Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-10-30

naSskW " tuo0s n COW tD0e NV
. largs yield l. always notional an
has many petty wilkins about q
way shs wants her feed arranesj
and the manner she wants her mike
to treat her. An icrsass in yield
often secured BY humoring Ties
whims. The health Of the COW mus
be considered. A few years ago
dairyman came to me to 6nd on
what was the matter. His cows ha,
good care and plenty Of feed, 70
the cows were not yielding we'll AM
we're oil out Of condition. His "a
alton had sufficient milk producinl
material in it to produce q heav!
yield, but every one Of the feed
used was constipating.
The man who makes money from
cows likes them. He makes a pei
Of every COW and thereby increase,
his bank account. He furnishes shell.
ter in winter and shade in summer
he provides water and salt and does
everything in his power to make the
cows comfortable and contented.
Illinois has thirds Of million
cows that produce no profit. This
statement is made by the states az
ricultural college after years Of care
full investigation. Putting il in other
words, the farmers Of Illinois are
milking two-thirds Of a million cows
twice a day, feeding these cows,
furnishing them shelter and water
and marketing their products for
WHAT Simply the pleasure Of their
society. The cows furnish nothing
else above cost Of keep. Like con-
ditions are found in every commu-
nifty where cows are MIXED.
The writer handled for a number
of years the largest herd Of Guernsey
lows in the world. The herd aver
nged nearly 400 pounds Of butter
per head year. One COW gave in
twelve months 756 pounds of butter.
while the COW that stood beside her
rave in the same time only 2l2
Both cows were handled
With the same skill and each had all
he good feed she could use. The
Inference was in the COWS them
elves.
An eastern Colorado dairymnn
mixed large herd and averaged for
he year milk that brought him AS
COW. He culled out the poorer half
I his herd and the next year aver
ged 800 COW and teh year follow
NJ averaged $106 per COW. When
e started he was keeping over half
I his herd at a positive loss. the
etter half were furnishing the prof
s and paying the losses made by
heir mates.
The Illinois Agricultural College
'und a man who MIXED fifteen cows
aring the year and received for the
ilk $112.30 less than their feed
ould have brought. In another herd
e poorest COW made a loss Of 30. 70,
lille the best COW made a profit Of
|l.76. In the records Of a large
lmber of cows the poorest COW was
'pi for year at loss Of $27. so
lille the best cow made a profit in
G same time of 5000. II pays
know your COWS.
The COW is n machine To convert.
eaply, feed into milk. Like other |
lchines, a large capacity is usually
companied by economy in produc-
N.
The first consideration in selcrtin.
larry cow to- make money is Ia e,t
with n large stomach capacity
light feeder never makes u good
fit. The ability to. handle n large
ount of food is indicated by great
pth and width just in front of the
rs. The COW should have long ribs
i sprung. The round short ribbed,
ny-built COW has ample depth Of
iy, but lacks the necessary width
be profitable feeder. The ribs
st be both long and well sprung.
broad Jaw furnishes grinding sur- u
e for large quantity of feed. The y
'row-jawed COW is not profitable.
good feeder, to be a profitable
ry COW, must convert her feed into
k and not change il into flesh that
put on the body. A good indica-
that the feed will be used to
duce milk is n shoulder that is
and sharp at the top, with little
sole on the sides when the COW is
good condition. CA beef cows
ulders are thick on top and when
is in good flesh they are thiekly
cred on the sides). The brisket
Md be light and the COW gradually
ease in depth and width back
ds.
he hip bones Of the well-fed dairy
are prominent; they project
igh so one could hang his hat ON