The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-07-21

I the breeder We have many cows at
the present time, IN fact. most Of the
pure bred dairy cows that give an
equal amount Of milk from the front
quarters Very important also is ii
that the texture OF the udder be Of
good quality. II IS not uncommon to
ma cows with uddcrs almost perfect
IN size and form that give very little
mix and this is due to the fact that
texture is lacking The udder is beefy
and, consequently. just as large after
being MIXED az before Good texture
OF udder is determined by the han
ding qualities. II hard and thick and
resistant 10 the touch Of tho hand
then In most cases Il is beefy and
not conducive to large production. II
soft and pliablc and elastic, covered
with fine, soft hair and permeated
with blood vessels apparent to the
ey" OF the observer. II will be found
that AT milking time the udder is large
ana distended In all proportions, but
coilapses after the milk has been
taken from II in such a way that Il
mas much the same appearance as n
d'shrag Then, when she returns to
her food the uddor at once begins to
expand, being filled with milk.maklng
nutrients and is again ready to empty
It's great contents at another milking
hour
Sow, after one has started the
dairy herd he should bear in mind
That tn" great problem which presents
lis"H Is the one OF building up and
lettering the herd AZ all times In
stead OF producing animals that are
less profitable or poorer in their con
formation than their mothers. There
is only one way to bring about i'm
pFoY"ment and that IN by the careful
selection Of sires and by properly
raising the offspring by feeding and
caring for them with the best possible
methods. II ia lever advisable to ugc
grade or n scrub sire no matter
whether the cows be pure In their
breeding or only grades. True It ls
that many grade bulls are as good in.
dlydually or look 10 one as being ms
good as any pure bred sire, and In
many instances It Is true that many
grade bulls can he found that, speak.
ing from III" standpoint Of individual
it%. are superior to the large ma.
lority Of the pure bred bulls obtain.
able. However. one Is always unccr-
'aiu as 10 the outcome Of his breed.
ing operations when using a sire
who's" pedigree is not known. II Is
not enough 10 know the character Of
IN" sire and dam Of the bull al tho
mead Of the herd II may be and often.
times is the case that grade bull
may have a most excellent mother
and be well sired and stil the results
Of his use b" the greatest of digap.
polntmcut due 10 the law Of atayism
or roycrs!on, which means simply
that tn" offspring may trace back
the sire and dam grand sirus
ana grand dams. often back several
generations, to some animal that was
tn" most yoritabla scrub, and. ronar
Gnrntly, the offspring would be- much
poorer than any of the other anCas.
tors An illustration OF thla Is that
Aberdeen Angus COWS. pure IN their
breeding sometimes have rel calves.
This rs due undoubtedly to the fact
that the Aberdeen Angus hrord # eat.
Il" originated scores uf years ago
from IA foundation Of red animals and
although at the present 'mo tho
largest percentage Of tho m 1rirp
are Get black. with scarcely white
spot on them. some Of the calves are
born red
In addition to tho pedigree that in
dicatcs large production in all the ma
tcrual ancestry, the Individuality al
the bull must be Of the type Desired
In the offspring He must give ipdf
cations Of proputcncy and mascullnity
have strong constitution. rapacftv
system, nervous trmpera
mcnt or disposition. and the indIco
lions Of milking ability described for
the selection Of cows Too much Mt
tcntlon can never be given to the So
Letting Of the head Of the herd and
The fact that so much carelessn,ss has
In the past been used on the dairy
farm in this particular regard ia tho
reason why dairy herds at the present
limo do not produce more largely IN
he average and more proftabIv tbop
hey do. This is well illustrated nv
he fact that In the neighborhood or
he very best breeders of bred dairy
'attlc we find the best farm doirv
nerds in the world due to the far,
hat these breeders have sold or
oaned TO their neighhurs bulls with
he prepotency and highly deveIoped
larry breeding behind them thar ron.
Tered them useful in building I'M tho
nerds to their present standard As
| result Of this usage OF good sIras for
ieveral years past these dairvmep arc
selling their cows and hefers for o,
remedy high prices, in many IN.
stances for grade cows and hoIror,
rom SIS up to $3.50 a head As
natter of fact, there is only one nav
" securing good profitable dairy cows