St. Landry democrat., 1886-02-06
THE DAIRY FORM,
The Difference in the Forms of DAIRY
and Beef Cows.

The Difference in the Forms of Daley
and Beef Cows.
In very much of the advice on breed.
ing cows for the dairy that NAV 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
everywhere. Nine-tenths of the iudoes
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 lust the same dis
Effectiveness of form for the dairy cow
that there is for the race horse. Norman
wen posted on race horses ever Judges
lrom the standpoint OF smoothness. lie
HOOKS ilrst for the indication of TEMPER
ahent. tie knows that racing calls for
a nigh 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
morse Ii Is different, for here we look for
inherent temperament, and as a result
a development of the muscular over the
nervous type
The same law applies in cattle The
true dairy form must show the preDon-
derance Of the nervous type over the
muscular, and this is not favorable to
smoothness Of outline. The dairy form
mclines rather to lean and bony out
hne. Of course such a COW OF bull is
not handsome according to the mus
cular standard, but they show conform
lty to the true dairy form. Right here
IS where thousands of farmers Stumble
We believe that a large proportion of
aarmers,we might say majority. donot
have clear idea of the dairy FORM
Iheir notions OF the dairy cow are
based on the old saying that 1.-THE end
Of all cattle is beef" but thew forget
that such is not the purpose of all cows
and that every purpose has form of it's
own. 1t is so in horses, in dogs, in
sheep, III men and even in steam en-
gfncs. Wesee the racing and draft form
up 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-
cifc training and breeding in men and
lnlocomotives 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 Euery pat7.-
pose has its form,
Hence the necessity of all dairymen
making study of the dairy form in
COWS.
When they have once mastered this
they will make less mistakes. They
will choose q male for breeding pur-
posesth at shows a proper form. and they
Will demand to know what his ances-
try was in that respect. They will re-
a}ize 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, and lastly, that by vir-
tue of her nervous type and organiza-
ton, she is extremely sensitive to i'll
usage.
One thing can always be seen, viz:
that every thoroughly posted and sue
cessful dairyman surrounds himself |
with cows OF this type and character.
no matter to what breed they belong. |
If other dairymen succeed with cows
they must recognize this foundation
of form, and then follow out |
the teachings of al the laws that per-
tain to it.-H0drd's Dai7Ym0R.