Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-02-27
Dual-Purpose Cattle.

Oual-PurpOse Cattle.
There will always be specialists in
dairying and specialists in beef making,
and there ought to be. As man likes
dairying and his surroundings are spe-
cially suited to that line of work, or If
his tastes lead him to beef cattle and
cial attention in that particular line of
effort, either and both are all right in
their chosen speciality. But in a fur
ther consideration of the claim set up
in the Farmer a few weeks ago that in
asmuch as beef consumption and the
use of milk 60 together among the peo-
pie, the claim gains strength, the more
it is examined, that the two should be
produced in juxtaposition, and that the
present condition of making the milk in
the East, and furnishing the beef from
the West, will not, cannot and should
not continue indefinitely.
Cows and milk are as necessary to the
eef-producing industry as to sale milk,
butter and cheese. A movement has
been started to develop and bring to
public notice the milking properties Of
the ShorthOrn breed of cows. Every one
familiar with the cattle industry knows
that the Shorthorn cattle first intro
duced into this country were liberal
mixers. This was especially true of
those brought into this state. Among
them were many cows, of different
lines of breeding, that under the then
indifferent attention directed to milk
production, gave yields of milk and
cream in amounts that would do credit
to the special milking breeds of the
present time. At the same time, the
offspring of these cows were noted for
rapid growth and readily fatting tend
ency. In their dual capacity of milk
and meat this ShorthOrn stock was
eminently profitable in the hands of our
farmers.
The American ShorthOrn Association,
recognizing that this milking trait still
exists in the breed, has entered upon
efforts to encourage and bring out to
public attention this dual capacity of
the breed. The results of the Colum-
bian and St. Louis Exposition dairy
tests leave no room to doubt the excel
lence of selected animals of the breed
as dairy cows. The Nebraska Short
horn Breeders Association heartily en-
dorsed the movement ut its recent an
nual meeting by passing the following
resolutions:
Whereas, The Nebraska Shorthorn
Breeders Association believe that the
natural function of the ShorthOrn breed is
to be true dual-purpose COW, profitable
at the pail and producing at the same
time calves of high order of excellence
for the feed-lot;
Resolved, That we do heartily endorse
the movement to re-establish on sound
footing the milking habit of the Short
horn COW and commend all the efforts
of our members to prove the value of
her milking character by actual per-
formance and test.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Ne
braska Shorthorn breeders be extended
to the American Association for the
wise steps il has taken to give recogni-
ton to milking cattle and greater facil-
ity for their importation.
Our news columns note the frequent
introduction of breeding animals of this
blood into this state, and at all times
with the dual purpose of milk with meat
in view. From what is thus seen con-
siderable increase of this kind of stock
among us may soon be looked for. So
long as the milking ShOrthorn is the
type sought, this presages no falling OF
of dairy interest, but rather an increase
of matchmaking in connection with
dairying. Milk and meat is cOmbina-
ton that has many farmers in its sup
norf Mama Earmer