The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-05-19
SELECTING DAIRY cows.
ny HUGn G.. VAN FELT.
Part II.

There nrc five essential points tina
must be present IN the makeup of an,
COW II she he highly productive, and tn,
absence of any one of these points i,
proof TINT the COW il either not produc
tive 81 tbat she viii not remain prndur
tive over II long period OF time Thcs,
| points may be enumerated ns cuustitu
ton, capacity, nervous temperament ~
disposition to work, blood circulation
and the ability To convert feed nutrient,
into milk and huttcrfat Considering
| these, one Mt tune, II ia always wei
To- begin Mt the head
CONSTITUTION ~ indicated, first, b\
lnrgc nustrIls Nothing purilies tn,
blood except oxygen, and no Oxygen
| ever reaches the lungs and comes in
contact with the blood except through
| the air which the animal brrAthes. II
the nustIlls are small, the amount of air
Is hunted, or the COW must breathe
| twice ~ rapidly HS II her nostrlls were
| larger. The rtsplrntiDnOi cows ~ prHC-
| ucHily the same therefore, cows with
SINAI nustrlls do not take into their
| lungs the same great amount of fresh
AR ana oxygen that cows with large
| nostrii- do.
Passing back, 1t Is desirable that the
COW Toe deep from the top of the shout
der t. the .lpur of the chest, well sprung
IN the front rlhs and deep IN the heart
garth. \ COW that ~ shallow in the
chest and heart gIrth and slab sided IN
the front ribs - considered lacking IN
constitution 1t should he remembered
TINT the dnlry COW rnrNtrcmcly hard
worked animal a COW that will pro
ducr ~ one year $1,000 pounds. ar even
10. 600 pounds of mix has accomplished
more IN providing food for mankind thnn
three or four steers working the snmc
length of time would have done, BE
cause ul the lhct TINT she works M
pcrs-trntly IA she does and that she IL
stabbed AIN ar eight months out of each
year IN II barn which Is too often cold,
dark, damp aud poorly ventilated, where
she Is subjected to disease germs of
tuberculosis, COW pneumonia, gHrgct
contagious abortion uud other dis
eases. IT ~ absolutely necessary thnt all
Indications of rugged constitution be
well developed
In my travels from coast to cunst and
from Canada to the Cuff, It IL very sci
dom that more thnu one or two very
smHll wuduWa ARE to he seen even IN
been built Mt great expense. It should
be realized that whenever barns nrc
built and boarded up tight, without
windows ar fresh air ducts, the Tight,
sunshine md fresh air, winch cost moth.
ing and nrr absolutely essential to main
tnin the COW "a health and make 1t puSsl-
bic Tor TIER to do her best work, are
shut out
"Ihr next point for consideration in
capacity. beginning again at the bend,
you VIII notice ON thus COW the oN trcmc
~ large mouth. Any animal with
IhrEv mouth ~ II good feeder. | hhv,
never Ar,n nm animal with II small mouth
that Wus "A good feeder. Juat ~ truly
ns 1t ie necessary for II COW to consume
lnrgr amounts of food IN order to prove
hrrsrII profitable. 1t IL necessary that
her mouth be- wet dIstcndcd and nrpt
Passing hnck. the body should he long
from lur shoulders to the hlp bone. The
RIBS should be well sprung and deep,
giving iWcu-IOus for large cnpncIt
or HlDrUg" ruum namely length. brcndth
anu Uupth sue OF barrel II nm lndIcn
tiOu ui the amount Of food that the COW
can c.r-rmc at one time, but with thus
should Also Ice considered |
the drlg"r Of thorpuGhurH- with which |
the cuw dlgrst- and n-slmilntrs her
FOOD. Amy portion Of the food when |
pHaS,4 ull undiRostrd Is wasted, and |
wore than wasted. hccnusr II taxes the |
COW Pc digestive apparatus without pre-.
ducmg any Enrn. The strength and |
power of II cows digestive apparatus |
is ururWrd to II large degree by the |
Of the hide and hair.
"lou hive all noticed IN the show
ring the Judge lift up the hide und hair
with hIs hand II ~ impossible for him |
to- book INTO the COW and determine the
of her dIgrHllvc syatcm, but |
h san tim hla incn away aud by the |
touch or handling qualities Of the hide |
nrd hair there L. conveyed to him by hI, |
.ruzc Of touch. rs Indicated by the hide |
and hnir, the condition ui the inner ana |
vital organs of the COW mother words. |
the hide and hair ~ nn outward con
Ul the inner organs Of the
beast II the indie ~ hnrd aud stlT 81 |
he hair why and harsh, then there IL |
wrong either temporarily or
permanently with the cows digestive |
apparatus, II the cows hide ~ auit |
and pIuhlr covered with hnIr that il
oily, soft nud silky, then tn" indication
that her dIRcatly" organs and her |
qua ''i'u'n''"'' ni' u, E""u hct''e co"
Htlun, and that she will not only con
Hi"' "'I' "I"'''i''"' I"ni NJ one tiih't
hit she "'i' dir' II II r""dl.y ANA thor
rIghly and SOON he rcudy for another |
feed. 1t lB more drslruhc that COW |
nave small body md II smnI burr"l, |
spvcred with hide and hair Of Tia" proper
.'Htuft "hh manning HuhiIt'"1, lhhn u
htH' bhrfrI covered WIN ma" ana
0ur OF "bJ'ch"IhhI' Hihlly.
ne Two points, constitution ANA en-
i"cliy, mr." pom r7-'hlinl'
ne illrn ppiht Va Tue question 81
whether lh" 90" ~ II worker prh lohlcr.
" hrnrVor u 60" rl"w7 h'r c'id III" Be-
"pfklng ana N" prT-l7l"nry with which |
IA" COW "ni1 ana rh""' her cud IA
.,p"d indication "l h"r nervous tcnp"rn
Iu"hl,
Nnoih"r important indication ~ lh'
ne ana character OF IA" eye. me |
." h'hU -huulI h' bi"hd hrt"crh lh' |
yes, well dlehrd, nnd her eyes should |
d." prominent, bright, plhrId aud alert
he hnmhl WIN Iuil sluggish eyes set
.hrk N IN" h"hd H. hH u ru'" Ipnlrr.
landing under IN" shhIr OF tree |
lighting iII"s N III" summer llm", whic |
H"r SISTERS are HTnNuG huct md Forth |
across III" PASTURES. grinr'up food l"i
IA" ecnnomlcut and prolItnh'r production
u mix and butter Int
\ further indication OF the proper |
nervous temperament ~ the prominence"
and open Imnl"dn"s- Of ,h" hnck bone
You VIII notice ~ passing your hhnu
dong tru" diary coy" n bhrk "hrh "i
IA" spinal y"rl"bT" -tnnds out prom
u"utIy and absolutely no covering al |