Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-05-30
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Let the milk fow be what it may,
feed alone can not control the quality
of the milk, said John Could re-
Gently TO the students Of the Ohio
State University. The cow has an
individuality Of her own, a born
milking habit, and the greater the
number cf her ancestral grandams
that have possessed this milking
trait, the greater the probabilities
that this COW will possess like
qualities. Remember this, no man
ever stimulated a cow into good
performance that did not have this
born quality of development to
start with; but thousands Of heifers
that were born to make the best Of
COWS, have been utterly ruined by
bad feeding, cruel treatment, and
needless neglect. Success IN dairy
ing implies that dairyman should
raise his own COWS, as far as he can,
and buy it if he must, wisely. So
he must be judge of COWS, a col
lector ofdairv form and preferences.
and a reader of cow character. a
cow phrenologist. Better COW feed
ing and handling OF COWS, to the
average dairyman, would carry with
it greater success. All this talk
about making COWS hardy, tough
and constitutionally vigorous be-
yond what we feed into them by
wise selection, should be eliminated
as quickly as possible from our
dairy wisdom. At best our COWS
are boarders, and profit means that
for part Of the year, the longer
period the better, they shall pay us
rates so high that we can in mid
summer give them free entertain
ment for a few weeks. 1 90 not
plead for mole fussing and pot.ering
with this cow, but a little more
rational care, and we should sooner
begin the extra care of TIE mixer.
The plan of the winter dairy is
showing farmers that profitable cost
Of this COW means more than a wide
range Of summer pasture, and be-
ginning to stable her Thanksgiving
night. \ really kind hearted man
may without thought, actually
abuse COW by neglect. I have
seen this last autumn, a dairy oi
fast freshening winter mixers stand
for hours, yes, days in the aggre.
gate, in the chilly, drenchiug rain,
rounding their backs as the deluge
of water broke across their spines.
and go into camp at night in the
muddy fence corners Of a long un-
protected lane, and these cows,
mothers, even if cattle, were con.
tributing as best they could do tc
their owners living Idon't thinl;
he ever thought of the milking
habit Of these COWS, as a materna
function, artiicially prolon2ei--lhl
intended food for offspring tuynec
by the hand OF man into the chauuc
of commerce-and so denied them
after Offices OF a mother. No olhe,
benevolence Of nature would thus
have contributed to him, save thi.
uuiathomable beneGcence ofmother
hood whose Office is to give, ever
if draining the fountains of life,
support itself. Success must com,
nearer to those who recognize tC
the fullest extent this underlying
principal Of attaining success il
dairyiug. Whatever will best ad
minister TO the comforts of tn,
mother COW, quiet, care, warmth
comfort, succulent and stimulatins
food, pure air, clean water, auC
regularity ofattention, will succeed
for on this hang the law and tht
profits, 50 faras concerns the cow
Hoard's Dairymau.
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