Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-09-05

and milk. On the other hand. many
dalrymen 0ucluding the writerl prefer
cattle OF the distinct class or type es.
Ipecially adapted TO dairy purposes
alone This class Includes various fam.
flies and breeds. all having the marked
characteristics which distinguish the
milk producer. Owners OF such cows
expect them TO he so profitable as milk.
ers that their beef producing quality
and the final disposition Of their car
casses may be entirely ignored. and
the calves. except so fnr as wanted u
raise for the dairy, are given little CON
sideration. Which Of these lines of
policy should be pursued every dairy
man must determine for himself.
Some dairy cattle are noted for the
quantity of milk they produce. others
for the high quality or richness of their
milk. which means they are good but
ter producers. Some combine quantity
and quality.
There are cows of active habits
which forage well on a wide range of
scanty pasture and will proftably
work up the coarser kinds of food I'm
winter. There are others which have
proved their capacity for making good
returns when more closely confined
and subjected to high feeding Some
cows give a great flow of milk for
comparatively short season. and others
are noted for an even, steady yield of
milk the year through. AS rule. the
different dairy characteristics named
pertain to different breeds, so that
one breed of dairy cattle better suited
to his wants than any other. There
is no special cheesemaking COW. The
best butter COW Is also the best for
cheese. This fact has been demon
strated beyond dispute
There are two very different ways of
forming dairy herd aud of maintain-
ing its size and quality. 1t may be
done by buying or by breeding, and
these two methods may be combined.
The purchasing plan is practiced to
a considerable extent by those who
produce milk for town and city supply.
In few cases 1t has been known to
be successful where the work OF the
herd was to make butter. Applied In
its extreme form. cows are bought
when matured and ut their prime,
judged almost exclusively by their
milk yield. are highly fed. SO as to
keep steadily gaining In flesh. and are
sold, usually to the butcher. as soon
as they cease to be profitable as milk
ers. The bull may be of any kind SO
long as he gets the cows In calf. as
the calves are Of value only as caus-
ing fresh cows and are disposed OF
az soon az possible. The first modifi-
cation of this system Is to keep extra
good cows for several seasons and the
next to raise heifers from some of the
best mixers to replenish the herd.
This way Of making up herd and
keeping good its numbers requires
abundant capital and rare judgment in
buying and in selling. 1t cannot be
recommended to one lacking expert
ence, and even the shrewd buyer runs
great risk of introducing disease.
The other extreme Is to begin with
few well selected animals as a foun-
to the size desired by judicious breed
Ing and natural increase. This method
takes time. and time which may be
money, but It Is by far the safer and
more satisfactory in its results.
A desirable combination in starting
Is to buy the number OF cows desired
and good animals of the sort determin.
I'd In. uIx all
permit include few superior cows
andla first class bull at any rate. Let
the cows selected be such as have had
two calves and perhaps three. so that
they may be judged by their own de.
velopment and yet be young enough to
improve and be I'm full profit for some
years. With herd thus formed be-
gin at once the work of Improvement
by breeding and selection. Sell prompt.
ly any COW which proves unsatisfac.
tory and replace her by the best tn.
crease of the herd. or purchase occa.
sionally an animal which will raise the
average quality.
A dairyman can hardly be advised
to buy at once n full stock of pure
bred cattle OF any breed IL his sole OBJ.
ject and dependence for profit is to he
the dairy product of the herd. Such
n venture will necessitate large invest
ment and should include the breeding
OF registered animals, for sale at re-
munerative prices, as part Of the
business. Well bred and we'll selected
grade cows OF the line of blood de
sired seem to be the most profitable
animals for the practical dairyman or
at least the best TO begin with. II en-
terprising and progressive the own~
will hardly be content with grades
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