Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-03-18
THE FARM AND HOME.
sHoRTHoRNS AND HoLSTEINS
AS DAIRY COWS.
shorthorn Milking Qualities - Raising
Early Lambs-To Make the Name
and Tail Grow Farm
NoteS-IIoAne Hints.
shorthorns as Dairy Cows.

not think as we do in regard TO Hol,
stein cattle. Asked what he meant,
he said: II am of the opinion that the
Shorthorn is the best all around farm.
er's COW" What, for milk, and but
ter and beef? ''Ies. for all She Is
the best all purpose animal we have
in the shape of COW in this coun try"
On what grounds do YOU base your
opinion? You do not own any, you
used 70 breed Jerseys; did you over
own milking herd of Shorthorns?
No, did not; bat have seen the
dairy herds OF England and have
eanvassed the matter of dairy cows
with the farmers there and can assure
You that IL you were to take the Short
horn breeding out of the English
dairys there would be very little left
And in so far as England is dairy
country just SO far is she breeder OF
Shorthorns. Moreover. take the Short
horn blood out OF the dairy herds even
Of this country and what have you
left? Go over our farms ia the West
as have done for nearly half 4 cen
fury and see on how few OF them you
will find Holstein. Jersey, Guernsey
or any other of the pure dairy breeds.
No sir the Shorthorn and its crosses
has given MS the milch stock OF the
country, has been for many years the
general purpose COW for the farmer
and is so to-day. in my opinion The
other breeds are good enough in their
place, and they each have place, but
am talking Of general purpose COW
for the farmers 81 the West; COW
that will give pailful Of milk morn.
ing and night. raise good, big, bcety
calf every year that Will make 200
pound steer at two years old. il rightly
handled. or COW that ut the same age
will produce an other calf just as good
as herself Aud 10 cap the climax the
COW may at any time be dried of and
with little extra feed Of the right
kind can be converted into beef.
This and much more was said b. the
veteran farmer. who not only has age
and experience on his side. but as well
claims 70 carry heavy load Of good
horse sense, and level head into the
bargain. There il too, world OF
truth in his reasoning. as every nm
prejudiced reader viii admit.
The Shorthorn cattle were among
the first improved stock brought 10
this country. its first coming tracing
back to the early years OF the century
and its influence Is felt in every nook
AID corner Of every state in the Union.
Wherever improved blood Il found
then, rs rule, the Shorthorn paved
the way; hence they are used on nearly
every improved farm in the country.
are of good constitution. size, beefng
qualities. good rustlers and feeders,
stylish, gentle, good breeders and at
times excellent mixers
There IS no question either that in
their early history, the Shorthorna
were used and known as the best
milch cattle OF England, and many
instances OF their extraordinary pro-
ductiveness are on record and have
been published scores of times. The
same procliyities are found in them
here and there in this country and
crop out every once In a while; bn,
from the time they were first imported
until now, the first and only thing re-
CURED of them has been 20 raise a calf
every year. They have been i'm.
ported, bred and raised purely as |
breeding animals and VIXEN they had |
raised and weaned their calves, were
dried off and expected to 60 through |
the Same process over again. and this |
was repeated so long as the animal !
lived. 1t was too much trouble To |
milk herd Of Shorthorn for
The average run Of breed /
4rs who saw from two hundred 20 a /
thousand dollars in every calf that
:ame. They had no use for mixers.
or dairy. or milk either, for that
natter It looked too much like
airing for the pennies and neglectinp
he dollars. The result Is that the
milking propensities of the Shorthorns
n this country so long as they re.
NAMED in the hands OF the breeders,
we're not only neglected, but very
Iearly bred out OF them True, once
u while an individual animal in
'ther herds would retain the propen-
ity TO such an extent as to compel
milking, but so exceptional was this
.s 10 he worthy of remark, as
iotable instance OF inherited qualities
hat could not be bred out.
During the years of the century
many cold blooded animals were bred
0 imported and full blooded bulls
nd the produce very widely distrib.
ted, as much so indeed as the pure
Hooded animals; and it is these that
'e find in the milking herds Of the
ountry not the pedigreed cows. II
'iil take as many years for the latter
, recover the milking propensity as IL
id TO lose it. Such losses are not
iadc good at the win OF the owner, or
3 the prescription of physician. In
he meantime our good old friend will
ear IN mind that the Holsteins are
ere all ready made TO hand, giving
lore milk than any other animal or
reed, making more butter, and ais
uch beef The farmers Of the West
70 not willing TO wait for the Short
1rng IN recoun fbaif. lost nooift.y auJ