The Republican journal., 1883-01-11
Milk and Beef Together.

IleI0Ullal reaches such various class
rs I'd Gurynen. Who produce milk for
~2eI various minds. that We Shall be aid
'u- .aH. bydlScussing the subject head
4- tl.- Gticie leasibiIit, Of producing
milk and beef at the same time. IT is
generally believed bv dairy men that this
.uno be Gone-that COW cannot give
i, EemUNerativc weld Gt milk and lav on
'r and iesh at the same time: but this
alion il not In accordance with well
conducted experiments. both in this
country and England. The late Nj H0rs-
il.l-a very panstakin- and careful eX-
irlmenter in dairving in England de
tailed his ln the Royal Agricultural So
cetE's journal. by which he proved most
couelusjyely with bis whole herd that a
eu" can be fed 50 as to maintain full
5cLd Of milk and lay on flesh satistactor-
-I at the same time, and that be found
Tins the most remunerdtive plan for
daIIIDg. 1t does not follow that all
edI\ men would lind this plan the most
profitable. His market for beef was as
tempting as his market for milk But
our purpose IN discussing this question is
not. al present, to recommend it for its
uiolt, but 10 see if it is practicable to
produce beet and milk At tie same time.
Mr.. HorstalI, whilst Experimenting in
reference to the effect OF high feeding
upon mich COWS, discovered that far
row cow, fed aDundantly on appropriate
food Ior producing milk, would go on
producing a remunerative Weld for a
ioDg season, much past the usual time
for bearing a second calf: and, taking
a Mnt from this instead Of buying fresh
COWS and calves, at high prices he Sc
lected good tarroW cows, discarded be-
cause they were tarroW. but vet giving
fair yield Of milk. These could be had
at low figures and be had found that.
under his system Of feeding, they could
be made to increase their milk very
largely, Yielding the best quality, and, at
the same time, making rapid progress in
fattening for slaughter, drying them off
only during the last month Of fatter;ng.
He found his yield of cream about as
much as from fresh COWS, which produc-
ed him profit; and, when the COW was
ready for the butcher, he made another
quite satisfactory profit Oh her sale.
His system was found successful in
other hands, as was lately proved in an
address before the London Farmers Club,
by Mr.. Allender, the manager of the
A{esbury Dairy company, at Kensing-
ton. He described his practice with the
large number of cows in that establish
ment, Of keeping all in such high cond-
tion that they were ready for beef at any
time; and that this often saved loss in
case there should be found any svmp-
toms Of an approaching fever. This plan
he found TO produce the most Temunera-
tive yield Of milk, and, at the same time,
enabled them to dispose Of their cows at
Il profit.
This system has many followers in this
country on farms near cities, where beef
az marketable at all times as milk or
butter. Mr.. Horsfall was most judic-
lous high feeder. He always fed por-
Aon Of root daily to his cows, with oil
'dNe, bran meal, malt combs, nicely
1Uied nay, and straw He was sure to
IRE such variety as always promoted
'I'e jieaith Of the COW, as well as large
tIfIQ OF milk and flesh. High feeding in
Ille nands Of some who do not study the
phg SloIogcal condition of the COW, and
Ieeu 70" largely Of such heating food as
coih-iileal' with emollient and sedative
ellecC OF oll-cake and roots. often pro-
duces IeYers and disease But there can
be no doubt that judicious high feeding
VIII produce remunerative yield of
milk and fatten the COW at the same
time. Every dairyman should study his
own business SO thoroughly as to know