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A ram is a sliffi ~ult mint ]l to tn&aoes
in a halter, but he nutlet be taught
to submit to it and the earlier in lies
he is teeeht to lea}d, the .better. When
reuns are taught to lead early, and
led out for exercise periodically, thee
will soon hold themselves as they
should' and cease to fight for t'. <ir
heads. A rano must be made to stand,
bold and square, before the judge end
must be strong and straight on Ibis
legs and joints. Sheep by reason of
their fleece of wool lend themselves
more to trickery than any other class
of stock, but any illegal or unfair
practices must by all means be' put
down with a strong hand.
The training of the animals in such
a way that they will make the best
of themselves in the judging ring has
been dealt with, but the feeding of
the animals so that they will be at
the top of their form at the crucial
moment is of equal importance and
feeding forexhibition requires the ex-
ercise of the greatest skill on the
part of the herdsman or shepherd as
the case mey be.
In these days animals are exhibited
at an earlier age than formerly and
young cattle especially need very
careful feeding if they are to retain
even fleshing. High feeding must be
accompanied by) ample exercise so
that the flesh handles firmly and ev-
enly and the foods given must be pro-
perly balanced, so as to produce the
maximum amount of flesh with the
minimum of fat. A considerable a-
mount of criticism is always levelled
at the system of feeding young cattle
for show, but there is no doubt that
the beef type of cattle has gained by
high feeding in youth and to the ex-
hibition of young stock must be at-
tributed to a large extent the inherit-
ed quality of early and rapid matur-
ity and this quality has been as
much a breeder's as a feeder's tri-
umph. Cattle are slaughtered at a
very much earlier age now than for-
merly, so that the exhibition of young
stock is a decided advantage.
So with sheep the production of fat
lamb and mutton under the age of a
year is now so essentially part of the
sheep breeder's policy that early ma-
turity and rapid feeding are essential
qualities which must he encouraged
by the fitting of young sheep and
lambs for show.
Thus, in the case of cattle, sheep
and pigs the exhibition of young ani-
mals is nowadays an essential part
of the breeder's policy and high feed-
ing; which is not necessarily over-
feeding. is essential to bring out to
the fullest extent those characteris-
tics which are so much required at
the present time. The exhibitor of
horses is in a somewhat different posi-
tion as the horse is not a food pro-
ducing animal and young horses do
not adapt themselves so well to a
method of forced raising. A normal
system of raising is always best for
horses and many a good foal has been
spoiled by too rapid forcing and feed-
ing for show on rations that were
productive of fat rather than bone
and muscle.
It will be found, however, that the
fittest animal, other things being eq-
uaI, is the most likely to win in public
competition and it is the judge's duty
to examine and judge stock on the
form presented to him on the day of
the show, not on what the animals
may be at some future date. This
being so, the fitting of stock for .the
showyard, necessarily, calls for a de-
gree of preparation that will obtain
immediate rather than future benefit,
hut at the same time exhibitors look
forward to future honors. Young
stock, therefore,must be prepared
and fitted with a view to obtaining
the utmost development of the essen-
tial points and if as the result of early
forcing for exhibition the animals fall
hack at maturity, they will, at any
rate, have been a good advertisement
for the breeder. The showyard is the
best advertising medium available to
breeders and expensive a business as
showing as it is not money thrown
away to do everything possible to
train and prepare the animals exhib-
ited in such a way that they will do
credit to themselves, the exhibitors
and the men in charge. Those exhibi-
tors who are so ill-advised as to send
stock to shows in so-called natural or
tore condition generally succeed in
bringing ridicule on their stock and
on themselves; they have all the ex-
penses of entry fees and travelling
to bear, even if nothing much extra
has been spent on food, while they
generally go home disappointed and
disillusioned and these are the people
who usually criticize the whole sys-
tem of preparation for exhibition.
The business of farming melee
jpreseunt ,•1 sy ccoII diti gn8 T r.Azutreo
donsideir ibLe knowledge of finarcip
dal matters.
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Consult the manager of the near.
est branch of The Dominion]]
Barak, who is always willing to
discuss your problems with. you
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SEAFORTIIA BRANCH
R. M. Jones - Manager
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- "z' -r always a goua deal of
Criticism in regard to the feeding of
animals for the showyard and every
season we hear the same cry of valu-
-- able animals being ruined for breed-
ing purposes and the consequent loss
to the breed to which they happen to
'belong through being overfed, or ev-
en fattened to be more correct, but
yet, no concrete examples can ever
be given of any noted prize-winning
male, or female, being spoiled for
]breeding as the result of being train -
.ed for exhibition.
It must be admitted that fifty years
ago animals were fed excessively for
show and in those days were not fed
and trained with the degree of skill
exercised to -day, and yet, with very
few -exceptions, all the famous ani-
rn Is of those days were good and
regular breeders and themselves pro-
duced showyard winners. It was said
•of Joe Culshaw, for many years the
manager of the noted herd of Colonel
'Towneley, that the cattle under his
charge were always in showyard con-
dition and yet always bred regularly
and well. Richard and John Booth
practically swept the deck at the Roy-
al Show in the middle of last century,
but their noted prize winning animals,
thigh as they were in condition, pro-
duced some famous animals and so
at. the present time, it is only in ex-
ceptionaI cases, that prize winning
animals and so at the present time,
it is only in exceptional cases, that
prize winning animals fail to breed
and it must be borne in mind that in
every herd, stud and flock, there are
always occasional cases of sterility
in the case of animals in ordinary
condition. These allegations, there-
fore, with regard to the harm done to
'breeding stock by preparation for ex-
hibition can be dismissed as having
Teo evidence to support them. To be-
gin with, what is the aim of exhibit-
ing live stock, but to demonstrate the
capacity of the various breeds to
carry out their purpose.
In beef breeds of cattle, for in-
stance, it is essential to feed cattle
up to a high degree of condition to
show the feeding capacity of the
]breed. It is futile to exhibit, anim-
als whose purpose is meat production
in store condition. It is true that
such characteristics as character,
quality and symmetry count for much
at a breeder's show as distinct from
a Fat Stock show, but at the same
time it must he shown. that the ani-
mal is capable of fulfilling the purpose
for which it is bred, and to this end,
proper condition is essential. There
is no need to exhibit dairy cattle in
'high condition, nor is it done, because
their purpose is the production of
milk, but on the other hand, pigs are
bred for the purpose of either making
pork or bacon and unless, therefore,
they are exhibited in good condition
bow is a judge to tell their capabili-
ties, send the same applies to sheep.
The art, therefore, of fitting stock
for exhibition consists in preparing
the animals in such a way that they
will show their capacity to fulfill their
purpose to the best advantage, while
at the same tune their breeding pow-
ers are in no way impaired.
All animals that are intended for
exhibition during the show season
snust, therefore, undergo a period of
careful preparation and training. Ev-
ery successful exhibitor knows how
important a factor in winning show -
yard honors is the skillful training
or fitting of his animals. It often
happens that prizes are lost, not only,
owingto insufficient preparation or
unfitness, but also to the fact that
the animals have not been trained to
show themselves to the best advant-
age. Not only must animals be pro-
perly fitted and trained, but a skillful
showman is also essential in the judg-
ing ring for many a prize has been
lost through the incompetence of the
man in charge of the animals. Herds-
men, shepherds and grooms must
themselves be competent judges of
the stock they are in charge of and
must study an animaI's strong and
weak points and whether it may be
theoretically, or morally wrong, they
all, practically at any rate, endeavor
to make the most of the former and
to hide the latter by skillful manipu-
lation of the animals in the judging
ring. There is always this to be said,
that most judges have themselves
been exhibitors and are fully alive to
all the tricks of the trade and can be
trusted to be on the lookout for the
weak spots. Dealing with cattle first
they must in fitting them, for exhibi-
tion, in the first place, be thoroughly
prepared as regards condition which
means (alluding of course to breed-
ing and not fat stock shows) that;
they should have been fed up to the
highest pitch consistent with breed-
ing condition and that they should
handle firmly and -well, have a good
coat of hair with a nice bloom on it
and be upright on their legs and ac-
tive. So far so good, but in addition
to this, they must be trained to walk
properly and stand at ease when re-
quired and to bear themselves in such
a way that by the herdsman's manip-
ulation they will show off their best
qualities to advantage. Some cattle,
for instance, that have great depth
of flesh carry a big middle piece
which creates a tendency to drop in
the back when standing still, al-
though perfectly level if held proper-
ly. When good animals have this un-
happy knack of dropping in the back
when standing, a good showman will
handle them in such a way that they
will not give way to this tendency.
A straight top and a level well-bal-
anced carriage always go a long way
towards getting the first prize. It
is most important to train the ani-
mals to be perfectly quiet and tract-
able so that they will not try to
hreak away from the man in charge
or any nonsense of that kind and must
be taught, as far as possible, to carry
themselves well on parade. To be
able to walk with a good balance is
a great factor in the show ring, but
it must always be borne in mind/that
unless an animal has correct forma-
tion it cannot walk with proper bal-
ance.
In the case of dairy cattle the most
important point is, of course, a cor-
rectly shaped, well hung and capac-
ious udder, but at the same time form
end character are very important
factors in the judging ring, yet ev-
ery effort must be made to show the
udder off to the best advantage and
the animals must be taught to stand
quietly while the judge .handles the
udder and tries the teats. If a cow
or heifer kicks at the judge, he will
probably pass her by, whatever her
merits may be, and very little sym-
pathy is shown at 'the ring side to the
man who has not trained his charges
properly so that they will make the
best of themselves or who fails to
handle them properly in the ring.
It is needless, perhaps, to point out
that cattle should always .be exhibit-
ed in their best clothes and should al-
ways be thoroughly well washed,
periodically, during their preparation
and particularly before entering the
ring and dandy brush and curry comb
must be used unsparingly during the
process lof preparation. Constant
grooming and cleanliness promote the
growth of a good coat and correct
feeding also plays a big part in main-
taining a thick coat with a good bloom
on it. A nice coat of hair well brush-
ed up and looking clean and bright is
always attractive and helps to catch
the judge's eye.
With regard to sheep, the shep-
herd's task, in preparing his charges
for exhibition is by no means an easy
ore. Early in the year rams that are
to be shown must be got in and shorn
as soon as permissible, the first of
March being usually the date after
which they may be shorn, but not be-
fore. They require a long period of
careful feeding and as the new fleece
grows, constant trimming with the
shears is necessary to keep them in
form. Ton high feeding often upsets
a sheep to such an extent that his
showyard career is spoiled so that to
keep rams in top condition, and in
robust health, at the same time gluts
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FATE OF FRANKLIN'S SHIIPS AN
OLiD SEA MYSTERY
In May, 1845, almost eighty-five
years ago, Sir John Franklin sailed
with his two ships, the Erebus and
the Terror, into the Arctic seas in an
effort to complete the northwest pas-
sage, and disappeared forever --com-
mander, ships and men. To this day
the Arctic region is haunted by the
mystery surrounding their fate. One
relief expedition after another sought
in vain for some traces of theii bodies,
their graves, or their ships. /Finally
in 1857, Captain McClintock of the
Fox discovered a cairn at Victory
Point, King William island, in which
was deposited the only known writ-
ten record of the tragedy, and even
this laconic message was partially
destroyed hy the rust of the metal
cylinder which held it. The gist of
the rerord, dated April 25, 1848, was
that the Erebus and the Terror had
to he abandoned on April 22, 1848,
near the site of the cairn after being
ire -bound since September 12, 1846.
lip to the date of the abandonment
of the ships nine officers and fifteen
men had died including Sir John
Franklin who died on June 11, 1847.
The record stated that the survivors,
ronsisting of 105 men under Captain
Crozier, were starting for 'Back's
Fish River" across the ice. A quan-
tity of articles discarded by them
were subsequently found near the
cairn.
To this day no trace of the sur-
vivors has ever been found. Still
more incomprehensible is the fact
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berab4tetChea)y tt: its ally paet eui.
three and !c'ollr' hatuai,4lxod tonna 040111..
were not only earegnI4 and atrWnnly
built of weed fest a1 iia] naval Gere
vice, but bad .been hely rei,;e'Wd
inside and out to neeiat tremendous
ice -pressure and, Were .virtually un-
sinkable. One would naturally im-
agine that at leant some remnants
of these sturdy craft Would have been
found by the vaa'ieue search parties,
but from 1lfeClintoeles . expedition in
1858 down to that of 11aajor Burwash
of Cobourg, in 1888, not a splinter
of them has been found. What be-
came of them? Most people are
doubtless under the impression that
they sank in the Arctic seas some-
where near the spot where they were
abandoned by Captain Crozier and his
party; but Lieut. -commander R. T.
Bould, R.N. (retired) in his engross-
ing book entitled "Oddities," has ie-
vived the startling story that the
Erebus and the Terror were in the•
spring of 1851 carried by a gigantic
iceberg through Lancaster sound and
Davis strait and out into the North
Atlantic, where they were actually
and distinctly seen in clear weather
at a distance of three miles by a
number of credible witnesses on the
English brig Renovation, whilst off
the banks of Newfoundland on her
way from Limerick to Quebec.
The first public intimation of this
extraordinary incident appeared lin
the Limerick Chronicle of May 28th,
1851, in the form of an extract from
a letter written by John S. Lynch,
the sole passenger of the Renovation,
to a friend in Limerick in the course
of which he said that when nearing
Canada in April they had seen ice-
bergs of frightful size and majestic
appearance, and "One with two ships
on it, which I am almost sure be-
longed to Franklin's exploring expe-
dition, as from the latitude and longi-
tude we met them in they were drift-
ing from the direction of Davis
straits." Another letter, this time
hy an officer of the Renovation, told
the same story. In May, 1851, Cap-
tain Coward of the Renovation, whilst
in Quebec, mentioned the incident to
a brother skipper. Ten months af-
terward the latter told the story to a
third officer, who was inspired to
send the story in a letter to the sec-
retary of the English admiralty. Then
finally in June. 1852, a massive Blue
Book appeared entitled "Vessels in
the North Atlantic," etc., containing
a mass of evidence gathered up from
scattered witnesses in various parts
of the world.
The chief witnesses were Capt.
Coward of the Renovation; Robert
Simpson, her mate; and John S.
Lynch, the passenger. Mr. Lynch
was an officer in the customs house,
Prescott, Ont., and gave very clear
and valuable evidence in May, 1852,
in the investigation. He viewed the
two ships—one upright, the other on
her side—for half an hour through a
telescope and saw them in great de-
tail, and they corresponded exactly
vrith the official descriptions of
Franklin'% lost ships. The evidence
of Captain Coward of the Renovation
was singular in this respect; that at
the time the two abandon ,ships on
the iceberg came into vi about 6
c'clock on the morning of April 6th,
he was down in his berth so ill that
he hardly realized the importance of
the matter when Mr. Simpson, his
mate, came down to report it to him.
He went on deck eventually but only
saw them for five minutes, when the
ship was rapidly leaving them astern.
Mr. Simpson was greatly impress-
ed by the incident and made a sketch
of the vast iceberg with the two ships
on it, which was published in the Il-
lustrated London News of April 17,
1852. As an expert sailor he gave
most valuable evidence in the investi-
gation by the admiralty and his des-
cription of them also tallied exactly
with that of the Erebus and Terror.
That is the substance of the remark-
able story and apparently there is
much evidence to sustain the supposi-
tion that the two ships were indeed
the ships of the ill-fated Franklin
expedition. Anyone who has ever
had a fairly close view of the stu-
pendous icebergs seen off Newfound-
land can readily understand how one
of them could easily carry two small
ships into the Atlantic. But what
became of them when the iceberg
melted?
TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA
An animal having the disease
should be placed in a dry, well -venti-
lated, deeply bedded stall. He should
he heavily blanketed, and great care
should be taken to avoid drafts.
Some men apply mustard plasters on
the lower forerib; others dip blankets
in hot water, wring them out, and
apply. If the animal is very sick, it
is better to call a competent 'veterin-
arian. A pint either of castor oil or
raw linseed oil should he given as it
will insure bowel action.
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Plenty in Stock.
Old lady to pilot: "Why so nerv-
ous and pale, my boy?"
Pilot: "We have lost both wings."
Old lady:, "Well, don't worry; we'll
get new ones when we land."
The New Pharmacy.
I hear Jones fell down on his
pharmacy examination.'"
"Yes—he gut mixed nn the differ-
ence between a Club and a Western
sandwich."
A Little at a Time.
Bill: "1 got my whiskers on the
installment plan."
Rob: "The installment plan?"
Bill: "Yes, a little down each
week."
Desperate Character.
Judge: "Were you ever in trouble
before?"
Prisoner: "Well, yes and no. I
kept a library honk ton long once and
was fined two Bents."
Explained.
Street car conductor: "Madam, this
transfer has expired."
Irate lady: "Well, you can't ex-
pect much else with the cars so poor-
ly ventilated."
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