Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02

also find excellent profit III tho manu-
featuring of butter, which often fin<k
ready market with these same milk pro
ducIng farmers. In fact. a combination
back town business would be the pro-
duction OF cows and butter and pork to
sell to these farmers who arc Shipping
away their entire product and who there
fore cannot profitably produce these
things for themselves
This sort OF cooperation Is already be-
ing accomplished moro Or loss exactly
by farmers both outside and within this
State.
That this matter should be definitely
undertaken in II cooperative manner I
am firmly convinced. Furthermore IT il
row being found that cooperation In diff
ferent farm enterprises is far more pro-
fitable than solitary independence.
BREEDING THE DAIRY COW.
tBy w f. McSparren, Furniss, Md
We might divide the matter OF breed
ing dairy cows into five general heads.
Cd feeding, CO heredity, (3) environ
ment. "a selection. (5) the man and
his education.
Feeding Is very important, for the
animal Is created from its feed. Tho
creation OF good dairy COW should
begin before the calf is formed The
dam then carrying her calf should be
sufficiently and adviscdly fed, so that
she has in full operation all her func-
tions Of maternity ana reproduction.
lieredity enters into breeding OF COWS
largely. 1t is merely transmission
Of the qualities from some limo of
ancestry. Wise mon have been able ia
improve the original stock of our do
nestle animals to such an cXtcnt that
we have In them well established
points of hercdity. The primeval COW
merely gave milk, probably for three
months, until her offspring was able
to gather sustpnance for itsclf. Wisc
breeders have built this animal up into
hat which we have to-day performing
| FOR us three great services, more won
derful probably than the labors OF any
other animal, human or brute. She must
eat and digest sufficient food To FIRST
! maintain her own physical structure
must grow and maintain her unborn
offspring; and must give a large milk
flow, the most perfect food for human
consumption The pedigree is a doCu-
jmcntary evidence of tho value of her.
edity. an authentic record Of the per-
Torrance of that animal through 1T.
ancestors. a most important feature
thereof is that it he made by an hon
est, painstaking man, on whose in
tegrity rests it's integrity. Environment
covers the matter Of stablinC, care ant
Kindness. Consumers now are demand
ing not only pure, but clean milk, ant
stable management and hcalthfulnes.
become important. Since milk in it,
various forms s an infants and in
valid's food, the dairyman has q mora
obligation to discharge when he pro
duces their food. Selection is import
ant. Every honest. painstaking breed
er recognizes that even with the ut
most care and skill in breeding he i!
not always successful. In other words
he sometimes draws blank. He mus
rigidly select and reject the undcsir
able or UNIT The dairyman is prob
ably the most important factor ii
breeding operations since on his wis
dom and liberality depends then Thu
success. 1t is often Thought that hi
greatest need is a higher intellectu
ali2ation. We must take advantage o
every avenue of education ana infor
for the better business operations an,
the production of more dollars, bu
make him cleaner. clearer thinkin:
man, truer and more upright citi
zen