The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-09-06
HOW TO oHoosE xGooD Gov.

uoove subject will be @ interest 10 thos,
about to purchase dairy stock: s
The head of an extremely pooa ~,
should be small, as thc|best miikera are a.
bonedj it should be lq6g and cont nnS mn nm
der the neck, with f:disbinr faoo. tn
nee neck should be thin aid comparatively lonn -
Ihe hips should DO high. The hind IS, Isss
OF the cow that is thd best for diary purno,es
should be somowha crooked. and !. wos
here that breeders, d making selsct;on. - -
ten made mistakes ty preferrinr bttle y;,h IN
T = teg quite straightsup. and dovn behind.
lsIe mere should be slight rag" u the belly
iipsid AHf " agiRda -
hips being higher than the shoulder. and
the line from belly to briskat inoiin;no
upward: The tails of the dairy cattle are
generally of pretty good length, Nth con-
siderable taper. It is important In select
ing cattle for breeding that all thspo poinfs
should be made known, it being inpossiblc
TO make the best purchases by Hmmetry
alone. There are four points tbssShouid
DC specially studied, and which sdibas in,
iaiilble indications of milking qualities.
First, the milk veins, so-called, passiii5lk from
the forward side of the udder aionx} tze. IN
der side Of the animal toward thcffont.-
They are either small or large, ssraight or
crooked. Consider the size of these veins.
tor the size is one f;the infallibH tests of
q good milker. Be careful to see: Shether
the vein is double or not; for it;s6metimes
branches out, and if doublek the NO should
DC added together, becaus9 maysUN.
equal to ono large veid. ThcSycins some
times form an angle on the front side of the
udder. This seldom occurs eexcept on a
very good cow. On calves and 'leshy cat.
tie it is difficult to find the veEs, therefore
the test can only bo applied to Sows in milk
ing condition. A network sof veins on
the perlneum is good test and indicates
milk: The chine, reaching half way from
the shoulder to The hip, should be examined.
Ii 1t be double, tho COW is above the aver
age. Sometimes with a single chino is
depression into which two fingers can be
ia'd, If the animal is not too fat. This is
good. 1t indicates lax physical condition
Ut the animal, and this is favorable either
for milk or beef.
The fourth test, and one which is infalli-
nnnaista IN .nhsarxakian Aha -Asaa.SlH.l
extends from the front of the bag where
the hair begins to grow backwards, over the
bag and up and around the thighs. Cows
with the escutcheon we'll marked have
strong constitutions, digestion rapid and
complete. The rear mirror is divided into
two parts, the vertical mirror which extends
from the bag toward the root of the tail,
and the thigh mirror which extends around
the thigh outward. 1t is mistake 10 take
the straight vertical mirror as guide alone,
and to say that when there is wide mir
ror between the loins up and down, there
is o good mixer. The thigh mirror must
be- large and wull marked. Oval spots of
large s:zTon the back Of the bag are indi-
cations of large flow of milk. Tho front
mirror is the space between the. front teat
and the place where the bag joins the body
in front. IF this space is largesthe indica-
tion is of good milking sansIl.iss. The
milk mirror elbows on bull, and should be
examined before selecting male for breed
ing. The bull will have the mirror perfect
ly marked, but will not be as extended as
in the cow. Calves can be Judged by the
test Of the mill milk mirror, but careful OBJ
gathers sar s,~,1 W., su 20 i:.r7-@Fs:;:;
thigh mirror. If'tno u~..uI u~nIpo on ssisrss;:ss
lemon colored, there will be rich milk. IT
dry and brown, like the dust of the floor,
there may be poor milk expected. Cows
which give large mess and fall off one
third within month after connection with
che male animal, may be distinguished by
coarse hair growing upont bsoadescutch-
con behind. Cows with these knots of
coarse hair will lose their niik aud should
Ipotsbe bred from.
Cure FOR WoUNDs.-As soonsds tho
wounds inflicted get little stitks--a knife
or file handle VIII do--and comitcnce to tap
gently on the sound. Qo ndl stop for the
hurt, but contiruc unit 10 bkeds freely aud
becomes pcrfed y num- When this point
is reaohed, ydaars safs -aIl that is neces-
sary i TO prot tit from the dirt. Do mol
stop short Of On bleeding and the numbncss
and do not, on Any account, close the open
ing with plastef Nothing more than a lit
tie simple cerateson q clean cloth is neces
sary. We havch hse6 and seen this used OIL
all kinds Of simhle punctarcs for thirty
years, end never Mew single instance o
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