clutches, gears and all complicated parts. "The Wonderful Gilson‘"‘ stands sucpreme. More Gilson Silo Fillers were sold in Canada last year than any other make. It is guarâ€" anteed to be the lightest running blowerâ€" cutter made. Be independentâ€"get a Gilson Silo Filler and fill your own siloâ€"with your own engine, 4 h.p. or largerâ€"at the proper time, when your corn has the greatest feeding value. Our present dairy breeds represent the efforts of many ‘breeders along certain definite lines covering a perâ€" iod of severall generations. This work is of inestimable value to the THE GILSON SPREADER © Mix six pounds of whiting with cold water, taking care to leave ‘ no lumips. It should be about the conâ€" sistency of thick cream. In an old jar steep tliy‘ee ounces of size in cold water for twelve hours. Then make it very hot but be careful not to let it boil. Pour it while hot into the whitewash. It is most essential that the size ‘be fresh or the smell of it will be quite intoleraible. Any }|‘coloringâ€" green, pink, blue or fawnâ€"may be added. vehicles In order to show the value of usâ€" ing pure bred sires selected from high producing dams on the average dairy cow a grading up experiment was started at the Experimental Farm, Nappan, N. S., in 1911, In this we have two crosses from one foundation lot of cows, namely an Ayrshire cross and a Holstein cross, each are being bred along pure breq lines, that is to say all Ayrâ€" shire crosses are being bred to pure breq Ayrshire bulls, selected from, high producing dams. Holsteins aâ€" long similar lines. As space will not permit of detail only a few of the out standing facts can be given and they are indicative of the possibilities in grading up to a much higher standâ€" ard the average dairy cow by â€"using pure bred sires, selected from high producing dams. When comparing the progeny of the Ayrshire crosses with their dams and the Holstein crosses with their dams, over a period of ., three conâ€" secutive years the following results were recorded. :One of the most outstanding features to be noted was the prepotency of the sires, in stampâ€" ing into their progeny the Ibreed and dairy type chracteristics. This is true of not less than 75 per cent. of the progeny of ‘both the Ayrshires and Holstein crosses, in the latter the breed markings and eoloring is Now under proper dairy conditions a rigid method of selection would have been practiced and all dams or progeny falling ‘below a set standard would have been eliminated. Had this been carried out with the above herq of,24 cows, setting a standard of 4000 pounds for two year @1d and 5000 pounds for three year olds, the following results would have been realized : Fifteen out of the 24 cows would have ‘been retained, of these sixty per cent. were progeny of the origiâ€" nal 10 foundation cows, namely first cross Ayrshire and first cross Holâ€" stein. ‘Out of the 10 foundation cows 60 per cent were over the 4000 pounds as two year olds, of the seyâ€" en first cross Ayrshires 85.7 went over the 4000 pounds, of the six first cross Holsteins 66.6 per cent. went over the 4000 pounds. Out of the 15 that qualified as two year olds only 9 qualified as three year olds, that is, produced 5000 pounds or more per cow per lactation iperiod, of these 25 per cent. were first cross Ayrshires and 25 per cent. were first cross Holâ€" steins and 50 per cent. of the first cross Ayrshires and Holsteins qualify as three year olds were from dams who did not qualify as two year olds, that is they produced less than 4000 pounds per cow per lactation period. pure bredq breeders but equally valâ€" uable to the dairyman of the present day, for, a close study of their breedâ€" ing work reveals the fact that they placed a great deal of stress on the selection of the herd bull, just as do the good breeders of today. Why*? Because from years of practical exâ€" perience they found that the herd bull was approximately half the herd, apd that in order to increase the average production in as short a period as jpossible at a minumum cost it was necessary to select, not only the best cows in the herd but alâ€" so select sires from high producing dams. Now the example set by these successful (breeders has done much toward raising the standard of the average dairy cow, nevertheless, it must ‘be admitted that our present standard is at least 3000 pounds per cow lower than it should, be, due largely to the practice of using the scrub bull on the average dairy herd. Norway has a price control Comâ€" mission regulating the sale of motor In comparing the production of the progeny with that of their dams at the same age, it is found in the case of the Ayrshire crosses as two year olds, 50 per cent. were superior to their dams, as three year olds, 29 per cent. and as four year olds 33 per cent. were superior to their dams. In the Holsteins as two year olds 55 per cent. were superior to their dams as three year olds, 16.6 per cent. and as four year olds 40 per cent. were superior to their dams. During this period no selections were made, that is to say, all cows with progeny were retained in herd for experimental purposes, _ this would naturally tend to keep down the average production per cow. Not withstanding this fact the average prod-u'ction‘was increased 985 pounds per cow ‘per lactation perioq for the entire herd of 24 cows; of these 14 were progeny of the original 110 founâ€" dation cows. Therefore taking into consideration that the average production of the foundation cows as two year olds was 4339 pounds and as four year olds 6079 pounds which places them above the average dairy cow, the foregoing results may be taken as pretty fair evidence of the value of groading up the sverage dairy cow by the use of the pure breq sire selectâ€" ed from high producing dam. Mr. Baird, Superintendent, Nappan Experimental iStation, Nappan, N. S. The average production per cow for nine cows qualifying as three year olds was 6000 pounds. THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO A PERMANENT WHITEWASH fuppppinipipipUpUpUpUnLnUnUnUnUsUAUGLALALALALALALAUqLALALALALALALALALALALE PNANAANRANAAIAONth SAAA UAAA ILALFG LA LA LA IALALALqLpLMqLFLFLpLpLnLqLpLm Lp Below we give a FEW items, but this is not all, as we will be busy from now until Dollar Day figuring out just how we can give you the most value for your money Wray‘s Hardware, will be like their new store on Dollar Day. That is, "RIGHT UP TO THE MARK." On our last Dollar Day, we were rather handicapped for room to disâ€" play our goods and also short of help, but this time we will have both more room and more help. Although we have not all our shelving, display cases and tables in place yet, we will endeavor to have our stock in such a shape that you will be able to select your requireâ€" ments easily and in a satisfactory manner. | All Dollar Day specials are priced so low that the terms must be CASH. Please do not embarass us by asking to have goods charged at these] prices. Any goods charged will be at regular prices. W R A $ D AY MARDWARE Get Full Measure For Your Dollars Carpenters‘ heavyâ€"aprons. s.. . 9.. ..0v,.% .. AuA . T wo burnersolil stove ovens.:.....f... ..}..... Canvas gloves} .. 1.1..}.g:.2.. ul it ols o. i. Chamber pails ). .. 02. :.A LV ..A OUL L.E ; Prown Belty tea POLS:.:....4+..s.."in0ul. wl s. 2. Mighest grade toilet paper...,........../..1... /.. Paperttowels ... . .. .0 ult mss sn slafs s aleilge‘s s + Brooms.... iss AQA.LV ETT ade us N y a .T C 1 Duchess broom, 1 mop stick, 1 carpet beater. ONE only OHIO ELECTRIC CLEANER..... 2â€"25 watt or 2â€"40 watt lamps and 4 fuse plugs A limited number of auto tubes 30 x 314....... Flot Blast oil heaters:L:..... .%.. S . iA.¢0.0. Bird Gages :.:. .....08) . le. 5. Sn ol C y alr ts ccirinnlals Alumimnum.rice ‘boilers.... .......}.l. .A :. .§ .. Five gallon best American Oil (delivery 10c extra ONE DOLLAR OFF ON ELECTRIC TOASTERS AND IRONS OF " *A ALL â€" PRICES.:" / ONE DOLLAR off on all hammocks. It will pay you to buy one for next season and put it away. ‘ Auto Wheel Coasters and Waggons for the Kiddies, $1.00 off each. Great reduction in prices of all tires and tubes in stock, and these are strictâ€" ly No. 1, guaranteed Dominion and Maltese Cross tires bought within the last sixty days. ' Scoters for the Kiddies. ... Be a sport and take a chance on Old Jack Frost giving us good ice next winter. 20 per cent. off on all skates. Here is your chance to get a good apple peeler for half price, $2.50 peelers for $1.50. 4fi / /megular $1.50...... 756 Regular Price Sale Price $55 .90 . 6.50 .20 2 .25 $1.15 .25 .50 .85 $1.40 $1.25 $&s.00 $2.50 $3.50 $2.00 P1.25 $2.00 $2.10 2 for 5 for 3 for 6 pr. $49.00 $1.00 $2.19 $2.50 $1.50 $1.00 $1.50 $1.79 $5 FIFTEEN 49 50 0o 89 0o 19 65 I0O I0O