The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12
MAKING GOOD COWS.
Practical Knowledge That Can BE !
CURED Only by Hard Work.

Practical knowledge That Can he Ac-
CURED Only by Hard Work.
It has become remark that is not
only trite. hut true, that no one should
keep COW that is not profitable in the
dairy. but this rule, like most others,
should be taken with one regard TO cir
cumstances. There are times IN the
lives Of all COWS that. strictly speaking.
they are not profitable mixers. a., foI
instance, the period when they neces-
sarily 20 dry or accidents berall them
from which there is reasonable hope
that they may recover. 1t may be said
that there is no special wisdom in such
advice. which is true, but this principle
can be indefinitely extended, as when
we ask the question. How can you tell
definitely whether or not the COW is
profitable animal in the herd? She
may, for instance, be profitable by com.
parison only; that Is. she may he one OF
the most profitable animals in that herd.
but would rank SO low in another herd
that she would quickly be discarded.
Some men. and most of them for the
matter of that, WORK on slim margin
eI UTOHLs WUIiC olbSAS iSIuhO Aos
better work. This means that the COW
is often what you make her. 1t your
standard is high and your intelligence
and ability up to your ambition, it will
be no very difficult matter to find among
COWS the material to work out your pnr
pose with, for tho nature OF a COW is ex
ceedingly plastic. but with the man who
possesses the ambition to go TO the top
but has not the necessary intelligence,
it is uphill work. How can he tell
whether the cow is doing all she is capa.
bic Of? The answer to this question is:
nv hard work. First let him study W
the improved methods Of feeding and
handling, and then put his knowledge
in practice. Beginning with . small
herd OF the best cows he can afford, let
him 70 into regular course Of expert.
menting with them, weighing the milk
twice day and churning the cream Of
each COW separately at stated periods.
This will give him . splendid advan.
tage, but it will not do to jump at con-
illusions, which is the bane Of all expert.
mentors, from the humblest 10 the high.
est We see this sticking out in tho nu-
mcrcus reports Of all our experiment sta.
| tions. A conclusion once reached must moi
be stuck to until it has been proven over
| and over again, and under varying cir
| cumstances. BY comparing the work oil
| one low with that of another, standard
| for that herd can be established. but
that is not saying that different and bet
ter handling would not destroy the stand
ard. II, for instance, sufficient food had
not been given, and better and more
liberal ration adopted, it would be found
under new test that some Of the former
fayDrites in the herd would have to take
a back seat, while some Of the moderate
performers heretofore would go to thu
head simply because some could respond
to the better treatment while others
could not. In this way the man anc
his cows will improve in way that vii
prove lasting, and we know no othel
way to accomplish such desirable end
Money can not purchase the information
and study alone will not do it, but thu
two combined Is sure to master the sit
uation. II the young man has the RICH
kind Of stuff in him. there is no reason
in his despairing OF reaching the tol
story, where 1t Is said there are Away.
rooms to let.-American Dairyman.
-
Beautiful Mexican Firefiies.
gentleman travelling from Califor
Mia to Vera Cruz came across millions o
frefies near Jalapa, one of the mos
beautiful cities in Mexico. lie says tn,
road from this point was lined with
dense chaparal, which was Brilliant,
illuminated with myriads Of frcflies
These are bug about the size OF al
ordinary roach, and emit light almos
equal 70 that OF small wax taper. 1t i
not the occasional sparkle OF the littl,
freely Of our country, but continue
blaze, proceeding from the eyes. as wei
AS from two points beneath the wings
Several Of these insects. placed in i.
glass jar, will give sufficient light b,
which to read the smallest print, an,
l u,l,nv ann ricoa tn thu , e. =, N =, ~ 4