The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-06
THE FAMILY COW
Is VERY USEFUL
Is Net n Esidsnes IN the state - II
Should BE.
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This very ueeful animal s. not So
much IN evideneas in the state 81 Flor
ida as Il should BE-. which IL 20 lie
greatly aeplored. because IA Florida
ans necessary grasses, FORAGE and coue
centrafea for this animals feed can Re
produced easier and at less cost than
in Any ether section q the country
of whlch We know.
Florida also can give this animal
green pasture the entire year and fge
these reasons. 81 Siready said. this
animal should be more IN evidence
than Il a.
1t f. also = fact that where q family
COW II II evidence that the health Of
the family ia % q large extent secured
because the mix this animal produces
Is the best balanced food Tor every
member ~ the family from the very
youngest infant 70 ita oldest mombsr.
a. il Is , complete food ia every sense
Of the word.
In discussing the family cow ws
would rot insist that exery family
have the pare bred animal although
this type Is most desirable. but q very
desirable type q mllch COW can b. Sc.
iecsea even from among our range
cattle. We have known II Instances
where ~ proper selection q the dairy
type ok rAnge COW these animals
proved very satlsfs story and produced
milk ~ even q lower cost than Is done
BY q great number % our pure bred
stock.
Tbs selection q q family Gov should
be made BY some competent party
who knows the poinfs Of q good m3lch
Cow ard also the temperament Of tbs
animal should ~ considered - do
ellie animal that Is not nervous or
easily disturbed wlii always prove the
most Desirable type As a family COW.
and whan the selection IL being made
these points should ba considered.
Tire slogan of the extension division
iss
Two mitch cows.
TIVE breed nowa.
Seventy five head ~ poultry.
one-haif acre of home orchard ard
8 few stands q bees on every farm
and rural homo Ia the state"
Whers this program IL carried out
we flna the family IL provided With
All tha material necessary for the ans-
tsaanee of NE ana probably with =
little ever for Local market. When We
mention the family cow wa DO not
nuaa that eniy ona COW should ha
kept. huf two II uossible. and probably
more. - eur experience goes 20 shows
that where only ore COW is "a evidence
her period Of Taxation la iiEsited. she
wants i few weeks rest every year
and during that period there ~ no
milk II evfdenre and the result - thn
family health generally suffers. There
fare. We insist Upon having two cows
on every farm home 60 that the supply
can 30 maintained all the time.
TIE family COW should be provided
vita good shelter and good bedding
making tasir quarters as comfortable
as possible 50 that she viii come horne
regularly Cor her feed and the shelter
which she appreciates So much.
This animal should be also kept
clean hy currysnR and brushing her
every gnorniag. which VIII take only
q few minutes time and viii amply re-
pay Tor the time ard trouble taken ~
an Improved condition Of her health.
which cf eouraa tends e. increase The
milk fiow.
These and a greet many other things
could ba hrouRaf forward "a support
of our eontsBfion fhat every farm and
home should have a milk Cow IN evil
deuee g supply the family with AL
the milk products necessary.