The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-22

in size and form that give very little
milk and this is due To the fact that
texture is lacking The udder Is oeefy
and. consequently. just as large after
being MIXED as before. Good texture
OF udder is determined by the han
ding qualities. II hard and thick ana
resistant 10 the touch OF the hand.
then in most cases II Is beefy ana
not conducive TO large production. IL
soft and pliable and elastic. covered
with fine. soft hair and permeated
with blood vessels apparent TO the
eye Of the observer. IL will be found
that at milking time the udder is large
and distended in all proportions u
~collapses after the msk has been
taken from II in such a way that X
has much the same appearance as a
dishrag. Then. when she returns 10
her food the udder at once begins 10
expand, being filled with milk-makins
nutrients and is again ready to empty
its great contents at another milking
hour.
Now. after one has started the
dairy herd he should bear in mind
that the great problem which presents
itself is the one OF building up and
bettering the herd al all times IN
stead OF producing animals that are
less profitable or poorer In their con
formation thar their mothers. There
is only one way 10 bring about i'm
provement and that is by the careful
-a1..tf,v - eFr.u oDA no nrnrRTty
raising the offspring by feeding and
caring for them with the best possible
methods. II is rever advisable TO use
a grade or a scrub sire no matter
whether the COWS be pure in their
breeding or only grades. True II Is
that many grade bulls are as gooi In
~dividually or look 10 one as being as
good as any pure bred sire. and In
many instances IL is true that many
grade bulls can be found that. speak
ing from the standpoint OF individual
ity. are superior to the large ma
;ority OF the pure bred bulls obtain
able. However. one is always uncer
tain as 10 the outcome OF his breed
ing operations when using a sire
whose pedigree is not known. II Is
not enough TO know the character OF
the sire and dam OF the bull at the
head Of the herd. 1t may be and often
times IS the case that a grade bull
NAV have a most excellent mother
and be well sired and still the results
Of his use be the greatest OF disap-
continent due TO the law OF atavism
or reversion. which means simply
that the offspring may trace back
through the sire and dam, grand sires
and grand dams. often back several
generations. TO some animal that was
the most veritable scrub. and. conss
quently. the offspring would be much
poorer than any OF the other ances
tors. An illustration OF this is tina
Aberdeen Angus COWS. pure In then
breeding. sometimes have red calves
This is due undoubtedly 10 the fac
that the Aberdeen Angus breed OF cat
tie originated scores of years agl
from a foundation OF red animals and
although at the present time III
largest percentage of the offsprin
are let black. with scarcely a whit
spot on them. some of the calves ar
born red
In addition to the pedigree that II
dicates large production IN all the mi
e ternal ancestry. the individuality {
8 the bull must be OF the type desire
IS in the offspring. He must give ind
O. cations Of prepotency and masculinit,
IS have a strong constitution. c~apacit
4 circulatory system. nervous temper
ment or disposition. and the Indie
" tions OF milking ability described Il
d the selection OF COWS. Too much a
n ,entIon can never be given 10 the 8
L. lectIng OF the head OF the herd ar
n the fact that so much carelessness h
ve in the past been used on the dali
er farm In this particular regard is Il
I'd reason why dairy herds at the prese
time do not produce more largely
Mt the average and more prohtably TIT
ne they do. This is we'll illustrated
n he TACT that In the neighborhood
nd the very best breeders OF bred dai
Pr. cattle we find the best farm dai
nd herds In the world due to the "a
W nat lnttt OAtt1tA' haNE rOAu
a loaned to their %neighbors bulls vi
in The prepotency and highly develop
OF dairy breeding behind them that r,
in dered them useful in building up {,
her herds 10 their present standard.
ult a result OF this usage OF good sires
as several years past these d%airymen
selling their COWS and heifers for
tremely high prices. in many
.ow stances for grade cows and heif
1re- from SIS UP 20 $3.50 a head A,
BRO matter OF fact. there is only one v
his. OF securing good profitable dairy &C
by al the present time without pay
I'd extremely large prices for them.
,-up ing TO the great demand for &
ca. COWS. and that is by the use of &
9Th sires. AS a rule most farmers b
9TH. COWS that they milk and many am
AZ. them are profitable. by sorting n
,nds out. BY using the Babcock test
scales and keeping them as a foui
ton herd. using only the very hes
that dairy sires. retaining the calves