The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
BY HAROLD McALISTER,
Chino, Calf.

farmers IN America for good
profitable dual purpose breed Of cat
tie. The price Of feed has become so
hlgh that the farmer can no longer
arord to keep cow that gives but
enough milk to raise Its calf for
beer purposes, for in that case the
calf has to show a profit, not only
above the cost Of its own keep but
above the cost of its dam S keep also.
II, on the other hand, instead of be-
ing heavy expense, a COW can pro-
duce enough milk to properly raise
Its calf and to show a substantial
profit for butterfat besides, it will
be seen that the profits from beef
production can be very greatly in
creased
Practical experience and demon
strations by many different State Ex-
pertinent Stations have proven two
facts: First, that on the arabic farm
the dual purpose COW is more profit
able than the specialized beef type;
and, second, that the Holstein Is the
most profitable dual purpose COW.
The first fact is proven by the tests
conducted by the Michigan Expert
ment Station, in which it was shown
that the dual purpose steer averaged
$4l.27 more net profit per head than
the beef type of steer. In Bulletin
No. 261 1t is stated that the dual
purpose or Skim milk fed lot of baby
beeves showed as good a condition of
flesh and quality as the sucked lots
and were nearly equal in weight" and
that baby beef production by the
skim milk method is much cheaper
and gives better results than by suck
ling methods"
Dual Purpose Steer.
The Iowa Experiment Station states
In Bulletin No. 4S, after extended
experiments, that "a system whereby
dairying and meat making may be
combined is most promising In it's
profits. 1t is not only possible to
combine these qualities to profitable
degree, but also to perpetuate them,
II the herd is bred especially for
them. The feeding of range steers, at
present prices, does not permit of
securing much profit, in comparison
with the returns that may be Sc
cured from the products of herd
bred for the special purpose of meet
ing conditions Of combination of
dairying and beef making. Not only
do steers from cows bred with this
combination In view yield as much
profit as those from the range, but
returns from the cows, when used
for dairy purposes, make the COM
bination Y'uch more romunerative.
AS it has been proven by actual
tests that it costs $32.32 year to
keep beef COW solely to have a
calf, while Hostein COW will earn
1888 net profit in the same length
of time, beef steer has to start out
in life with handicap of over $105
against him, which the Holstein steer
has to its credit at birth.
In the past the dual purpose ques-
tion has been discussed from the
standpoint Of whether the Shorthorn
or other beef breeds are profitable
for milk production, with result,
generally, to the discredit Of the dual
purpose type, and, on the other hand,
the fact has been apparently over
looked that the Holstein is a most
profitable breed for beef.
According to the results Of the
tests reported in the Michigan Ex
pertinent Station Bulletin No. 257, |
the Holsteins make much larger daily |
gains and at less cost per pound |
than any of the leading beef breeds. |
Nebraska Tests.
The Nebraska Experiment Station
has probably made the most eX-
haustive and conclusive beef tests
that have ever been made. Forty
eight calves representing the differ
ent breeds were put through two ex-
tended tests. In the first test, the
Holsteins averaged S36S profit per
head, the Shorthorns $2.07 the Here
fords $1.61, the Angus $1.94, the
Guernseys 21c, the Jerseys CSC, and
the Red Polls, 21c. In the second
test, the Holsteins averaged $4.14
profit per head, the Shorthorns $3.2S,
the Angus soc and the Guernseys
76c; the Red Polls lost 97c and the
Jerseys lost $2.14. The Holstein
steer No. 10 made $16.61 net profit,
or more than any other steer in these
two tests. The heaviest Holsten
weighed 1882 pounds at the end of
the test, the heaviest Hereford 1910
pounds, the heaviest Shorthorn 1882
pounds, the heaviest Angus 925
pounds, the heaviest Guernsey $50
pounds, the heaviest Red Poll 920