Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-08
PROPER BREEDING
BRINGS dig RESULTS
IN DAIRY BUSINESS

The farm and especially the dairy
farm il 1t is TO be made success must
be operated on the same basis as oui
factories. In fact the farm is factory
and every animal on 1t q machine plac-
ed there for the specific purpose IL
making a substantial profit over and
ABOVE the cost OF maintenance and la
Dor. AS in the manufacturers plant
the machines on the farm should be
nut to a rigid test and II they fall be-
low certain standard they should be
disposed of at once and replaced Wit,
those having greater efficiency.
The successful beef raiser is the man
who has studied the conditions OF the
feed lot thoroughly. He is the man
who feeds the animal best fitted for the
economical manufacture OF beef The
hogs which are source Of profit to
their owners are those highly bred an
inals that are especially adapted for
pork production. Likewise the dairy
COW II she IL to be q profit maker must
be a special purpose animal bred TOT
the specific purpose OF converting the
grains and grasses of the farm into the
finished products Of milk and buttertat
at minimum cost.
Why is il that the average proouc-
ton OF the so-cailed dairy COW is so
low and that two-thirds of the cows IN
the middle west are kept at a loss!
The only answer is that they are the
wrong kind of machine for the place
they are supposed to I'LL. OF course
the present type OF dairy cow can not
be abolished at once. 1t would De 1901
ish, indeed, to advocate that all TIE
cows MIXED on the average farm
should be disposed of and others Sc
cured to take their places. This great
change from Improbable COWS must
take place gradually and n manner
that will involve the smallest expense
The only logical methodsof securing
better dairy cattle is thru the pure
bred sire. The cow should be subject
ed to fair test and all tirose produc-
ing a profit kept on the farm as the
foundation for the future, dairy herd
These cows should be bred TO pure
bred sire chosen from one OF the milk
ing breeds When the first cross calves
arrive they will have so per cent of the
sires blood and II he is a good rindi-
vtdual the daughters should be greater
producers than their mothers. ihe
frs, generation should again be cross
ed with pure bred blood OF the same
breed. thus making the resulting calves
rs per cent pure bred. BY following
this system Of breeding and by careful
selection the average herd can be~bailt
up at a remarka BILE rate.
A certain farmer located in central
Iowa six years ago. had a herd OF
twelve COWS, nine of which were losing
him 81 to sia annually, and the re-
naming three returning an average
profit OF sas. After determining abe
condition Of his herd the nines paafders
were sold and. the three returning q
profit bred to pure -bred dairy bull
which was purchased at a cost of'S12h
when yearling. The bull proved very
prepotent and the owner encouraged
by the marked improvement of tbs
daughters over theff mothers has con-
tinued to breed UP until the second
generation is producing an average OF
go pounds OF fat, an Increase Of 81
pounds over the production OF their
grandmothers. This man sees the nee
essi;y Of having the most efficient ma :
chine in the proper place aHe is annS
farm similar 20 yours. Try his plan of
making the farm factory and every
animal on II a profitable machine.