The Keota news., 1920-02-06
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MILKING sHoRTAoRN hElFER
CALVES At $500 PER HEAD

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tie average fnrm."
Remember. the above figures u,ara.
" show that the grade Shorrhorn nerds
brought more profit to their owners
Than amy other breed from III. stand.
point "f milk produced. When yor
add Ia This grenter profit The su,n
total of ~ per cen; of the calf cTGG
converted int" fine beef steers, such
hs tney nave IN The feed lots. You Win
readily see that thos. red Durham
cows simply outclnssed all other
breeds three I" one from The stand,
point "f pr"fit-and IL is profit we
nre after. not The mere fun of feeding
nnd milking twice II dny.
Now. grnniin. that The grade Milk
Ing ShOrih"rn COW proved The most
profitable dairy COW for the dry land
regions and, In addition. produces the
finest beef steers from her bull calves,
The question remains. where m,ly we
get cows 0f that kind?
The answer is: DO like the farm
crs "f Douglas connty-simply rnise
them.
Charley McNiurry WAS IL poor u,nn
and Ind II scrub family COW. lie went
Into the employ of II breeder of Bates
Sh"rih"rns down M GAINESVILLE. near
Greeley. Tile owner of the herd p..r.
miitc'l him I" breed his scrub COW To
the 1sntcs Slinrthorn bulls. "rh. RE-
suit is: First hcifcr. weight 40
pounds. daily milk production six gal
Ions. she alone supplies II family "f
eleven: second calf. five and "nc.huU.
gallons per day-thcn the old COW
,licsl-hut III" lcifcr from the first
cnlf now weighs loo pounds and
gives better Than five gallons Icr dny.
To right down 1" GAINESVILLE and ask
Charley II this Is not true.
Bulls were the secret III Chnrlcy's
succs.s~-hulls nn'i nothing mere. High.
grade Milking Shnrllprn farm cows
nrc obtained simply by breeding purs.
bred Bates ar Milking Sh"r;h"rn bulls
io ordinary scrub farm COWS.
If the gos,,i. reliable farmers "f kc-
otm. Grover. Sligo. buckingham. Hay.
mcr and Stonchum will form them.
selves into little groups ar bull as>"'
Citations The Carpenter Cattle Com.
pany of Greeley will sell them bulls
an time. That herd probably includes
more pure Uuics Shorth"rns ihnn Will
bc found In amy herd west "t The MIS-
sixxipri. Mr.. Carpenter founded this
herd Ia supply bulls for the farmer.
Of this section and he Is ready ana
willing L" help YOU.
BEFORE going to other states and IN
ycstjuy your hnr,l.carncd ar borrowed
money In cows which ARE strange I"
This climate aud whose breed fwticu
IN mukc good IN the honest test n'n.lc
hv the dry land farmers "f Douglas
County. make u date with pc'ph r.:
rnr.nicr of Greeley. Colorado. ana
hnvc him meet you nj his farm ~
Nnrncsvillc and let him show YOU Ills
cpttlc. sy the mere purchase :" "
hull you can get fifty cnlvcs III tue
kind You want each year. Three ns'sn-
l.,rinv bull associations can get SIN
v,,rs. usc from three hulls-thc hull
cost Of your grade Mi!s'n. S''"ru""r"
c.w. will he around 500 per hc'".
II you wish both bulls ana pure.
bred cows You may he able l" Pr"'".e
Them from the Carpenter nero. Ut w
owner Of the herd may ASSIST YOU Y"
rct them II you purchase u hn'' 'r"',
the Carpenter herd. The he''ers a'"
COWS of the Carpenter hrr" "r' "n.
sold To purchasers "f hnl's' '"" ~,
ru,. IL to sell not more tian one he,'.' ~.
nr COW ,o any one purchaser. b"t M
T,r,.n,.r IL in touch with most III 'he
s,nn herds of the country ana VIII "e
..,., IN helm local associations I" se-
80, r.,uulcs. although they are Nc'!
,,"r., I'm find and usually c"'nhahu
.,,n,i urjccs because If their s"ie'"'
merit. ,, .,.,,,,,.r Cat.
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