Middletown transcript., 1906-01-20
,aors. and lastly on the ability Of the

odors, and lastly on the ability Of the
| butter maker.
The percentage of fat in the milk has
nothing to do with the quality Of butter,
| nor has color neces salily any thing to DO
with quality, far it is weli.kn0w that the
butter made from the milk Of all breeds
Of cows requires artificial coloring at GER
| tain seasons of the year, and the closest
obseryatIons eau not detect aniiicinlly
colored butter from that which is uatnr-
ally c,lored. The colering matter 0r,tl-
narily used is annattn, vegetable pro-
duct. This coloring is doubtless as
| healthful, Cor more SD than natural color
| ing, the causes of which are yet unlis-
covered; tile same causes prudnce Yellow
| ness of flesh, which is universally re-
garded as serious objection in veal and
beef.
In our Eastern and Middle States the
production Of veal is already adding an
important item to he credit side of the
dairy farmers balance sheet. No kind or
quality Of veal is in so great demand as
that Of the EInlstein Friesian breed and
it's grades. Veal is also an important
source nf e,enne IT, tile dairy nIan +
of North Holland and Friesland They
supply vast quantities to the English ma !.
kets.
refer my readers to Hackers Work
with dairy bred steers, III the Prairie Far
mer Of January 4th, 1876, on page e. This
arcticle Was read before the Minnesota
State Dairy mems Association by the edl-
tor. In this article will be found HOl-
stein-Friesian and Angus as we'll as HO.-
stpin-Freisian and Herefur,i steers from
this dairy bred cows Hulstein Friesian
from Angus and Hereford sires will give
you an idea Of this breed OF crossed with
beef bred bulls as to the fine beef they
will produce.
The cows of this breed make an excel
lent quality of beef. Whatever may be
the breed, a dairy herd in no country
lasts above six To ten wears, age accidents
and failures TO breed constantly dpplete
it. Ii the COWS thus dropped out cannot
be protitably turned to beef, the capital
in the herd is totally lost during every
period of six to ten years. Cows nf this
breed are good I eders and have large
frames on which to build and their beef
commands good pricr. once visited one
of the greatest Of Holstein Friesian breed
ers in the United States about ten or
eleven years ago. This breeder, superin-
tendent or manager of the herd told me
lie had shipped tn New York within 30
days three carloads or 90 head Of defective
thoroughbred Holsteins and grade Hol-
steins The 10 head averaged 1896 lbs and
thev brought between and sc per h.
don't Just remember the exact price.
cents per TO- it will readily be seen that
ego I,oa hao,t f,,r
the entire lot (60). This is quite an item
when one has one or more COWS no longer
of use as a mixer or breeder to be able to
realize such price from the butcher. |
What other COW so long bred in a direct |
line for the dairy will produce beef as will |
the Holstein-Friesian?
The Holstein-Friesian bull possesses a |
vigorous constitution, above we believe, |
that of any other dairy breed. Hence his |
value for grading up ordinary dairy |
herds. In one of the bulletins of Cornell
Experiment Station, history OF its herd
of about twenty cows is given and indi-
vidual examples of grading are described.
The COW Freddie three. fourth Holstein-
Friesian, in forty-fve weeks, produced
IL ,8931 lbs. milk containing 4l222 lbs. |
butter fat. Ruby another three-fourths
HOlsteIn-Frleslan, III forty eight weeks i
produced 1854 lbs. of milk containing
430 Is lbs butter fat. Her greatest pro-
duction for one Iactation was l6, ,0S94 lbs.
milk in sixty-four weeks, containing
53l 80 lbs. butter fat.
In thus grading up a herd Of native cows
Professor Roberts has furnished an objrct
Lesson to farmers who desire 20 improve
their herds, but do not feel able to pur-
chase pure bred COWS
George w. Knorr, Kentucky, writing to
the Holstein-FriesiaH Register, says
THE HolsteIn-JeFsey cows recommends
itself to dairymen IN various WAYS. |
have raised many myself and all without
exception were good dairy cows" 1t is
reported that the cross of the JerseK bull
ON Holstein- Friesian cows is not generally
W, mt recommend it. It
1t happens thus lar, that eucce>s ia crnsS-
breeding depends on using bulls of the
more vigorous breed on cows of the less
vigorous. /,
BY one particularly interested in the ,
lairy snterest of our neighborhood.
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