Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-29
THE DAIRY Y.
BREEDING DAIRY CATTLE AND TIE
MANAGEMENT OF TEE DAIRY.

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MANAGEMENT OF TEE DAIRY.
Robert Ashburner of Baden farm. San
Mato county, California, before the Dairy
mans Association of that State made some
very sensible remarks OF this subject which
we clip from the Rural Press.
In trying to perfect a race of cattle for
any purpose, we will require all the skill
and energy at our command, ever to main
tain that standard Of excellence already at
tanned by some breeders, and if we should
by any means excel others, we will by that
time have found that it cost first and per-
haps least, money, then skill, time, patience
and perseverance.
To succeed in breeding, we must ever
keep in view the great principle that "like
produces like" therefore, If we wish to at
tain unto a higher standard Of excellence,
we must breed only from the best of milk
ing families. on both sire and dams side,
ever choosing the best Of those families and
discarding all that are in any way unprofita-
bic, either as breeders or mixers. Like
most dairynen, | like the COW that gives a
steady low of milk for a long period, rath-
er than the one that gives a large quantity
for q short season only. A good dairy of
COWS ought to give milk on an average, for
each COW, not less than 800 days a year.
In choosing or purchasing mich cows,
we cannot be guided by any one external
sign alone; but. as a rule, a large milk vein
a well developed escutcheon, and a large,
we'll formed udder, with plenty of loose, soft
skin. added to the qualities above named,
will seldom, if ever, deceive a practiced and
experienced person.
We should never be in too great haste to
condemn young COWS, especially if of good
milking families, for, as Il rule. Shorthorn
COWS OF good milking families will improve
Doth in the quantity and quality of their
milk till they are six or eight years old, and
after that age the milk is generally richer
than that from 8 younger cow. | nave oc-
casionally known heifers to give about as
much milk after their first calf as they
would ever give in any year afterwards,
Whilst have known others that would give
so little that they were thought not worth
Keeping after having their first two calves,
prove to be 1irst-class dairy COWS by the
Time they were five or six years old.
Having secured Il suitable herd of COWS
iof our dairy, we must look to the proper
management Of the same. This, like the
breed OF COWS chosen, must be governed by
circumstances, by situation. and by the dis.
position made of the produce.
Inc man who makes butter will want q
quality OF milk that will yield a large pei
cehtage OF cream, and he VINO sells the
"hoie milk will be apt to look upon ouanti-
~ rather than quality, us the type of per-
ieeeoh IN a dairy COW whilst the cheese
maker will look Tor something between the
that is favorable to the produc-
'loh Oh cheese rather than butter.
Inc success of the milk dairy will. in q
great measure, depend upon the regular
oaliy supply OF milk throughout the wear,
mhleh can only be accomplished by having
'ne COWS coming into ealye at all seasons of
'Ae year, and supplying them with an album