Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-07


average over several years.
The standards have been altered from
time to time as circumstances arose,
but those above given are the figures
adopted for 1908.
1t will he noticed in the above table
that the pedigreed Shorthorn has a |
standard only ~ per cent below the |
Jersey: that is, that it is nearly as good
a milch cow. and we may confirm our
selves to the Jersey as the lyplcal
animal for milking only, for no one !
would propose to fatten Jersey cow
if he could get hold Of any other
breed. II may be argued that for
butter and cream the Jersey stands
first, and that she yields more OF these
per gallon of milk than any other
breed: the answer is that in Tins colln-
try, where the manufacture of butter
is a subsidiary industry, we must look
to quantity Of milk tlrstaand only sec
ondary to the quality. Even IN the
matter of butter yield the poorer milk
NAV Weld the most butter in twelve
month. because there is more Of II.
and in any case these tests and stand
ards are founded on all around milk
ing power OF each breed, and give the
comparative milking values Of The same
| as dairy animals.
The first institution of these pedi-
greed prizes brought up animals Which
did not yield much over the standard.
but they improved in quality wear .hy
year, until now the climax has been
reached this year, and the champion
COW Of the dairy show ana practically
the champion cow Of the British i>lnd-
is a dual purpose animal. Dorothy.
owned by Lord Rothschild, is entered
in the herd book as Of beef descent,
while she is at the same time the
champion mixer, and is indeed the best
mixer OF any class that has been eN
hibited during the last four years.
From all the above therefore. ii vii
he seen that we not only believe in the
dual purpose cow (or general purpose
COW. TO use the English phrase in This
country. but we think we have had il
for long in the ordinary dairy short
norm, anu we nave dtldlAt'l l' II lt
the case Of the pedigreed animal -
we'll.
1t may not. Of course, he possible
to produce many herds of such ani-
mails as yet, hut we are getting cn
that way, for results attainlhlr hy rH.
! animal or one herd need time ana caT,
| rnly to make more general. and Nj.
! Hobbs seems to have been surrc-sfu
| in this direction all along.
It may be acknoWlaG~ad If course
| ttat circumstances may differ in thc
United STATES in these matters from
what they are here. II PAYS tn make
| butter there a. we'll ~ as i'll Ia follow
| any other knG Of dairy farmIu-. and
therefore Jersey grades" are favor
ties. and it is notable that At the greet
! trial Of breeds at the Chicago rvhi-
| hitiun some ears ago. conducted over
some six months. and Superintcuiri nt
| a noted dairyman Of English birth Nr.
| Charles CheesemanI the Jersey wen
| On every count; the yield of butter aui
| the money value Of the same. Per
contra, it is probably cheaper and bot
| Ter to raise the beef on: thTre nn tu.
great ranches in preference to trying
TO Finish on a few Old COWS. ana
! therefore the beefer ShOrthOrns or
| tIerefords are preferred: but in this
country, where farming is a little more
! intensive, it is essential to look to
| HE hy-prOducts as well aS the man
products. and cows that will fatlcn
when old and done for milking are to
| re preferred.
The feeling against the dual purpose
COW is not by any means universal in
the states. Some Of the farm papers
cut there advocate development Of such
an animal. and Professor Plumb. in hi
recent work on American live stock.
gives as much attention to This kind
If stock as to any Of The others. and
| specifies the value Of the Red Poll
and the Devon as general purpose ami
mails in common with the ShorthOrn
At any rate, the evidence Of actual
milking and fattening tests or Of cash
results in this country are all in favor
II the COW that will both milk ana
| fatten. While writing this article
have just been informed Of the results
| from a large dairy in the neighbOrhood
II Edinburgh. Edinburgh consumes
more milk per head Of the population
Than any other town or city, and the
COW keepers there have been noted for
| fattening off for more than a genera
lion. They prefer the big milking
Shorthorns from Cumberland and the
north Of England, and rarely keep these
round to breed a second time. and in
one case | am Informed that they cost
t23 (about S115) to lay in and We're
sold out fat at eli labout SS5 each.
| I his is a considerable saving in pro-
portion to the milking value of the
animal as compared with the results
obtained from the purely dairy breeds
The sum Of our knowledge and eXpc-
rience here, therefore, is to keep On
encouraging the development Of the
general purpose animal, for she is The
one likely 10 give the best results III
| the end