Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-02

type. European travellers tell us that
the best beef In Hamburg and Berlin
comes from Holland and Fnesland, the
home Of these great black and white
i.attle. The steers are 1attened young,
too, and slaughtered at less than three
years OF age on an average. Why not
try to breed for beef type dairy stock.
as well as for dairy type beef stock.
The ideal dual purpose animal Is
surely somewhere between the two.
TWO Strings Better Than One.
Then why not take up two lines OF
breeding; not necessarily crossing the
one breed with the other, but simply
selecting from among each OF the two
breeds those that come nearest to the
ideal dualpurpose type.
The men who are to conduct such
breeding experiments should, Of
course, be impartial and fair minded
men, with ability to see little in al,
animal beyond it's color. The main
trouble with individual breeders is
that they ALLOW prejudice to warp their
honest Judgment. When a man takes
up any certain breed of any kind OF
animals he very naturally considers
them the best, and very soon he gets
10 look upon all other breeds as being
OF no use whatever His mind should
be broad enough to consider that any
and all breeds OF stock may serve some
honest. and useful purpose. And In
this search for the true dualpurpose
COW, our AfHn belief IL that the beef
type Eolstedn will meet the dairy type
shorthorn more than half way Try
them and see. E.
That February Meeting.
The twelfth annual meeting Of the
National Creamery ButtermaRers' As
ISOLATION will be held at the Coliseum
In Chicago in February, 1906. AS all
kinds OF dairy utensils, as well as one
OF two hundred of the best dairy COWS
in the world will be shown there in
connection with the meeting with its
valuable addresses, etc, it will surely
be worth an effort to try and take it
in. Though comparatively new be
ginners in the dairy business. the
Daleotas should be wen represented
thene. February is not usually one of
our busy months, and there are many
tof our dairymen who are young either
in years or in. the dairy business, that
can hardly AFFORD to miss this valuable
chance to see what others are doing aus
we'll as to see WHEAT real dairy cow
looks like.
One great trouble with the average
dairy farmer, though he himself does
not know it, is this. He gets 'tsorter
sot" down behind his old cow and he
just pulls away without ever looking
up over the old COWS back, or around,
to see what others are doing. 1t is
all right to milk when you milk, but
he who takes a day or. week of,
now and then, to see what others are
doing, or even to read good dairy liter
allure, ought surely to be the better
for it, -. =, =
1 Take a "trip to this meeting, boys, il
you possibly can We feel that 1t will
benefit you mentally, morally and
financially. And for the moral part of
i, take the wife along.
Special Tests for Dairy Cows.
The late Mr.. Peter C. Gelaog, better
known under his pen name of eHark
Comstock." has suggested that in view
Of the success Of the dairy demonstra-
ton last year at st. Louis, there be
testing farms established where, under
the best possible conditions of feed,
care, etc, extra good dairy cows Of any
or all breeds could be kept and careful
ly tested for at least full lactation
period, or more. This would surely be
a very desirable move and one that
could easily be made success With
the fast increasing demand for sand
tary milk, cream and butter, a farm
that would handle in the proper way
about 100 cows, naighI surely be made
"a financial success, If located near
some great city where their products
would find ready market. NJ
Under the supervision OF the right
kind of men, the purity Of the product
and the fairness OF the test Of eaci,
and every COW, would both be assured
and amply provided Cor.
And just think what place such 8
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