Show THE COW the dairy cow if able to herself in a way which the human tarn fam lly ily would comprehend might well lay claim to being m mans ans best friend she might establish such stich a claim by calling attention to the tact fact that from her ber product and from her carcass man manufactures more of the necessities of life than from any other oilier similar source she furnishes these necessities to him from ralley until such a time as temporal things are no longer associated with will ills his existence and she does it ung ungrudgingly rudgil lOY and to constantly st in addition to contributing to mans necessity and hla his pleasure the prosperity of 0 an agricultural community is more closely identified with her than with mith any other of the domestic animals the horse Is quite essential in tilling the soll soil but where necessity requires it the sturdy son or of the cow cin can take ills his place as lie he has done in every agricultural ral section on earth cirth the horse can only furnish labor and can only return a profit to liia its owner when conditions are right for returning satisfactory grain crops it is a well known fact that the dairy cow Is the salvation ot of the farmer lit in times ol oi poor crops as she Is able to convert the rough clops chops which are acer a total failure into dairy products which always have a cash value in addition to this she furnishes akim milk and butter for tile the calves pigs and poultry and fertility for the soll soil without which chich a farm becomes less valuable each year and the whole country less prosperous tile the elimination of the dairy cow would necessitate an almost revolutionary readjustment ot of mans tastes and requirements it would mean untold suffering and hardship of course conme slip she will not be dispensed with but her value can perhaps best be appreciated by contemplating such stich a loss she will continue to bo be mans best friend as long as the human fam family if Y exists and will keep on supplying with his greatest needs need just as she has lone done through all ages |