The Columbus journal., 1903-08-19
lmpertsd Cattle ImproveA

and all-important factor Of the indus
tH. We have % dairy cattle Of our
oWn In America: No have adopted
those originated In and brought ffom
other countries. Even our native"
or common" stock or scrubs" are
but mo0grels of the breeds q smother
continent II h impossible to esti.
mate the debt Of the dairy farmers
Of this country to the breeders Of Ayr.
shires and Guernseys and Holstein-
Friesians and Jerseys in their native
lands. These are the four races Of
cattle upon which mainly rest the
present and future prosperity and
progress OF dairying In America. Yet.
We must not forget to note the blood
Of the good old milking strains Of
Shorthorns ~ IN excellent foundation
upon which to build mp profitable dairy
herds. Il 70 needless to enlarge upon
the good qualities and characteristics
OF these distinctively dairy breeds. but
It IL worth noting that al of them
have improved upon our hands. Il
may not be that tho average quality Of
any OF these breeds % they now exist
In the United States II above the aver
age Of the same race upon it, native
pastures. but in al Of them there are
now on this continent animals super.
ior to the best On the other side Of
the Atlantic. The breeding and man
agement have been % good here that
the cows imported and their descend
ants have made indisputable records
- dairy performers. exeelling any
known In the countries from which
they came. Personal observation has
convinced - that No now have dairy
cattle in the United States 20 good
that nothing caa be gained beyond the
fancy or satislaction In new blood by
importations from Ayrshire or
any part OF Great Britain. the Channel
Islands, or the Netherlands.-Henry
e. Alvord.
Labels on Feed Products.
A report from Washington says that
the Department q Agriculture 10 TAX
Ing steps to enforce the Law relative
to the sale Of misbranded articles Of
food when they are sent from one state
to another. The law provides that In
each case where q conviction 10 OBJ
tainsd for the violation Of this law the
culprit shall b fined not less than
$500 nor moro than $1,000 for each
DRense. The abuse OF labels has been
very great and widespread. Imported
Bardines" come from factories On the
coast Of Naine: imported French
wines" never saw France. New
York full cream cheese" 10 made IN
The west from partly Skinned milk.
md % On. Even Elgin butter u made
h nearly all parts Of the North. How
effectively the law can b enforced
we have yet to see; and once enforced
we do not know that It will stop the
lraud In this particular It will be
perfectly easy for every wholesaler to
keep . Get Of stencils and brand the
!ood articles % wanted. This method
II evading the law h.1 been pfac-
iced for generations. Many grocery
men now keep numerous stencils for |
heir -four barrel heads, and mark
:hem - their customers are likely to |
lesire. This IL common practice In |
he case Of . great number Of foods. |
especially such articles Of food % corn |
starch.
Dairy 1t illinois State Fair.
The Illinois state fair dairy exhibit
. to have . building Of its own. This
. very gratifying to the dairymen Of
he state. who have felt for some years
hat Illinois was behind some of her
lister states In this matter. The build
Nc IL to be 160 feet long and ss feet
vide. II win be erected on the spot
occupied by the Woman's
which Was burned two years
20. The material used IL to consist
4 brick, with stone for trimmines.
according to the architectural prom
%. the building 10 to be ono Of the
most artistic on the grounds. The
structure II to be q feet high.
nth only . main Aoor. In the
middle Of this will be the Of
Ices. and around viii be ranged
he exhibit. A working dairy IL to
'ccupy part Of the space and will be
D operation for . short period every
~ during the continuance Of the