Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-07
TIIE DAIRY


The produce CC the dairy has been un-
commonly low for the year past, lower
than farmers can afford To sell for; there
tore there will a~suredly come u reac-
ton, and dairy men must not dcSpai
W hen veal is rs low as at this time far.
mers may be induced 10 raise their best
calves rather than turn them for veal.
Cattle will be higher beef viii be higher
before another year elapseS.
In procuring COWS for the dairy the
form oi the animals is more important
than the size. Indeed It is IL very gen.
eral rule that small cows yield more
milk an make mpre butter. in proper
ton, than large cows, And the only ad
vantage OF having a very large breed IS
to require you 10 make very high
f.n,e
IL cows are we'll kept they will grow
large enough though you let then come
III al two years OF age. And by This
course yoI gain every way-you save
one years keeping, from two to three,
and your two year I'D COW will give
you more milk IN proportion u her size
than If she went barren ill IN rec. Her
powers Of yielding milk are developed
more earIy; her uddcr and her milk
ducts arc enlarged wDile sae is growing
fastest and they viii have the advantage
through life. IL 5 r"Hgth OF nerve aud
'Iucw were the main object it would b.
better to keep the heller til she vas six
or seven years old, before she was al
lowed TO breed. la such case 10 one
could expect the developcment Of any
great powers of yieIiIng milk. Ii is
questionable whether she would ever be
mother if barren till seven years Of
age.
IL IS well known that horses cannot
be bred from old mares that have been
barren I'LL ten or twelve years Of age
and the rule will probal ~ hold good in
all cases. 1t IS the best polio there
fore, TO admit heiiers 10 the DAIRY early
in life, ana If they have been deccnily
well kept they may come in Mt two. or
two and half years Of age If their bjrlh
was in March or April they may be al
lowed 10 have their first calf in the lat
ter part Of May or June. The succu
lent food Of that season will disiend the
udde: and give it greater capacity than
# the calf came early in the spring. #
you do not permit her 10 have calf the
following season, she will give milk,and
you viii loose less than by keeping her
barren tIII three years Of age. You can
well afford To give your calves a few tur.
nlPs and keep them we'll the FIRST winter
Il by this you can save one whole years
keeping Of barren heller.
ln selecting for the dairy il is OF the
greatest Importance 10 procure animals
that yield milk Of a rich quality There
IS vast difference IN milk from difTe rent
cows-a gallon from one will make more
butter than two gallons from another
How important then for every dairyman
10 Try the milk Of each COW in separ.
ate pan. lCt we have known many
who keep dozen cows, totally Ignorant
I Of the quality Of he milk Of either o.
them. Aud these men will tell you they
know all about farming.
/ There arc certain Indications that vii
enable you to Judge pretty correctly a,
to the quality Of the milk that a COW
will give as well as Of the quantity -
I The most certain sign Of rich milk is
/ yellow skin, A yellow brindlo COW al
most invariably gives rich milk; Will,
spots on a COW are no good sign 4
black COW usually mas a while bas, oa,
the cream will be white a. the milk.
/ Long legged co vs. arc more apt 10 pu
+. their feet into the paiIt than to 90 il Will
|mdk. Large horns require more mur
row Tor their support than COW tina
makes butter can afford. \ thick necI
IS better adapted 20 bear q yoke than q
favor the secretion Of milk. Large leg
. and large tail require too much Of lh
feed OF the pasture Tor tucis support.
Select COWS wi,h good chests Tor th,
action Of the lungs & you would hav
them healthy. Slender horns aud SINAI
bones leave room for the milk ducts
Short legs are kept with less fences unt
less feed than long ones, AID the posses
sor ofihem can get al her food in th
field with less labor. She lies down,an
she raises also with more ease.