The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-25
Homemade Cows.

HON 6-mdO0 Vows.
Think we are all together too much dis
.osad TO run after foreign things; things
Ida in the city or in some other state ap-
.orsntly have an added charm; yet for
r,od solid wear, homemade things, though
lonely. are often best, says John NJ. Stahl,
= the southern CultirdtOr. Homegrown
t,od is purest and most wholesome; home
crown clothes are the strongest and warm
s.t True, we should grow only what we
can grow TO good advantage; but also we
sbould buy only what we can buy to good
advantage
Now. much oftener can the dairyman or
.ba farmer, who runs a dairy adjunct to his
farming. raise his own cows to better adj
vantage than he can sell calves and buy
COWS 1t is fact, and a significant one,
that in nearly every case the man who
,sises his own COWS has the best herd. For
sone reason, the man who grows cows gets
better ones than the man who buys them;
and this is certainly an advantage, for the
most profit is in the best COWS. Do not
confound best cows and highest priced
long pedigrees and short udders, that sell
for big prices and give little messes. Imean
the COWS that give the most and the rich
est milk from given amount of food; they
msy not have pedigree at all, but they are
generally of good breeding.
In explanation of the man who raises his
cows having the best COWS, have been told
that the man who raises his COWS really pays
more for them than does the man who buys
his cows; that when a man goes to pay out
hard cash for cow, the dollars look SO big
that he does not buy the best; hence, while
bis cows arepot so good, they have not
cost him SO much per head. Well, though
this be true land think it is only partly
true), the argument in favor of raising
your own cows yet holds good; for ii the
best caws are the most profitable-and this
bss been proven time and time again, any
thing ttat deters a man from having the
best COWS is to be avoided.
But dc not think it true that the man
who raises his COWS pays as much for them
as does the man who buys them, quality be-
Ing considered, aud that l am correct or in
correct. my readers con determine. Let
them raise two or three calves to cows; aud
keep a. account of everything charged at
pr.ces on the farm at the time; the calves
geC that which would be wasted il they did
not get it. think they will find that this
amounts to less than the cows will sell for.
Tie point is that we may sell to the calves
H. -
wise would be wasted, or would have to be
disposed of in some such way that very
little pay would be realized.
The man who raises his own cows can
train them properly, if he chooses to do SO,
and proper training adds much to the value
Of cow. Ninety-nine per cent. of the bad
Tempered cows-breachy cows, kicking
COWS, etc.--are not worth cent for actual
use in the dairy. Their handling requires
50 much extra labor and care, and they do
50 much damage. that they do not yield any
profit, and the cow that makes no profit has
DO aclual value. Now about one-half the
bsd-tempered COWS are made. SO. and the
nan who raises his own cows can avoid
having these bad-tempered ones. Training
tae calf must be begun almost as soon as it
is dropped 1t must be handled enough to
keep it perfectly gentle. The wise dairyman
never loses his own temper or hires a person
Nrha bad one. The heifer, kindly handled
IS gentle, and does not need to be broken
before being milked for the first time. A
broken" COW is never reliable; the trained
cow is.
Again, the man who raises his own cows
can make much better selections. He can
know just which of his COWS are the most
valuable, which give the most and the rich
est milk, milk the longest period, and are
gentelest and best tempered. Calves from
such cows are likely to make the mostde
nrable COWS, and there the dairyman car
tram up for his own herd. Should any OF
them exhibit undesirable characteristics be
can dispose of them. Thus he can con-
SANITY improve his herd, making it more
profitable. But if he depends upon filling
up MS herd by purchase, he must guess al
The merits Of the cows he secures. He car
Know nothing of the animals antecedents;
he cannot fully determine her character
and the very best judges of COWS are moi
nfrequently sadly deceived. The purchaser
las, OF course, the poorer offered him first
and the chances are less for him getting &
good mixer of good temper, than for hin
getting poor mIlker with bad temper.
Finally, when purchase is relied upon t.
keep up the herd there is decided tempta
on to keep animals after their period o.
Tohtaoleness has passed, or animals tina
nave some bad traits or are not among
lst-cass mixers. When ''hard cash,
must be paid for cow, the cost of that Gov
Ooks SO much greater than if it is expended
little at time, in feed and labor, that il
ne COW must be paid for in money, a pool
70" Will be retained longer than il one tx
axe her place has been raised.
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