Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-11
DAIRYING FOR PROFIT
A knowledge of the
Laws of Milk Inheri-
lance Is Imperative

Orono. Ne. Dec. le-The following
was issued today from the ONCE OF
Charles D. Woods, director Of the
Maine Agricultural Experiment sta
ton At the University Of Maine:
The success of the dairy industry
depends on a favorable balance sheet
The making Of this favorable balance
depends Upon economic production
and efficient marketing. Prediction
is dependent upon the handling. in
Guiding care and feeding. Of . capa-
Ole animal Large amount OF effort
has been given to the problems OF
economic handling and marketing.
The question of the capable animal
has been TO the fore for a quarter of
q century. PROFESSIONALLY an ad-
vance has been made fully al much
advance as could have been expected
where the laws Of inheritance are
still unknown
1t needs no proof to show that an
increase IN the production Of each in
diyiduai unit without q corresponding
increase in the cost results in a more
favorable balance sheet to the owner
o. manufacturer. AS Mr.. Putnam of
New Hampshire said in the recent
meeting of the Maine State Dairy
mems at Bangor that II one can OBJ
tain an increased milk production Of
each cow in the herd it will obvi-
ousiy decrease the cost of production.
For the fixed charges remain about
the same no matter how much a COW
miiks- The cost of the increased milk
production is only the cost Of the
grain which the high mixer needs
over that required By low mixer.
Thus according 70 Nr. Putnam's fg-
ures an increase Of 20 per cent in
milk flow over the average of STA
pounds results in decreasing the cost
OF producing one quart Of milk BIZ
l.l3 cents
no" can such an increase be
brought about? BY breeding better
animals il the obvious answer, De-
spite its evident practical value thi,
Phase OF the subject has received Lii
+, tie consideration in the animal breed
ING investigations az carried On In
ciHerent parts OF the world. This /,
/ no doubt due to the compIexities N
the problem. In fact the Maine A..
rseuiturai Experiment Station v.s
the nrst and even today almost the
only station TO systematically under
take problems dealing with this phs ..
of animal husbandry.
ihls WORK undertaken by the As.;,.
agricultural Experiment Staten "a,
me oairymen OF the State aad sun-
ported by an appropriation secu,sd
os them TO supplement the rsde,.I
funds under the Hatch ana ~.
acts at present includes four fines =,
'hSessisation- each intended to in.
crease the milk production per co..
for the herd. ""
Inc nfst OF these consists in d.
'efmining by carefully contr.ii.,,
nia,'hss the laws Of inherita nce ol
milk yield, and Of butter-fat, Th.s.
laws once determined will er.h,. -.
aaii ynan 70 do with cattle What -
name station can now do with nouI-
.rs. ~ Is well recognized thar III. !,
IN cattle breeding it IL seese-- ).
test the sire by the perform.nr. -.
MIX yield. butter-fat nerr.,..
etcJ OF some Of his daughters 40:
any safe guess can be m.d. =. =.
what the milk production of ~. -,
tfied offspring will be vhsr 49,
.n, ne 10 test The pouitryman q
so.s oy me application Of laws a. h. =
n ns1tanee found by the studies ~ -.
Ma'ne station to do more vfth -,
.S than the dairyman can v1ss ~.
.e. the Station IL able IA f..s ;. -.
INJURED cocksrels in ~ h...as".
pens ana be sure Of the orr .ssS..a
tion or their gets. The rss..." ~
TINS Is ta) because It has -. s 20.
o... oose.vs@ion that q hsn tsaas.,i,s
.s r.an o. her laying abilities o.,v
.nlousn her sons; (b) that : nssh..
aiso transmits another fnde.s.Na..
se. OF her laying abilities ts.."""
oo.h ner sons and her dausht.-- -.
tel mat by q proper combin.st,. ~
.nese abilities in the cock ~ =, -. y.
men the offspring from such = ..ts.s
VIII De high PRODUCING hen. - -.
De cock birds which f,.,-.. ~
p'vuuc.ion TO their daushtsra.
y takes two Generations frnr, 81.
cross 70 completely anaIyxs the 49,
OF inheritance Of any charaete, ~.
sla.'on has practically completed ~
nrst generation crosses. Ana 49,
l'as hirteen second geaerafion
crosses approaching the mill prnS..-
ing age. These and the ether nece..
sary second generation matthias vim
it Is hoped. solve the lawn Of inheri.
lance OF milk production.
The Second lfnp - fuu,.s-