Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-07-29
|ROFITABLE DAIRYING
BY" HUGH G.. VAN PELT
Dairy Expert Iowa State Dairy Association
Problems Up to Dairymen

with all the great advantages that
dairy farming presents. II has without
doubt It's disadvantages. and many Of
them. 80 that the farmer who antici.
pates enteriag dairying as business
must not do 30 with tho idea that
there Ia nothing 10 be found in the
business except profits.
The dairy COW IL more nearly an
artificial being than any other AMI
NAL TO be found upon the farm for. as
matter of fact. there was a time
when her whole and sole duty was TO
begot likeness OF herself and pro
duce milk In quantities only sufficient
~ large for the sustenance OF her on.
spring and often for period Of only
Ave or six months. when thu youngster
was weaned and compelled TO work
out his own salvation on the grasses
OF the prairies But realizing the op.
portunties for developing the ma.
ternal instincts In this individual AMI.
NAL, man has taken and developed her
20 the point where at the present time
we find that she not only reproduces
herself but she also supplies milk In
quantities sufficiently large 10 raise
her offspring and supply TO her owner
large and profitable amount OF milk
and butter.fat daily In bringing about
When. finally. the farmer has made
up his mind To actually begin daIFying.
the irst question which presents II.
self 20 him. and the one which he asks
more frequently than any other. In
which breed Of cows Is the best for
dairy purposes3 There Is probably no
question 20 which II IL so difficult TO
reply II Ia easy to tell him that he
should utilize one OF the four dairy
breeds This Ia not enough. for he
Wishes TO know which OF the four
breeds OF dairy cows Ia tho best An
unprejudiced reply TO this question
viii always bring the answer that
there are good cows and poor
cows In every dairy breed, and the
good COWS OF one breed are much bet.
ter than the poor cows of another
breed In every instance And, after
selecting the breed suitable To the
conditions OF tho farm. the likes and
dislkes Of the owner. than II In
matter OF selecting the good individual
COWS OF that breed There is far
kreater difference between the indi.
wdua, cows 10 be found In any one OF
the tour particular dairy breeds than
there Ia To be found between the
breeds themselves as a whole. There
probably has been In the past q place
perhaps TO produce fairly good re-
surs from the standpoint OF milk and
butter production and fairly good re-
suits from the standpoint OF the pro.
duction Of beef calves. Now. Il Is
possible undoubtedly. TO select cows
OF the beef breeds that win produce
during tho year an average of from
100 60 200 pounds OF butter More
often, however. Il 10 found that such
herd produces more nearly an aver
age OF 100 pounds OF butter than 200
pounds. and. then, OF course, the
calves from these COWS, being bred
along beef lines, II raised and cared
for properly. will prove fairly profit
able from the standpoint OF beef pro
ductlon. II IL the buyer of beef that
always advises the farmer TO use dual
purpose cattle for hla farm and dairy
for what might be termed the dual
purpose COW. and likely In the future
there viii be some such place. II Ia
not likely. however, that the man who
has given the matter thorough con
slderation and study and wishes to
conduct his dairy farm on business
principles and from the standpoint of
the greatest possible net profit can