University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-18
Josephine the Great

Not in the gladiatorial arena has
Missouri been at pains to seek rec.
ord of supremacy the world over. Its
trophy is a token of peace and plenty
and inspires emulation, not Jealousy.
The greatest COW in the world, by
Tested facts and figures, is Chief Jose
phine of the Agricultural College of
the University of Missouri, which in
the last six months has surpassed all
former achievements in milk produc.
ton. JOsephine's average for half a
year has been forty-seven quarts a
day, and in a single day she has
reached fifty-tive quarts, or 10
pounds of milk Her daily food costs
Go cents, so that it is easy to calcu-
late the margin of profit. But Jose.
phine has quarters especially adapted
to her wellbeing and receives care
that extends to all the details of her
existence. The grass. forage and grain
provided are varied, she is screened
in summer, given daily shower bath
and has nothing to do but chew the
cud OF contentment. Ii DR.. Samuel
Johnson lived in these times he would
add something to his view that "A
COW is a very good animal in the field:
but we turn her out of garden" A
garden is not to her liking unless Dor.
dered with clover, which no WELL
regulated parterre ought to be. But
Missouri's great COW would have a
garden to look out upon if it pro-
NOTED her psychological serenity.
In period when the production Of
food and the cost of living are prob
lem giving concern in every country
the example of Josephine has strik-
ing value. All cows can not contrib
ute as much to an increased supply
of milk. but the gap between her yield
and the average can be closed to a
great degree. Much can be accom-
plished along this line as we'll as by
the increase in the number of farm
workers, and of cattle on a thousand
hills. Scientists of the cornfield are
laboring to increase the yield per acre
and it is evidently possible to gain
millions of bushels in this way with.
out seriously increasing the toll. Jose
phine is wAll-born COW. She comes
of choice ancestry, matter that
stands high in the esteem of all who
have mastered the rudiments of agri.
culture and it's branch of cattle rails
ing. Even among her peers in blue
blood this Missouri COW is doubtless
a paragon, but the road along which
she has been developed is open TO all,
and points the way to more; boun.
teous food supply from existing
sources as well as by opening fresh
areas of land and adding to the aggre.
gate of workers. A COW that aver
ages forty-seven quarts of milk day
may be phenomenal, but doing half
as well would lift dairying to a new
level, and this, has practically been
achieved in the pastures, barns and
methods OF Denmark.
The Missouri State University holds
distinguished place in its agricul-
tural department, as the National Bu-
reau or Agriculture has frequent &C.
casion to remark In the last ten
years this state failed to make the
gain in population it is entitled to
by its size, natural fertility, climate,
endowment of forests and rivers, well.
advanced system of transportation
and geographical position. No bet
ter region for farming exists on the
earth, but in company with other Cen.
tral States, Missouri shows a census
loss in many farming counties. This
condition can only be temporary. Till
ing the soil is profitable vocation
and growing all the time in this re-
spect. Every product of the temper
ate zone can be raised to advantage
IN Missouri. Its farms are not isolated
spots, but in touch with the busy life
OF the country in general. Within its
boundaries agriculture can be studied
successfully by practice and precept.
AS mark set in advance the worlds
champion in the stables of the State
University has a mission as we'll as
present laurels to show
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81. Louis Globe-Democrat.