Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-26
NARY AND CREAMERY.
oow TO TELL A DAIRY COW SURE
SHOT AND NO MISTAKE.

ran Spot Her Every Time. Even in
Crowd. if You Learn Her Points.
s.,.ct the Cow with Good Pedigree
"a LARGE udder and BLK Veins.
Some of the requisites in a dairy COW
80 large digestive powers, indicated by
canacious stomach. suggestive of a
.0od appetite and good assimilating'
srlity. broad hips, deep loins and sides.
IA evidences Of a strong, robust consti-
.r.ion with plenty of room for heart and
,rng action. says The Indiana Farmer.
those are all of Importance. and should
be found prominently present in the
a.iry COW selected with view of max
M tbe most profitable returns.
Professor Stewart says, touching the
election of the dairy COW, that having
astarinined her capacity of digesting
s7rnlus food for making milk, look care
hliy to the receptacle holding 1.-THE
r55er ana the veins leading thereto.
The COW may assirnilate a large amount
n food which goes mostly to lay on
aasb and fat, but if she has long, broad
and deep udder with large milk veins
4 il safe to conclude that her capacity
IN DIGESTION and assimilation is active
IN filing this receptacle; in fact the
u5ler is the first point to consider
IN tbe cursory examination of COW. If
+ reaches to the back line of the thighs
and beyond. well mp behind well for
ward. is broad and moderately deep,
with teats wei apart and of good size,
sim soft and elastic. it may be inferred
with confidence that nature has pro-
yiied means for filing it.
Il the udder be a small round cylinder
hanging down in front of the thighs
Ike a six quart rail the COW cannot be
4 profitable mixer, whatever digestive
apparatus she may have.
4 yellow skin and the inside of her
ears to match is almost universally re-
rarded as present in the COW that gives
nch milk yellow in color But after the
Indications mentioned are found all
other considerations are of minor inn
Dorance. more to be admired as mat
ter Of fancy than for any real value they
possess in themselves. Among them are
an escutcheon that is first class. long
slim tail. an attractive dished face, drop
mig and small waxy horns and pre-
teTed color Of hair. Look for these, and
get as many of them combined in the
animal as possible, but let it be after the
essentials are found.
Let good appearances be coupled with
performance, and if the COW be years
ID or younger and will yield 6,000
pounds Of good milk or more per annum
she may be safely trusted. without re-
gard to fancy points She must consume
and digest the food to make it, and her
machinery and the power to work the
machinery successfully are the main
considerations after all. Still another inn
portant matter in selecting a COW, even
Of common blood. is her pedigree or line
Of descent. Choose one from a large
NulhillH udIl, EJNilhtttl ttaAA s5ANdO7 = AAh
dam. This win increase the probable
tiles Of success in her progeny in breed
Ing her to a thoroughbred bull from deep
milking ancestors
A few cows selected with all the bust
ness requirements alluded to will lay
the foundation for breeding herd Of
dairy cows that win prove source OF
perpetual delight and profit to the owner;
on the other hand, it is a loss of time and
money to rear calf for the dairy from
apoor mixer It is bad enough to keep
an Improbable cow for a season, but it
isdeliberately throwing away good food
to breed such a cow with the proof
that the heifer viii never pay for her
keep. Of course no males should be
Kept of such crosses for breeding pur-
poses.-American DaiIyman.