The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-31
Demand for Dairy Cows.

A scarcity of dairy cows is reported
in all parts Of the country. The high
price Of milk the present winter is at.
trbuted to the small number of cows
that are in a condition to supply the
market. Very few calves are raised in
any of the districts where dairying is the
leading business. Dairy farmers think
they can use their land and buildings to
better advantage than in raising calves.
They desire to keep all the mich cows
possible. Many sell their calves rs soon
as they are of a size to make veal. while
others kill them when they are only two
or three days old. In some sections the
calves are kept on skinned milk till
they are large enough to stand II journey
on cars, when they are sent to some part
of the country where land is plenty and
feed cheap. Dairy farmers. as rule
dislike to be troubled with raising calves
or with fattening old cows 1t suits then
purpose best TO dispose Of their young
calves and old cows and to buy young
cows when they have occasion to re-
plcnish their herds. Recently they have
had difficulty in obtaining them. Buyers
go through all parts of the west picking
up cows for eastern dairymen. Obvi.
ouslv there is money to be made raising
first-class cows to sell to dairymen. 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 lots to the great dairy centers
and sold, Female calves bred in dairy
districts can also be bought at the stock
yards in Chicago and St. Louis, and
EA fap nf a 1rs
and in a condition to sell. Female calves
can always be bought at lower prices
than males, as therei is more demand fol-
them for producing beef. Asthese 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 as much
as bullocks of the same age. Their
calves are worth considerable, as they
can be kept on the farms where they
were dropped till they are old enough to
market. Mich cows can be raised
cheaper than bullocks, as they are gen
orally smaller in size. The former are
in the best condition for the market when
they are in ordinary flesh, while the
latter must be well iattened before they
are sent to market. The markets for
dairy cows are more accessible than those
for fat cattle. Good mich cows are not
only in demand in the districts where
much butter and cheese are made, but in
the neRhborhood of cities where the milk
is sold to customers for domestic use.
There is also steady demand for first
class cows to be kept in towns and cities.
For the former purpose COWS are required
that will give large amount of milk,
and consequently Holsteins, Ayrshires,
or short-hor of good milking stock are
preferred. Persons in towns and cities
prefer small cows that will furnish rich
milk, and Jersey stock, pure or high
crosses, suit the purpose best Beef has
been SO high during the past few years
that most stock growers have given their
entire attention to the raising of animals
that will furnish large amount of choice
meat. The raising of cows for the dairy
has been neglected in most parts of the
country. In sections where it is difficult
to raise large crops OF corn and other
kinds of food necessary for producing
fat there is probably more profit in rails
ing dairy COWS than beeves. In some
places it would be jndicous TO raise the
female calves for the dairy and the males
for the shambles. Many families of
shoTt-horns produce good mixers and
furnish desirable animals for producing
either milk or beet. - CHICAGO Times.