Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
WANT COW FOR
BEEF AND MIL K
DUAL PURPOSE BOVINE DE-
MANDED BY THE
FARMERS.
VARIOUS STOCK BREEDERS AS
socIATIoNs HOLD ANNUAL
MEETINGS.
Madison, FEB. S.

Madison, Feb. 8.
That ta dual purpose COW, one
which can reduce large quantity OF
milk and still be profitable Wien sold
for beef seems to be what the farm
ers OF Wisconsin demand and deem
most remunerative, developed at the
2Sd annual meeting of the State.
Shorthon Breeders association last
night in agricultural hall.
The principal speakers OF The even
ing We're Captain A. A. Arnold OF
Galesville. Willis Wing, Mechanics
burg, Ohio, and f. H. Burt, Brodhead,
who advocated She shorthorn and the
dairy COW as one and lnseparable Mr..
Arnold said: "No COW has got a mo-
nopoly on giving milk, Some people
say that the Jersey is the only dairy
COW but ii Is not SO much in the mat
ter of breed as it is In the right kind
you must have a certain kind of cow
to give milk is pure nonsense. Short
horn cattle in single herds have
gained one pound day more than the
red pollcd angus and have sold for a
cent pound more than that variety.
The shorthorns are the only dual
purpose COW in the universe"
The kind of cattle that people want
nowadays is the dual purpose kind.
but they are not willing to pay for
them, said Willis Wing, who followed
| Captain Arnold.
r. Fl. Burt OF Brodhead discussed
the large demand for Wisconsin cat
tie in Montana and the Dakotas and
said that the buyers Of the western
states demanded dual purpose and not
beef cattle.
Professor G. c. Humphrey OF the
department Of animal husbandry Of
the university said:
Every animal is really dual pur-
pose one for every COW must furnish
milk as well as beef The time is
coming when We shall have to depend
on milk cows to furnish meat. 1t 10
not so much the shape of the cow
that tends to the largest milk produc-
ton as II is the inherent tendency to
produce milk instead of beef. AMI
mails are judged alone at stock
shows according 10 their size. l ana
convinced of one thing. If the short
horn breeders OF America give their
attention to produce a Jairy shorthorn
they can produce breed that WILL
compete In milk production with any
breed, such as the Jerseys or Guern7
seys"
Prize Money Appropriated.
Two hundred and Fifty dollars was,
appropriated TO be given as prizes in
the shorthorn classes at the next
Wisconsin state fair and the following
officers were elected:
Officers Elected.
Presldent-G e. Bissell, Morrison-
vile.
First vice president f. IL Burt,
Brodhead
Second vice William smi-
ley Albany.
Secretary and treasurer-E. n.
Jones, Rockland
/ Executive The Office
and George McKerow Pewaukee
and George Herr, Lodi.
Jersey Men Eject.
The Wisconsin JerseY Breeders as
sociatitn in annual meeting last night
in the Office Of the dairy and food
commission elected officers as follows:
President-F. Il. scribner, Rosen-
dale.
Vice presidInt-E. c. Jacobs. Ek.
Mound
Secretary. E. Wyatt Tomah
Treasurer. F. Edgerton, Foot
vile
prizes for Sheep.
The wisconsin Sheep Breeders as
ISOLATION decided, at the annual meet
ing last night in the Office OF the state
board Of agriculture. to offer special
cash prizes for exhibits Of sheep at
the next Wisconsin state fair Con
tributions of 500 were received for q
special prize for shropshires and
other purses viii be raised later for
other breeds Of sheep Officers were
elected as follows:
President--George McKerrow, Pc
waukee.
vice president A. +. Broughton
/ Albany,
secret airy w. F. Renk. sun Prairie.
Treasurer Frank Kleinheinz, Madi
son.