Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-20

beefy type of COW, believing that when
she is ready to die her CARCASS Will
be worth that much more to put In
tin cans.
Tho 40 Pound Cow.
This is the type OF cows that ara
being MIXED. the average production
OF which is 14o pounds. There SrS
many herds OF real dairy cows that
are averaging from 800 to 400 pounds
of butter q year, and taking this out
Of confederation we would probably
ind that the dual purpose COW or the
COW Of beefy nature. with the power
of producing beef steer or dairy
heifer. Is producing In butter fat quite
likely about 100 pounds per year. Ia
king for granted that she hsrssl3 Is
producing 40 pounds Of butter per
year on the averase-and she u no
more than paying for her keep from
the standpoint of the butter she pro
duces-and giving to her owner each
year a calf. some Skinned milk for
the pigs, and adding to the fertility
Of the farm, there is very little reason
to complain about her existence, be-
Cause in all liability she II . prof. :
table animal to the farmer and, with
out doubt, moro largely - than most
any other animal on the 1nrm. But
the question that arises = whether
or not she IL making tho profit that
should be made from an animal upon
which there IL bestowed 70 much feed.
care and labor. We have only to look
to the herds that are producing an
average OF from 300 to 400 pounds Of
butter per year to be in position to
answer in the negative. Were We to
sacrifice tho calf and the extra value
of the carcass of the COW at the time
Of death, an annual valuation to the
iof amount of $11, and select instead
of that a COW that will produce twice
ias much butter fat, or $50 pounds.
and sell It for % cents, which has
been less than the average price re-
ceived by most dairymen during the
past year, we would have instead Of
;$11, $3.50.
Great Mlstateos.
Now, without doubt, this places the
consideration on a basis where any
one can figure for himself which class
or breed Of cattle he 10 to choose for
tho dairy. During past years. and
even at the present time. We md
thousands Of farmers that are an
'nually sending $7s.40 after this myth
iical 311 that they have been led to
believe Is to be found In the dual pur-
pose COW as an advantage over the I
dairy COW: but It Is apparent IN the
face Of facts that It IL the utmost
of folly year after year to sacrifice
s7s.4O In the production Of butter for
the sake of securing 3 SO calf and.
having a carcass that II worth Il per
year that is used for tho purpose OF
beef after its useful life has ended
This Is a matter that can very easily
be figured out and 10 not subject to
dispute. OF course, there are other
ways Of figuring. but In the end tho
same result has been reached. In
arguing against tho idea of the dairy.
cow Invariably the point comes up
that the United States is beef.eatingi
nation and must have beef, and this is:
a fact. There never will come time
hone. when we will not have sum-
Client amount OF beef to be consumed
on every table in the United States,
but it is taxing the dairy cow little
harder than is necessary to ask her
to produce the millions Of pounds Of
butter that are absolutely necessary,
and at the same time produce the beet
that is to be consumed upon the
tables, unless she is to be paid accord
ingly. It would not be right to ask
the farmer to do all that he II doing
at the present time, working hard rs
he is. and at the same time produce
In addition to the food and clothing
for the world, the manufactured ar
ticles, reading material. ETC., for the
same world simply because We must
have manufactured articles and read.
Ing material There are many men
and farmers who are not capable OF
conducting dairy herds h tho most
profitable degree because Of Their dis.
like for the business. HkeN these
same men are wen adaeted for The
production Of bes(. and the dairymsn
VIII NO doubt, leave The production
OF that article to him, realizing that
II he il to dairy. his prc6As. success
and pleasure are 70 - 1eunA = ~
milking Of real good dairy cowA