Show BREEDING AGE FOR HEIFERS Time Depends Largely on Development Development Develop Develop- ment and Season of Year Year- Cool ool Season Is Favored The Tho ago age n e at which heifers helfers should freshen depends largely upon their development and find the season when wen it Is desired to have most of the cows freshen Although the larger breeds do not mature at so early an age as the Uc smaller ones In most cases it is possible pos pos- sible by liberal feeding to obtain sum sum- I Splendid Dairy Heifer dent clent growth so that heifers may profitably profitably profit profit- I ably be bred to freshen at two years of age It is seldom desirable for a 1 heifer to freshen at an earlier age In deciding upon the time to breed the size and rind development should be given greater consideration than the age since it Is important that the heifer heifer er have good growth by tl tile e time she freshens However if allowed to become become become be be- come too mature before breeding especially especially es es- es- es in the case of animals that are arc heavily fed there is sometimes difficulty difficulty dif dif- in getting the heifers helfers in calf It is undesirable to have cows freshen fresh fresh- en during the latter part of the summer summer summer sum sum- mer because their milk production will be seriously hindered by hot weather flies and up dried-up pastures Rather than have heifers helfers freshen durIng durIng during dur dur- ing the summer months It t is advisable to postpone their breeding Sf so that they will freshen during the cooler season |