The Bossier banner., 1912-06-06

and gives medium how OF standard
quality milk. She may be white, red
or roam or combination Of any Of
these colors.
Other Dairy Breeds.
Other dairy breeds not SO well known
are French Canadian. natives of Que
bee, Canada-a small, sturdy type well
adapted to stand the cold Of winter
and hunt a living in the rough pastures
In summer. These cows resemble the
Jerseys, but are usually solid black In
color. For their size they give good
flow Of milk that is above the average
in quality, equal. in fact. to that Of
the Jerseys.
The Dutch Belted Of Holland are me-
dunn in size and fair in milking quail.
ties They are black. with broad
white band around their bodies.
The Kerry, the Irishman's COW, is Il
little animal (some not weighing over
500 pounds). famous for its hardy char
acter and good milking qualities
Black, but occasionally red.
We have heard great deal about the
dual 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.
II dairying is the object it is best to
keep to the dairy breeds. The male
calves. if properly fed, make good veal.
The cows have already earned their
way. and 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 a mot
ley herd of unsatisfactory cows as Il
constant changing Of the breed.
Importance Of the Sire.
The sire should always be pure bred
Of good milking stock. Too much i'm
portance cannot be placed on the inf1u
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
IT is not only the herd which must be
considered, but each COW in the herd
Every dairyman should have certain
minimum yearly milk standard, and II
after second trial the COW does moi
come up to it she should be discarded
Better vacant stall than an unprofit
able COW filing it. Be sure it Is The
cows fault and not yours before yor
part with her. Many a good COW Is
humiliatcd because she cannot do bel
best on the slim allowance of food an(
water and the Indifferent care she gets
Name For the Farm.
A well kept lawn with shade trees
and flowers gives lHuch pleasure ant
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" "Finton;
| rdful, <1udIl1C Duuy 4uC
should be put at the main entrance t.
the farm A good way to advertise
the farms specialties is to mention
them on the same placard.
Pure Air In the Stable.
When the air in a stable is good
person can go in and out from 1t an,
not have his clothes saturated will
stable odor. Much Of the ''cowy ia
vored" milk is directly due to milking
in badly ventilated stable. The al
filled with offensive odors Is carrie'
into the milk pail, and the damage I
done. Whether your stable Is old o
foul air out and pure air In. Direc
draft on the cows must be avoided
The muslin ventilation system Is no
keen enough unless there is great win
dow space. The muslin gets damp
dust settles on it. and often in shor
time very little air can pass throug
it. In cold weather the muslin b.
comes coyered with frost and snow
and instead of having stable wit
an even temperature and pure atmos
phere it is rather likely to he one sui
ject to sudden changes of temperatur
and Ill ventilated.
Paint Farm Buildings.
If l were Carnegie | would estal
ltsh paint factories and furnish, free
all farmers. paint for their barn
Nothing adds so much to the appea
ance and general thrift of hom
steading as having all the building
painted. Besides. the paint greatly pr
serves the wood. Just few hints {
painting. Do not paint in very cold I
very hot weather. The lumber shOu
be free from moisture. Work the pail
well into the grain of the wood. Ha,
the paint for the first coat rather th
md let it become thoroughly dry b
fore applying the second. Two Goa
are usually sufficient. If oil paint ca
not be afforded durable whitewash
good substitute. 1t makes old bull
ings look ''most MS good as new"
Splendid Whitswash For All Indo
Purposes.
To half bushel of unslaked lin
add sufficient boiling water to slake
and cover it to keep in the steam. Nj
, together one peck of salt. previous
dissolved In warm water: two poun'
Of blue dissolved in three quarts
water, six ounces Of bichromate
potash and half pound of within
Add these to the lime. stir we'll. stra
and apply hot either with brush