La Junta tribune., 1917-07-05
ENLIST YOUR COWS

a theme OF patriotism which has In
spired generations.
1t is equally honorable to live for
and serve ones country.
Not all can court the soldiers
death at the firing line.
But all can do what in their power
lies to help to win the cause.
The allied battling armies need
food. Nature seems to have conspired
with human passion In this great
catastrophe. Her yields are less. in
these times Of greatest stress. than
they have been in years. The dread
spectre OF famine stalks through the
world.
Our own country faces a serious
food shortage.
Prices are abnormally high and al
ready beyond the reach OF some pock-
etbooks.
Your duty is plain You must
do your bit" You must enlist in
the service of your country and work
that others may live. You must help.
And none can help quite so well
as the dairy farmer by conserving
the dairy COW and her female off
spring and safeguarding the supply
OF the best and most essential food
of mankind-miik and its products.
Resolve here and now
l. ! will not kill. nor permit to be
killed. a productive dairy COW nor
her promising female offspring.
My country needs food and fat. The
dairy COW furnishes both in great
abundance. She is a natural food
making machine. capable OF produc-
ing human food equivalent to that
produced in II steers. capable OF
PRODUCING 2.1so pounds OF fat CON-
pared to the steers ESQ pounds OF
fat
II is a crime to cripple or destroy
such a wonderful food-making ma
chine, especially during my coun-
try's direst hour OF need.
2. shall bring my heifers to
maturity. II is my duty to my coun-
try.
And IT pays.
4 fair dairy COW has the earning
capacity OF $1,000 securely invested
at per cent. 1t is folly TO sell for
si25 or less a machine which equals
the earning capacity OF one thous-
and gold dollars.
3. | will not permit a scrub bull
in my herd, resolve to breed up.
not down. to the end that each gen
GRAFTON OF my herd shall be a vasti
improvement on the preceding gen.
Grafton.
My country needs better stock.
better and more bountiful produc-
tion. and ! shall help her as far as
in my power lies TO improve and In
crease my stock and production.
II is my duty ar a citizen. and It
pays-in pride and pocket-to per-
NIT only worthy sires In my herd.
4. | believe In intelligent feeding.
know that II viii increase my pro-
duction. ! promise faithfully to fol-
low the most practical instructions
available on this subject.
owe It TO my country. to myself.
and TO my cows, TO make the most OF
my opportunities. TO give time and
thought freely TO the important sub
jeet OF feeding. l shall be proud
TO set an example In intelligent feed
Ing and thereby inspire my neighbors
TO do likewise.
8. ! Will not waste my skim milk.
II Is fine food for human eonsump-
tion. and shall support vigorously
the movement to spread the truth
about the food value OF skim milk.
10 procure the repeal OF the ignorant
and vicious legislation and remove
Wv NHp'' ''ndatoH Which HhkeN my ma
ton Danish from the table and kiich-
ems 10000 millions OF pounds OF this
cheap. nutritious and digcstible food
yearly.
9. ! shall plant inteliigcntiy to
grow my own feed. and thereby low
er the cost OF production aud In.
crease my profit. I demand eff
cheney and low cos, from the man
who furnishes me my food. my
clothing my houses. my household
furniture. my barns. equipment ant,
msohinery-and all my needs.
He has q rish, TO demand In re-
turn. and ! promise TO give equal
efficiency. equal iow-cost production
on what I furnish to him.
:. believe In soil conservation