Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-17

To Get Long Milk Flow.
"Coas vary considerably in the ength
of time they continue to be MIXED. Va
not only of individual cows, but also OF
whole breeds, some strains being noted
for having much longer period OF lac
tation than others. AS a rule the heav-
Ter mixer a COW is, the longer she Will
continue In milk. There are, of course,
exceptions to this rule as to all others.
but speaking generally, 1t will be found
to apply to the ma jority of dairy herds
says the Dairyman. We are not at all
sure that this is correct. We are sure,
however. that If IL IS a genera. rule me
IcxreEttCns are not at All rnr3ninoih
AID 1t is for this reason That we nave
pers,stent,y advocated the 10 ly test, as
against the short one in estimating the
value, or productive capacity of a COW
We believe moreover. that the length
of the lactation period is a characters
III, than can be improved by proper
treatment and that the encouragement
ant cultivation of length of la,:tation Is
a ycir, W nich is deserving OF cnrefnl
attention among dairy farmers. 1t IS
only natural that the longer COW can
be kept in milk the greater Will be the
profit derived from her-provided. of
course. she is yielding milk in such
quantity as to more than compensate
for the food which she is consuming.
1t is mistake to allow COWS 10 go
dry from three to four months before
calving, if, by the exercise of ordinary
care and the display of a little liberal
ity in feeding, the milk flow can be oo-
tanned for eight or ten weeks longer.
There is a special objection to allowing
COWS to run dry after producing their
first calves. 1t is we'll known that II
heifers are allowed to run dry carry,
there is a natural tendency on the part
of the animal to go dry at the same
time. after producing their next, and
subsequent, calves.
This being so. it would naturally APP
pear that. after few years, COWS In
which the tendency to run dry is en-
couraged in this way. would very soon
deteriorate into disappointing race of
mixers In this matter. as in many
others bearing upon farm stock breed
ing much may be done by careful Sc
lection. and by breeding from hefers
descended from COWS of good milking
strain. and known to be themselves
capable of creditable work at the pail"
Premiums at Fairs on Graded Dairy
There is the working of most excel
lent judgment in the following article
from the Rural New Yorker. If the
dairy cattle of the country are to be
L.. a
ideas of breeding dairy cattle must pre-
vail among the dairy farmers. AS the
case now stands there is a most de-
structive looseness of ideas and an alb
sence of the true standard of Judgment.
Out of 1t comes all this wild hodge,
podge of cattle with no definite purpose
or capacity. because the men who bred
them had no definite understanding of
what they We're about. or standard of
excellence In their minds. The Rural
says:
The old question about offering prizes
at the fairs for graded stock is up once
more. There is quite a general agree
ment that 1t is desirable to offer such
prizes for graded females For example
the cow with half or more OF the blood
Of some standard breed is the business
COW for the practical farmer. 1t is well
for any county society to offer prizes
for such animals If this will increase
the interest In them. There is every
sound argument in offering such prizes.
provided the object is to benefit the
average farmer. If the object simply Is
to benefit the breeders of pure bred
stock, of course, that Is another story.
When 1t comes to offering prizes for
grade males we strike a practice that is
all wrong. There is no sound argument
in favor of it. for 1t is opposed to all the
principles that underlie the skillful
breeding of livestock. 1t is the simplest
proposition that If the sire is half the
herd" we cannot hope for permanent
Improvement unless the sire is prepot-
ent-that is with strong and fixed lines
of breeding To offer prizes for grade
males is to encourage methods which
may stop the Improvement of our flocks
and herds We repeat what has been
said about the grade female. She is the
business animal for the average farm.
For some years we have advocated
class at the state fair for pure pred
bulls with three or four OF their daugh-
terS out OF common COWS. CuSIt eAIiipi-
lions would be far more practical and
useful than the herds of pure bred ami
mails which are driven from one fair to
another like race horses on circuit.
They are handsome animals and useful
models of the breeds, but far out OF
reach of farmers who must pay mort
gage or taxes by selling meat or milk IN
the common market. To such men an
exhibit of good grade cattle with their
sires would be very useful. If the fair
managers will not do this 1t would pay
the various breeders associations to
mkae such an exhibit to show what one
or more crosses of the pure blood Will
do on the common cows.
Worms in Hogs.
.Worms In herd or hoss are iiapie
TO occur at almost any time. tspecl-
al,v ia this true where hogs nave been
nastured for some time on the same
land.
Hogs get worms from an infested
hog that has at some time been on
the place. Worms live and lay eggs IN
the intestine. The eggs are then pass
ed out with the weddings. They are
lad