The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-05
IT'S STRANGE
BUT IT'S TRUE

IT'S STRANGE
BUT IT'S TRUE
Under this head Hoard s
Dairyman, journal 46 years old
published at Ft. Atkinson Wis,
advances an argument for dairy
purposes. The arrainment of
short horns, in the article below is
strictly from dairyman's s stand
point and is the reflection on
them as beef animals. Located in
| the wealthy dairy state Of Wis
consin, Hoard's is an outspoken
advocate of every breed to its
purpose in cows the same as in
horses. For strictly dairying
| country, like Wisconsin, where
land is high the argument is un-
doubtedly sound and it is well
worth digesting in country
such as this that is beginning to
look toward dairying as the ulti-
mate means of outstanding its re-
d, sources.
The article says:
Wisconsin has been raked over
as with fine toothed comb the
past year for grade cows and heif-
ers that are the product of reg
istered dairy bred sires. That is
the specific subject of the : men
!, who come here to buy these cat
tie. Only that sort of cattle are
wanted and are salable. You do
not see men coming here and buy
ing carloads Of cattle to be ship
ped to distant states, and find
among them a single man who
! wants anything else than the pro-
duct of good registered dairy
sires. Now with that enormous
demand staring them in the face.
with grade cows bringing from
$50 to 500, and grade heifers
from $40 to SEQ, you would think
wouldn't you, that scarcely a
dairy farmer could not be found
here who did not keep good reg
istered sire, not only for the addi-
tional milk such breeding would
give, but also for the increased
! selling value Of his progeny?
But exceptions, so frequent as;
to excite serious comment from
buyers. exist here. We have
certain percentage Of farmers who
still cling to the scrub bull, the
cheaper the better. And there are
few in this country, especially
on it's eastern side, who hang like
dog to root, to the grade Shor.@
horn, and of low grade at that.
They viii have neighbors all abo, Z
them, fellow patrons at the same
creamery, with fine grade Hol-
stems, or Guernseys, or grade
Jersey herds. The creamery
books show that these herds earn
double the money per COW that
the scrub OF. Shorthorn grades dc,
but that don't phase them. They
don't know anything about the
creamery books. They never keep
any records. It would sicken
them terribly to look at a set Of
figures in the face. And matters
are still worse. when it comes to
the selling and buying Of their
COWS to outside buyers. Nobody
wants them, except to eat them.
Not long since we! had a talk
with farmer who owned one Of
these grade Shorthorn herds. He
complained bitterly to us that the
buyers did not take his cows and
heifers. \. Ny cows are just as
good as any Of these Holstein or
'Guernsey grades, he said. We 4
asked him how he knew. Did he
ever take any pains to- compare tn
yield ia milk or blltterfat with
the COWS his neighbors had I No
/ Did he ever 30 to the creamery
and get the exact figures and then:
divide the same by the number Of
COWS lie MIXED to see how his
herd averaged per coWsi No! Did
he ever 90 to the owner Of any of
The HolGtein of Guelnaey herds
and get tbeir gureaf NAL,