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His father may have been a champion, but this coming-three-year-old dwarfHereford bull will never amount to much. The best of the dwarfs are used almostentirely for ground beef. Most die early.

And NowA New Crisis in Farming

Government reports reveal disease, dwarfism, birth troublesin livestock are suddenly increasing! What has gone wrong withour livestock? What is it doing to our food? Your health is at

stake! Read the astounding facts.

C ATTLEMEN and poultrymen havenow been told by governmentreports that there is something

drastically wrong with the livestockindustry. Within a few years it will affectour food supply.

Troubles are reaching epidemic pro-portions in many areas—in spite ofmedical science, mechanization and feedadditives.

The Official Statistics

During the last few years we havebeen shocked by many news releasesand government reports that cast a pallof gloom over the whole livestockpicture. Some people have tried to ig-nore these troubles and hope they wouldgo away. Not so! Livestock losses havereached tragic proportions no one evendared dream of twenty years ago.

"Animal diseases are on the loose,EXPLODING throughout the world," ad-mits the Los Angeles Times. An "over-eating disease in sheep, enterotoxemia,is now costing farmers an estimated$10,000,000 a year in sheep losses. Thedisease is triggered by a diet of richfeed . . . which sets up rapid multipli-cation of the disease organism" ( Press-Enterprise ).

Cattle are also hard hit by varieddestroyers. From the Science page ofTIME magazine comes this report con-cerning the three leading beef breeds:

"Cattle breeders are in a fluster aboutdwarf calves, which are being born inever-increasing numbers in the U.S. andCanada. Some unfortunate herds haveproduced 12% [dwarfs). Considerablyless than 12% can bankrupt a cattleman.Cattle experts believe the epidemic ofdwarfism may be a result of breedingbeef cattle for squat, spraddle-legged,'blocky' figures."

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large cities haven't been conscious ofwhat's happening on the farms of ournation. Two decades ago dwarfism wasa rarity. Today it is widespread amongShorthorn, Aberdeen Angus, and Here-ford herds. Dwarfs rarely reach slaugh-tering age. When they do, their in-ferior meat is fit only for hamburger.The modern dwarf is a degeneratefreak. It is NOT small by naturalheredity like the superior quality Dexterand Brittany cattle, Shetland ponies, andbantam chickens.

A leading cause of losses in commer-cial dairy herds is Bang's disease, orinfectious abortion, which is just asdestructive as dwarfism. The disease isincreasing in spite of liberal use of"miracle drugs."

Mastitis is also one of the mostplaguing troubles that many dairymenhave to battle continuously.

To go with all the old troubles anddiseases our cattle have had for ten orfifteen years, new ones are cropping upall the time.

Bluetongue, blackleg, hoof-and-mouthdisease, "lepto," "cow asthma," rabies,anaplasmosis, and now vibriosis ( whichcauses sterility) are already too preva-lent for comfort. In many herds the dis-ease-caused mortality rate of new-bornanimals is 20 to 40%. This can meandisaster.

Dangerous to Humans

Not only are these diseases a majorthreat to the farm economy, they are

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one part is taken away by soil depletion,hybridization, chemical pollution, pro-cessing, or any other factor, there is achain reaction of sickness and inade-quacy. throughout the whole interde-pendent life cycle. By actual test eventhe manure of a poorly fed animal hasbeen proved to produce plants of in-ferior quality (Albrecht, pp. 179-182).

We cannot breed plants to tolerate astarvation diet of chemicals and depletedsoil. Neither can we breed animals totolerate a starvation diet of corruptforage crops. An animal of degenerateheredity cannot be made totally healthyby good feeding. We must have bothfertile soil and good breeding in orderto produce good animals and foodstuffsfit for human consumption.

God holds the producer responsiblefor growing quality foods. He intendedthat farmers should be studious, pro-gressive, well educated individuals fullycapable of handling the responsibilityof properly nourishing humanity. Healthis important! God intends the farmer tobe a pillar in his community. One whodoubts this has only to study the compli-cated structure of the agricultural lawsin the Bible. No other secular occupa-tion has been given a set of Biblical lawseven remotely comparable to the lawsof agriculture. These laws cannot befully understood without considerable

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educational progress. The production ofthe food that gives either health or de-generation is certainly an honorableposition worthy of the dedicated effortof top quality men. God commands: "Ifany man defile the temple of God, himshall God destroy; for the temple ofGod is holy, which temple ye are"(I Cor. 3:17).

In these days of utter corruption,many consumers will be willing to throwup their hands in defeat and cooperatewith producers and processors—by con-tinuing to use foods that are makingthe populace effeminate, cowardly, sick,and crippled. But it is still possible toobtain quality food if one is willing toput forth effort.

The world's system was just about ascorrupt in Christ's day as it is now.Leprosy and other degenerative diseasesran rampant. Yet Peter was able toboast that he had never eaten corruptfood ( Acts. 10:14 ). Peter had beenblessed with parents who were diligentin their efforts to rear healthy children.His resultant physical virility enabledPeter to accomplish great things in theNew. Testament Church. Are you doingas much for your children?

To be continued next issue, withproof that wrong methods of selectionand breeding are now critical factors inthis crisis.

(See following page for second and final installment of

"And Now—A New Crisis in Farming" - The PLAIN TRUTH -May - 1963)

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Between 150 and 200 Canadian cattle, infected with hoof-and-mouth disease,are being herded into this slaughter trench to be shot by RCMP Constables. Oneman's total herd of 40 cows is in this trench. But no amount of animal slaughter

can prevent a recurrence of this dread disease.

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This prize-winning bull makes a fineimpression in the show ring. But cat-tlemen are now learning that his typeof blocky build promotes dwarfism.

also endangering the health of the con-sumers! Notice:

"Of the 200 or more infectious dis-eases that affect animals, upward of 100(fully half) can be passed to humans,Dr. Steele [U.S. Public Health Serviceveterinarian) said" (The Denver Post,April 8, 1959).

Diseases and dwarfism are not alonein destroying our livestock. Many cows,especially in the highly competitivecommercial dairy herds, have becometoo weak to give natural birth. Thissituation has developed in just the lastfew years. Fifteen years ago—almost un-heard of. Today—fully half the calvesin many herds have to be forcibly ex-tracted, causing great damage—some-times even death—to the cow, and manytimes bringing death to the calf. Al-though increasing rapidly, this problemis rarely reported, since it is not a"disease."

Not only are the varied losses heavy,but they are increasing!

"Virus diseases of cattle are increas-ing in the United States.

"Before the outbreaks in the past 13years (since 1946 ), the United Stateswas singularly free of virus disease ofany consequence in cattle.

"Recent changes in handling animals.. may have upset the NATURAL BAL-

ANCE!" California Farmer, Oct. 1959.(Emphasis ours throughout article.)

Take note of the surprising warningthat the farmer's own methods of animalhusbandry may be responsible for hisgrief!

All these major losses—diseases,dwarfism, and birth difficulties—are in-

creasing so rapidly that at the presentrate they could soon bankrupt the wholecommercial livestock industry. Someproducers are already on the verge ofbankruptcy, and in a few tragic cases,farmers have lost every animal todisease.

The total loss in all livestock, includ-ing poultry, is astounding. From Wash-ington, D.C., AP reported in 1958:

"Even in this day of miracle drugs andscientific advances, the nation loses morethan $2,000,000,000 a year throughlivestock diseases and parasites.

"This staggering loss is equivalent toabout 15 per cent of this year's farmincome."

These troubles hit at the highest pro-ducers—the blockiest beef breeds, themilkiest dairy cows, the laying hens withfaster early production. The most ad-vanced strains within the affected breedssuffer most. Yet there are some veryproductive breeds that are almost un-touched by any of these ailments. Somefarmers almost never have livestocklosses—they always show a profit. Whythis difference?

Why should Shorthorns, Herefords,Aberdeen Angus, Holstein-Friesians,Guernseys have greater onslaughts oftrouble than Brown Swiss, Jerseys, andDevons? Why are there such differencesin losses from herd to herd even withinthe same breed? And why should ScotchHighlanders, Brahmans, Galloways, Dex-ters, and others almost never havetroubles of any sort, and consistentlyreturn a profit to their owners—andhealth to the consumer? Why is it thatsome commercial dairymen can counton only five or six years of productionfrom a cow while other very productivemilk cows can be expected to producewell until they are fifteen or more yearsold? Why is it that most commerciallaying hens produce for only one year,while many back-yard flocks, that pro-duce almost as well, are still goingstrong when six or eight years old?

Is there a logical answer to theseperplexing problems? Yes, there is. Andit is of vital concern to all because itconcerns the source of your health.

Many popular misconceptions con-tribute to man's mismanagement of his

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Spring roundup shows this Kansas stockman has a good calfcrop. His own principles of husbandry may well determine

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whether he continues to earn a profit, or has his whole herdwiped out by some dread epidemic.

livestock. It is assumed that man hasmany inalienable rights, and no re-sponsibility to God or neighbor—thatthe world owes us a living—that themajority is always right—that if itmakes more money, that makes it better—that cattle have to be bigger to bebetter—that an idea has to be popularlyaccepted to be good. These errors are sostrongly implanted in the minds of themasses—so taken for granted—thateven when a man starts repenting andtrying to obey God, he may still un-knowingly continue ruining the healthof his livestock and the consumer—besides wrecking his economy.

It is high time we study the principlesthat govern animal husbandry and avertdisaster. You can change YOUR methodsso that you shall have no need forworry! And the consumer can then eatyour products without misgivings.

Remember, noted veterinarians recog-nize that methods of animal husbandrymay have upset the natural balance andthus caused these problems. What arethe principles involved? Did you knowthat your Bible has something to sayabout this very problem?

What the Bible Says About It

There is a cause for prosperity and acause for every sickness and disease.Notice what God promises for ourcattle if we follow the right laws ofagriculture.

"And it shall come to pass, if thoushalt hearken diligently unto the voiceof the Lord thy God, to observe andto do ALL his commandments. . .Blessed shall be . . . thy fruit of thycattle, the increase of thy kine (cows),and the flocks of thy sheep" (Deut.28:1-4).

The same promise is given in moreexplicit detail in Deuteronomy 7:11-15:"Thou shalt therefore keep the com-mandments . . . . He will also bless .. .the increase of thy kine, and the flocksof thy sheep.... There shall not he maleor female barren among you or amongyour cattle. And the Lord will takeaway from thee all sickness . ( includ-ing cattle sickness).

Notice that this all-inclusive promiseof unrestrained success in life is de-pendent upon one factor: obeying God.God's ways were designed for the ex-press purpose of automatically bringingsuccess and happiness. One who be-lieves what God says and obeys Himfinds it impossible to be a failure.

But our people have not obeyed God.We—and that includes farmers—haveforsaken Him on a grand scale. Noticewhat is to happen to us as a penalty for

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Cows are usually considered old at eight years, because high-pressure productionmethods wear them out prematurely. But this 29-year-old cow, "Old Snowball,"shown with her 25th calf, is still a good milk producer because her owner didnot try to force an abnormal profit out of her.

this rebellion:"But it shall come to pass, if thou

wilt not hearken unto the voice of theLord thy God, to observe to do all hiscommandments. . . . Cursed shall be thefruit of thy body, and the fruit of thyland, the increase of thy kine, and theflocks of thy sheep. . . . The Lord shallsend upon thee cursing, vexation, andrebuke, in all that thou settest thinehand unto for to do, until thou be de-stroyed, and until thou perish quickly;because of the wickedness of thy doings,whereby thou hast forsaken me" (Deut.28:15-21).

Notice that a quick end is prophesiedfor our prosperous society because ofour rebellion against our Maker. Godis no respecter of persons. A quick endcame upon the prosperity of our peopleof old. And our prosperity today isabout to terminate just as quickly forthe same reason! A hasty downfall suchas herein described could come only atthe death throes of an empire or nation—when sin reaps its devastating penaltyafter God's patience runs out.

Today's mounting surge of livestocklosses commenced in the middle forties—just after God started warning thisheedless nation through The WORLD

TOMORROW broadcast. God alwayswarns His people before sending punish-ment upon them ( Amos 3:7).

When men rebel against God's ways,

their own clouded thinking and con-sequent wrong decisions bring most oftheir grief upon them.

God has given us instructions andexamples to show us how to manageour affairs. But this darkened societyhas taught us to turn our backs onGod's Word, the Bible.

Physical Creation Originally Perfect

A strong delusion has gripped thewhole Anglo-Saxon world in regard tothe principles of livestock husbandry.We have supposed that we have beenimproving our cattle to a now-near-perfect state. But near-perfect cattle donot suddenly "go to pot" as ours aredoing!

When God created man and theanimal world, He did not create scrubs,as men have thought. He did a good jobof His work ( Gen. 1:24-27 ). He cre-ated physical perfection. Any scrubs thathave come along since are a result ofman's mismanagement—of physical sins.

God reminds us: "I had planted theea noble vine, wholly a right seed: howthen art thou turned into the degenerateplant of a strange vine unto me?" ( Jer.2:21.) "They have perverted their way"( Jer. 3:21).

God gave us the standards by whichman could have maintained that per-fection. But man guesses and supposes,out of his own imagination, in order to

Quality of Feed Affects Livestock

Modern methods of producing feedcrops and feeding animals have hadconsiderable impact on the present live-stock distress. God gave us a rich, boun-tiful land full of a great variety offorage crops for our livestock and wild-life. Animals that are allowed to in-stinctively graze and browse in nativegrasses, weeds, and bushes will neverbecome ill if they have good heredityas well.

But men, in the interest of greater,temporary profits for the moment, havein many cases cleared away the God-intended herbs and bushes that are vitalin balancing the diet of livestock—sothat they can plant a few quick-growinggrasses and legumes. At first glance thislooks good—if the farmer has his eyeon money, only. But it is a well knownfact that a limited diet makes an animalmore susceptible to disease—just as itdoes us humans. Healthy cattle that havebeen allowed to browse and graze atwill on bushes, weeds, and grasses, arelikely to become susceptible to sicknesswithin two or three years after beingmoved to a pasture containing onlylimited grasses.

Some veterinarians tell us that a sickanimal or barnyard bird, if not too fargone, will usually recover if turned outto shift for itself among native plants.Even the feed companies admit this ifthey are honest.

Notice this quote from pages 3-4 ofAce Hi Feed Company's manual on thecare and feeding of pigeons: "One littletip: if by any chance you have a veryspecial bird that is off feed, or listless,remove it from the pen and let itforage for itself. This method surpassesanything else you can do."

Not only variety, but also quality, offeed is important. In pasture fertilityexperiments at Missouri Experiment Sta-tion, 1946-1949, Dr. Wm. A. Albrecht,Chairman, Department of Soils, Uni-versity of Missouri, at Columbia, Mis-souri, came up with some startling facts:

A dairy herd, which began the ex-periment with only 25% conception,rose to 75% and then 100% in threeyears of treating devitalized soil with

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Some poor hens are forced to be only egg-laying machines, driven to theirutmost production for one year by drugged feed and night lights. Do you wonderwhy market eggs are pale, watery, discolored, and tasteless?

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major and trace elements. Bang's dis-ease ( infectious abortion) dropped from29% to 20% during the test, and heifersraised during the test had no Bang'sdisease at calving time, and their calveswere likewise free from infection (SoilFertility and Animal Health by Dr. Wm.A. Albrecht, p. 167). The cows, which,due to poor soil, grew up with weakconstitutions, were gradually buildinghealth. The calves, having always had agood diet, grew up with sound health.

Another of his carefully controlledexperiments proved that trace amountsof copper in soil lets an animal buildits antibiotic protection that will pro-hibit worms from staying in its diges-tive tract (Albrecht, p. 150). A healthyanimal tends to repel both body parasitesand contagious disease. There are casesin which one man's cattle are victims ofanything from cattle grubs to hoof-and-mouth disease, while his neighbor's un-medicated cattle just across the fence areuntouched.

Hybrids Too

For years modern man has been de-veloping and raising all sorts of newvarieties hybrid corn in order tosqueeze a few extra bushels out of eachacre—and put a little more waste fat onanimals in the feed lots. But is thisendeavor motivated by brotherly love?A desire to increase quality, as we aretold? Definitely NOT!

In an experiment on 16 farms inIllinois, hybrid and open-pollinated cornwere grown in neighboring strips underthe same conditions, and the producewas tested by Armour's Institute of Re-search in Chicago. The open-pollinatedcorn tested 12 per cent protein. None ofthe hybrids showed more than 8 percent. All the hybrids were short on 7 to9 minerals, and all failed completely topick up cobalt, whose deficiency is onecause of Bang's disease. By rapidly usingsome trace elements and leaving othersuntouched, hybrids unbalance andthereby poison the soil ten times asquickly as open-pollinated corn, horti-culturists now admit. It is no wonderthat God forbids the growing of hybrids(Lev. 19:19).

When Mexican farmers in the U.S.A.try hybrids for home use, they usuallyquickly give them up. Hybrids, they

discover, are simply no good for tor-tillas: the flavor, color, texture, andconsistency are ail inferior to that ofopen-pollinated corn. Those interestedin quality prefer natural varieties andnatural methods of production. Short-cuts to riches are not good for anyone.Lust leads to downfall.

Every Corruption a Health Hazard

Whenever a food or forage crop iscorrupted in any way in the interest ofunnatural, greedy, excessive profit, theanimal or plant proteins are one of thefirst factors to be diminished. The car-bohydrates are, in turn, increased. Is itany wonder that many of us have diffi--.ulty building muscle while others haveproblems with an excess of fat? "Proteindeficiency in a parent animal causes aone-generation mutation—a degenera-tion—in the offspring—a loss, not again. Choosing breeding stock for fat-tening ability, with its failing physiol-ogies, rather than for health and survivaldegenerates a species" (Albrecht, pp.199-200).

We must build both health and char-acter: they cannot be bought. Besidesthe protein loss, there is also the loss oftrace elements when the soil is depletedor the heredity of plants is forcibly

altered. Many of the trace elements arevitally needed to help the animal orhuman body make proper use of all thenutrients in food. In some cases, ex-perimenters have recently been able totell us that certain deficiency diseasesin animals and humans can be causedby the loss of certain trace elements.But man does not yet know to whatextent our multitudes of new diseasesare brought on by these deficiencies.

In some cases, both degenerativebreeding and deficiency are associatedwith the same disease. Degenerationweakens the animal so that it is morelikely to become ill by malnutrition,

Instead of using manure and naturalrock fertilizers containing major, minor,and trace elements in proper proportions, men have tried to offset soildepletion by use of water-soluble chem-ical fertilizers, containing unnaturalcombinations of major elements whichdeposit in the soil poisonous residuesranging from washing soda to sulphuricacid (Make Friends With Your Landby Leonard Wicicenden, pp. 63, 117).

Antibiotics Can Harm You

In a vain attempt to offset the harmhe has brought upon his livestock, manhas resorted to chemicals and drugs,

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tury, before the advent of all thesecorruptions.

Just how harmful are the chemicalsin YOUR meat and milk? Notice thisadmission from Western Farm Life:

The presence of antibiotics in marketmilk is recognized as a danger by theFood and Drug Administration.

"Accumulation of antibiotics in thehuman system reduces the immune re-sponse of non-specific infections. Thiscould mean more colds, more influenza,more pneumonia, more of almost any-thing. [And that is exactly what wehave been having.] Coupled with thisis the fact that the use of antibiotics tocure mastitis is not killing the bacteria,but simply breeding more resistantstrains. The most dangerous of these isa staphylococcal microbe ( staphylococ-cus aureous), a human killer.

"Thus, as antibiotics are lowering ourresistance to disease, their use on

which have no food value and serve noactual beneficial purpose. Doctors read-ily admit there is no drug withoutharmful side effects.

Dr. Harry E. Kingman, Jr., ExecutiveSecretary of the American VeterinaryAssociation, stated that "medications infeed have done about as much harm asthey have done good.

"Livestock owners are [now] beingencouraged," he continued, "to look tofeed additives as disease control agents.This is an area where feed additives cando more harm than good (even fromthe viewpoint of veterinary medicine).

"Continued administration of drugsis inclined to produce resistant strains ofbacteria so that when you really needtreatment, the drug is not as effective asit could and should be.

"[There is also] the residual problemin which these drugs are found in humanfood, either in the milk, or in the meat.People who are sensitized to these drugscan have severe reactions to antibioticcontaminated foods." From D-X SunrayFarm Information Center, #312, July24, 1959.

It has been proved by government-backed and private experiments thatchemicals in foods are partly responsiblefor many of our modern allergies, whichwere virtually unknown in the last cen-

Wide WorldIn the quest for additional abnormal profit from each animal, researchers havecut windows in the sides of tranquilized animals—in order to study digestion andlearn how to better stimulate animals to turd more feed and chemicals into money.

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Many cattle herds are sprayed en masse with DDT and other insecticides whichbreed resistant strains of insects and also build up poison residues in the animals'fat and internal organs. Some farmers avoid this contaminant by having healthycattle that do not suffer from pests.

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This door calf, horribly deformed byrickets, is a victim of malnutrition.

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animals is also creating more dangerousdisease bacteria." With such a drasticDOUBLE RISK forced upon the con-sumer, is it any wonder that we haveso much sickness today? Who can blamethose few hardy individuals who haveturned against today's system and havemoved out to the suburbs to producetheir own food?

Why Use Chemicals

Some ask, "Didn't the authorities pro-hibit the use of harmful additives inraising livestock?" The answer is adefinite "No." What the Food and DrugAdministration specifically prohibitedwas not antibiotics or chemical addi-tives in general, but stilbestrol pelletimplants in chicken necks. When it wasproved that growth stimulants used inthe feed of 80% of our cattle andpoultry causes cancer, the governmentmade the feed manufacturers reduce itsuse to supposedly safe levels. Stilbestrolis frequently disguised under the in-nocent-sounding term "plant sterol."Being a plant derivative does not makea chemical harmless. Many of our potentpoisons, drugs and chemical contami-nants are derived from plants.

Some will wonder why chemicalsknown to be dangerous are used in theproduction of our food supply. Theanswer is—money!

"Cost of stilbestrol is low in respectto its average return. Each dollar spentfor stilbestrol can be expected to returnabout $15 to the producer. No otherfeed additive has given as large or as

consistent benefits in beef cattle supple-ments. Its use is almost standard prac-tice in feedlots over the nation." GulfFarm Review. These artificial hormonesrob men of virility and make meneffeminate and weak-willed.

A whole host of chemicals, however,are profitable enough to make their useprominent despite these dangers. Ex-perimenters in Mississippi State Collegeproved that "use of a tranquilizer fat-tened steers 14 per cent faster, andgave a 23 per cent decrease in theamount of feed required per pound offat."

Experimenters and producers alikeare interested in money, and in fat be-cause it makes more money. If God hadintended livestock to be just money-making machines to satisfy the lusts ofmen, He would not have said: "Arighteous man regardeth the life of hisbeast: but the tender mercies of thewicked are cruel" (Prov. 12:10). Mostmen are not interested in the welfareof their livestock; and they have alsoforgotten that Christ commanded:"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy-self." (Matt. 22:39.) Men are legallyselling as food many products that arenot fit to be put in the human system.

We have too long been told that tobe "well stuffed" is to be healthy. Proof

of the opposite is all around us. Manysupposedly well fed people in theirthirties and forties are dropping deadof heart attacks all around us. Livestockare even more susceptible than man tocorruptions that are standard in ourdiets. In a herd of 28 fine cattle, 13DROPPED DEAD in three years when fedthe degerminated grain so universallyused in our nation ( Annals N.Y.Academy of Science, 1948, V. 52, pp.256-259).

God created foodstuffs in a perfect,harmonious balance. Everything in na-ture—mineral, plant, and animal—hasits working partners in the whole inter-dependent creation: nothing is completewhen isolated. God is the author ofcooperation and community spirit of aright sort. His whole creation eloquentlyattests to this fact. Soil feeds plants;plants feed animals and man; by-products of plants and animals decom-pose in soil and feed myriads of micro-organisms that turn inert minerals intobalanced plant food. Then the cycle isrepeated.

All foodstuffs are composed of manymutually helpful component parts. Manytimes one part is useful only in helpingthe human or animal system use theother parts. But men want to isolateeverything and then call it "pure." When

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When wrong breeding is practiced, the final result is too often scrubs. Bad breed-ing habits are producing cattle that give watery milk and tough meat that needsto be artificially tenderized. Bob Taylor Photo

And Now —

A New Crisis in FarmingThis second and final installment uncovers a startling crisisin agriculture and little-known facts about the new problems

confronting livestock breeders today.

Synopsis:

T HE spectre of a new crisis in farm-ing is here. Government authori-ties, veterinarians and university

departments of animal husbandry alltell us something is drastically wrong

with our livestock. In the previous is-sue we saw the schemes men havedevised to force unnatural profits outof livestock. We saw that dietary short-cuts are bringing on mounting diseases.And drugs and medicines, instead ofrelieving these distresses, have increasedthem by lowering the natural resistanceof livestock. The California Farmermagazine admitted that: "Recent changesin handling animals may have upsetthe NATURAL BALANCE."

We also saw that health-endangeringchemicals fed to livestock are rapidlyincreasing the sicknesses of consumers.Then there is the mounting problem ofdwarfism, of birth difficulties and sick-nesses due to bad breeding practices.

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be. Hence, the wide-spread use of ten-derizers. "Today 80% of the nation'sbeef cattle get stilbestrol," states TIME

magazine. This chemical—related to thespread of cancer—makes cows growfaster, which supposedly tenderizes themand makes for a "better" market animal.But does it, really?

Chemical and Engineering Newsstates that: "Buyers and consumers aredemanding better quality and more uni-form [meat] products."

One factor constantly mentioned inreports on the beef market is that cus-tomers are demanding less waste fatand more of the marbling that givesmeat its natural tenderness.

Producers of dairy products tell usthey also have been giving us betterquality. But Dr. Murray C. Zimmerman,M.D., in an article in the A.M.A.

Archives of Dermatology admits manyare sensitive to penicillin because of theever-increasing amounts of it we are

getting in milk. A chronic itching rashis often the result. Penicillin is used tocombat mastitis, which is one of themost persistent of dairymen's problems.And in the testing of commercial milksamples, measurable quantities of peni-cillin have been found in as high as96% of tested samples.

If breeders have been steadily im-proving the quality of livestock allthese years, why do we have all thesecomplaints about the milk and meat?And why does the meat of most beefanimals have to be artificially tender-ized? Shouldn't beef be naturally tenderlike most wild game?

Just what are the principles by whichmen have been supposedly "improving"their cattle and our food supply? Couldthese principles have anything to dowith our own health problems—as wellas the health problems of commercialcattle herds?

Notice the facts!

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0 L'R BODIES are made up of whatwe eat. Our health is regulatedin large part by the quality of

our food. This shoulders upon thefarmer and rancher a serious responsi-bility. If he loves his fellow man, hewill be concerned for the quality of thefoodstuffs he is producing for the tablesof others.

We are told by many that modernselective breeders have Seen improvingthe quality of livestock. They usuallycite as proof increasing size and quan-tity of production. That this is erroneousanimal husbandry is proved by the factthat the supposedly most improvedherds generally have the greater healthproblems—eventually affecting con-sumers' health.

Our supposedly superior beef cattleare not naturally as tender as they should

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Emerson's analysis of modern selective breeding techniques, was: ". .. everythingwas omitted but what is economical. The cow is sacrificed to her bag; the ox to hissirloin." These principles are generally employed by most breeders to this day.

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How the Trouble BeganLet us start at the beginning. Here

is how modern selective breeding de-veloped—and the principles it employs.

Much has been written on this sub-ject. But one of the most readable,authoritative, brief summaries of thedevelopment of the modern cattle in-dustry is The Taurine World, a specialcattle issue published by The NationalGeographic Magazine in December,1925. The author, Alvin Howard Sand-ers, D.Agr., LL.D., is a noted author andeditor of several books and magazinesdealing with animal husbandry. In TheTaurine World he drew upon factspublished by many noted authorities, inaddition to his own vast store ofknowledge.

The Taurine World informs us thatabout two centuries ago Robert Bake-well, a pioneering Leicestershire, Eng-land, farmer, discovered he could,through many generations of animalincest, concentrate the traits of onepreferred-type animal in his or her off-spring, and thereby establish a few iso-lated characteristics that were beingsought. He bred a bull calf, from anespecially good cow, back to his mother—and their offspring back to the motheragain. He repeated such matings for sev-eral generations until the desired quali-ties were fixed. So successful was Bake-well that King George III took a deeppersonal interest in his work. Imme-diately he had a following.

It was through Bakewell's methodsthat ALL NEW BREEDS have been estab-lished—and by which a few old breedswere forcibly changed to fit man's con-cept of what animals should be.

Livestock authorities recognize thatthere are very real—though sometimeshidden—dangers in animal incest. Butsome characteristics are commonly con-sidered by breeders worth the risk—ifthere may be money in it! ( pp. 37-38,Dual-Purpose Cattle, by Claude H. Hin-man, past President of the AmericanMilking Shorthorn Society.)

What characteristics did Bakewell andhis followers desire? Mr. Sanders states:"He [Bakewell] found that breedingfrom close affinities [incestuous in-breeding) tended to reduce size andvigor, and set up a certain delicacy ofform which experience taught was fav-

orable to the process of fat secretion"(The Taurine World, p. 620).

Thus Bakewell and his proteges knewthat when they bred for a few isolatedcharacteristics, they had to neglect andlose other qualities.

Notice these two facts—that Bake-well knew he was reducing vigor—knewhe did it to get more fat, which makesmore profit. Being motivated by greedfor money, he knowingly and willinglysacrificed quality! Bakewell's principleswere applied to dairy cattle by concen-trating on udder development (TheTaurine World, p. 621 ).

Cattle authorities admit that: "Allcattle measuring up to the modernhuman idea as to what they ought to beare most assuredly not improved fromthe standpoint of the animals them-selves" ( page 621, The Taurine W orld).

Improvement was not under consid-eration. What was so diligently soughtby Bakewell and his followers was moremoney! The records prove these menbred only for big udders or blockyframes and much fat. Nothing was con-sidered so important that it could notbe sacrificed in the interest of a greaterinflow of the almighty pound or dollar.Cattlemen know this brand of "im-provement" results in a loss of hardiness.One of the most universally recognizedfacts of breeding is that species un-

touched by man are always more hardy!But men consider "progress" to be worththe price.

Many honest farmers have been skep-tical of these principles of deliberatelycorrupting cattle in the interest ofmoney. Some of the animal breedersinterested in greater profits had to prac-tice their perversions in secret so theirneighbors would not ostracize them. Yet,these men made such notable changesand gained such international fame thatthe breeds they developed—usually fromcrossbreeds--caught on and graduallybecame popular. Most of our majorbeef and dairy breeds were developedin this way, the genetic alterations andloss of qualities varying from breed tobreed and herd to herd according tothe degree to which Bakewell's systemwas applied. Breeds that were not soaltered remained normal, but obscure.

Selective breeders in England becameso famous for changing the very hered-itary nature of livestock through manygenerations of incestuous matings thatEmerson was led to comment:

"The native cattle are extinct, but theisland is full of artificial breeds. Bake-well created sheep and cows and horsesto order, and breeds in which every-thing was omitted but what is econom-ical. The cow is sacrificed to her bag;the ox to his sirloin."

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Emerson's analysis was, in principle,correct. The things that were omittedbecause they were not considered ofimportance were quality of meat andmilk, vitality, adaptability to extremesin weather, disease resistance, intelli-gence, gentleness, and other desirabletraits which still remain in older breedsthat were not developed by the Bake-well system. All modern livestock au-thorities who mention these obscurebreeds commend their hardiness andother qualities.

Modern experts know the trendstarted by Bakewell is dangerous. Yetmany modern Bakewell followers per-petuate unnatural livestock by breedingfor isolated characteristics. A leadinglivestock authority states: "The use ofthat criterion of only weight increasehas crowded the life stream of our grow-ing, young animals so badly that thestream is about to be DRIED UP throughan INCREASING CROP OF DWARFS! Thereis a higher percentage of them wherethe stream of life has been more care-

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These savage 24-inch-tall stallions arenot Shetlands. An Argentine ranch fam-ily spent over half a century selectivelybreeding standard-sized horses downto this size—forcibly altering their he-reditary nature, giving them unnaturalcharacteristics. The viciousness shownhere is not characteristic of Shetlands,which are small by natural heredity.

fully guided by us according to PAR-

TICULAR PEDIGREES." (Soil Fertilityand Animal Health by Dr. Wm. A.Albrecht, Chairman, Department ofSoils, University of Mo.)

Unnatural Breeds

Men have imposed upon their live-stock many limitations that God did notimpose at creation. They look aroundand see what our animals are now likeand assume they are the best ever—thinking we are evolving better andbetter all the time.

Many Britons, Australians and Amer-icans feel: "It has to be bigger—or havegreater capacity—to be better," andhave disregarded all other factors inpreference for capacity production inall types of livestock. Then they ada-mantly insist they have increased thequality of their product. But what isthe result of this "improvement"?

A few years ago a high concentra-tion of nitrates in forage crops in Mis-souri, Illinois, and Wisconsin poisonedand killed many hundreds of cattle.Dr. Arthur A. Case, M.S., D.V.M., Pro-fessor of Veterinary Medicine, Univers-ity of Missouri, reported on this tragedyin the Haver Glover Messenger: "Inmost instances, by the fifth day severalof the largest and best cows were foundeither dead or very sick. Almost all ofthe sick animals were dead in 24 hours."Notice that the largest and supposedlybest cows—the most "improved" in-dividuals—succumbed first, because theyhad the lowest resistance to poison. Thegain in size had been a loss in hardiness.The human body, fed by these inade-quate animals, is reaping the sameresults.

In recent years most dairymen havehad a mania for increasing the size oftheir cows in order to further increaseindividual production, and have as-sumed that increasing the size alsoincreases the strength. Their newesttechnique in choosing herd cows is touse wither height only as their guide toquality. Now these dairymen are won-dering why these abnormally largercows are suddenly having difficulty giv-ing normal birth, whereas their smallerancestors fifteen years ago gave birthwithout distress.

Many dairymen claim a bigger cow

gives proportionately more nourishmentin her extra gallons of milk. But milktests have proved that this increasedcapacity does not give a proportionateincrease in the nourishment—that theincrease is practically all water, whichthe dairyman then sells to the customersat milk prices.

Men claim that cattle were originallyscrubs and had to be bred for capacity.But this is not true. God created goodlivestock, not scrubs (Gen. 1:24-27).In ancient times when God's peoplewere taken into captivity and a fewpoor people were temporarily left inthe land, a large family was able to getan abundance of milk and butter fromone young cow and two sheep (Isa.7:21-22).

Laying hens are even more distortedthan cattle. The modern egg has a pale,flat, sick-looking yolk and a waterywhite that splatters all over the skillet—with the flavor missing! Such an eggis not remotely comparable to that pro-duced by a non-pressured hen in aback-yard flock—with its rich, flavorfulyolk and firm, healthy white.

Does this mean selective breeding iswrong? Most assuredly not! It onlymeans selective breeding has been mis-applied, wrongly used.

God saw fit to preserve in the Biblethe example of the patriarch Jacob'sselective breeding technique. Scholarsrecognize that Jacob had an amazingamount of knowledge and skill in live-stock breeding.

Jacob agreed to herd Laban's cattleand take as his pay all the odd-coloredanimals, while the standard colors wereto be Laban's (Gen. 30:27-34). Be-cause Laban changed Jacob's wage fre-quently in order to enrich himself withJacob's labor (Gen. 31:7), God per-formed a miracle to cause the animalsto produce a fair wage for Jacob, asdescribed in verses 6-12.

The account makes it obvious thatJacob bred for strength as regardshardiness, vigor, and virility, which per-

petuates quality in general. In his questfor quality, he trusted God to providethe quantity in the right color patterns.Jacob did not fix a particular color pat-tern or other unnatural characteristicby incest as modern breeders have done,but left hereditary qualities as they

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LATEST DATA THAT R. D. STEWART HAS FOUND AVAILABLE (9/1/62)ON THE PERCENTAGE OF NUTRIENTS IN DIFFERENT BREED MILKS.

Breed & Reference Fat Protein SNF Lactose Ash Reference

GUERNSEY 1. G. A. Richardson1. 4.83 3.67 9.38 4.98 .73 3 - 28 -602. 4.99 3.76 9.46 4.96 .74 2. G. A. Richardson3. 4.8 3.8 9.4 4.9 19544. 3.8 3. Geo. Trimberger5. 5.01 3.73 9.26 4.71 .77 4. Wis. Agriculturist6. 4.95 3.59 9.33 8 - 18 -627. 3.81 9.21 5. Eastern GBA8. 4.68 3.4 8.99 6. S. Gaunt9. 4.9 3.74 9.2 5-11-6110. 3.78 7. McDonald-Cornell

HOLSTEIN 5-27-611. 3.5 3.1 8.6 4.82 .68 8. A. O. Shaw3. 3.6 3.2 8.6 4.7 1-16-614. 3.2 9. H. W. Thoele5. 3.61 3.21 8.51 4.54 .71 19626. 3.51 3.06 8.62 10. Milwaukee8. 3.62 3.05 8.50 4/1-14/629. 3.7 3.2 8.6

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1. 5.3 3.89 9.64 5.01 .743. 5.3 3.9 9.5 4.94. 3.96.8.

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If a dairyman pours a gallon of water into each can of milk he sells, it is a crime.But this chart-showing the percentages of nutrients in the milk of the morepopular breeds-proves that some unwittingly have been breeding their cows tounnaturally put more than that amount of extra water in the milk.

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This production record chart from a top-production herd of Guernseys convincedthe owner that breeding for increased capacity does not bring a proportionateincrease in nutritional content. Notice, for example, that cow No. 7 gave almosttwice as much milk in 183 days as did cow No. 19, but a much lower percentageof butterfat (B.F.) and other nutrients, commonly termed solids-not-fat (S.N.F.)

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were. He picked the most virile males,corralled them for breeding with themore virile females in order to producequality-and as a result God rewardedhim with a decent wage (Gen. 30:37-39, 41-43 and 31:38).

As a constant safeguard against in-breeding, Jacob maintained a flock ra-tio of one male to ten females (Gen.32:13-14). Modern authorities unwiselyrecommend one male to thirty or fortyfemales-or one male to thousands offemales in artificial insemination, ad-mittedly a calculated risk!

Dr. C. 0. Gilmore of the Ohio Ex-periment Station, in a report in TheRural New Yorker, stated that artifi-cial insemination has already begun toproduce many heritable defects that arebecoming a public concern. With 90%

of our dairy cows now being artificiallyinseminated, a few more years of sucha practice could lead to sudden degen-eration of entire herds.

Men have departed from God's wayand in their greed have bred their cat-tle and poultry for isolated characteris-tics according to man's desire for eachparticular breed: excessive fat; blocky,big-rumped frames; excessively rapidgrowth; abnormal amounts of milk andeggs, unusual or unnatural color pat-terns, and other hereditary distortions.

The present livestock crisis-of dis-ease, dwarfism and birth difficulty-isabundant proof that modern breedershave been wrong in their judging ofwhat constitutes quality, and what isprofitable, in the long run, for humanhealth. Then why were bad breeding

practices introduced in the first place?What did these men want to accom-plish?

Bakewell and his followers lived inEngland's fertile valleys that had at-tracted settlers with varied sorts ofcattle. The cattle had been allowed topromiscuously crossbreed until the landwas full of mongrels.

Bakewell thought the way to improvethose cattle was to take local individualsthat looked good and, through incestu-ous mating, develop a new, supposedlysuperior, breed by concentrating on de-veloping certain desired characteristics.He and his followers did not generallyconsider going to other areas and buy-ing good quality pure breeds for founda-tion stock.

The practice temporarily worked sowell that some tried it on pure breedsto increase the size, milk capacity, orfattening ability. As farmers were paidfor quantity, their reasoning easily toldthem quantity meant quality! What ac-tually happened was that quality wassacrificed for quantity-all in the nameof quick profits.

But in other areas good breeds ofpure cattle were not changed by thissystem. Their owners were satisfiedwith the natural and just profit theirstock produced. These breeds, thoughprofitable, were neglected by Bakewelland his followers because they wereeither too small or they were in areasfar removed from the productive plainsand valleys that inspired the use ofBakewell's system.

These neglected natural breeds havegenerally retained their natural hardi-ness since creation. They do not sufferthe losses from disease, dwarfism, andbirth difficulties so common in theartificial breeds. This fact and theirsuperior digestion make them generallyas profitable as the artificial breeds. Theyproduce meat and milk-or eggs in thecase of poultry-that are of noticeablysuperior quality. The meat of theold, natural breeds, according to all au-thoritative comment, is not tough andstringy as some have assumed. It istender and well marbled without heavylayers of waste fat, is of superior flavor,and very highly prized by the consumer.These breeds have rugged constitutions,but tender meat. Men who switch from

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Huge Charolais cattle, because they have been normally bred and are large bynatural heredity, have none of the dwarfism associated with the three major beefbreeds mentioned in the previous installment. The Charolais are not botheredby pinkeye, which plagues most other light-skinned breeds. Note the bulgingmuscles, which indicate much lean meat and very little waste fat.

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new breeds to the old breeds are alwayssurprised at their many good qualities.

Quality Breeding

The natural breeds came from areaswhere conditions were rugged and farm-ers could not afford to use a breedingtechnique that caused a loss of hardinessand quality. They left their cattle asGod created them. And in many casesowners of these natural breeds have been"old-fashioned" enough to be honest—to recognize, and strive for, true qualityin livestock. The meat of natural breedsdoes not have to be artifically ten-derized as the unnatural breeds usuallyrequire. Corruption is a chain reaction:one sinful practice requires another, andthen another, to cover up. Now thewhole land is full of the wretched re-sult of such actions. The ultimate resultis our own sickly bodies.

To better understand the qualitiesall cattle should have by nature, noticethe traits of some of the natural breedswhich have been bred for over-all qual-ity and hardiness, instead of for one ortwo isolated characteristics. The bestmarket beeves of the natural breeds—such as Scotch Highlanders, Brahmans,Galloways, Dexters, Red Polls, andCharolais—can be counted on to dressout a carcass weighing 58% to 64%of live weight with very little or nowaste fat! But the artificial breeds dressout no more than 60% to 65% of liveweight—only a very little more, andhave a considerable amount of waste fat,and many times have a considerableamount of hard, unmarbled lean. Theevidence amply demonstrates that thenatural breeds actually produce a higherpercentage of lean beef, and that of bet-ter quality and flavor. It is a widelyknown fact that the natural beef breedsgive their calves a better supply of richmilk than most cows in the artificialbeef breeds.

Natural breeds do not have to befinished on the feedlot: they are goodand tender fresh out of the pasture—andgrass is much less expensive than grain.When put in the feedlot, the naturalbreeds put on tender lean, instead ofwaste fat.

In regard to commercial milk produc-tion, Mr. Sanders and others inform usthe old, natural breeds such as Dexters,

Red Polls, and Kerries have long beennoted for both quality and richness ofmilk, and for profitable production. Atthe Model Dairy contest conducted atBuffalo in 1901, a Red Poll cow placedsecond in individual competition forprofitable production. All the Red Pollsentered were from one herd, but inmost other breeds, contestants werepicked from numerous herds scatteredall over the country. Thus, the first placewinner, a Guernsey, had a decided ad-vantage (The Taurine World, pp. 683-684 ). Red Polls, though still not numer-ous, have won many similar dairyinghonors since that time.

Another ancient breed is the IrishDexter, smaller than a Jersey but almostas beefy proportioned as an AberdeenAngus. Big-cow enthusiasts who lookwith contempt on the Dexter's smallsize have to ignore several vital factorswhich prove it does not have to bebigger to be better. They are such goodforagers they eat young bushes anddry cornstalks from top to bottom—which increases their health and profit-ableness. Even though tiny, they giveup to three gallons of very rich milk a

day. Those who have raised these tinycows many years affirm that "they pro-duce both milk and beef more eco-nomically than the strictly beef or dairybreeds."

Dexters are so gentle and affectionateit is not uncommon to have children dothe milking and feeding—even caringfor the bulls (which I have personallywitnessed). Some families actually giveDexters the dog's place as householdpet. But this does not make them deli-cate: Dexters can take extremes of heatand cold without discomfort. In Eng-land, where most other dairy cattle areput in snug barns in winter, Dextersare commonly housed in sheds open onthree sides, without loss of production.Even though short legged, they are soagile on foot that steep, rocky terrainoffers no problem. (The Dexter Cow,by W. R. Thrower.)

These factors of hardiness, which arecommon—in slightly varying degrees—to all the old, natural, pure breeds,whether large or small, contributegreatly to their profit-making capacity.When exposed to wintry cold, any ofthe hardy breeds get a better start in

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They do not have to be bigger to be better. Dexter cattle have a tiny, but beefyframe and weigh from 600 to 900 pounds. Like all the normal, ancient breeds, theyproduce a fine carcass of excellent, flavorful, tender beef. The gentleness of thisbull is typical of the breed. Although completely unaccustomed to a leash, he wasvery cooperative, even with this four-year-old boy.

Dexters, even though tiny, produce an abundance—up to three gallons a day—of rich, sweet-flavored milk with small fat globules. These rough foragers are asgood as goats at cleaning up weed patches. Their terrific digestive system makesthem economical producers of both meat and milk. This stocky cow had just beenturned out to pasture after milking. Dexters are almost entirely free of diseases.

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the spring and are not adversely affectedby sudden spring storms.

People who are familiar with onlythe artificial breeds assume that thenatural breeds are just as limited andjust as adversely affected by distresses.But this is not true. The natural breedsconsider such things as sudden weatherchanges to be normal. Scotch Highland-ers, for example, are not, as some sup-pose, just northern cows. They are soadaptable they do not appear to sufferfrom the heat of Southern Californiasummers. Big, gentle Brahman cattle,assumed to be suited only for hot cli-mates, adapt more readily to Cana-dian winters than the light dairy breeds,and frequently spend their time in theopen in below-zero weather, even whena barn is available—according to re-ports from northern breeders.

Charolais cattle, another big, extreme-ly gentle breed, are noted for hardiness,for milk that tests up to six per centbutterfat, and for fine quality, tenderbeef. Having long been bred in Francefor hardiness and lean meat, these cat-tle did not have their nature distortedin the interest of unnatural profit.

The ancient, natural beef breeds areusually better milkers than the artificialbreeds. Brahmans are sometimes usedas family milk cows because of their

mals must be indolent cowards, andthat certain animals, like watchdogs anddairy bulls, must be vicious and danger-ous in order to be good. Such an assump-tion is the height of folly! God did notintend any domestic animal to be dan-gerous. He commands that a dangerousbull should be kept penned, and thatif this does not keep him from harmingpeople or other animals, he should bekilled (Ex. 21:28-36).

Men have not obeyed God. They havecarelessly bred such belligerent naturesinto dairy bulls that big-game huntersalways list the domestic dairy bull asthe most dangerous animal on the NorthAmerican continent. This is true, butit is a perversion. Viciousness is NOTan essential part of courage. Some of themost docile cattle are noted for theircourageous protection of their young.And there are several breeds of mediumand large dogs—gentle as lap dogs—that have for centuries been used toguard sheep and cattle. They are socourageous they will fearlessly fight offwolves or bears.

Viciousness in cattle is not a traitcreated in them. It is a rather recentdevelopment caused by mismanagement,crossbreeding and breeding for a fewisolated characteristics while neglectingthe over-all quality. Throughout theMiddle East, where our ancestors and ourcattle originated, all species of livestock

abundance of rich milk that tests overfive percent butterfat. Devon cattle aresuch heavy milkers that they used to beconsidered dual-purpose cattle. Somewriters still list them as such, althoughthe Devon Cattle Club lists them asstrictly beef cattle.

Gentleness and Courage

Many people assume that gentle ani-

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American Brahman Breeders' Assn.

Many people assume that all bulls are dangerous and that Brahman bulls particu-larly are outlaws fit only for rodeo escapades. They got this impression from a fewabused outlaws, usually crossbreeds. Brahman bulls, when properly reared in thepresence of people, are gentle as kittens, and very responsive to kindness.

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have been noted for gentleness eversince the earliest recorded history. Boththe Bible and secular literature speak ofyoung boys and girls caring for thefamily flocks and herds in ancient times.And the modern traveller in Crete whomentioned "a small yellow-haired girl,driving a flock of sheep, goats, cows,and one pig under the shadow of thetrees," in The National GeographicMagazine, November 1943, p. 564, wasonly reiterating what many other recenttravellers throughout the East have said.Those flocks of cattle, sheep and goatstogether, commonly seen throughout theunfenced East, normally include a fewmale animals, all docile. Those people

could not afford a vicious animal. Butwhen our ancestors started migratingand indiscriminately mixing differentbreeds from different areas, and breedingfor abnormal profits, many strains losttheir normal docility, along with someother qualities.

Many breeders recognize that cross-breeding many times causes a loss ofdocility as well as quality. It is no won-der God forbids crossbreeding (Lev.19:19). From the beginning He in-tended that each species should repro-duce "after its kind" (Gen. 1). Cross-breeding recommendations are madeprimarily by theorists, and not by qual-ity-minded cattlemen.

Age-Old Qualities Still Profitable

All the natural breeds—which origi-nated by the branching out of the origi-nal stock—have inherited many of thedesirable traits in common, because theseare the traits God put in the originalperfect cattle. These good traits werebred out of the others as a sacrifice tounnatural profit. As an illustration ofthe day-to-day economic usefulness ofthese diversified qualities that good cat-tle have, notice the rare qualities listedin this enthusiastic report from a rancherwho hauled a few Scotch Highland cat-tle 3000 miles from Vancouver, Canada,to Ross River, Yukon Territory:

"They gained weight on the trip. Igave them lots of room and hay .. .To unload at night I would back up toa bank and call them and out they wouldjump. In the morning the same thing,just walk in with some hay and theywould follow ... [What manageability!)These cattle along side others havehorse sense. Loose on the range othercattle I have known will walk into bogholes, fall into holes, wedge into trees,in fact are always in trouble; not theselittle guys. They walk around bogs andopen water in the river; you can't drivethem near a dangerous spot. They non-chalantly feed on sidehills that a horsewould break his neck on, in fact weare sold on them . . . It gets very cold,down to 70 below . . . ."

Another rancher reports: "It got downto 20 below and a strong northwestwind. The Herefords broke through thefence and came home, and a couple ofHighland cows came with them. Irode out the next day; the rest of theHighland cows and the yearling High-land heifers were out there by them-selves and didn't seem to be a bit per-turbed. We have no natural shelterhere . . . ."

With performance such as reportedby these ranchers, coupled with diseaseresistance, good calf crops, twenty yearsof productivity, and no dwarfism, itwould be difficult to lose money. Lowoverhead and good production is a com-bination hard to beat. These are thequalities all cattle would have if theywere bred and fed properly.

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Gentleness was omitted in the arti-ficial breeds. Brahmans are not onlygentle, but also affectionate. Theylove people, as do the other normal,intelligent breeds that have not beenhigh-pressured into viciousness orindolence.

and favor, especially from cattlemenwho have been suffering losses. Regret-tably some breeders are using the hardybreeds only for crossbreeding, or aretrying to quickly make them fatter orbigger in the rump by using Bakewell'stechniques. Thus they are headed forthe same degeneration through the samemistakes all over again. Indiscrimi-nately striving for larger frames, morefat, heavier rumps, more milk, or a par-ticular color pattern will lead to neglectof the over-all quality and can quicklydegenerate any breed.

A Recent Case History

A typical example of rapid corrup-tion occurred in the Brittany peninsulaof France, long famous for its tiny,hardy, excellent milk cows. Several dec-ades ago "progressive" farmers on thefertile coastal plain began to importShorthorn bulls to increase size andAyrshire and Jersey bulls to increasemilk production of the Brittany cows.The latter did not increase the already-good milk production but the formerdid increase size, so they continued to

use Shorthorns and discontinued theothers. However, in the poor, rugged,hilly southern part of the peninsula,Morbihan Department, the farmerswould have none of this crossbreeding,but kept their cattle pure and small(The Taurine World, page 656).

What is the outcome of this unfortu-nate experiment with the Shorthorns?Dr. Ghislain Gielfrich reports that "pureBrittany cattle are perfectly adapted forpoor land," and he adds, "purebred ani-mals are now in the minority in thepeninsula, but certain crosses are as un-fortunate as they are indefinable" (page17 of L'approvisionnement en Lait dela Ville de Rennes translated by Ambas-sador College French Department). Dr.Gielfrich further informs us, on page 41,that brucellosis, or Bang's disease, isprevalent in the northern part of thepeninsula ( the coastal plain where cross-breeding had been practiced), and thatthe hilly southern section ( where cattlewere kept pure) has healthy cattle.to this day.

Crossbreading did not directly causeBang's disease, but weakened the con-stitutions of the animals so they becamemore susceptible. Greed for unnaturalprofits always brings its eventual retri-bution. In this end time when a speedydownfall has been decreed for a rebel-

Many assumeappearance.these gentlewell-marbled

lious society, that retribution will comemore quickly.

The susceptibility of livestock to de-generation from mismanagement alsoimplies another factor. The degeneratebreeds—if not hopelessly decadent—can be regenerated, NOT by crossbreed-ing and use of feed additives, but byfollowing Jacob's breeding principlesand by use of proper feed and forage.By culling out weaklings and breedinghardy, normal individuals—beef cattlewith the normal, not-so-blocky appear-ance and slightly smaller, natural rumps,and milk stock with normal udders giv-ing a natural amount of rich nourish-ment instead of excessive gallons ofwater—and by seeking quality first, fol-lowing the teachings of the Bible, somecan rebuild the health of their cattlesoon enough to avoid catastrophe.Changing the principles of managementwill rebuild the health of livestockmore quickly than it will give normaltenderness to the beef of the tougher-meated modern breeds. For that reasonsome have already found it necessaryto change breeds, but many will notfind such a drastic move necessary.

Knowledge Requires Action

We may not previously have knownthese principles of animal husbandry.

American Scotch Highland Breeders' Assn.

the Scotch Highlander is only a novelty cow because of his unusualBut they are proven profit producers. Neither cold nor heat worriesanimals. These cows are noted for superior carcasses of tender,lean beef, and for their resistance to disease and other troubles.

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Many cows in the artificial beef breeds have difficulty givingenough milk for their calves. But the natural beef breedshave not had the milk capacity unnaturally bred out of them.The excellent udder on this 16-year-old "run of the herd"Devon cow, a beef breed, amply demonstrates this fact.

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Many assume that Brahmans are suitable only for hot south-ern areas. But, like all old, unexploited breeds, Brahmansare very adaptable. In cold climates they grow downy hairunder a long outer coat and their loose folds of skin shrinkand thicken to give them added protection. This Brahmanbull shows no discomfort in snowy mountains.

God held off the crisis until the procla-mation of the penalty for sin was sentto this heedless people on a nationwidescale through The WORLD TOMORROWbroadcast. After God warns us He re-quires us to obey His instructions (Ezek.3:19; John 13:17). We should be sat-isfied with the prosperity God built intothe natural heredity of good livestock.God's standards of excellence are best forboth producer and consumer. A greedydesire for more brings less in the long

run and poor health.Some claim they cannot afford to

correct the abuses in their livestock.But neither can they afford to standidly by and watch a plague of livestocklosses descend upon them like a storm.

One who follows God's principleswill always prosper without indulgingin drugs, growth stimulants and tender-izers—and need have no fear of disease,dwarfism, or birth difficulties.

It is time to quit deceiving ourselves

into trouble and rely upon God andHis ways for our prosperity (Deus.28:1-6; Mal. 3:8-11; Mat. 6:24-34).God's promises are not the idle dreamsof righteous men of old; they are thesure and practical ways that work.

All our errors can be eliminated—anda livestock tragedy can be prevented—but only by changing man's motives andpractices. We must learn to act uponthe living, working sure laws of GodAlmighty.

Reprint No. 136Price - 25

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The PLAIN TRUTHApril and May, 1963

"And Now - A New Crisis in Farming"

byLEE FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

NOTE: Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research is a non-profit, public-service in-stitution, chartered to investigate and disseminate nutritional information. The at-tached publication is not literature or labeling for any product, not shall it beemployed as such by anyone. In accordance with the right of freedom of the pressguaranteed to the Foundation by the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution, theattached publication is issued and distributed for informational purposes.

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