The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-10-14

ng d B. Petty III d
ten BY Bye a. offered by the
t,. q P''fBS breeders -, Ass . a,..,
qualities we're Vl presented in
purposes .SstsaiIment, and be-
ling os-s l5,ss' Of that breed . as
7aa'e and for dual purposes
4 MILK RECORDS.
MiI cborthorn is classed
the leeds eds Of cattle, under
Ct f. DI breed has reached I'll, the
tbs , LILA of milk and but
the !sr +T1e cow with the
be .ss, tal l''' distribution and
ss ,pGs good in the greatest :;1t!
naa lto ices is the milking
T IR;s" nIrree-Ieminent position
LINED niS solely on its own
0i "a has not had the ad-
lnsor pat publicity such
p riren the dairy breeds.
y agdvantage, because they
b. 'asi nui"'t that will produce
h u the pail and +: furnish 1 a
a aSorn as a profitable con-
f ranghage is well known
r luast noint in their favor,
gin iT'f feeds are not so read
h IT, The Shorthorn, by rea-
N ns,tural digestive capacity y,
II no. crestest value from its
,odrces we'll with a min
Ersjn. The greatest profits .
|i .a,1 are only realized from
lLb;sb "l is naturally fecund,
|. frfD dairying depends up.
lu- aun1al freshening of
T I,a' strength and rugged
! S Il enable them to
Eiv and regularly and at
kne give a profitable flow
distances of this prolificness
srinp ability are here men
srotbv, an English milking
1 SoIds one of the highest,
Richest, records of any cow
III over a long term OF
airg produced in eleven
average Of 1886 pounds
ssriy Darlington Crawford
4 same tribe averaged 10,-
1 for ten years. Among the
n milking Shorthorns in
L. Ruby has a record of
E9ds of milk and 715
Ibutter fat; Rose of Glen
sori of 18,O75 pounds of
pounds Of butter fat;
pounds Of milk and
/ Of butter fat; Mamie's
EOl pounds of milk in one
% pounds yearly for three
averaged 1857 pounds
krg period of her life.
IN BY a study of these rec
Shorthorns compare
kbIy with any dairy breed
8Ciucers. In fact, milking
made more advanced reg
lis in the first eight years
kcial testing than did the
Ia Ayrshire in the first six
Of their testing. The
records, too, have been
l. farmers farms. and not
led to the making of foe
j II milk production is the
\ which COWS should be
n Shorthorn leads them all.
Ming this remarkable pro-
reproducing ability the
brhOrn is an animal that
u a prime beef carcass,
self or in its progeny.
been several instances
l. cast COWS have sold for
er pound live weight, re-
b 5000 per head as beef.
Is there are aging, unprof-
cows that fail to breed,
/ go wrong and must be
i With feed prices at
N levels such animals have
ElO0 to $3.50. How many
1 the dairy breeds can be
butcher at a price that
Profit over the cost of their
present trend of meat,
&feed prices, the railroad
end the insistent demand
seef emphasize clearly the
Re milking Shorthorn, for
i profits are being realiz-
who raise their own feed
ftue Of their lower cost.
IA a breed also demands
be a broad demand for
Rtered stock at remunera-
There is this demand for
l0Fthorns, for it is being
r. and more by the aver
that the Shorthorn is the
Pm, The purely dairy COW
an artificial creation
i, grain feeding just
~ beef COW is dependent
PVs to raise calves. Milk
EIAS DO not represent eth
N oug IN proper balance
Il milk, possible through
and the reliability and
. Of the breed, demon
IN persistent profitable
tnelr economic worth.
therefore, a system
farmer may keep a good
/ uozen cows that he can
nlseIf' thereby insuring a
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