The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-01

Esprrnen,s % se<sie this qsrstka
hare Mt been rssds - ssrk nznne -
- bring nonsicfsoo 10 the miads of lara
srs generally. which IL - b-ss ~ keep
f.r dsiry purposes hr-s O. small ev~x
IL shoaid not h< Iost sszht Of. thsf tie
settlement - gkis gprskoa depends
largely nfson whether the COWS &C the
farta are kept strictly tordsiry parposes
or Do. II 80 kept ihrs the eAIIe are
presumed to be used. II preserved II
al. for use IN the dasry. snd NO. - en-
Tie ordinary stock farm. aassniy for
future bees purpose
II / /. ihe purpose 20 kecp . sri q
COWS dur NJ tbeT entire rerA-d OF U.S.
fnlssss At lbe psf. say !ryn The $40 oi
tive 10 twelve years. then the important
point In hg ssttlsd i. ~hefhsr the cps'
Ol maintzini.g say tooPOGnds ~eiShi n
the arse cos orer aud sb-gvr whsi The
light weigh; dairy coz . supPo~sd 10
sh0. on the scales. during the tea years
she l. doing dsiy at the pad. viii oTes-
balance the gam "a tcef production.
shown b. the large COW 4, the cad ~
her service in the dziu. The presumP-
ton Is that tie dsiy uIan = capable OF
breed NJ or buyins cow o. uaodcrzhe
size tina; Will yield - much mdk during
the year as can be obtained from the
COW that viii. in fair seSh. weigh i.l0)
or lao pounds.
IL i. said 10 require about two pounds
Of nutritious food 4 day 20 sustain eaca
hundred pouads weight II the live ami
NAL. la ether words. Il viii require
- - Ill. .....s~fa . 49, -
Loo pounds. over Sni abofe that re-
qulrei to keep n CON VI so pounds
weight. This amount, 70 so pounds.
in r0gnd NUMBER. for the year. In any
kind Uf nutritious food, as good timothy
hay. oats. corn or mil feed. the cost II
ma niaining the 800 pounds referred to.
for the year. would b. rather over than
under ten dollars. Now. the amount
would. during the usetul life otthe coy.
amount Ia from $50 20 Si00-a sum, as
will be readily seen. considerably larg-
er than the entire carcass of the COW -
likely To lie worth. II sold To the butcher.
But this estimate cuts no figure in ex-
GLIDING the large w.ll-bred COW from
the average farm; for. on any but the
strictly dairy farm. the cow : usefulness
comes largely from the valuable increase
she gives from year Ia year. giving =
gooi n; of herself in the mean
time, nj the pail. The time was when
We looked 10 the farm, IS this term =
generally understood, for ali our butter
and cheese; and while important limo
~yations have been made upon old-timc
practices, we must not allow the farm
proper. or any industry upon Il. To be
overwhelmed By changes from any
source.
Ii is right 10 pattern after the cream
ery. because perfection in methods.
bought out on the creamery and dairy
farm. have revolutioniZed the quality Of
our butter; and what the farm proper
re IA res is not the 20 or $40 pounds
COW. To be used for milk and butter
purposes alone. but the LOO or loo
pounds COW. so bred as 10 make her
progeny worth far more To rear than
to XII. or sci! 10 the butcher at five or
six weeks old. Thus. with stock OF
good size and fairly well-bIed, rating
rs high grades. the disparity IN cost Of
keep during the natural. useful life OF the
COW. between the large and the small
beast. will not make the showing on the
balance sheet that some suppose.
The question comes up. too. where
else we are TO look for our high grade
steers but to such dams as We have lie
scribed. The rough, plains cattle Will.
IL is true. supply some steers, AMI the
demand for that grade of meat is 20
likely to fall Oh, a. cheap grades are
wanted by those who cannot afford TO
buy better. and the large demands for
packing and canning purposes are Ike
ly TO continue indefinitely. Bat the
high grale COW is needed 10 furnish our
export steers n well "a our best beef
cattle. no matter where consumed So.
while she may. in n degree. be ignored
upon the dairy farm proper. she VIII.
for the reasons given above. be n of
the leading features upon the farm
while mankind continue tn eat beef,
butter and cheese. -NdhoRGl Lire Stock
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