The Raymer enterprise., 1919-12-04
IMPORTATION OF
MILKING SHORTHORNS

Cattle Company Of Greeley, Colora-
do, received from the Blue Grass Re-
gion of Kentucky an importation of
Pure Bates Shorthorn cows to be add
ed to their extensive herd OF this
breed.
The Carpenter herd was already
STR lg In the harrington, Wildeyes.
and Kirk-Levington lines OF the
Bates Breed, while the Importation
includes mostly members Of the Du-
chess, Oxford and Roguish Eyes lines
and adds an infusion of new blood
to the herd. It is said that the ad-
dition of these new individuals gives
the Carpenter herd the greatest num-
Der Of pure Bates breeding cows to
be found in any herd In America,
thereby fulfilling the original de-
sign OF the founder to build up the
foundation herd Of the West of this
rare breed OF cattle.
The Bates Shorthorn cattle were
originally developed by Thomas
Bates of Kirk-Levington. England In
the fore part of the 18th Century.
His life work was devoted to the de-
velopement Of Shorthorn cattle Of
pronounced milking qualities as we'll
as excellent confirmation. The ac-
complishment OF his design is EVIL
denced by the fact that the Bates
Shorthorn cattle have commanded
the highest prices of any members
Of the Shorthorn breed. the high
mark having been reached at the
famous New York Mills SALE Rea-
lizing the excellent and superior
qualities Of the Bates cattle, the beef
breeders began the absorption OF the
Bates Shorth0rns during the SOS.
with the result that but few pure
Bates herds remain In the world.
The Bates Shorthorns are the foun-
alton blood of the Milking Short
horns of both England and Amer
lea. 1t L. an undisputed fact
that over rs per cent. OF the
milk daily sold In London comes
from Milking Shorthorn cows, altho
the neighboring islands of Jersey
and Guernsey are British possessions
and the Holstein cattle inhabit the
region just across the English Chan
nell, In the competition between
breeds the Shorthorn predomInates
more than three to one over all 9TH
ers in the development OF Milking
Cattle.
Breeders Of Shorthorn cattle uni
versally point to the strains of Bates
to be found in pedigrees of their in
dividuals when satisfying the in
quiries OF customers desiring farm
ers' or dual-purpose Shorthorns and
the Bates family of that breed stand
out as distinctly for both milk and
beef as do the Scotch Shorthorns for
beef principally.
During recent years the farmers
of the United States have reawaken-
ed to the extreme value OF the dual
purpose Milking Shorthorn as a pro-
ftable farm animal The high price
of beef has called for cow that will
not only give a large supply OF milk,
but will as well produce calves. so
percent OF which may be converted
into baby beef or developed for heav-
ier export beef trade and the Milk
ing Shorthorn is the only animal
thus far developed which satisfies
this demand. In the farming re-
gions of the Rocky Mountain and
Great Plains area, there Is an ever in
creasing demand for this class OF
cattle. The beet tops and field
roughage in the irrigated sections
demand the production OF animals
on the farm which may be utilized
to consume this roughage to avoid
the necessity Of speculation by the
farmer In annual purchase, fatten-
ing and sale OF feeder animals. The
farmer must have COW with milk
ing qualities and capable of produc-
Ing beef steers in order that he may
realize the full value Of his agricul-
tural products. In the dry farming
regions, with their classes of crop
production and climatic changes, the
more highly developed dairy breeds
frequently prove unsatisfactory and
the permanent prosperity Of the in
habitants OF these regions demands
dual-purpose animal physically ca
pable Of adapting itself to unfayora-
Bile conditions and able to weather
periods OF crop shortage, or years
when roughage and corn are the
principal crop produced.
Corn, primarily for fodder or 81
age, is one Of the surest crops In the
dry farming regions, and Is the most
profitable II consumed on the farm