Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-21
Pedigreed Stock

Thoroughbred has always APP
pealed to us, but we have been de-
tered in the past from investing
in pedigreed cows because Of the
| prevailing disease known as red
water" About twenty years ago
Mr ANYWAY brought to the Island
some Thoroughbred Jerseys. They
were nice lot and there are still
some of the descendants hereabout
It seems there is no serious toruble
with the redwater the past sever.
a years, and the veterinarians tell
us that the Island is very free from,
tuberculosis. while mach loss is
caused by it in the inland valleys.
Taking into consideration these
facts the old love has returned and
we would very much like to see
some kind of an organization,
however small, make start. II
we could get, say d dozen heifers,
aud a sire, with The papers of pedi-
gree ard of the right strain. we
would be making the Island fam
Gus for still another product. Just
think of It, YOU high school BOYS
and girls. See what these clubs
are doing in other states as well
as in Ours. A lad in Iowa raised
a thoroughbred Hereford steer
which took the championship and
brought him $4,000 in Chicago.
Most of us have only one COW
We have to buy most of the feed
Why not have the best COW that
can be obtained? One that will
give, say 500 pounds Of butterfat
instead Of 200 or 800. This is one
instance among many whore the
best pays the most and whore the
possession is attended with pleas.
ure and pride. Our personal pref.
ereuce is the Guernsey stock. The
flavor Of the milk and butter i,
more delicate than that of the .Ier.
sey, and they are more gentle. not
so nervous.
| wish Tim Clark had told the
whole story about the COW and the
music as he explained it to me
Many Of us know that Tim is a
philosopher and pryer-into the
deep mysteries of nature. As near
as can get ii, here is Tins ex.
PLANTATION He argues from nature
as follows: II is well known that
the cobra de capello of India res.
ponds to The music Of the flute and
Ii IT is right, will dance JIG on its
tail that practically all animals
and even birds are allured aud en-.
trarced by sweet music, aud that
the COW in particular responds to
it with amazing algcriiy and good
results. Tins bossy pays no at
teltion to Tins talk. mo- matter
how fast he talks or how many al.
leciives he uses, but will always
respond TO the music Of the yictro.
In when he milks her and that she
is very discriminating as to the
tunes When he has ON the right
tune it makes Q quarts difference.
Tim thinks he really thinks he
knowsl that Jersey will give the
most ON the tune Of Yankee
Doodle, and the Holstcin ON the
fumes Of Franz Ab,
w have absolutely mo- doubt
about Tins philosophy A short
time ago Billy Scales was working
for us. We noticed that Dr. kept
mp a constant stream of converse
ton with his team OF horses. when
be bad exhausted ancient and mod
ern history he would launch ont ON
pol les Those horses would work
Tor Billy iill ihcy'd fan down ex-
hausied He never used q whip
When he milks his bossv be- sings
IN fhe time and gets great quaint
t'es Of milk Bet then there are
vs. who can sing like Billy Scales
10 can't sing and mlst have a
vrtrola 60 get rasulis. stephen J.
U1rmelinr