Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-03-19
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I ae11cJfrulAL.
!, s.-.ue,e;s-4hae .
comes from the shorthorns, some 'os'
the AYRSHIRE or Holstein or jersey o.
lpevonshire, make the best dairy s'0'A
fwg,do not believe that any parccu's.
| i breed or stock has the monopoly =. !
making the best dairy cows, but 'na'
this qualitywnes ppr ,ee,s
1aid families, may be found in all oreeos
! of cattle and in any cross or m'x'u'e
Iof breeds. That now and then as
good a dairy COW is found among '''e
Io c,auu stock of the country as among
the unrest shorthorns, or Ayrsh'res or
anv other Of the thoroughbreds. Good
milking qualities, like any other des'r'
able quality of a" animal, may NC
greatly enhanced by culture ana arc
tra.,smissible from one generation o |:
animals TO another. IT. thsr~f w
were about to get together good DAT
Inv composed Of the best mixers we
should not confine ourselves to any one
breed but should select the calves Of
the best mixers among all breeds.
Having selected our original stock III
this way, we would feed them upon
the best milk-making varieties Of food'
treat them kindly and milk them regu-
larIy, and with great care, with view
to their Improvement, in this respect
To secure the transmission OF these
qualities IL their calves, We would Sc
lcct the bull, also, from the best milk
ing stock, aud be very careful to raise
only such calves as gave appearance
of having inherited the. desired A NAH
tv. II our dairymen would take these
precautions i'll making up and perpc,n'
atin- their dairics. they would find III
the course of IA few years the profits oi
their bus mess greatly enhanced. The
practice: nf raisin. liciicr calves indis-
criminatcly from good and poor milk.
crs is one that dairymci, should discoi''
tinuc and. the. dairy iuierost should
in so,nc manner discourage. -! coursc
as all dairy cows arr intended in flm
end for the sl,a,uhlc-. size AND hesf-
maxim, qualities are al, object even ia
II dairy COW, but with the practical dai-
rvlnan these ,.lnnld anil will b. Il sec
undary Consideration, a> will Ia the
particular hrrci of stock. Ii VIC
were going into the stock business for
the mere fancy ri The thing. or for the
purpose al IN liking lrcf, we should b''
governed 10y entirely different c,'nsid-
cr;.t;ons and ps'incipl,s-I.svrd- C"ion.
LICK "S CArri.E.--.N this time III the
year cattle. aiHl especially Young cat.
tie tina, iav. ir"; bt'n KEEP. very we'll
during the winter ami arr Consequent.
~ thin III ilc-I.. are mas, sure Ia liz
more or less l"uSy. The indications
that they are So are that their hair
shows tho effects of their licking them.
selves frequently, and that all ,ut the
neck and shoulders is rubbed off short
and frequently so as to show the hide
bare. A sure cure for lice on hogs,
cattle and horses is coal oil. 1t can be
readily and rapidly applied with ,
sponge or soft cloth with which it
should be we'll rubbed in. 1t is very
quick to penetrate to the skin and
spread over it, and when il once reaches |
= vcrmin he releases all hold Of the an
imal, and relinquishcs all claim upon
further life and forage. 1t is . very
cheap remedy and the trouble Of apply.
ing it will he we'll paid for in the in |
improvement Of the stock
Ibid.
CALIFORNIA HrcKoRY.-We are in.
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