Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-07-11

sideration. Which OF these lines OF
policy sbouId be pursued every dairy
man must determine for himself.
Some dairy cattle are noted for the
quantity IL milk they produce. others
foF 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 vide range Of
scnnty pasture and will probably
work up the coarser kinds Of food 10
winter. There are others which have
proved their capacity for making good
returns when more closely confined
and subjected % high feeding. Some
cows give a great flow OF milk for a
comparatively short season. and others
are noted for an even. steady yield OF
milk the year through. AZ q rule. the
different dairy characteristics named
pertain to different breeds. 30 that
every dairyman IA likely to find some
one breed Of dairy cattle better srlited
to his wants than any other There
IL 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 a dairy herd and OF maintain
ling its size and quality. II 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 It has been known 70
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 stendily gaining in fiesh. and are
sold. usually to the butcher. an 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
aa soon as possible. The FIRST znodifi-
cation OF this system " 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
cncc. and even the shrewd buyer runs
great risk Of introducing disease.
The other extreme is to begin with
a few well selected animals as foun
dation and gradually build up the herd
to the size desired By judicious breed
ing and natural increase. This method
takes time. and time which may bt
money. but It Is by far the safer and
more satisfactory in its results.
A desirable combination in starting
10 to buy the number Of cows desired
and good animals Of the sort determln
ed In advance. II ones means VII
permit include a few superior COW.
and first class bull at any rate. Le
the cows selected be such as have hat
i two calves and perhaps three. 50 that
they may be judged By their own de
velopment and yet be young enough t
improve and be In full profit for som,
years. with herd thus formed be
gin at once the work of improvement
by breeding and selection. Sell prompt
" any COW which proves unsatisfac
tory and replace her by the best In
crease of the herd. or purchase oeca
sionally an animal which viii raise tn
average quality.
Al dairyman can hardly be advises
to buy at once a full stock of pur
bred cattle Of any breed II his sole oh
ject and dependence for profit is to b
the dairy product Of the herd Sue
a venture will necessitate large invest
ment and should include the breedin
nf registered animals. for sale at n
munerative prices. as part of tn
business. Well bred and well selecte
grade cows OF the line of blood ds
sired seem to be the most profitabl
animals for the practical dairyman 0
at least the best to begin with. IL Ell
terprising and progressive the owne
will hardly be content with grade
only. He may begin with only his bu
pure bred. Presently he viii want
registered COW to match, then one Q
two more.
The bull Is constantly referred to a
"the head Of the herd. and that trit
saying. "The bull is half the herd,
should never be forgotten. The grad
dam may be selected and largely n
| lied upon to give size. form. constitr
ton and capacity OF production to be
heifer calf. Its dairy quality, the In
bred power to increase the richness Q
milk, Is derived from the pure bred sire
One COW may prove poor dam or fai
10 breed and still give profit in mill
Such a loss Is comparatively trivis
and the fault easily corrected. But
the bull fails or proves poor sire tn
entire increase Of year may be los
In getting a bull get the best, or a
least approach that standard as neari
as possible. A common error anon
lairymen Is to use immature bulls an
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