Show EXCELLENT AS DAIRY C dutch belted cattle have same general qualities of holstean and give large milk yield not very many pure bred herds of dutch belted cattle are aie found anywhere tit in america and their appearance ance at the cattle shows always at attracts attracta attention because of the unusual color markings each a animal possesses the broad white belt about the body presenting the appearance of a blanket the dutch belted cattle havethe have the general qualities of the holsteins and are inclined to large milk yield As aa the herds actually exist they are V dutch belted cow probably not equal equizi to several other breeds in average milk yield but the comparison is hardly fair because there are ton ten herds of Hai holsteins stelius jerseys or to one of the belted and it is easier to select competitive herds of more popular breeds one of the best practical uses of the pure bred stock Is in crossing with other cattle the grade helfer heifer of part dutch belted belied ancestry to Is pretty sure to be a good animal for dairy purposes she will possess the characteristic act Ret white belt although ends enda of body may be red or roan instead of black she will be a large milk elder the quality being good although not particularly rich in butter tat fat she Is also likely to be a long lived producer and perhaps a little more hardy than most pure bred stock the dutch bolted belted reproduce their quality with remarkable exactness when crossing with other stock RECORD OF A HOLSTEIN COW dairy animal will make about ten times better use of her food than a good steer IBY by PROF A L nebraska agricultural college to illustrate the economic work of i good dairy cow in transforming for dge age and grain into human food I 1 wish to call attention to the record of a holstein Holst eln cow owned at the nebraska station this cow produced in one year pounds of milk which contained 13 per cent of solids which Is equivalent to 2603 pounds of total solids which Is largely and in the most favorable condition for human food A good steer at the proper ago age and under the best methods of feeding will increase his bla weight about pounds in a year after deducting 65 or 60 per cent of dressing and 85 per cent for water wo we have remaining about pounds of nutriment as against 2500 2600 pounds for the cow in other worda a good cow makes calces about ten times limes better use of her food than a good steer this I 1 have given merely to illustrate that where economy in the use of stock food Is necessary the dairy cow will prove to be ba a far better animal in turning profits SKIMMED MILK IS VALUABLE most important of all o byproducts on dairy farm especially good for young animals skimmed milk la Is the most roos t important of nil all the products byproducts by on a farm it in the dairy hue it la Is worth from 15 cents to 1 it a hundred hui dred pounds according to its quality and the use that is made of it hand separator skimmed milk Is of greater value and of greater wn than skimmed milk obtained by any other method it gives better sa satisfaction because the milk Is uniform every day if properly fed skimmed milk cannot bo surpassed as aa a food tor for young animals the greatest danger and largest waste cornea comes from especially young pigs and calves when the calf Is two weeks old its ita feed may be gradually changed change d fro from in whole milk until only the skimmed milk Is fed calves seem to thrive better on oil tho the warm skimmed milk from the hand separator than on mhd creamery where the milk of several dundr hundred d cows Is mixed it the chickens are fed on skimmed milk and allowed a free range they their will grow very fast in feeding milk to chickens it ts Is greater economy to let the milk stand until it Is chicki skimmed milk is IB ft a very satisfactory pig food pigs seem naturally inclined to the cour rather than sweet milk but in either case grain must bo be fed in order to mako make a balanced ration BABCOCK TESTER IS PRAISED invention has revolutionized dairy ing industry bulletin Bullet ln issued by nalon station A fitting recognition of dr stephen moulton babcocki Bab cocks services to tho the dairy world through the invention of the milk tester bearing his name la is found in a 0 circular lately issued by the wisconsin experiment station its title Is tho the coming of age of the babcock test and it is written by dean russell in bulletin 24 issued in 1890 by tho the same name station the bab cock test teat ivas was given to the tha public tho invention has so BO completely revola V tap mj k N babcock testing outfit lionized dairying putting it on a sound round business basis that upon its twenty first birthday off official leial recognition of tho the inventors work Is given by tho the same institution that fostered the invention the circular contains a complete account of the invention of 0 the tester and should bo be read with in terest wherever cows are known |