Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-29

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e lower grade q hreed with betss.
SYSTEM u fesding. 10 > word, ahat
iced hrst stands pre-emEnenksy 81 Il.
bead 81 the Let Il Ghs requisite conds
fi0ns fer success. Further, that Il
single breed embrace ell the dszfrahls
posnts, and that individual success. q
rather. the results from individual "a.
smaia, do not establish TIE valnr q !
breed; such can only be done BIZ : long
series Of years and careful eompnrison
q aggregate results.
The Holstsins havs their nilk
strains, and those - wei that = run
70 hssf." 50 do the Ghorfborns, But
net % such extremes, perhaps-as We
might say, are mors conservative.
We have before a. the cataloxue Of
Messrs. Smiths, Powell q Lamb, q
Syracuse. n. Y, Of their nov famous
herd Of Holstein-Fr issian cattle. show
Ing for milk production the most bril-
liant results 70 be found In any hard
IN the WOrld-faF better than anything
that can Be shown upon the other side
Of the Atlantic from whence the orr
ginAl Of these were impo ted. In the
hands Of these gentlemen these cattle
have improved. 1t Is safe 70 say, far in
excess Of their most sanguine expecta.
tons, and 70 eur mind Is attributable
70 their intelligent management a.
mueh as from any other cause.
This Is something that, as Ameri-
cans. we should feel proud CT Its q
national victory, and Is individuals We
should strive 70 emulate; but this can
not be done By reliance upon breed
alone. To illustrate what wonderful
results have been obtained, Il Is only
necessary to state that one COW Of this
herd gave over $500 pounds Of milk
IN one year. nine average ever 1900;
twenty-five 1900, and thirty-ssven
COWS and heifeFs i7.064 pounds each
per year. The butter records have
been equally amazing q pounds
Ia week. pounds per day; thirty
one cows and heifers, p pounds;
twenty-five Of the same class, q; and
fifteen made "a pounds average re-
spectiveiy in one week, emitting frac-
tons e. set forth ia the catalogue.
Having visited this herd and made the
acquaintance Of these gentlemen, and
placing implicit reliance IN their in
tegrily and h tTuthfnlness Of their
statements. upon receipt Of their cata-
Iogue We wrote them for a brief state
ment q their method Of feeding, and
have Just received the following letter
which We commend 70 thecareful read
ing Of our dairymen
SYRACUSE, n. T., Jan. 8. 1855.
r. MEEKKR, ESQ.,,
Az. Editor Posr-INrKLLIaKScKR:
DEKR SrR-Yours Of 18th ultimo At
hand.
Our Zee depends much upon the
season and the particular animal. a.
all do not eat the same amount of
feod, and the food varies according to
the season.
Our grain ration Is made up Of wheat
bran and ground oats, generally two
parts OF each. To this We sometimes
add 3 little oilmeal; of this mixture
We feed. for milk, from six 20 eight
quarts per day, Deepen ing upon the
age and condition Of the animal.
When feeding for q butter test we
sometimes add some cornmoal, ieay-
ing the lighter grains in laFgesi pro-
portion. In winter we feed roots as
long as we have them, carrots and
beefs; also ensilage, mostly corn,
though some OF Il is clover and hay
ensilage. In summer our cattle 90 on
pasture aud are driven 70 the barn 70
milk and are generally fed a little
SOL ....--.,s ere, either Soiling foods,
such a. .reen rye, oats or corn, and
when there Is a scarcity Of either or
all. We add q small grain feed. They
have nothing to drink but pure water.
In winter they are led out for exercise
and water twice day, and the rest Of
the time remain In stable. The record
Of every COW Is carefully kept by actu-
ally weighing each and every milking.
If we can give any further inform a.
ton, viii gladly do 80. Yours truly,
SMITHS, POWELL 4 LAMB.
This feeding is evidently what IS
termed well balanced rations, though
from the data given 1t cannot be de
terminsd whether heavy or light IL
is doubtless with the view Of supplying
all the elements OF the milk in the
proportions needed, and on this de-
ponds much IS 10 success or failure.
This principle Is Aptly illustrated by
the words Of Prof. Stewart. Speaking
Of $ variety OF food for milk, " he says;
81 We have seen that milk is very
complex anid, containing all tue COM
ponent elements Of the amin i body.
The food, therefore. TO produce il
should be rich in all these elements.
The unfavoFable opinion expressed by
so.,ae dairymen of fodder corn fed
,-,ssn has been from not understand
ms that this is only partial food, and
not adapted to be used as ; complete
ration. II is very deficient in album
inoiss. which are found in sOlarge pro-
portion in milk. Green corn IS excel
lent As part of a ration for milk COWS,
bat il should always be given with
more heterogeneous food, sach as clover,
oats and pea, millet, malt sprouts
o.i-cake, bran or middlings."
such is Q experience and teaching
If one Of our bsst authorities on feed
Ing, and such IS the practice Of our
correspondent, 10 feed a variety "
containing all the elements OF mix.
and hence the great success attained,
coupled With judicious selections and
breeding Of stock.
Our opinion is that the Holsteins ss
bree promise great results, with
which opinion We wish 60 caution cur
farmers not 10 place too much reliance
upon breed, but remembe- that feed
/ 1. - gn,nortant A factor for success as