The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-11-29

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turing plant. Many of our readers
are farmers and results are what
they are looking for, the same az
other business men. Charles F
Whitley, a Canadian writer, shows
one way of getting results in his
defense of COW testing. We are
copying the views he has express
ed, as we believe they will be OF
interest and a help to those who
are in the dairy business:
"Out of these reflections muct
come this all important thought
the modern dairy COW must be an
abundant producer. Then to the
practical dairyman filters this dis
luieting idea, does each COW in
my herd pay a good profit?
IF it is agreed that the best me-
thod of increasing the profit is to
if it is not feasible to reduce ma
terially those upbraiding fixed
charges, can we not arrive at
some Immediately useful sugges-
tons? Three things are clear, the
cost will be lessened, first as there
is improved quality in the COW,
obtained through wiser and more
definite breeding and selection.
Second, as improved methods are
used in feeding and producing the
feed; third, as improved ideas are
introduced in caring for the COW,
SO that the feed can produce milk.
This includes suitable building con-
struction with attention to light,
ventilation, fastenings, cleanliness,
ETC., and usage of the animal
zone little word, selection wcs
slipped in under the first item,
which every. dairyman should
thoughtfully consider. Selection
based on the records of actual
production of milk and fat is
logical, simple and paying propo-
sition. The initial step to securing
a herd wherein each COW makes a
good profit above the cost of feed,
plus those fixed charges, is knowl-
edge of what each COW produces.
Neither the total nor the average
gives this necessary information.
A record of each individual COW
separately is indispensable. We do
not need to pride ourselves so
much on the possession of phe-
nomenal cows that give three
thousand pounds of milk per
month, but we do need, most en-
phatically, to rid ourselves of those
drones that give a bare three
thousand pounds during the fac
tory season. A few minutes,
scarcely ten minutes a month, will
give a record clear and concise of
each cows production and, conse-
luently, Of her claim to a position
in the business dairy herd of to-
day. Dairy farmers in every pro-
vince have found it profitable to
commence COW testing; some are
now getting twice as much milk |
per COW, because the poor ones
have been detected and beefed, |
and because intelligent selection OF
the best is as simple as A, B. c."
A Houston paper says that the
Democrats will make a mistake il
they think that tariff tinkering1
will much reduce the high cost OF
things with any safety to industry.
This paper claims that the cost OF
in America is the
highest Of any country, and yet
10 party would advocate reducing
he workingman's wages. Also the
armers are getting the highest
prices ever for their foodstuffs,
out party which attempted to
BRING down farm prices would not
oe popular with the people," and
he farmers are numbered largely
n our population. 1t is quite evil
lent that the tariff is a handy
cape goat, while admitting that
ariff regulation downward m ay
De a good thing, if not carried too
ar. 20. II
The Progressives carried Penn
ylvania, and the National Wom-
ms suffrage convention is holding ;
is first session in Philadelphia, !
resh from victories in four states.
here might seem to be a connec-
ion between the two facts, as the !
declared strongly for
uffrage for women in the last ,
The Boston Transcript
dvises the women: Let the equal g
now hold them to their J
or compel them to con- s
ess themselves forsworn." [
Governor Wilson has announced
hat he will call an extra session
( Congress not later than April
5, 1913. AS the Democratic plat
orm pledged tariff reform, it is
wise move to begin action as
Don as possible that business may
OF be more unsettled during the
evision process that is necessary.
is a great foe to BUSH
ess and the president-elect plays
lir with business when he decid-
5 to deal speedily with all the inn
ortant tariff subjects.
All four of the gunner" of
ew York have been found guilty
murder in the first degree. Her