The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-14

farmers thick they can use their land aud
buildings 20 better advantage than m rails
ing calves. They desire 20 keen all the
mich cows possible. Manv sell their calves
as soon as they are of a size 20 make veal
while others Kill them when they are only
Two or three days old. In some section.
The calves are kept on skinned milk uli
they are large enough 10 stand a Journey
on the eafs when they are sent TO some
part OF the country where land plenty aud
ie.d cheap, Dairy farmers, as rule.
dislike TO be troubled with raising calves or
/ with iatlening old cows. Il suits their pur.
pose best TO dispose Of their young calves
ana old cows, aud 10 buy young cows when
they have occasion 20 retleuish their herbs
Recently they have had difficulty in 90.
tanning them, Buyers 30 through al parts
Of the west, picking up cows for eastern
dhirymen. obviously there is money TO h.
made IN raising iirstclass cows Ia sell 10
dalrymen. The calves can be bred on
western farms and kept till AFTER they have
had calves OF their own, when they can be
taken IN carload lot. to the great dairy
centers and sold Female calves bred In
dairy districts eau also be bought at the
STOCK yards IN Chicago and ST. Louis, and
Kept on farms I'LL they are Of an age aud in
"A condition TO sell Female calves can al.
ways be bought nj lower prices than males,
as there il more demand for them
Tor producing beef As these 1
calves come from good milking .
stock, the chances are that they will make /
good mixers
Observation shows that cows that have /
dropped their first calf will bring a, much .
al bullocks OF the same age. Their calves
are worth considerable, as they can be kept
on the farms where they were dropped hi
they are old enough to market. Mich cows
can he raised cheaper than bullocks as they
are generally smaller in size. The former
are IN the beat condition for tbs market
when they are In ordinary flesh while tho
latter must he well fatleued before they are
'ent To market, The markets for dairy
COWS are more accos siblc than those for lat
cattle, Good milch cows are not only in
demand IN the districts whore much butter
Alld cheese are made, but in the nciyhbor
hood OF cities where the mllk IL sold 10
customers Tor domestic u.o There ia also
= steady demand for first cless cows 10 be
kept IN towns and cities. For the former
purpose cows are required that will give a
large amount of milk aud consequently
iolstelne Ayrshires or ,horn horns of good
hhklhg stock are preferred. Persons in
towns hnd cite, prefer nail cows that will
FURNISH rich milk, and Jersey stock pure
lr hlgh crosses, suit the purpose best. Beef
ias been 50 high during the past few years
MAJ most stock.grOwers have given their
'htlre attention to the raising ~ animals
nat VIII furnish u large amount OF choice
meat TIE raising OF cows for the dairy
las been neglected m most parts Of the
country. In sections where il is difficult
o rase large crops Of corn and other kinds
u hood necessary tOr producing fat there is
PROBABLY M 10 profit in raising dairy cows
nan hceves. In some places ii would be
ndlclous 10 raise the female calves for the
hairy aud the males for the SHAMELESS
Many families of short horns produce good
mixers and furnish desirable nrimas for.
reducing either milk or bccf--lChcaeo
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