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Show ' ,D flRYIN G GOOD DAIRYING. The Holstein cow, Colantha 4th's Johanna, the property of Mr. W. J. Gillctf, of Roscndalc, Wis., holds the world's record as a butter producer. pro-ducer. Ten cows of Mr. Gillctt's herd have the following records: NnmcofCow. Month l.hs. I.Us. in milk Mlllr Hutif.t Col. 4th's Johna, 12 27,432.5 998.26 Johanna Rue 12 20,340.4 704.5 Johanna Rue 2nd....i2 18,289.9 662.0 Johanna Rue 3rd.... 12 18,209.3 660.0 Johanna Bonhcur..i2 20,522.4 714.5 Johanna DcKol2d..i2 17,048.3 648.5 Johanna Colantha..i2 16,571.9 638.03 Johna. sth's Clo 12 16,452.1 6300 Johanna Aggie ....11 16,102.1 612.7 Johna. DcPaul'c2..i2 18,693.7 - This shows what can be accomplished accomplish-ed by intelligent feeding and breeding. breed-ing. Every man who dairies to any great extent must necessarily at times go out and buy cows to take the place of those that have become unprofitable. unprofit-able. The question arises, "What arc the essential points required in a good dairy cow?" It is true, at times, we find very good producers that do not have the dairy form. The cow originally gave milk for a short time only or was intended in-tended to give enough milk to supply her calf. By selecting and breeding so as to prolong the milking period, she has been developed so that today she not only furnishes milk for her calf, but is one of the cheapest and most profitable producers of food for man. We have many breeds of dairy cattle, cat-tle, and each has its distinguishing trait, but all have typical dairy forms. Tt is just as essential for the dairy cow to have a. dairy form as it is for the trotting horse and race horse to have their essential characteristics, which differ very much from those of a draft horse. Judges and experts have realized the importance of certain points, and have fixed a set scale for judging. Since the flow of milk depends primarily pri-marily upon the number, activity, and efficiency of the milk glands; and secondly, sec-ondly, upon the flow of blood to the udder, and the nutriments contained in the blood, it is cl$ar that the stomach stom-ach and udder deserve the importance attached to them; and since the "n'er- vous system is closely co-ordinate to the digestive system and directly controls con-trols to a considerable degree, the flow of blood to the udder, it also deserves attention. Since the abdomen and udder are the chief manufacturing points, it is but natural that extreme development in these parts should be sought for; inasmuch as meat carrying capacity and inclinations arc not considered essential in highly specialized dairy cows; these have been neglected. This has resulted in a general type, that has been found to be good in milk production. |