The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-20

Gre worth the same. or on that basis
we may figure the beef-bred cCw bred
60 a purebred beef bull worth twice
rs much as the Jersey COW bred to 4
nurebred Jersey bull. Which is the
easier 10 do? Why should not the
farmer be privileged to consider this?
| Remember, ne Is located outside OF
the dairy district or is normally in
beef cattle producing territory. What
kind Of improved bulls will be avail
able to which he may breed his cows:
He hasn't enough cows TO justify his
owning a purehred bull. The chances
are that one Of his neighborS who OWNS
large farm and has beef cattle herd
also owns purebred beef bun to
which he might breed his cows for the
asking. Or at most for a small service
fee. The chances are also that there
isn't reputable Jersey bull In the Tn
tire community There are Jersey bulls
! there. no doubt. but of the kind which
| have shanAfMly slandered the breed
Normally, we may expect all such cont
munities &c introduce. if they have not
already done so, purebred bulls of one
Of the beef breeds because they have
an inSistent demand for better calves
and without a market for dairy prod
| uclS there is little incentive toward
bringing in good purebred dairy bulls.
On one condition only should the
Jersey nov be entitled 10 home in
such a community. to.wit: that Suili-
| Client farmers Of that community be-.
come Interested In dairylhg to make
profitable the establishment of cream
route and the cooperative ownership
of frst-clasS Jersey bull. There is a
wonderful opportunity for such dcveI-
opment But so long as the prcdomi-
mating interest of the community con-
times for beef cattle, due to its locu-
ton outside the range of an estab-
Iished market for dairy products, the
average farmer would much better pat.
tern his cattle operations after the
best practice Of tile majority of his
nelghbors adding his quota each year
80 the communlty's crop of good beef
calves---as a result Of breeding his
cows 10 the community pure-bred beef
type bull or to bull Of the same breed
as the majority of his neighh0rs are
using,
Since II is more milk that he needs,
should he moi buy Holstein cow
This is the question that many such
farmers are asking, and the great rec.
ords Of milk production which the
EIolStein is continually adding to her
already cnviable list are enough to
make them give her serious considerN.
ton. But these very same farmers
have really never known what ii is to
feed COW a few nubbinS or Il hand
ful of bran and little salt is tonSd.
cred 4 liberal compensation at milking
time. Al other times she Is free 10
choose her OWL ration. in the pasture
or inside. The llolSteln was never
used 10 this, foy along with her Won
dcrful milk.givng capacity she has de-
Ve'oped remarkable appetite and Sire
produces milk directly in proportion 10
the extent TO which this appetite is a,,-
Deased She has been brought to lis
from her native home of luxuriant pas
lures and an abundance Of Succulent
Soillng, s'lagc and root crops, and these
must be supplied her still in a saus.
factory measure; else she will prove
disappointment.
The question ra.Se is, will this Az
erage farmer he warranted in bring,
Ing upon himself this additional neces.
sity FOR supplying the extra amount OF
feed demanded by HoIstein cow
doubt ii very seriously, He doesn't
Keep enough cattle all told e. Justify
4 silc. He il rarely warranted In pro.
vidiug much grim for the mature cows
Of The farm and viii never he EXCEPT
there develop al accessible market far
surplus dairy products But why
should he not keep one real milk COW,
giving from 70 10 gallons Of milk
LAY rather than 3 or cows; For the
reason that, from an economic stand.
point, lie is nos Keeping COWS To pro-
duCe milk, but to furnish him a mar
ket FOR the cheap coarse roughage and
pasture Of his farm which can not be
utilized t. advantage by other i've
stock. incidentally, these cows should
produce enough milk for his family IN
addition TO that requiredhy their calves.
The Shorthoru is not the only beef
COW which will produce more milk
Ihan her calf requires, Dut it Stands
10 he credit Of certain Shortholn
breeders that they have recognized tie
farmers increasing need for family
COW and have made selections toward
tIlHt end with remarkable success
Other beef breeders will do well 10
recognize similar necessity as re.
CARDS the future popularity If their
cattle for the hulk Of the beef supply
Of The future must be produced from
the average farmers herd rather than
from that of the ranchman. The folly
Of the average breeder of beef cattle
located so that he must depend mainly
upon the small farmer who surrounds
him for market for his surplus, isl
easily apparent when he diSregnrGs
this fact and boasts that he'd he ,tiod