The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-04-08

Fl. sealed tins Tor hot climates. "
When the former exists withuot hte
latter it is the fault of some man,
and can not be justly charged of some
man, and can not be justly charged
up against the COW. Either the man
who raised her failed so to feed her
as to develop her dairy qualities or
her owner is not furnishing her the
proper kinds and amounts of food.
The chances are that her early treat
ment was faulty. / believe it to be
true that more cows are ruined be-
fore they are yeas old than after
they come in milk. On every hand W
hear it said that men have tried to
improve and breed up their herds onl.
to get heifers that have proved infer
Tor to their mothers. AS a result
pure-bred sires have been blamed and
pure-bred stock ridiculed, while scrubs
have continued to flourish. When a
well-brred heifer proves inferior to
the parent stock it Is unusually the
fault of the breeder and not of the
breed. Let us shoulder our own mis-
takes and not blame the sire and dam
fon our lack of wisdom in feeding.
The nerve force must be kept up,the
lung capacity made larger and the di-
gestion powerful and almost unlimited
Nerves, lungs, stomach and milk-se-
cure the first three with any dairy
bred heifer, and the last, which is the
object for which we work, will not fail.
Sometimes we act too hastily and
condemn a heifer before she has had
her chance to prove what she can
do. If / had a well-built heifer that
showed the evidences of being a good
dairy COW and she failed to do good
work the first year l should try her
the second time. Full development
does not come with the first year.
This holds true, no matter at what
age the heifer is first bred. My best
cow has freshened with her third calf,
and it would take big money to buy
her to-day. AS a heeifer, her first
years work was not satisfactory, and
many men would have discarded her
But she came from a good COW and
carried in her body markings of good
dairy animal, so l kept her for an
other trial. She is now proving the
wisdom of that decision. So | say
that | believe many heifers are con-
lemned too hastily.
Breeding is an art that calls for
more than a simple mat
ng of animals of the desired breed. |
There must be not only the qualities
n the animals mated, but there must |
Exist also the power to transmit
hose qualities to the offspring.
Feeding as an art calls for something
more than a simple supplying of
sufficient amount to satisfy the APP
petite. II calls for a study of the in
lividual needs of each animal being |
ed. The feeders art is not easily
learned. Men who are thorough mas
ers of the art of feeding are not so
plentiful as those who are masterful |
breeders; and these are, indeed, few
md far between. AS the art of breed
ng, so, too, does the art of feeding
include the science Of feding. Pos
IDLY we have placed too much de-
,endence up on the breeders art and
lave neglected the art of feeding to
,ur detriment. Is 1t not possible
lay, probable-that many of our So
alled failures in breeding are due
o a lack of knowledge of the art
# feeding? 1t must stand as true
hat, however well bred our herds
nay be, they can not prove profita-
lie unless well fed; and We are rap
dly coming to the time, If We have
lot already reached it, when good COW
eeding will mean individual feeding
ccording to each annals needs.
The more uniform our herds, the
ess individual variation. This is a
trong argument for herd of the
anne breed, If not for the same fam
ly, for breeding would thus be SIM
lifted and labor saved and profit in
reased. So the subject of good cows
nd how to get them resolves itself
own to this: Selection by test and
he wedding out of Improbable ones
fter proper feeding has shown the
ow at fault; feeding each COW with
eeard to her product and her needs;
reeding from line of produces by
mating; feeding the growing
eifer for nerve force, lung capacity
nd digestive power, and then CIV
ng her chance to prove her worth
efore condemning her. 1t is not an
asy road, but it Is safe and sure
nd 9th mon have travarspd If and |