Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
BURLINGTON. VT, THURSDAY. JANUARY 9. 1905

growth of consumption Of uairy products
has been uninterrupted and remarkable
in its volume. So great. 80 expanding
hay been this growth that students Of
agricultural development now regard
daityinr az one Of the most important
branches of agriculture, as 1t is one OF
the most rcmuneratlve, because. when
successfully conducted. it requires
higher order ,e skill and a wider knowi-
edge of the laws and forces OF nature
than any other line of farming. Good
dairying is y science yet it Is so
very new that one at ah careful IN MS
statements viii not say that it is an eN-
science.
The dual pu.5osc COW. the ono that will
make profitable milk all through her life
and good salcable beef when hrr
milking days are over. is dairy
dclusion. Such cow would oe
OF inostimablo value to the average DAIRY
mon hut can not encourage by saying
that the hope than any one may nave
will ever be evolved into such breed
All cows N given environment are
very much alike In their characteristics
and tendencies in their native state just
u ono squirrel or one robin Is ike an
other to-day It was always case ot
the survival of the fittest and the better
crw waited for man.
FIRST IMPROVEMENT OF BREED.
we can imagine that the improvement
Of breed was begun by man taxing IN"
better cow and learning that shc gave
moro milk whon she had more feed' 40
doubt hcr daughter under the influence
of n oui"tcr life and more uniform feed
ing was a milking Improvement on 'i'
mother some daughters being more lm-
provcmcnts than others. The maJHSO'
head of the herd spurncd dom"sucitv ard
maintained his Wild dominion of the hil@.
In wondering why the superior COW dd
not always give in her offspring SIZE
pcrior COW also. the early breeders d.d
NOT take into account the worthlesSnc
of tho sire who came down from i.'
hills In breeding cannot he condemned
hut it must be practiceG with favorable
environment and rational contin loHs
good feeding.
III good COW cannot be discussed
from single outlook We cannot make
hor by breeding alone. II We trT 600
close inhrrcding, it becomes TIN" FOR"
runnor Of appointment. Neither can
We ignore breeding and depend upon on
viroumont in tho development of our
aairy cpw.s We cannot say thai there
| is Nothing to be considered but food and
/ bring forth our ideal COW from skill and
knowledge in compromising and balancing
1 feeds
MEANING OF DAIRY TYPE.
/ i'irs; wc must have in mind what a
dairy ,ype means proper realization
| that to secure this type means probably
/ a large part of a mans years. W" must
expect to make many failures and only
/ then will we have proper conception
! of the absolute folly Of trying to cross
| breeds as for example the Holstcin ard
| tho Guernsey. with the hope that the
! issue will yield both the Holsteln
quantity and the Guernsey quality.
The first breed improvements must
have been accomplished by fixing ce:tair
traits in strain or breed. The first
breeders had poor success in producin-
milk cows because of lack of merit ii
he sircs TO save time and trouble tbs
beginner should take up the work at th'
point whero some of our most careful
! breeders have brought it. All over the
country arc well established herds from
which he can safely make his selection.
The calf that j. To be u good dairy COW
certainly has a right to be well born
to be bl,d with an unQuastionably stronl
dairy record rs an inheritance. II th'
| breeder is able to obtain cows oi pure
blood. carrying strains Of high produ'
ing quality. and will use a male Of ricl
inheritance. not rich In the show ring
but in dairy work, breeding dairy typ
animals is a work easy of accomplish
ment If he has sufficient gumption.
GET RID OF THE POOR COWS.
Building up the dairy herd is not s.
easy to the man who Ads not the thing
ready made to his hand II is this re
preventative Of the great American clas
of farmers, who is eating his bread II
the sweat Of his face. VINO can i'll amor'
to make mistakes. He is the aVerag
brave hearted. struggling burden heare
who ever should have concern that an!
message that is sent may reach him r.
this man ! have heard given the advic
TO sell and invest the proceeds in a
many good cows as they will buy bu
buying is the very last way to get goo
ones. My advice to such man woui
be TO get into shape TO feed those co"
n good full ration for a whole year
4 COW may be better than she look
or worse than she looks. the only wa
to tell one is to live with her. Get ri
OF the poor ones, they take the brea
out of your mouth. but the more promis
ing ones may surprise you with judiciou
feeding. Put them to the test shelte
them from storms be kind To them
don't try to half starye them on hal
dry pasture but give them the full roun
year ration. Send your scrub bull 7
the butcher and get the best bull OF YOU
breed that you can buy. The dairy COY
is wonderful creature From the 700
She eats she must mairtain her physics
well being, nourish her young and furn
ish milk for her master
AITKEN ON THE DAIRY cow
There was a f'nc address by Georg
Aitken of Woodstock. retiring score
tary of the Vermont board of agrlcul
turc, on THE Dairy Cow
Your secretary told me to talk o
any subject that ! liked at this meet
ing so | have chosen The Dairy COW
as the COW is the foundation or
success In the dairy. Each animal