River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-09-10

| large cities and into other sections
where dairying is being introduced.
Although the traffic in dairy cattle
has been going on for years, there
are many things which the beginning
buyer and seller as we'll as some with
more experience need to understand.
The man who has dairy cattle for
sale is usually advantageously stu
ated if he lives in community where
cattle similar to his own can be Sc
cured. The buyer who wishes to pur-
chase cattle in carload lots cannot af-
ford to spend his time inspecting
cattle for sale in herds located miles
apart and so he goes to a community
where the breed of cattle in which he
is interested predominates. In such
community, several herds can be
visited in a single day and many ami
mails inspected.
Dairy animals not in mil but
showing signs of freshening within
few weeks sell to an advantage. A
COW due to freshen soon shows size
and capacity and gives a good indi-
cation of what may be expected as
to udder developments. Blemishes
or unsoundness lower selling values
depending upon their seriousness.
A great many farmers who have
dairy cattle to sell do not appreciate
the Importance of having their cows
in good sale condition. The buyer
of any class of live stock is bound to
be influenced in his desire for an
animal by its appearance. 1t is nee
essary that animals carry a fair
covering of flesh if they are to sell
to an advantage. A good covering
of flesh adds to side and smoothness
and emphasizes that the animal is in
a thrifty condition. The appearance
of dairy animal is greatly improved
by clipping the hair from the head,
udder and tail above the switch. If
the hair on the body is long, the en-
tire body should be clipped SO that
the buyer can observe the animal
without it being obscured by shaggy
hair. Cows that make good APP
pearance often bring from $40 to SIS
more than they otherwise would.
Cow testing association records
are a measure of a. cows ability to
produce and so members of COW test
ing associations have an advantage
in the prices that they receive for
their cows over their neighbors who
are not members. A man who buys
g cow that has demonstrated in a
COW testing association that she can
produce $50 pounds or more of but
ter fat in a year under average farm
conditions, has more assurance as to
what he can expect of the cow in the
way of production than if the cow
had no record. Buyers generally are
willing to pay more for such cows
than for similar cows whose pro-
| auctions are not known.
The seller should offer assistance
which will make it easy for the buy
er to assemble and load animals pur-
chased. Business should be done and
accommodation offered on a basis
that will promote future sales. It is
poor business policy not to give the
buyer fair treatment if he is willing
to pay fair price for the stock of
fered him.
1t sometimes happens that the
farmer who has good cows for sale
is done an injustice due to the fact
that the buyer has been misinformed
from unreliable sources as to the
price which such cows command. In
experienced buyers are often misled
by hearsay information. Reliable
sources of information for the be-
ginner buyer are agricultural county
agents and secretaries of county or
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