Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02
4 GOOD WORD FOR noi.SlEINs.


The following article appeared IN
the Ro,s.ea.EroisiIn Rsgistcr. II was
written by George w. Knorr, Of
Clarss Station, Ky, and took prem.
ium offered by the journal named for
tho best paper under the caption, "Why
keep Holsleius:"
'ln the first place, l speak from the
standpoint Of IA dairyman, not from
that vi u breeder. Every owner OF
Holslelns "a n dglrymAu, but not mecca
earily . breeder. The vlriuua breeds Of
dairy cattle which present themselves
TO the dairymRn's choice have not 30
many features In common ~ one would
naturally expect. They differ not only
In Size, but vastly In their yield VI
milk, general utility, disposition, quail.
ity Of product, ana as some claim--ap-
petite.
Owing 10 increasing competition,
and consequent diminishing of PROFITS,
other factors than the mere butter ca
paciiy OF an animal must influence
our decision. Only TINT animal Ia a
truly Profitable animal which IN useful
In every stage OF Its life aud whose
product emu be utilized In the maxi
mum number Of ways, as conditions
may dictate.
have two principal reasons for
keeping Holsteihs: theoretical reasons
and practical reasons. Both kinds
equally logical, equally valid.
My theoretical reasons;
That the COW Ia essentially ma-
chine, an automhton, cannot bo de-
MED. Hence tho same conditions
which control the running Of ma
chiue and production Of power will
hold true of the COW. Considering tho
amount Of energy prOduced, There Is a
greater economy OF fuel, iirst-cost,
house room, etc., with large engines
than with small engines. A two.
horse power engine cannot do four
horse power work, nnd two two.horse
power engines consume more fuel than
ono four.hofao power engine, All
small animals In their adult form re.
quire for maintenance more feed In pro-
portion TO their live weight than large
Onus, A COW requires fog daily subsist-
enoe % pounds Of organic matter per
1000 pounds live weight. The sheep, n
much smaller ruminant, will consume
~ pounds per 1000 pounds live weight.
The goat, n still smaller ruminant, IL,
as all know, almost omnivorous, and
for ils size slows away immense
qulnlitieB OF feud. Other smaller
mammals not ruminauts consume
still more food. The mole one
Of the smallest mammals, according
TO Bfehm, requires for his daily sus-
tenanee an amount Of food equal 10 his
own weight. From the foregoing, thea,
1t follows that an animal maohipO, ia
order TO he an economical machine to
maintain, must be large Of body. Such
n cow-mochinu will actually consume
more feed than n email one, but Tela-
lively less. IA an animal cannot CON
vert more feed into produc,-milk and
butter--than II can digest, IL must pos.
ress digestive tract VI such size and
efficiency that It can work up the
larges, amount OF feed within given
time. Increased pressure causes In
creased secretion. Just such an animal
We have la the Hola,ein. a large sub
sinntial animal, doulle phlegmatic
rumlnaut Of enormous asslmilative
powers. Tho HolsteiD Is the largest
dalry.mnchine ut our disposal at
present; she Is therefore the most
economical machine. BY her size
specially fitted for an immense
amount OF work daily, very tran