Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-03
MIXING SHOaTHORNS
FOR THE NORTHWEST
10y PROF. THos. sHAw.)

~" (ueDecRthe largest importation
olnliking Sporthorns ever brought
toAmerica. Heretofore only a few
ihViouais q this class have ever
crtsed the Alantic for this country
Thse cattle we're purchased in Eng
ian Dy Mr.. ]. Hill, and will be
Drdgnt to NJ North Oaks farm not
Iar from ST Paul. Mr.. Hill Is q
sting Delieve in the value of the two
pupose cow, that is, the cow for milk
ant also forbeef, usually spoken OF
nov az the pal purpose COW, and OF
COWS OF thisflass he regards none as
superior to the milking Shorthorns,
called In Rrtain the dairy Shorthorn.
ne Delievesfhat this type of COW is
one that 1sEadmirably suited to the
needs OF thu average farmer, and in
this ne Is hquestionably right, not.
wNnstandine the teaching of many in
our experlnfnt stations to the con-
trary.
Many In nose stations have taught
that there Vas no place for the dual
COW on the trm. They have said she
was a mytt a delusion and snare" "
They have Gained that to keep her on
the farm Vas like going to hunt
prairie chictens with a bull pup" Of
like riding into battle on a heavy
draught hone" Those men we're hon
est In their statements. but they sim.
ply did notIknOw. They thought they
knew, but hey were mistaken. More.
over, they claimed that dual cattle
could not be bred. For twenty-five
years some of those men have been
diligently lpropagating that nonsense.
and the public funds have borne the
expense
The folly Of such teaching will be
apparent from the following: In Eng.
land there is today an association for
promoting the interests of this breed.
This association has now 1855 men,
bers. In 1912 1t published the records
Of milk production from 234 females,
OF which quite a percentage were
heifers with their first lactation pc.
riod.
The average of milk production
from these was between 1000 and
5000 pounds for the year. Some went
higher than $4,000 pounds. At Kel-
enscOtt, Lechlade, Worcestershire, the
owner, Robert Hobbs, has kept milk.
ing ShOrthorns constantly since 1878.
The herd now numbers nearly 200
cows in milk. Since 1908 the average
Of all these, including a large lot OF
heifers, In milk production has beer
considerably more than 5000 pounds
each year. The cow Dulcie 7th, with
q one.year milk record ending May 81.
1913, gave 1883 pounds, and the COW
Rose 37th 1927 pounds. Many other
instances of similar production may
be cited. Cows Of this breed stand
first in the milking trials of the shows
more frequently than those OF any
other breed. including the milking
breeds.
While the production Of milk is thus
highly satisfactory. all the males nc 1
wanted for beef are grown into ~,
4. They are reared on skim MIN
ad1uncts during the milk "zkrsod
ey are sold at the age Of eighteen
w .H"'1 Ao. AT NentWfOUy
months they usually aveIage mott less
than 1900 pounds. anI sell for1s1oO
to $125 each. They Ife favorites win
the butcher. as there ia less. loss ~
cutting up the carcass thap with bull.
locks reared on the dams, There sM
larger proportion Of leap and less run.
desirable fat on the hand reared
steers, 1t is q factfhat fully 40 per
cent Of the miy used in Britain
comes fsoM pure and grade sAprthorna
and Asa7s- g. high a percentage OF
the meat .Lr. Powell, thss venerable
seeretary'of the ShorthoRn, association,
to'd the writer that even many Of the
Dree~ ers of Scotch Shorthorns are
nov milking their herds. Think Of the
y iices which those cattle b hg. n
the dispersal sale of Carr Taylor
last year 1873 females of q ages sold
for an average Of E83. los; Cd. The
people Of Argentina, South Africa.
New Zealand and Australia /are now
buying these cattle in large, numbers
and yet the wise men of our stations
claim that they can't be bred.
Mr. Hills Shorthorn importation
consists Of twenty-eight animals, o.
which three are males. The females
are young COWS from two. to six years
old. They are all now milking and
will calve again in due time. Indfvid.
ually they rank high, having beer
chosen with much care. They have
milk records running from 5000 to
10000 pounds a year.
There is certainly large room for
this class Of cattle in all the North.
western states. This does not mean
that there is no place for the dairy
breeds. There Is a wide place also
for the dairy breeds. but viewed from
the standpoint Of the present and pros.
pective demand for beef there Is q
much larger place for dual cattle.
This in future must come from the
arabic farm, and It must come mainly
from dual cattle that will be MIXED.