Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02

beef an 4 the receipts often 20 good
WY towards purchasing another ami.
nal. | have seen II advised that, after
an s01.pouni COW has earned 800 per
year for seven years, you can afford to
-ell her at any price 10 got rid OF her.
Very nice! But suppose n ease which
frequently happens, that the SOl'pOund
COW becomes useless before she has
delivered those conventional Z times
100 dollars, say at the age OF one, two
ur three yeaTs2 This account would
present very meagcr credit side. 1
nave HOlstoin COW which lately he.
came utterly unil. as breeder. She
row weighs 1900 pounds. II | take her
to tho stOckyards now, without any
further preparation whatever, | realize
ut present prices nearly half OF what a
new COW costs me,
The receipts Tor veals win amount to
a handsome sum, II that department
be properly managed, When HOlstoin
calves are ted with the same care that
cows are fed, very satisfactory weights
are obtained, equalling or oven sur
passing those Of any beef breed. | do
not profess much skin In this line; IN
fact, am Just beginning 10 learn; yet
my vealH rarely fall below 100 pounds
In weight nj six weeks oil, and FREE
queutly attain 200 pounds. Tho heaviest
Veals | have obtained 10 far were one
which weighed 90 pounds at seven
weeks, aud another 900 at five weeks.
(rhis last, however, hud the phenom-
cnal weight Of l2i pounds ut birth TO
start witn.) My skim milk--snpa rator
skimmed-when feu TO calves, returns
three aud four cents q gallon. Poor
produce will fetch poor prices, good
produce good prices, and extra good
produce extra good prices. This applies
to everything sold OIL the farm, and to
veal a. well. Every Holstein calf has
the ntuil Ia 1t 10 make extra good veal,
with proper care, and will realize
pFicca accordingly. My neighhor has
20 haul 10 marko. four 5O.p0und calves
otind.ilerent color for every one which
| sell.
Summing up, then, keep Holstelno;
Because their gontloness and trpcta-
billy not only gives pleasure In haudl-
ing them, but results In n direct pro-
NJ, a. II Is ensy TO handle them under
all conditions, avoiding worry aud cE-
element.
Because the calves are not "neces.
gary evil" but can be turned into u
hDuIct VI lnNOtlu OF tDUrluVIAhlH tlst.
Because, by nature OF the balanced
composition OF their milk the bi-pro-
duct, skinned milk. besides raising the
calf, viii pay Tor tho annual feed Of
the COW, leaving her yield OF butter
clear profit.
because they are "a specific milk
breed, n specific butter breed, or n
specific beef breed, lust as skill, direct.
od by Judgment, VIII develop any one
trait.
because tho experiments Of Profess
sor StuTtevant have demonstrated that
the product OF tho HOlsteln withstauds
decomposition longest; IN short, pos.
sesses the best keeping qualities. its
keeping qualities, which ~ synony-
nous with lasting hno flavor, has
recommended Holstein batter In
places where that shoFt-liyed, glaring
stun Of tho same name has proved
itself inefficient. Further, because /
have tried Jerseys, common COWS and
Holsteina side by side anu Ia The same
barn, aud consequently had my "piek"
OF the host.
NBecauso they are workers. The
Holstein COW after yielding hof Il, 900,
$4,000 or 10000 pounds OF milk a year,
or IL equivalent, 300, 400 or GOO pounds
Of butter, will take n few days. rest,
drop l0O-pound calf and unconcern.