The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-09

There Is no phase Of the dairy bust.
ness that needs more study or more
careful management than does the
breeding Of the COW
Upon the COW depends success or
failure and We must, after selecting
her. look to her care and her feed,
and TO the handling Of her products.
The fact that dairymen have dc
voted more attention 20 other phases
Of their dairyiLg than To- the breeding
and development Of the COW IL n Of
the reasons why 80 many of our dairy
herds are not capable Of returning
a profit from their food and cost Of
attendance
We are often asked which IL the
best breed Of dairy cattle to select for
the dairy? To such men would say
that there is no best breed Some
think BECAUSE they have Jerseys they
IRE on the royal road TO success
Others think that the Hotsteins will
bring prosperity ia the farm
This is a sad mistake, for scrubs
are very common among the pure
ult'Nht hNN q Nhlt"utfN hNlhh ~ WIN
out doubt the worst scrub OF all
Select cows having individual ex.
cellcnce as determined by the Babcock
test and scales In starting a herd.
Better and more uniform results OF
breeding may be secured n the ami
mails are Of n type OF breed and
groul care should be exercised In get
ting individuals which possess to a
certainty the characteristics we desire
to perpetuate In the herd.
What we dairymen want is n herd
OF cows that will give a profit al the
pail, whether p~ure.breds or grades
The ones that will produce a pound Of
butter or cheese the cheapest are the
ones that We van TO keep in our
herds.
We have a number OF improved
breeds OF dairy COWS thet represent
the skill OF years In their perfection.
but IN adopting any Of these breeds
We should consider the conditions and
environments under which they have
been developed In their original homes
and then plan to make our care and
feed and general management on.
form TO the conditions under which
the breed had been developed
II a man has Jerseys. give them Isle
Of Jersey care and feed for they can.
not succeed on scrub fare and fodder
They were not Intended for that pur.
pose.
The Jersey COW Ia n delicate, ncrv.
Gus machine and requires warmth,
kindness and liberal feeding TO make
her profitable
II Holsteins are selected do not eS
pect them 10 thrive on closely cropped.
scanty pastures where they are Con
pcllCd to rustic al day to gather sui.
hctcnt food
Give them the care they we're de.
yelopod under, large amounts Of sue.
crl"nt foTage and well cured a
warm stables aRd kind treatment
You may get pure brods II you can
nnord them, but all farmers-STe not
able u buy pure.breds However al
ways use q pure bred sire.
Tho breeding bun always represents
half the value Of the breeding power
Of the herd II II is desired to grow
calves for the dairy.
Select them from some Of the well,
known families OF the breed and be
sure that he possesses prcpotency
which gives promise OF being a good
c~alf.getter
A bull Of this kind win give you
excellent results In improving the
herd Some Of the hest herds In the
country are high grades that have re.
suited from the continued use OF good
sires,
In order TO be successful as brefteEa
we must ieara- same OF the LESSONS
I associated with oUr sock; have an
Ideal type In our minds and always In