Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15

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the specific purpose Of being utilised
as machines for the conversion OF raw
materials produced upon the farm into
beef: and. on the other hand, wi have |
animals developed foy the specific 2ur.
pose of madAG for us . machine with
the ability to convert raw materials
or the grains raised upon our farms,
into milk and butter-fat: and when.
ever one Of these breeds oversteps it,
bounds and enters the field Of tho 9TH
er. then, from the standpoint Of an eff
hcisnt and profitable machine, they
arc at loss because the other ma
chine can do that work much more Of.
hcienssy and probably.
The Dual Purpose Cow.
However. as Indicated In tho begin,
ming, there is probably place for
tho duaf purpose COW, BY which term
we mean that COW that is capable OF
and some kind Of . calf every year.
There are many who are to be found
in every business who cannot accom-
plish to the Same degree the results
'of others. and likewise there are many
breeders ana feederp who. were they
to have tho very best beet cattle that
could be raised. would not appreciate
them to the extent that they would
take tho very best care Of than, and
consequently. they would degenerate
and detertorate from year to year.
30 that IN the end the results would
be far from nattertng. and 1t In with
out doubt equally profitable for these
men to have an animal much inferior
to the very best And the likelihood
10 that they can make almost - much
profit out OF q common animal a. they
can out OF an animal developed to
the very highest degree possible, and
the same is true relative to the COW
that has to be MIXED upon the farm.
There are many who would milk cows,
that have not studied the fundamental
principles OF handling. caring for and
feeding the dairy COW and 1t would be
terrible hardship to the COW were
she compelled t ! Withstand tho care.
feed and management that she would
receive at the hands of these feeders,
because, as has been stated before,
she is moro or less Of an artificial be-
ing. and in order to do her best work
she must be subjected to the very
this purpose likely the so-termed dual
purpose COW Is to be recommended.
She has been OF wonderful service
In that she has been used as stepping
stone from beef production to the pro
duction Of milk and butter-fat II We
look to the history of every country.
we will find that the different stages
of development are. nrst, grain farm
ing. next grain and stock farf9ong.
next stock farming. and finally stock
farming and dairying. The man who
has educated himself as a feeder OF
beef cattle always llnds that to feed
for the production Of milk Is much
different business. He must have diff.
ferent kinds OF animals, keep them un-
der different kinds OF shelter and feed
them foods OF different kinds and in
different proportions, and on the whole
care for them entirely differently: and
were this man to step Immediately
from the feeding of beet cattle into tho
feding and caring for the very high.
est character Of dairy cattle. he would
not be pleased with the results as
feeder of this second class Of animals.
Consequently, when he finds that there
are greater profits that are moro Ger.
tain to be found. in milk production.
the first step which he takes is to
begin milking the COWS that have
heretofore done nothing but produce
the calves that he has later sent to
market: and ~ he feeds for period
of time these cows that produce for
him regularly hardly enough milk and
gins to wonder II there are not other
methods of feeding these same cows
that will better their production. and In
consequence. he learns from time to
time and from year to year of the bet
ter methods or the ways OF producing
from these same cows more milk and
butter fat and doing it more econom-
1cally and probably.
During this period that the change
has been coming about, he has learned
to properly care for the COW and now
the DINO IL ripe for him to go into
the dairy business and to use the real
dairy COW. 1t IL somewhat like tho
custom Of the small boy who must
ride the wooden hobby horse first, later
the Shetland pony and finally he is
capable OF riding and managing sue
cessfully . real saddle horse. There
IL no Doubt but that Of all tho horses
the saddle horse 10 tho best, but 1t
would be tho height Of folly to give
him to the boy at the period when
he should be riding wooden hobby
horse. or even at the time when he
should be riding . Shetland pony.
When the proper time comes he will
be very successful in riding FLOODED
saddle horse, and 1t would be the ut
most folly for him to be trying to get
,ome place on a wooden hobby horse
ut this time.
But. In !ts place. the hobby horse
has been extremely valuable In that
It has taught the first fundamental
principles of riding, and so it 10 with
the different degrees Of efncient milk
producing COWS. Inasmuoh - It Is
to q great extent folly for man who
Is trying to produce milk and butter
fat with the greatest degree OF profit
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