The Osceola times., 1886-02-13
The DAIRY FORM.
The Difference in the Forms Of Dairy
and Beef Cows.

The Difference in the Forms Of Dairy
and Beef Cows.
In very much of the advice on breed
ing cows for the dairy that may be
found in live stock journals, there seems
to be a conspicuous lack of definitness OF
idea concerning the true form Of dairy
COW. Indeed this same lack prevails
evorywhere.' Nine tcnths of the Judges
at fairs and live stock shows in awardinq Z
premiums will place the ribbon on the
COW showing the greatest smoothncss OF
form, Yet the true dairy form IS not
that at all. There is Just the same dis
tnciiveness of form for the dairy COW
that there is for the race horse. Noman
well posted on race horses ever judges
from the standpoint of smoothuess. He
looks first for the indication of temper
ament. He knows that racing calls for
high development of the nervous over
the muscular. In other words that
speed is the product of nervous energy
well sustained by sufficient muscular
power But in the case of the draft
horse il is different. for here we look for
different temperament, and as result
development of the muscular over the
nervous type
The same law applies in cattle. The
true dairy form must show the prcpon-
derance OF the nervous type over the
muscular, and this is not favorable to
smootbness of outline. The dairy fol m
inclines rather toa lcen and boiiy cttt-,
line. OF course slicn COW or bull is
not Handsome" according to the mus
cular Standard. ont they show conform
ity TO the true dairy form. Right here
is whore thousands Of farmers stumble.
We believe that n large proportion OF
farmers,w we might sa y anajority, donot
have clear ideapf the dairy form. y
Their notions of the dairy cow are
based on the old SAYING that "tbe end
of all cattle is beef" but they forget
that such is not the purpose of all cows
and that every purpose has a form of lis
own. II vs. SO in horses. in dogs. in
sheep, in men and even in steam on
gines. Wesee the racing and draft form
in horses; the fox hound form the bir,.
dog form, and the greyhound form in
dogs; the wool producing form and tho
mutton producing form in sheep; the
various forms resulting from long spe-
cific training and breeding in men and
in locomotives the freight and passen-
ger engine form. OF course there arc
thousands of other instances in the ami
NAL, vegetable and mechanical king
doms that could be cited. Fiery pul'.
pose has Us form.
Hence the necessity of all dairymen
making study Of the dairy form in
cows. - VI
When they have. once mastered this
they will make less mistakes. Tley
will choose a male for breeding pur-
poses th at shows proper form, and they
will demand to know what his ances-
try was in that respect. They viii re-
allie that the dairy formed COW when
IN milk flow can not endure exposure to
cold as well as the beef form; they will
learn that she must have care and feed
well adapted to her form and conse-
quent purpose, aud lastly. that by vir-
tue of her nervous type and organiza-
ton, she is extremely sensitive to IN
usage. ai. rl--
One thing can always be seen. viz:
that evefy thoroughly posted and sue
cessful dairyman surrounds himself
with cows of this type and character.
no matter to what breed they belong.
II other dairymcn succeed with vows
they must recognize this foundation
principle Of form, and then follow out
The teachings Of al the laws that per
tain 70 it-Aoa1ds poiyNusesk