Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-26

attacking these crops. Not only isFao
intelligent rotation essential In Iaxn
practice. but the winter ssasen should
be well provided for. When NJ jsaNo
. corn field undisturbed after haSve0e
allowing the stubbls to remain intao9
till the following spring. W. SHOULD
not be surprised when our cgop th0
following year 10 seriously Injured ~
cornstalk borer or corn safworm. -:
view Of these considerations ard WITH
the available records about tho habitGb
life histories and food plants. ana ~
tation Of crops. thorough eult1vas3s1
10 advocated.-Kansas F1Su0R. Val
How Long Should csw . kspe3
When We consider how very AH1~
suit 1t 10 to build up GOOD mi6i11
strain, and how certain 10 the ms
that largo numbers Of animals -
this country give yields that are n0e
profitable. the question Of how long
COW should be kept win BE- rooogS
mixed az ono to which IL - Impossible
to give Q definite answer IN terms oe
years. It must depend almost entire.
ly on the animal herself. Most breed
ers who have an animal that Eiveo
q large supply viii keep on bfesdin0
from her az long ~ the return ID pfodt.
able, and on the whole thses can be no
better guide than this when " 80
dealing with cows that aEe really above
the average. eS
But when It comes to actual psa1-
tice. in regard to the dairy herd gene,
orally. something more definite -
I<>n>.
eral belief that the milk Of The COW
deteriorates a. she gets older: there
can be no question that she requires
more food In proportion to her size
than she did In her prime. And. q
course. there 10 continued deprecia-
ton in her value for food, for the Older
she gets the less the sum that win -
received from the butcher for her. The
ordinary practice on many farmo r.
therefore. to CO iider that che animal
is best disposed Of for beef whsa sho
has produced i've or six calves. Ex-
ceptions are. Of course. NUMEROUS, and
COWS Of 10 or II years old. o. sven
older. are sometimes seen In tho hesdD
Of dairymen who are keen enough bus
mess men to be able to Justify their
practice BY the resuitA
Inquiries that have been made
from time to time seem to show that
the view that there 10 any rapid d.
terloration AFTER the COW has reached
her prime-say at years old-is NOT
warranted, nor has It been proved that
the milk Itself 10 poorer In quality. tbs
rule to keep q cow ~ long % her yisad
Is profitable. Is therefore, one that can
be commended ~ satisfactory. Par
ticularly should II be followed IN tie
case Of an animal Of superior quality.
for there 10 another point to be consid-
cred. While there u never any .abso-
lutte certainty that good milkse win
produce good milkers-thers 10 no eef.
tainty about anything n NreedfnG-tt .
recognized that the milking habit II
transmitted. and that a good nsilkef -
more likely than bad one 20 peodueo
heifers that will take high rank n TIA
milking herd. s,s -s,ess~ =.
Now, we believe there b no reason
for fearing that the calves produced
by q COW late In life arc Tess likely
than those born earlier to inherit the
good qualities Of their dam. There may.
perhaps, be falling OF IN visof IN tho
produce Of animals In old are but even
this Is doubtful. and when the custom
Is followed Of using q young male -
compensate for the greater age Of thu
COW, this consideration - not likely
tn be Z much importance. Those who
are engaged In the building up OF 0ooA
milking herds, would. therefore. b
justified tn breeding from their bese
cows es long az possible. and even m
straining point in their favor on the
question Of immediate profitable -.
turn.