Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-02-07
FARMERANDPLANTE
TWENTIETH CENTURY COW.
saw the Opening of the
N~tneteenth-

The twentieth century COW IL a very
different creature from the COW which
saw the dawn of the nineteenth cen
fury YeS. even Fifty years ago the
row Of our fathers yard had little in
with the hne specimen we
call the queen of the stable to-day.
We all know what she had in the way
of ancestry. Hardly n COW in the
country half n century ago could
boast of 4 lienage worth preserving.
Her are and general treatment COM
ported well with her decent. She stood
half the winter long out in the cold.
shivering. hungry and a standing ad-
vertissmeut of the fact that her own
er considered her simply an adjunct
liable assistant.
But the COW OF the new century.
She opens her eyes upon a prospect
most delightful to contemplate. She
i recognized as furnishing the lucky
man who possesses her a most de-
sirabl- part of his income from year
t. pear. The millions of dollars in
vested in her and her progeny in this
country. according I q the latest cen
sus. show That she represents n guam
tity upon he dairy mans cash book
by no means incOnsiderable. Then.
too. her surroundings are fairly pala-
tial compared with those of her
grandmother. II i now thought
worth Will to provide her with warm
quarters. secure from the wintry
blasts: to furnish her with the best
OF hay and corn and other feed; to
keep her well supplied with pure anil
fresh water. to shield her even from
the flies which might annoy her and
ictract from her peace of body in
short. 10 do every thing possible 70
add 70 her comfort
Her pedigree is carefully traced
and hung in the parlOr where ali may
point To it with pride. From caIfhood
TO full maturity she Is an object of
the utmost consideration. and her
untlmely departure. in ease such
should be her fate. i the source of
deepest la~mentation-
What does the new century COW do
TO compensate for all this watchful
solicitudee According 70 the statisti-
cal report for I>9>. the latest before
m-. there are about I6.OOO.0oo cows in
this country. valued az si54.OoO.OOO.
Not far from ten thousand eream
erieS r in operation. in which 3OO.-
0o4.Q00 pounds Of butter are made
each wear. or oue-hfth of the total
output. the remaining 100000. 900
pounds represents the labor of private
dairies- The value Of every pound of
butter made should be at least TWEEN
~ cents. from which We NAV CON
ciudc hat the worth Of the butter
alone which our rows gives US every
year i about S~5.Ooo.oO0. BESIDES this
there i the cheese. the tallow. the
hides and all the other products trace
able 70 the cow
What a beautifully magnificent
creature she Is We do we'll 70 take
pride N her She repayS all our ef-
forts in her behalf ten fold every
year Do We sufficiently appreciate her
consequence IN our farm economy.
some do not. that Is true. They still
consider her Just a. their grand.
fathers did. a an animal 70 be roIer.
ated On the farm IL Is time th-Se
men wake up TO the fact that the
COW = a creature Of flesh and blood
with keen instincts and a sharp sense
Of Justice. With what measure ~.
mete 10 her with hat measure sh.
returns She Is a business animal
She knows when she i fairly deal
with and responds accordingly. Il
viii pay u> 10 cultivate more careful
u the acquaintance of the new cen
fury eow--COr- Farmers Home Jour
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