The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-04
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tnet Nht MA At 0hNN vs." '"'N"t1 't'f f@
tire year snd II 1t the cad Of TIE ytst .'uf
VI be cows failed 10 psy ptshh they
should be disposed Of a. fo-u a. possihle
II be uould eouuoue this veedlue cot
process, keeping oIly toe best AID tsisiae
only the buist calves from tbs beet, be
would. 10 tes years, haya herd that
soald pay good prrht even II butter
VS. Low
The uett DAY m.lk Wss tettej 9th the
Bsbcock test 81 The destitute, samples Of
which sere brought 10 by different FER
sons. Some Of the samples tested as hlgh
IS siI per cent, bat one brought 10 10y =
msn whose name We have forgotten, but
will call A. tested 7 per oeLt. The o9n
ers OF the different cows, whose mllk was
tested, we're questioned IN relation to Their
COWS, as TO how much mix they gave,
what breed they we're, bow long since
they we're fresh. etc. When was ques
toned be said Lis COW was very .rga
one, gave for short time wien fresh
forty pounds day, bnt il soOn dropped
of to much smaller quantity aud Il ally
che went dry about Eve months. He said
he bad been testing her milk aud ii usual
ly tested per cent. but thinking per
hsps be had not done it right, be brought
some to the institute TO let the expert
test it.
Now, says Mr. A, am satisfied that
she does not pay for her keeping She
do;s not make with the best Of feeding
and she is ing eater more than $50
pounds Of butter 10 year Now, the
question want answered h,re Is: What
shall do with herr
A msu 10 the audien whom We will
call MIR. B. jumped up quickly aud said
Sell her That's what we were told yes
terdsy to do with such COWS.
To whom shall sell herr To one Of
my neiehbors for dairy cow
There was long p.use and finally the
answer came 10 hesitatlng way.
No, that would hardly be right, better
sell her to some OF these stock buyers,
who ship stock to Chicago AL they care
for is to get big COW with big u!der.
II she looks fue, she will sell all right.
Bu', says MIR. A, sorebody will get
cheated with her-some dsirymsn down
at Elgin, or some where else. Perhaps
some man will buy her and sell milk from
her only and 10 so doiog violate the lay
by selling milk belox standard, get fined,
and worse than all, have q irreparable
Injury done lis character. No, that
answer won't safety me,
Well, feed her good and what she don't
put into milk, she will make into meat
and when she s fat, cell her for beef.
But don't want to make beef. l can
get great deal more for my feed to give
1t to a good dairy COW ard have it made
nto butter. want good COW 10 place
OF her. aud what ! have raised this
question for is to see il some one here
can't tell NE OF some way to get rid OF
her without cheating anybody.
After considerable discussion, it was de
cided that Mr. A could sell the COW to
some one who did want 10 male beef,
and it would be oil figLt, If he would
tell the purchaser just what KIDD OF a COW
she was We think that question was set
tied sbout right, but there frequently
arises question ss to what to do with
COWS that have become uDprcftable for
the dairy that differs essentially from
this. Such one was once asked in
another meeting, 1t was this: A man
had q COW eight years oil that had been
very fue dairy animal, but had recently
lost tie use OF half OF her udder, so she
Was no longer rroftjble for the dairy, |
She was OF the true dairy type withou,
Any tendency TO make beef; had never had |
sny surplus fl sh in her lie, although she
had always been well fed
The owLer asked, What shall do with
ber2
The answer vas 1iven by practical
nan, who had had many years experience
With cattle kept exclusively for the dairy
and also With beef cattle. He said:
Sell her now fcrs Gamer. or fer whatev
n they want to do With her Tor what you
IAN get, il It isIo' more than $40, AMI not
waste any food Oh hrr trying to istten her
Up. You may put i'tls met on her, #
'ou feed her long enough, INT it will be
,hesp meat aud 1t the same tie the
Iesrest meat man eyfr made Every
lollsr You add 10 her selling price by feed
ug will cost you more than two dollar in
eed. Don't worry sbout being obliged to
ell Der so cheap You bsve milkei her
or Elk years aud made enough clean
,roht from her to buy two good cows ana
more too. She has been a profitable Gov
or you anyway. DO natter how little YOU
el for her But you eol't want to icol
way any Of the money you have made 10
espine her by trying to make beef Of her,
omething il lie lot 10 her nature to Go
We think tbs, question was rightly
nswered also W. every year see mfn
Tasting good feed Trying to tstten old,
Iroken down. played ont dairy cove, be
suse they dislike TO sell them so "cheap." !
( they would give the feed to good pro
uctye cows. it HouIl bring them four
lines ss much,