The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-07-25

Tor the butcher.
Inc Snorthorn is of English origin
u ABOVE the average in size and VICTOR.
ana gives a medium flow Of standerd
quanty milk She may be white. red
VI roam or combination of any of
these cOlors. Va
Other Dairy Breeds.
other dairy breeds not so well known
are french Canadian. natives of Ono
DEC, Canada-a small. sturdy tyne wei,
adapted to stand the cold of w,nto,
ana hunt living in the rough pastures
IN summer. These cows resemble 81.
Jerseys. but are usually solid black in
color For their size they give q good
now OF milk that is above the average
In quality, equal. in fact. to that of
the Jerseys. "a
Inc Dutch Belted Of Holland are me-
olum In size and fair In milking oual.
Ties. They are black, with broad
Whlte band around their bodies.
Inc Kerry the Irishman's COW. ia a
uttie animal (some not weighing over
5oO pounds). famous for its hardy char.
acter and good milking qualities.
Black, but occasionally red
We have heard great deal about tho
ouai purpose cow-one suited both for
the production of milk and of beef
The following are adapted for the two
requirements: The Shorthorn, the Red
Polled, the Devon and the Brown
Swiss.
If dairying is the object it is best TO
keep to the dairy breeds. The male
calves, II properly fed make good veal
The cows have already earned their
way, and a profit from the carcass at
the end Of useful life should not be
expected.
When once the breed is decided ON
keep to it. Nothing gives such mot
ley herd Of unsatisfactory cows as a
constant changing Of the breed.
Importance of tho Sire.
The sire should always be pure bred
OF good milking stock. Too much i'm
portance cannot be placed on the infiu-
ence of the sire in establishing good
dairy herd. The cows need not be
pure but should be good grades.
The breed is of Importance. but the
individual COW is what really counts.
1t Is rot only the herd which must be
considered. but each COW in the herd.
Every dairyman should have a certain
minimum yearly milk standard, and If
after second trial the COW does not
come up to it she should be discarded.
Better vacant stall than an unprofit-
able COW filling It, Be sure it Is the
cows fault and not yours before you
part with her. Many good cow Is
Inundated because she cannot do her
best on the slim allowance of food and
water and the Indifferent care she gets.
Name For the Farm.
well kept lawn with shade trees
and flowers gives much pleasure and
comfort to those living on the farm
and delights the eye of the passerby
A nice lawn Is paying investment not
only from the aesthetic side, but from
the market value side as well.
Every farm should have suitable
or distinguishing name. as Meadow
vale." Poplar Lodge" "Fintona
Farm" "Adanic Dairy" The name
should be put at the main entrance to
the farm. A good way to advertise
the farms specialties Is to mention
them on the same placard.
Pure Air In tho Stable.
When the air in a stable Is good a
person can go In and out from 1t and
not have his clothes saturated with
stable odor. Much Of the "cowy fla
vored" milk Is directly due to milking
In badly ventilated stable The air
filed with offensive odors is carried
into the milk pail, and the damage Is
done. Whether your stable Is old or
new. contrive some way of getting the
foul air out and pure air In. Direct
draft on the cows must be avoided
The muslin ventilation system Is not
keen enough unless there is great win
low space. The muslin gets damp,
lust settles on 1t. and often In a short
time very little air can pass through
It In cold weather the muslin be-
comes covered with frost and snow,
and instead of having a stable with
IN even temperature and pure atmos-
Dhere 1t Is rather likely to be one sub
|ect to sudden changes of temperature
and iii ventilated.
Paint Farm Buildings.
II l were a Carnegie | would estab-
ish paint factories and furnish, free to
Ill farmers. paint for their barns.
Nothing adds so much to the appear
lnce and general thrift of home
stealing as having all the buildings
painted. Besides. the paint greatly pre-
serves the wood Just Il few hints on
Do not paint In very cold or
very hot weather. The lumber should
De free from moisture Work the paint
we'll into the grain of the wood. Have
he paint for the first coat rather thin
Ind let it become thoroughly dry be-
ore applying the second Two coats