The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19
rnE DUAL,PURpOsI COW.

me following from u. ,. babeock
~ Nort0nVills, Kan, under the title
a. "What My Experience Teaches, Z"
0ablishsd in Modern DaiEyine. issusd
rs the Kanaas state board of agFi-
allure, states not merely the esttma,
tiOu ia which the dual purpose COW
ahsld, bat makes q valuable sngges.
lion as to h0w shs IL to b procured
On tho farms where shs IL 80 much
nsedod
''For tho farmer who does not
Intend TO make daiEying the first and
foremost confederation ia his businsss,
the dual purpose COS IL preferable.
fof. uhils she may not squAI the
special PaTpOss coz Ia production,
hsllhor does she require tbs same
amount Of care and skill in handling,
B0E tho same quality of feed 10 rule.
Tbs dual purpose coz can usually
10 disposed Of 10 better advantage
shen no longer useful ia the dairy,
vhloh must 10 taken into the reckon
ihE. for II has hssa my experience
that cat u every halt dozen hsifsF
calves born not more than Que will
b toand doing profitable woFk ia the
dairy 1t d ysAEs Of 49,, aud this With
out regard 10 breed. While the
Sp~ciAl paFposs breeds can 10 do.
psadsd upon 10 produce . greater per
c~nt Of profitable milksFs, II 10 also
true that larger pr oaat Of them
die young. snd also that large per
csht ol thsm, after Surviving tho
trials Of calfhood. saceamb 10 various
diseases. sach Is abortion. milk
fever. gaFgVt, ctr.
''rAs Steer calf from tho dual -Par
po~s coz can USUALLY b disposed at
si,hsF ~ . calf. feeder or - finished
bsss al . pFoft, whilS tho steer calf
itom the special papross cos b~ooDas
sIes~ilhgly ciess 10 . dad le~a-
Hoe are ue 10 81 the dual ,paFpo~s
cost Raias bar Go Ga snuao
rsliahls breeder 81 dual Parpa-s
cattle who ls brssdiag alang dairy
llnaa aud buy . bali frum family
q cowa that enmss nsaroaf to your
Asal II . psFf~ct cos, nss him on
your bard - long - yon can do -
pFoeltahly. then procure AtauahSF II
tbs sane brssd not clousiy aka. and
uaatlnas Aluns thls line. saving yoaT
l,sss hslfrF ralvus ali ths ttusg, and
In . very foe yeArs you wtll have q
uniform aud pgunlsbls hsEd Of eous.
NJ particular IN yoaF sslsrtion OF .
bali 20 wvs ans from family Of co~s
eth god shap~d aAaara. good saEssi
Isals ami sAsy milksTs.
GROWING A VARIETY.
when ali ktnds Of crops arc a@esi
for ssaek. insts@d 81 depending
moatly apon grain and hay. II Rivsa
the farmer mors advantages ~ he
srowa tuFntts b. ssrurs. them late In
The ruaann. asaaily after liability ol
dry wuathss has paa-sd. and large
.apply ug Foota ELL saAhls him 10
economics uith bic grain and hay
Ito cnn.also GEow late noTu fodder,
co- psaa and rape. tho latter afford
,aS saosllsns passnF~zs toE shp~p ADt
s-ins uhsn the xFW@a may not h
abundant. Hot IL L. moi 80 much sh'
rgv ins ot various CROPS Tor use u
ssamsr that tbs farmer ahosild con
s.Asr - the full bins o. utoF~hoase
ss surunlaus foots toe winter use.
" 10 the ~tntsF ssa~on that th
farmer has The opportnnity u uiiiiI
las tho cropa hs has grown and Ia
ss~Aasns their value by adding shsEvs
biz lAhur. AanT farmers object
e.,tAln usshoaa q feeding beoAn'
IAsy claim that the Thorough pFppAr'
,lon II ioods IL TOO laboriaaa. but
Ill farmers uiil consider that "a
more lahnr they can sell ia The for
4 some product the greater the
nrrvass, they will not hesitate
tvs more attentioa 10 food pfepat
uaa. I,uas tine IL really icss labn
GAd the farmer uho is not employ,
wsJ day IL losing spmeshing. II
q aa ave tuoi aud make more pro
. ~ ELL - more than recompenSed
Ah hbot. and the beaa time to
ssll Taid Ter the work on the fa'
hh the -inteE. - the foods
IL manure hosp. tho repairs Of balldir
VI Nd implements and other ind'
'st, are a. important - sro~i
a. As esuvs
y MAKING FIRM BACON.
M In Denmark they look upon harl
he lost for good bacnn. ESerc
6s heo0dncive 60 firm bacon, aud
llsaty u bnttarmilk is used ! do
70 AsaA there Ia any danger Of
az 'scOa. After pig rearhes 10 OF
" poands almost anything can be 4
Nm The say Of fed. Some 81
IsnasFs have hem sdvocating keep
= ~ hogs until they are eight OF
u sooshs old AZ help 10 produce
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