Show SELECTION OF DAIRY COWS Many Essentfal Points to Be Considered Consid-ered by Dairyman In Gathering His Herd Cows for the wholesale and retail milk trade should be selected from the Red Polls Holstein Durham and Ayrshire grades For cream and butter but-ter tho Guernsey and Jersey should ho chosen Cows from the vigorous native cattle are often found having extraordinary milking qualities The larger milkers wo over had were grade Durham and Ayrshire cows raised In the Valley of Virginia Asa As-a rulo the progeny of these extra milk ers where the dame Is served by n pure bred male of established pedl gree become tho most profitable cows Tho holler calves from such cows should be raisedwhen they carry the marks indicating a good milker This mark is the upward growth of the baron bar-on the Inside of the thigh of the calf from immediately behind the udder as high as the hair extends If the hair Is found running up In a smooth unbroken column all other things bo ing equal with good care and careful feeding with a moderate amount at wheat bran and whole oats a valuable cow may bo h raised with scarcely a fall ure There are several other signs or conditions indicative of valuable milking qualitiessuch as Smooth and falr sized teats well placed on tho udder large and well defined mill veins slim neck a yellow smooth skit I apparent about tho eyes and nose are sure Indications of a good cow givIng giv-Ing rich milk The calf for tho milk dairy should be fed to make bono and muscle and a largo welldovol opqd frame and not for fat Dairymen having an abundance ot pasture with enough tillage land to raise the hay and fodder and most at tho grain will find It the most profitable profit-able to raise their cows instead ot buying fresh cows to replace those that aro milked out A dry cow un bss of fair slzo and in good beef con dltlon will not bring more than 25 a fresh cow without tho calf cannot bo had for less than Idand fro quently the cow Is dear at that It cows have to bo bought it is advisable to buy direct from tho owner and not from tho cow dealers |