The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-05
|EICE Of DAIRY FARMING
r.,.,ble Paper Read Before the
State Farmers Congress,
| many INTERESTS OF TEXAS.
-. Advantages Of the business.
- n Can lie Improved and
Enlarged.

4
DAIRY FARMING.
,..,,r is at once science and Al
science in this discovery y
L.,,c arrangement of the fact
improved practice is basedt ne
!. displayed in the application of
| ARTS to practice. Here. then, is
H., reflection, Improvement and ad-
l.rent. Here, also, is found appilca-
m the principles of breeding. the
n feeding and animal nutrition. the
hairy of plants, etc. The facilities for
L,m.nt on the farm are all that could
Islred. The dairymen ofAthe United
| have it in their powcrN,o discover
tolrhten the world on many a fact
I,sn, with their everyday practice.
/ handling and breeding of live stock
itself fascinating. IT should be re-
hsred that all the so-called breeds
sprung from one or TWO parent
I md have been differentiated by the
5inies of selection, crossing, breeding,
III climate and general manage
4 III is a pleasure to work with living
guns and out OF the impotent fash
~ potent ideals Of the imagination;
lpce the COW of nature from the I'M
ksble scrub to the beautiful, deer like.
IAN animal of the Jersey or Guernsey
ms most necessary and most profit
|snImal on the farm
COW In the state of naturs gives
Il sufficient milk to support her own
| BY application of the principles
|Ionsd above She now frequently pro-
! from 10000 to lj,c00 pounds a year.
ky seem inrrcdulous. even fabulous.
This state of affairs should have been
MI about In q period ranging frcm
|ths next 100 years will see still fur
Improvement in this direction. The
|erfll quantity and quality of milk
kcei today IL due to nothing more
Is than a stimulation of the material
kd Of, the COW. The daryman
d never forget that stimulation has
Ey aided him in what he has al
achieved In the line of improve
Organizing the dairy farm the first
mos, important consideration Is the
bon Of the herd In other words. the
BATON must h. secure. Starting
IS half the battle. There are two
DDS Of securing the herd. first by
tsse, second by breeding. To the
hlst or the man in n hurry the first
seem preferable. but to the man of
y Income and plenty of patience the
y is the choice. Probably Il mean
ben the two methods is to he sought:
Ey, the purchase of few good cows.
ly are not on hand. and certainly a
flass sire. 1t Will be more satisfac-
10 buld mp the herd under these con-
n ,hnrT, t- .t
|ton. The experience gained in this
vtl be worth much when the herd
pes large proportions and greater
Is required in its management. II
perd Is to be bought outright the
Ciy points should be borne in mind:
tdsal cow with which we hope to
our dairy may be described briefly
nsWs: As n rule she should be me-
IN size, with a capacious barrel, a
leyeloped udder and of strong con-
~; She should he deep through fore
pnd quarters and very angular. Her
Of milk should vary from 5000 to
pounds per annum. according to the
|at OF fat II contains, and be equiv
70 2N to 800 pounds of butter. She
10, be pure bred animal, but she
\ DC bred on strictly dairy lines.
ssnrai purpose and the beef COW
her sphere Of usefulness, but it Is
\ The dairy. See that all her sires
aams are first-class dairy animals,
y purs bred examine her pedigree
as same purpose.
eass or breed Of animal selected
= largely determined by the environ
: lows have special adaptahllity
RRyyeral purposes, and If 1t IS desired
41e SOME one paramount, this must
one in mind in making the selec-
for instance, some breeds forage !
"a large areas Of scant pasture ana !
on coarse folders, some do better |
e.ose confinement with high feed /
,ses produce both quality ana guam |
" " MILK under favorable circum- |
\, SUI others produce quantity at |
' h,.. OF quality and vice versa.
s',,.s~ltiaking. milk rich in fat and |
NY u large fat globules, Is wanted. |
MA sas'hdhlng a high per cent of fat |
s. combined, is desired: for as the |
'aeases. the solids increase in the |
4, .ano, hence the fat of milk is a |
Sa. ,ac,or for ascertain!ng its value
~ a'essIemaking purposes.
-, !. nera Is TO he bred, a. record OF |
~ must be kept; then, by selection |
|, ~ and, the discarding OF the |
az nerd can be built up, pro-
/. ,hrsl-class pure-bred, prepoient
M ways used at the head OF the
tl rse following comparisons graphic
ma "a he necessity of keeping |
COW. '' studying the individuality Of
n, nm ana weight have nothing to do
q ana ,aapgeaclty' as two cows, weigh
ounss 30 pounds, produced 5661 ana |
srenra MIX respectively. Here is
cents vi IN bounds of milk, which
4 favor sai.on Is worth SCI. 80, ana
another instance the ner nent M
y ", TWO cows milk aver
i nS,u the year s.14 ana a.el |
tx s' an9 OF milk produced
i co~ ahu $40 respectively. Thus the
prodno.IT rom the same quantity OF
|, al y 1912 pounds more butter |
Be ccS, cents pound. s23.0S.
cel - oi Keeping two cows whicn |
and sis ' a. quantities of milk was
sed h' sn."' the amount OF butter |
d: "a zach being sos .N3 ana ri ..,s
III ~ ' ~ the easily kent COW rave
thcs.S w." over her rival
ftstlon N the average cost for
two period Of 100 pounds Of mill,
shts. az was respectively 81 ana
hts r,sa pound of butter 1g3 ana
sIly nryos5S,iVely. The highest aver
s. ons ycaou non OF milk was PA
% for NV NV gave a profit over COST
selling uuui7-'seirmaking of 81 ~: for
alitT !, clearly illustrate tine IN.
|. largo o rme cow The ability TO
b. the tfSntnlsluty of milk is infIu-
ally ,hood, bur the quality is
that ani,s'ered These figures also
asune anaals differ in their apilitv
q into ch convert large quantities
COWS cnean milk and butter MAJ
sison than nlttrr suited for mink
y essA nt,,a, others; that large cows
% placan that the beefy tv ym
ssr ;dre N the dairy; that COWS = r ro
vt s food supplies. mar g1"S ire re-
som" n q environment inf,penno
zach coS sVqrahly, scme adversely. |
shich n,rs mas n peculiar tcmpera-
ssace tba the oe studied and developed
= shat best results.
nat w.thoa, been said it win he
heri T. p Ir a record a knowledge
= as fandnn posslhle. A record may
~ n ,h.ows' Get a sprine na,ance
ne the ~. nn.abio to weigh the milk
selrb, ppahs used i'm milking al ~
n the s sslg;hs three POUNDS. SCI Nc
! hang sale "a hack 81 that when he
= The r,,,l INC balance II viii noint
AMI . MIX must tbc,. 49,. |