The Osceola times., 1876-08-26
shsrs hsrns 6sv miIA.

The breeders Of fancy stock sometimes
get some good hard blows dealt them BY
the good old practical farmer, who fails to
seo why they should pay large price for
. cows grandfather's reputation; but
we have not seen more sensible thrust
at the fancy" for a long time than
the following, by J. S. Latimer, in late
number Of the National Live Stock
Journal:
The very sensible inquiry of John
Cook, with your remarks thereon, in the
last number of the Journal, and
MS and your suggestions in regard to
what the farmers want in the way of cat
tie, brings IN my mind the many letters
and inquiries | have received &C. e.:
Have you any short-horn cows that
are good for milk 2" "Have you any
cow for sale that farmer could buy at a
fair price that will give milk enough to
raise her calf, and furnish some for family
use" Have you any cows that will
raise their calves?" Dozens of such in
quiries a. the above are made, especially
at the fairs (as any one knows who has
attended them and shown cattle). was
not little amused at q veteran pair of
well-to-do persons that had raised large
family, and accumulated a goodly share
OF this worlds goods, at fair in Henry
county, ILL.,, where grand display of
several leading herds of this part Of the
state were on exhibition. After looking
with much interest over the many very
fine animals, and asking many questions
rs TO their merits, they seated themselves
near, in the shade, the old lady remark
ing Ito her better halo, with signifi-
cant look and gesture, "Them cattle are
purity to look at, but they're no
count for milk-won't raise their
own calves--have to have some old
scrubs TO suckle their calves. They'd
Be purity cows for young pair,
like We was fofty years ago. to start with.
How would We have raised all the
boys and girls that we have, without
milkY You've got TO have milk IN raise
calves and pigs, and children too, old
manP That's 20. There is no use
Of dodging the question, and the true
answer.
What do we want cattle for? Rich men
and lords can siIord 10 have them for
pedigrees and playthings, but the toiling
masses of farmers win not and dare not
overlook the useful. practical and essen
tiaI qualities Of the short-horn COW. And
ifthe breeders Of America would compre-
bend the real wants and wishes of the
American farmer, and quit breeding for
pedigree alone, and breed for the true
merits Of cattle beef and milk-instead,
"a Is now the disposition, OF breeding for
pedigree, without any OF the above quail
ihcations, then, and not until then, shall
We zee the farmers enlisting IN masse in
the enterprise. Twill say, for the bone
Mt OF Mr.. Cook and Others, that have
always found the short-horn COW equal,
II mot superior, to any other for milk and
butter and ! believe that among the old
and reliable families Of cattle, (where they
have been bred for the useful qualities t.
they should be), you may vet find c,ws
that have no superiors at the pail. Ihaye
at least three families in my herd, and
all the fault l find with them is they
give too much milk. l have had no
ether than thoroughbred COWS on the
farm for three years past. and have only
MIXED what I had t0-that is, what the
calves would not tske-snd, at this time,
from eight cows (four Of them hciicrs).
raising nine calves, we are getting iour
paiIfuIs per day; and have never set
1oen 70 ny table without having an
r>o11oooe ~ nioD butter and plenty of
EaeqIn, Nb3rA think
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