The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-06
THE DAIRY FORM.
The Difference In the Forms OF Dairy
and Beef Cows.

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 conspicuous lack of definitness of
idea concerning the true form of dairy
COW. Indeed this same lack prevails
everywhere. Nine-tenths of the Judges
at fairs and live stock shows in awarding
premiums will place the rib bon on the
COW showing the greatest smoothness of
form. Yet the true dairy form is not
that at all. There is just the same dis
Effectiveness of form for the dairy cow
that there is for the race horse. Norman
well posted on race horses ever Judges
from the standpoint of smoothness. He
looks first for the indication of temper
ament' He knows that racing calls for
q high development of the nervous over
she 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 it 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 prepon-
derance of the nervous type over the
muscular, and this is not favorable to
smoothness of outline. The dairy form
inclnes rather to lean and bony out
line. Of course such COW or bull is
not handsome" according to the mus
cular standard, but they show conform
ity to the true dairy form. Right here
iswhere thousands of farmers Stumble.
We believe that large proportion OF
farmers, we might say majority, do not
have clear idea of the "dairy form. "
Eheir notions of the dairy cow are
based on the old saying that "the end
of all cattle is beef" but they forget
chat such is not the purpose of all cows
and that every purpose has form of its
own. 1t is so in horses, in dogs, in
sheep, in men and even in steam en-
gines. Wesee the racing and draft form
in horses; the fox hound form, the bird
dog form, and the greyhound form in
dogs; the wool producing form and the
mutton producing form in sheep; the
various forms resulting from long spe
citic training and breeding in men ant
an locomotives the freight and passen
ger engine form. Of course there are
thousands of other instances in the ami
NAL, vegetable and mechanical king
doms that could be cited. Every puf'
pose has its form,
Hence the necessity of all dairymer
making study of the dairy form il
cows.
When they have once mastered thi
they will make less mistakes. The,
win choose a male for breeding pur
poses tbat shows proper form, and the,
will demand to know what his anceS
try was in that respect. They will re
alize that the dairy formed COW whel
IN milk flow can not endure exposure Il
cold as well as the beef form; they vii
4sarn that she must have care and fee
we'll adapted to her form and conse
quent purpose, and lastly, that by vii
tue OF her nervous type and Organiza
ton, she is extremely sensitive to i
usage.
One thing can always be seen, vi,
that every thoroughly posted and sue
cessful dairyman surrounds himse
with cows of this type and character
no matter to what breed they belong
If other dairymen succeed with COW
they must recognize this foundatio
principle of form, and then follow OF
the teachings of all the laws that pc
tain to it.-HoGrd'S Dairymdn.