Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-07-06

GENTLE CARE.

e1a InDreving Dairy Cows.
A eerty a. 1734 an able historian at
tributsd the beauty and meritoriooe1
qualities Of the breed Of cattle foun1
on IL island Of Jersey to centuries Of
gentle care under the management Of
women. The entire secret Of . ~
markable record Of successful breed
Ing stands out strong and clear. The
frst step taken In the Improvement Of
any breed should be to develop the
confidence Of an animal. In order to
do this n at all familiar with the
rudiments Of a breeders knowledge
has but to run a finger down the in
dex Of q bygone period until he comes
to The magical wA1s centuries Of
gentls care" containing a manifold
meaning-for wisdom. steadfast pur.
pose. pride and affection are all blend.
cd and condensed into those four ex
presaive words-and then fail Into line
to do his duty to the best Of his ability
In the improvement Of his cattle.
The 0as TAiae Neeafsl.
The dairy papers have chantsd that
refrain gentle care, gentle care"
week after week and year after year,
and yet from a number Of cases easily
found it will bear constant repeti-
ton, for 1t is the keynote to the N
tire secret Of dairying. A man may
be endowed with skill, intelligence, per.
serverence. and there may be added
that most convenient commodity,
wealth, and yet II In the management
Of his stock the all important requisite,
gentle care, be lacking his efforts can
not but result In disaster Of a more or
less serious nature.
To obtain the best results the every
day life Of a COW should be reduced to
a system bordering on utter monotony.
She should go in and out Of the same
door, invariably occupy the same stall
and should be fed, watered and MIXED
at regular intervals. In short, her en-
tire existence should be as placid and
u~neventful as possible, for anything to
disturb her sufficiently to cause an in
~terrupti0n Of the peaceful occupation
Of cud chewing will to a greater OF
less degree affect both the quality and
the quantity of her product.
Shaping the Udder.
There is one more essential point IL
building up a useful as well as an at
tractive herd Of dairy cows that Is toe
often overlooked, even by some Of thu
most prominent breeders of fancy
stock, and that Ia in shaping the nd
der. There is an old saying, "No foot
no horse" and dairy lore could as ap
propriately adopt one that would read
mo udder, no cow" for, while thert
may be rare exceptions to a cas- IL
point Of usefulness, a COW with a de
fective or III proportioned udder shoult
not for a number Of reasons be tOlerat
ed In q herd by one whose worthy am
bition Ia for the Improvement of thu
breed In which he is interested.
Al the mixer or herdsman has !
largely In his power to either mar o.
mold this Important feature Of the dai
n animal, there is little doubt that 1
taken at the proper time. by the ex
ercise of care and judgment. many al
unsightly udder might be coaxed Int
a semblance closely approaching tn
highest standard. In case Of the un
evenly shaped udder Of a heifer !
would be well to first draw the mill
from the quarters best developed. TO
the reason that 1t would throw all tn
weight of the undrawn milk Into tn
smaller quarters, thus helping to dii
tend the inferior parts. A still furthe
advantage would be gained by a dali
half hours gentle rubbing Of the undt
veloped quarters, moistening me hand
from time to time with a few drops Q
sweet oil.-Mrs. A. F. HOWE, WiscoI
sin.
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