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Home Course In Live Stock Farming XVIII. — Principles of Breeding. By C. V. GREGORY. Author of "Home Course In Modern Agriculture." "Msklne Money on the Farm." Etc. fact that the characters which an animal possesses are not always developed. Such characters ore called latent. while the ones that are developed are called dominant. Characters which are latent In one animal may become dominant In bis offspring. Thus the ' fniiEtng qualities of a cow are transmitted more sorely through her bull calves than through ber daughters. The milking characteristic Is, of course, latent In the bull, but Jt becomes dominant In his belfer calves, and is a greater degree than In the original cow's heifer calves. it Is the same way with other characters. In fact, so many latent characters enter In to affect the offspring that a good sire cannot be picked by his looks alone. The great Shorthorn bnll Lancaster Comet, one Of the great early Improvers of the braed. was not a particularly outstanding Individual himself, hut be possessed the ability of Impressing bis latent characters upon his offspring for many generations. The standard bred horse HambletoDlan did not have a record, but be aired more record horses In the same length of time than Dau Patch has. This does not meau that the selection of high class sires Is not Important bnt It shows that It Is not the only point to be eonsldered. These facts show the great value of iried sins. An animal that baa showo bis ability to sire outstanding offspring Is worth Ave times as much as a young animal that has uot been tried, it Is a shortsighted policy to get rid of male animals before they have «hown what they can do. W hen i sire oi extraordinary ability baa been found keep him as long as be Is strong and rlrlle. These tame points apply to fe- i males as well, though not so strongly, as the male Is half the herd, while It takes a great many female? to make op the other half. Qrading. One of the moet important means of Improving a herd Is by grading— that la. by using the best kind of a pure bred aire on the females each year. The Improvement will be rapid and | marked. The offspring of a pure bred , sire mated with ordinary females will be one-half pure or even more, since the pure blood will be more prepotent. ( The offspring of these animals will be three-quarters pure, the next seveneighths, and so on. It takes but a 1 very few years to develop a herd that are practically pure brcds. These high ' grade females when mated to pure bred males will produce practically as good offspring as could be got from pure bred females. High grade males ; should not be used for sires, however. ] as they do not have the ability to 1m- \ press their good qualities upon their i offspring, while the latent scrub qualities are bound to crop out. Crossbreeding. ' Crossbreeding -that is, the crossing j of pure bred animals of different breeds— can ofleu be used to advantage in producing market animals. The desirable traits of the two breeds f may be united and h superior type of market animal produced. Tbe champion fat animals at tbe International live stock show are often crossbreds. •' When crossbred animals are used for \ breeding purposes, however, they rap- C Idly deteriorate and tbe strain soon becomes run out. The produce of the crossing of two £ distinct species, such as tbe horse and ( the ass. are called hybrids. Hybrids, c as Is tbe case with tbe mule, are often j very useful. Hybridization is of little consequence Id breeding, however, as hybrids ore unable to reproduce them-

selves. Inbreeding and Line Breeding. Inbreeding means tbe mating of brother and sister, sire and daughter or son and mother. Close breeding means ihe mating of relatives a degree further removed. Inbreeding has been used to great advantage Id developing tbe modern breeds of domestic animals. In tbe bands of other thaD a master breeder, however, lpbreedlng is | sure to result lu decreased size, vigor | and breeding powers. The safest plan , for tbe ordinary breeder to follow is . to let it alone. Tbe sures' method of Improving the pure bred herd Is by lloe breeding. This, In its simplest form, la tbe use of a llDe of sires of similar type and breeding on the Telltales of the herd. I Line breeding results in rapid Improvement and Che production of a uniform | lot of offspring. . Soma Mistaken Ideas. , Ther* are a Dumber of mistaken | Ideas It regard to breeding which are < more or leas widely believed. One of the moat common of these Is tbe be- < lief In talegony. or tbe Influence of a particular sire on subsequent offspring from another sire. A study of tbe scientific side or breeding shows that this cannot tie so. as It Is impossible for any parrirular male so to affect tbe female that future offspring by an- ' atfcsrak* wOl be affected. rss asD.

ANNOUNCEMENT TO DEALERS We have recently purchased a stock of b the celebrated Dixon Lead Pencils. It would L>e useless to tell any dealer of the superior quality of these goods as they have been the standard for a great many years* To accommodate you in this line we will supply them at the lowest possible prices. t> i You are requested. to call and examine this stock. Trusting that this will be of advantage .to you, we are,. \ Yours truly Star and Wave Publishing Co.

CITY DIRECTORY City Officials, Churches, lodges, Fire A lam Boies and Post Office Schedile. Mnyor, F. J. Melvln, Jan. 1, 1912 Alderman, Joe. B. Hughes, Jan. J, 1911 Council, Wm. H. Church, Jan. 1, 1913 " S. H. Moore, Jan. 1, 1911 " F. W. Wolf, Jan. 1, 1913 " George Douglas, Jan. 1, 1913 " J. J. Doak, Jan. 1, 1911 " Joseph Elwell Jan. 1, 1911 " Adam Buelke, Jan. 1, 1912 «• John F. Jacoby, Jan. 1, 1912 William Gilbert, Jan. 1, 1912 Keoorder, William Porter, Jan. 1, 1912 Aeeeeeor, Irvln Eldredge, Jan. 1, 1911 ollector, Gilbert Hughes Jan. 1, 1911 1 teasuier, 8. B. Wilson Jan. 1, 1911 Ctty Solicitor, Ernest W. Lloyd, Jan. l, 1911 Ballding Inspector, W. T. Stevens, Jan. 1, 19:2 city Engineer, Sill well Townsend Jan. 1, 1911 BOARD OF EDUCATION. • Samuel R Stltes, President, 1912 A. L. Leach, Vice Prealdent, 1910 Porter, Clerk, 1911 Howard Otter, 1912 ftilliam R. Sheppard 1911 Thomas 8. Stevens, 1912 George S. Douglass, 1910 Luther C. Oi dan, 1910 Everett Jerrell 1912 BOARD OF HEALTH. A. L. Leach, Pres., Sept. 1, 1912 Dr. V. M. D. Marcy, Health Officer, Sept. 1, 1911 Roberts. Hand. Sept. 1, 1912 William Porter, Secretary, Sept. 1, 1911 L. Lovett Sept. 1, 1911 BOARD OF TRADE. A. T. jjaynes •'toe President, K. W. Lloyd Charles Brownmiller Treasurer, T. W. Millet 2 I 1 ,

FIRE ALARM STATIONS. The Fire Department has rearranged its tire alarm /boxes and the following ' are the numbers and new location of ■ boxes: ; ib. Washing'on street, near Schellen ger's Landing. : 32. Washington street, near Union. 4 . . Washington street and Madison avenue 1 64. Lafayette and Bank streets . 68. Broad and Elmira streets. 66. Plttsborg and New Jdaey avea. 69. Stockton avenue, between .Jefferson and Queen streets. 78, Franklin and Washington streets 76. Howard street, opposite :Stockton avenue. 82. Columbia avenue and Guerney streets. 84. Ocean street, near Beach avenue. 91 . Sooth Lafayette and Grant streets. 92. Broadway and Beach avenue. 93. Perry street, near Brdge. 94 PenysUeet and Beach avenu 66 Washington and Jackson streets 97. Columbia » venue and Decatur Sta. 98 Washington and Ocean streets. CHURCH DIRECTORY. PRKBYTKKIAK CHUBCH. Iter. James McLeod, D. D., Minister. Sunday services at 1040 a. r> and 740 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 740 p. m. Junior C. E. Friday at 4 p.m. Y. P. 8. C. K. Friday at 740 p. m.

[PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin. 1 SUMMER VACATIONS. 2 Tbe time is coining for summer outings. Have you j thought about yours yet? 1 No country on the face of the globe contains bo maDy de- ] llghtful summer resorts as the United States, with Its near neighbor, 2 Canada. 2 The Pennsylvania Railroad will Issue Its popular Summer 2 Excursion Book on June 1, and you will find it a wonderful help in plot1 out your summer trip. It contains descriptions of about eight hundred of the leading resorts ( f North America, lists of hotels and boarding houses at these various places, a map, routes aud rates from the principal stations on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and other valuable information. If you have grown tired of the retort you have visited for I years, you may make a selection from this book for a stay of a day, a week, a month, or the whole summ r j You may plot out an extended tour covering mountain and ) seashore, or a huntfug jaunt, by rail'or boat or a combination of both. Any Ticket Agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be glad ' to furnish a copy of this valuible book for Ten Cents, or It will be , mailed you postpaid, on receipt of Twenty-five Cents, by Geo. W. Boyd, I General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia, Pa. BASE BALL ^EXHIBITION GAME Northeast Manual of Philadelphia vs. Cape May High School Stockton Lawn Decoration Day Monday, May 30th, 1910 Game called at 3.30 P. M. Admission to field 10 Cents ' . Grand Stand 10 Cents i Come out and help the Boys [

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