Milford chronicle., 1913-12-19
Which IS The BEST BREED OF CATTLE.

Atameeting of the Grange in Milford,
I'm W Short, a farmer who resides
JUL 5C,- miles from Milford in Kent County,
iDso Lgu1 has much experience in the dairy
E,,sress %n as we'll as in grain and truck
ssrming. read paper on the subject OF
il.Wbicb Is The Best Breed Of Cattle
~ delaware Farmers To Keep" Mr..
STa sSort in brief stated that it is a difficult
SITTER for any one to lay down an ar
I;trorv rule. as so much depends upon
~ p,,T Tnersonai inclinations of the owner,
d ny bis liking for the breed he handles,
sar g.. him to be successful with it. To
iT,strate aTr this, if the breeder of Jer
llu'ct nnv cattle believes in and likes his cows,
~ doubtful if he would make a success
in raising either Holstelns, or Aver
sbires. and the same will apply when
Ssversed. My favorite is the Holsteins,
and nv reason for breeding them is as
First First: The Holsteins are the best and
most hardy for general purpose cows.
Second They are the most uniformly
bred for milk production.
Third Their calves are all born strong,
and are the easiest to raise of any breed
know OF. -, . -. ~.
more rough fodder which is produced on
tbe farm, than any other breed.
Fifth They are gentle and domestic,
ond their general disposition is to be
quiet and eontented..
Sixth: They are the heaviest produc-
ers of a very excellent quality OF milk,
which is especially recommended by
musicians for invalids and babies.
Seventh The Holsteins are one of the
breeds of cattle that will make dairy
farming profitable in Delaware.
II must be remembered that it costs
mmore to raise a valuable and well
bed COW, than it does to produce the
R-breed COW and, in order to make
hry farming profitable, the common
mub COW, which for years has used
he title of a dairy COW, - will have to
be exchanged for the type O. dairy cow
whose characteristics are adapted to the
economical production of milk. There
are two methods of securing the type
Of COWS for starting a dairy herd, and
the first of these hangs on the points OF
buying and breeding pure bred stock for
dairy purposes. The second point is, to
buy a pure-bred bull, and thereafter
grade up through him the herd this
will take longer, but it takes less cash
outlay to start with.
In selecting a good dairy COW there IS
but one entirely satisfactory standard,
and that is through the scales and the
BabcOck test.
In order to make a COW do her best,
she must be fed as near well balanced
ration as possible; which is composed of
WOportionate parts of protein, carbo
hydrates and fat. 1t is not possible to
give a ration formula that will suit all
conditions, or kinds of cows, but in gen
eral it may be said that a good ration
for a good dairy COW is, to feed all the
mughage, such as hay, fodder, roots,
etc., she will eat up clean, with one
pound of grain in form of bran, corn
meal, oil meal, cottonseed meal, ETC.,
tW every three or four pounds OF milk
she produces. The secretion of milk
seems to be intimately connected with
he water content of the food. The
dairy cow needs a large amount of water
drink, but not ice water, and the ne
,essty of the COW require feeds with a
large precentage of water, such as green
Clover, grasses, roots, etc. The cows
qgestion is kept in better condition Wnen
she has access to such feeds.
Every COW requires a certain amount
Of food for maintenance of her body as
veil as to produce milk, and all above
hat is utilized in milk production. By
ieeding balanced ration there is no loss
nfOod materials it is used in the main
ainance of the COW and in the produc-
lon of milk. The ration need not be eX--
knsve, as most of it can be produced
q the farm, and the writer expects to
Iced balanced ration, all of which IS
Produced on his own farm.
A visit to Mr.. Shorts home farm will
show just how well he practices what
ae breaches, and the herd of cattle, the
healthy looking poultry, the healthy
children and well dressed appearance,
Indicate that his experience is a good
9ne to take as a guidance in making the
isrm pay.