The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-09
INTERESTING DATA
FOR DAIRYMEN

region, where some OF the most noted
herds Of Guernseys and Jerseys in the
country are owned, f. D. Blanchar,
cashier Of the First National bank. re-
Gently wrote to his father-in-law, c.
w. Netherwood. and brother-in-law,
Perry Netherwood.
| IL is interesting to note that Mr..
Netherwood is in thorough accord with
{ the recent advice given by DIR. James
I Withyeombe. of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College He also tells the orchard
/ lists that they must determine to giYe
their animals the best of care. Anoth-
er point that Mr.. Netherwood makes is
that of silo. Silos have been tried
here. C. X. Bone built one number
of years ago. and filled with corn.
They may be constructed and will work
we'll here.
Extracts from the elder Mr.. Neither
woods letter are given below:
"The subject of this letter will be
mostly cows. Perry read to me your
letter about referring some one to you |
who would be a good hand to select |
some cows for the people in your VI
cinity. | do not care to butt in. but
having had some experience with cows
in a practical way, thought that
would offer you some of my experience.
When ] came home from Washington,
d. c., having resigned my position as
clerk in the United States senate. on
account .of my health, | was in very
bad way physically, and did not know
what to do; but as had good barn and
the Is acres of land attached thereto,
thought that would get cow or two
and see if it would not help me.
built small silo, eight feet in diam
eter, "a feet in height. 1t was the first
} round silo built in this vicinity. Ev.
: erbyody laughed at me and said that |
would pull il down in the course OF
: year or so, and have it in side walk.
, This was in 1901; Perry is engaged in
4 filling this same silo now. And sllos
r are all the 90 now round here.
al worked the land, or rather had IT
: worked, and took my share and put IL
in the soil, bought and sold cows, kept
!, close track of the milk, by weighing
every cows milk, took il to the fac
tory every day just the same as anyone
would do on the farm, gradually elm
mated the 'boarders, and in the course
of few years had regained comfort
able state of health, and had nice
q little herd of some six or seven cows
and was making as much clear money
/ as lots of them were making off of 4O
r acres. In addition | had acquired a
!, practical knowledge of cows. Having
n in great measure regained my health
and not wishing to be tied up SO closely
| sold the cows. =,
Z "When Perry went into the milk
J, business earnestly advised him to get
O Guernsey cows. They are just as good
e mixers as the Jerseys, are queter,
y larger and nicer to handle. He did so,
D. and has got now seven head of as nice
cows as you will find anywhere. he
d has one Jersey. His are all grades.
le He keeps full blooded bull and has
7. FIVE as promising heifers growing W
s. as YOU as ever see. And as for ludg
c. ment on COW, | will turn him out
te against any man in this vicinity.
m "Perry's COW have cost him from S9t
II to $3.50 apiece. They give frsm 65o'
J. to 1900 pounds of milk year, and dt
II this on scant pasture and without any
ground feed, if they had good pasture
s, and ground feed they would easily av
D. erage 5000. Now Prery has had con
q siderable to do with very large deaie
ia N cows at Fort Atkinson, and he ca
rd fit you out in short order with car Q
We Holsteins. The Guernseys are harde
re to get, but my judgment is that tn
nd Guernseys are the best breed going
he for all purposes. | think that the
RS will cost little more at the start.
snow about the COW, she is feminln
cd and there is nothing that depends 6
k- arA trnatmnnt tla
an thew get as the COW. 1t is the hardes
nh thing in the world for man to DO.
nd guarantee COW. A change OF locatio
10 change of climate, feed, care, an
in how to feed, makes or unmakes then
an. Che best that dealer can do is to $,
,as lect from good stock. The rest WI
he depend upon the other things that
av have mentioned. have known got
at cows spoiled by change of owners.
,en The younger mans letter is MI
with an abundance of information th
- will be of interest to the local ma
- who is interested in dairying. Extrac
from it follow: :.
~ hardly know which breed of catt
would suit best out there, but will 81
d that Holsteins or Guernseys are t
leading breed here. The Holster
steers would make fair beef cattle.
IL Personally / would take Guernsey
s. as they are bteter for creamery a
= retail milk. | could get you nj
. load of two-year-old Holsteins,
bred, at from SIS to $50 per hea
These are all high grades and nice
marked. The Guernseys are harder
- get but am almost certain could 6
them on two weeks notice.
e "There is a man in Fort Atkins
who ships cattle all over the count
and | have done quite lot of busint
with him. He is very nice busint
I man and you can depend on what
Ii | saws. telephoned him after got ye
letter and he said he had 100 Holst'
- heifers and | would take a car OF
tops at $85. He just shipped car
Seattle, WASH, by express; 500
press on them. Freight would be 5.
and from 25 to 35 head in car.
also said he could get Guernseys i
wanted them at $50 to 500, two
three years old.
"The people around Fort Atchi'
have graded up their cattle with pu
bred bulls until now it is possible
get heifers that are very nearly p
bred. They even sell them to go
Japan and New Zealand.
zone of the strong points OF
= Guernseys is that Guernsey bull '
9 do more to improve the common ST
? of country than any of the OF
{ breeds. The bulls generally we
I around 1900 and 1900 pounds and 9
= grade cows about 300 to1 200 pounds
n 81 have in my herd cows that we
1000 and 1900 pounds give over
pounds of milk year with an aver
oil test of 4.50 to five per cent.
COW when fresh gave So pounds of n
in one day. She tested 4.8O butter
D | refused $500 for her.
l "The Holsteins generally test 3.2
four per cent and give little n
milk.
\. "a car loaded to full capacity WI
have to be unloaded several times
- man sent in charge. A load SO
- oo,.id Ioy dnwn woutd not need Il