Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-05-30
HoIstsin Cow to Front.

Record publishes the following com.
plimentary account OF the dairy herd
at the farm Of the State Hospital:
More and more are we In the North
realisins the possibilities of the South
as field for future development along
dairying lines which Is another way
OF saying. opening up new fields OF
conquest for the Holstein COW. AL.
ready great progress has been made
In educating the Southern farmer
away from the one crop plan. the pro.
cess OF education being considerably
expedited by disastrous experiences
with the boil weevil, which played
havoc with the cotton crop I'm large
areas. A few experiences along this
line and the Southern farmer was in
a decidedly receptive mood for the
arguments in favor Of diversified farm.
ing. In connection with this change
In mental attitude has grown up very
naturally a strong sentiment In favor
OF cooperation with federal authori.
ties In eradicating the fever ticks
which In the past have made 1t impos.
sible or at least impracticable to in.
troduce oNrth growth cattle OF mature
years in any numbers. The federal
government now reports wonderful
progress along this line and whole
States have been relieved from quar-.
antine.
I'm years gone by our Jersey friends
have looked upon the South as their
legitimate prey. but Of late the Hol.
stein cow has been coming into her
own and already is challenging the
supremacy of her diminutive sister.
Even some Of our breeders have
been lukewarm on this Southern prop
osition as they were not entirely con.
vinced that the Holstein cow was best
suited for the Southern environment,
but the experiences Of those who have
given pure bred Holsteins a fair show
to demonstrate their adaptability to
Southern conditions have been able to
prove conclusively that this surmise
Is not in accordance with the facts.
Perhaps the most important dem.
onstration OF Holstein production in
the South is that furnished by the
State Hospital for the Insane at Co.
lumbia, s. c. In this herd a number
or sensational official records have
been completed, two of which stand to.
day as worlds records for their par.
ticular ages. We refer In particular
to the work Of the two wonderful
yearling heifers. Edith Maple Crest
Pontiac Artis and Daisy Pontiac
Champion Artis. sisters both being
sired by Eli Pontiac Silene. The for.
mer OF these heifers freshening at the
age OF one year, IL months. two days
made seven day record of 27.41
pounds OF butter, 621.5 pounds OF milk,
which lacks less than q pound a day
OF worlds record for milk produc.
ton for heifers under "a months OF
age and Is a worlds record for butter
production with q margin of over a
pound the best previous record being
26.22 pounds. The other sister made
record Of 24.17 pounds OF butter
1884 pounds Of milk at the tender
age OF one year, eight months. 16 days,
which is worlds record for both but.
ter and milk by very wide margin
for heifers Of her age. Then, too, a
little earlier the same establishment
hung up a new record for all OF the
southern portion of the United States
with their seven-year- COW, Anne
Johanna Spofford. q daughter Of Ca.
lamity Spofford's Son. Her figures
for the seven days made 81 days after
oalving were 37.2S pounds Of butter,
720 pounds Of milk, an average OF
nearly 103 pounds of milk per day.
Plenty Of Cans.
Assurance Is given the people OF
South Carolina by the conservation
and productive division OF the food
administration that not only will there
be tin cans In sufficient quantity for
Canning during the forthcoming sea.
son. but that an ample supply Of glass
jars will also be available. 1t is also
assured that water glass may be Sc.
cured by all who desire to put up eggs
for winter use.
Any locality that may be short on
any OF these necessaries for canning
and preserving fruits and vegetables,
and for putting up eggs will be put in
touch with sources OF supply IL inter.
ested persons will write the food sd.
ministration al Columbia.
Jobbers and wholesalers in several
OF the larger cities of the State have
laid in ample stocks of tins and glas,
jars. and the list OF these is ON file
drug stores in the smaller towns may
secure water glass for the retail trade
from the wholesale drug houses, or 4
they can not supply them. a letter ad.
dressed to the food administration at
Columbia will solve the problem.
Announcement has already been
made that ample sugar will be avail.
able. to be secured on a certificate
system. for canning and preserving.
Aguust Kohn. chairman Of conser.
walton and production.
Darlington tioids Conference.
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w. Darlington was assigned by the