Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-02-14


sHoRTHoRx NnLKER.
more attention TO this point amc9@
some Of the beef breeds would be high
Is adyantageous-there is indeed a dis.
tinct tendency in this direction among
the owners of several Of the Iecdjng
herds Of beef cattle. On the other
hand. the dairy form can very easily
be carried TO an extreme. and result IN
q narrowuesS of chest that fails 10 af,
ford room FOR the healthy play Of the
lungs. This defect. too. is being stead,
lily remedied. Thus there il a perina-
lent check TO carrying the cultivation
of good properties 10 an extreme. The
ordinary farmer will be guided by his
W requirements i'm the variety which
he selects. and also In the type of that
variety. or he may find it preferable 10
have n cross bred combining the merits
OF several breeds in order to meet his
own special needs.
The requirements of trade cause con-
slant changes that are very rapidly
met by farmers and breeders. One OF
the most important of these in recent
years has resulted from the increased
demand for new milk. As the result of
the decline In the value of wheat.
which has led TO a great curtailment
Of the area under that crop. thousands
of farmers were compelled 10 cast
about for n new source of revenue and
many found il In supplying the large
towns with fresh milk. and in this they
were facilitated by the extension Of the
railway system. which permitted the
carriage Of milk from long distances.
That the demand for milk has vastly
increased in towns admits. we think.
of no reasonable doubt. though exact
statistics are difficult TO obtain. The
change resulted in many COW sheds
IN towns being closed. and the farm
ers who took up this branch of trade.
in which the home producer up to the
present has a practical monopoly. nee
cssarily changed the character OF their
herds by developing the milking prop
critics OF the cows. This has been
done. and so the most widely cult
waited variety today Is the general or
dual purpose animal of Shorthorn type.
aud no better description could be
found. Still. IL would be well il some
Improvement were made without de-
parting far from the general type. No
doubt the sale of milk is the main
consideration. and the cow paws her
way from his source. with the added
value OF her carcass. But If a bull Of
better class aud breeding were used
the herd would gradually be improved.
The cows would bring a better price
when fed off. and tire calves would be
more valuable. A large number OF
them would be reared. and in this way
there would be effected a much needed
Improvement in the general store stock
OF the country. All this could be Sc
cured without any deterioration of the
milking properties.
OF course the same type of COW pro-
duces much Of the butter thar is used
In the country. and 1T is a mistake 10
think that because IA large quantity OF
butter is imported for %populous Gen.
tiers there is not also a considerable
hSaoS ga npiAE. AL tAlSlfNlDl
OF butter production in this country is
perhaps unliseiy unless the factory or
creamery system could be extended.
and this seems to be more adapted To
the treatment of eyportable surpluses
rollected from innumerable small hold.
ings than 10 the circumstances OF Eng
land. where farms are generally Of
greater extent. and Internal markets
a be reached close at hand. Still it
would be IN advantage II the system
could he extended In suitable districts.
The advocates Of the Jersey and Guern-
sey breeds prove coriclusively that
these give the best results whore high
class butter OF home manufacture can
be vended al a paying price. AMI this
private trade could probably he fur
Their developed. Even where the but.
ter breeds are not wholly adopted many
owners OF milking herds lind It ma All.
vantage To have a few of them 10 en-
rich the milk.