The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-11
SPECIAL DAIRY cows.
rA Are ar Absolute Necessity fer
che Economical and ste@a5
auction of Prime B"tter'

We nust all recognize the fact that
he COW is the foundation for the dairy
Che is the machine with which the dal-
r,-r,an does his work. The machine by
which he produces milk and pulier'
Che takes the raw materials-the nay
,orn. oats, bran, etc, and converts them
into the finished product. Oh course
she is more than a mere machine as she
renroduces her kind as we'll as sus-
spstafns her life. But aside from THESE
functions. her value is confined TO her
nower to manufacture milk. ms pc
ing the ease, the dairyman in selecting
eoyv Is concerned In the selection OF an
animal which is most efficient in TINS
productive power. The manufacturer
ia selecting machinery for his factory
chooses that best adapted for the IN
tended work. Economy and efficiency
are the qualities desired. that machine
which vail produce the most and best
work with the least waste of fuel and
energy. The farmer or dairyman IS as
truly manufacturer as the man max
| ing cloth. tools or clothing. His farm
is his factory and his cows his ma
ehinery by which he works the raw ma
terial of his farm into milk, butter, or
| cheese. The same principles governing
| the selection of machinery in the fac
tory. should govern the selection OF his
| cows. He wants, for the economical
| production of milk. the COW that will
produce the greater profit-the COW
| that will produce the most and best
milk at the least cost. In other words,
| the COW especially adapted to the pro-
| duction Of butter-the special purpose
| COW. The old fallacy of a double pur-
pose COW is giving way before the de-
| mands of more scientific methods OF
farming. although she still has earnest
adherents. Net but they admit that the
special beef animal will produce more
and cheaper beef, and the special dairy
COW will produce butter at a less cost
| than the general purpose COW. the claim
being that there is greater profits from
| combining the two. We suppose the
| adherents to this idea would advocate
| the use of the old-fashioned combined
reaper and mower for grain and grass
| The reaper with the rake or droppel
| would not be as efficient in the grain
| field az the improved self-binders, moi
| the mower as economical in time an6
| horse power as the ball bearing mower
of present date; nevertheless one ma
chine could be used for both purpo
| Any up-to-date farmer would scott al
the idea of such q machine on his farm
| yet the same man will cling to the no
ton that the double purpose cow is tht
most profitable. And why? Simply be,
cause IN the one case the advantage o.
the special machine is easily apparent
while in the other case he has not taker
the trouble to know, through investiRa
ton, the value of one COW over another
But the successful dairyman of the fu
ture IS going to be driven to a more in
Innate knowledge of his cows. He vii
be compelled TO exercise the most care
full Judgment in selecting a COW tina
Will produce butter at the greatest ne
profit. Loose and Indifferent methods
in all departments of farming must b.
sapplanted by the intelligent applica
ton Of the most approved tools an,
methods. Dairying is no exception
The dairyman Of the future must O
necessity, we predict, manufacture hi
butter with a special dairy cow.-G. w
Rulings, in Prairie Farmer.