The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-10
NINTH DISTRICT FARMERS
CLUB.
New Organization Officers
EIected-Essay By Host
On Raising Calves.

nome OF MT. ana Mrs t1oWarQ X. Brown,
of Sylmar, Wednesday, Dec. I.
| The following were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Mckinney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin F. Kirk, MI. and Mrs. Harvey l..
Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. Tehu B. Churchman.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. SPOTS. Visitors.
Mr.. John H. Kimble. Mr. and Mrs. Cal.
vim P. Brown and Lewis ]. Brown.
Meeting was called to order by c. W..
Mckinney. Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The committee on bylaws was dis
charged.
Next in order was the election of
officers: C. w. Mckinney was elected
President; Jehu B. Churchman vice-pres;
Mrs. Howard R. Brown secretary; Harvey
L. Kirk treasurer.
A communication was read'from G. F.
Marsh which was laid on the table.
Following this was a.discussion on chick
ems
The Host was called on for an original
agricultural essay and responded with
the following
This new Association, the Ninth District
Farmers Club. we welcome you. to our homo
today, and hope by our meeting together once
a month that we will be a mutual benefit to
one another and for this occasion have
written the following essay on Raising Calves,
and to my mind it is one of the best products
of the farm, and we as farmers do not give
the care and attention to this branch as we
should. We should take great care to pick
the calves that we raise from our best produc.
ing cows not from the cows that we call
boarders, and unless we weigh. our milk and
feed and keep record of each COW the year
round it is hard for US always to tell, which
COW will pay for her feed and give us profit
for our work..
There is no longer any question in the mind
of the progressive farmers that the calf is one
of the most important and most profitable
products of the dairy COW. But of course it is
not always the calf from the high producing
cow that will make the best COW when she
reaches her maturity.
1t is better plan for us to take the calf from
the better COW. If we take good grade calf
and give it the proper care and attention that
1t should have, we feel pretty sure that we are
on the road to success of building up a good
grade herd. To start with, every farmer,
land owner or renter, should have
breed of cattle that can be made profitable,
either ne milk producing herd or of a type
suita for beef.
There are some cows that do not pay for
their keep and cannot be made to do so no
matter how we'll they are cared for. These
cows ought to be weeded out to make room for
COWS that are good.
Dairy calves cannot be raised on the range
ike horses and sheep, because they must be
raised from high producing cows, and 1t is
plain that so melody must raise the dairy
cows, hence it is best that somebody be the
iairymen if the calves are to be of high
luality. One reason we have SO many DOOR
COWS is because of poorly raised calves. A
we'll bred calf is largely made or unmade the
irst l5 months of its life. Calves should be
Kept growing continuously and vigorously from
birth
IT we keep grade cattle we should by all
means use registered sire in order that our
grade herd may be kept up to the standard.
1t is not much more trouble for us to raise
,alf which when she becomes COW can be
'old for good figure, than to raise one that
We can hardly get our money out of and one
hat the other fellow does not want. And yet,
With a pure bred sire of superior form and
breeding, one may work wonders in improving
he grade or common herd. There are many
herds of dairy cattle that are not pure bred
'ut that have resulted from such care in
breeding, that they appear as pure and yield
highly profitable returns.
1t Is not always the pure bred calf that does
he best and makes the best showing for from
ny own personal experience am raising two
alves (Guernseys) one is a good grade, the
'thcr registered one. They are both March
alves, raised side by side, both fed skim milk
Until TO months ago, and grade is doing
'etter, has better appetite and is growing
md developing better than the registered one.
The committee appointed to make an
Inspection of the premises were A. M.
'potts, Iehu B. Churchman, Edwin F.
Kirk. Adjournment was then taken for
unch.
After lunch the committee made the
ollowing report: 8 horses, colt over
year old. exceptionally fine; nice herd
It Guernsey cattle,.o cows. I registered
guernsey male, registered cow, I regis
cred heifer, 3 grade Guernsey heifers:
zen OF fat hogs; pen of 10 shoats; II
mall pigs and.4 others. Barn well filed
With Provender; 3 cribs of corn;2 2 bins of
ats; nice lot of seed corn.
Majority of the members thought she'll
q corn and oats very good to feed calves.
ome feed skim milk until several months
Id. Some thought it best not to turn a
alf out until it was one year old, so as to
eeP it growing and away from the flies
summer The members were then
sked if they had any thing to sell, Mr..
potts has Registered Holstein male
'eeks old, for sale, also some pigs.
Adjourned TO meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
ehu B. charchman, Jan. S.
ELLA R. Brown,
Secfetarv