Show i o J farm air an x rr t a x J d r f J Iw- Iw F f t f t gC C Atty v s Ir Guernsey tf Bull C 6 e t t II 7 The The he Dairy Breed 1 of f Cows K h y 0 t t i t Y By LAURA ROS ROSEi ROSE i a Demonstrator and Lecturer In Dairying r SI r at the Ontario Agricultural College Col CoI- J lege legs Guelph Canada E a y it Copyright 1311 1711 by A. A C. C McClurg Co f. f rV j S ERSON AL prefer preference and local r a pERSONAL R conditions usually y govern the v t choice of the breed of the dal dalf dalry f i Y ry herd berd There seem seam to bo bo 1 special breeds for s special needs I Ch Channel I Island Cattle r J r If It the land Is near n a city and siva sire and nud a tl bl high b class trade trude Is catered entered r-l r 1 to to then ferole 8 would prove a wise t choice They are art said sold to be the most moat t economical prod producers neerI of ot milk fat t and h. h Justl Justified p thin this statement at the Buffalo J i-J t tt and St. St Louis esl expositions They give fiL t a s moderate supply of rub rich high colored colored color color- f. f ed milk which owing to to the lar largo large e size ku I- I of Its tnt tat globules creams readily The Jersey Is s known as 88 the butter butteri 1 i makers maker's cow and Is a native of ot the fi Island of ot Jersey She Is Inclined to be bei t r. r i small email average weight eight about 1 pounds very ery gentle gently and makes an Ii Ideal family cow S d The Guernsey Is la similar to the Jerr Jersey Jer r i sey aey but slightly larger and more morn vigorous vig r I 1 orous and makes butter than then any other breed bread The Jersey and c v Guernsey ar nr are known knon as ns the Channel r t Island cattle Holstein If It the farm affords abundance of pasture and a heavy flow of at 0 milk is fe desired the Holstein should be h o. o ti t A d Y d t sa c t 1 c. c r ft tj N t THE TIlE IB IS 90 SOMETIMES CALLED MILKMAN'S TRIG THO r 4 the choice ThIs breed has bas been deI developed de de- I eloped on the rich dike lands of Holland Hol Bol- t r land which may account for Its Ita ter being t.- t. 4 a. a the largest est of ot the dairy cattle A ma mature fl ture taro cow will w weigh l h from 1 1200 to 1400 1900 pounds It Is asserted that she f t 1 can make luke a gallon of milk at less cost t. t than any any other cow and she Is somei sometimes some some- i times time's called the milkman's cow cote The milk Is often low In fat tat content contest although breeders breMers are Improving the breed bread In this re respect The Hol t lo ne tip d da plenty of feed and owing to h her r weight she should not Dot have to range very far to secure It The br breed Ed has grown much mach In fac favor fa ta c vor oX late years and has mado many mane wonderful records s. s r The Holstein Is black and white sometimes almost entirely either the theone theone thet t Y one or the other color but more usually usual usual- 1 ly dt definite patches of both Very rarely rare rarer ly Iy they UIL-I re revert re art to red which Is one of ot the ancestral colors The pedigree of ot calves coming red may be pure but the calves alves cannot be registered Ayrshire 4 Un Under er conditions where here the land Is rough land imd stony and pasture pastors rather poor poor poor-no no breed will give as good reo returns re re- o c turns as vS tb the Ayrshire In n her ber native notice home 8 Scotland she Inherited n sturdy r. r Independence and an constitution which enables her to hunt bant fora living I. I f but she fihe likewise responds well to rood good treatment Theu Th Ayrshire glues gives a n medium flow ow of or milk of average a richness especially d r u adapted for vor on account J of It its l small mull fat globules which retard t the e cl process process-a process a fa fart t which has haa t. t designated her as ere the F. F tow cow on l t She Is fa medium In n size weighing about 10 pounds and is I usually red r s and white ur III i mown brown an and white the white tips She I l- l i sty s b. b k alert JW the bin k ward s I of ot the 1 horns horn Ji Iu tit h her ber 1 a distinguished ap ap- r. r t 1 ri Milking Strain of Shorthorn Where dairying t Is not specialized but buta a few tew cows ow are ure ur kept to supply the household with milk and butter and to add to the fertility of ot the soil the milking strain of ot Shorthorns finds find its place There aro are great possibilities in to inthis this fine Rne type of ot cattle with their plan placid id fd dh disposition and general good health They are growing in favor with dairy dairy- men The male calves can be reared for tor beef and If anything happens to the cows they can be easily mode made ready tar for the butcher The Shorthorn I Is of English origin Is above abase tho the average In to size and weight and gives glues glues-a a fm flow ow of standard quality milk She may mar be white red or roan or a combination of any of ot these colors color Other Dairy Breeds Breed Other dairy breeds not 50 so o well known knon are French Canadian natives of Que Que- bec her Canada Canada Canada-a a small sturdy typo type well ell adapted to nand the cold of winter and hunt a living In the rough pastures In summer These cows resemble the Jerseys but are ure usually solid black In color For their size they give a n good flow of mUk milk that Is above the average average In quality equal gnat In fact to that of the Jersey J Jersey ersey The Tho Dutch Belted o of Holland olland are m mo- mo diem in size and fair In milking milling quail ties They are black with a broad white band around their bodies The Kerry the Irishman's cow Is a It little animal some not weighing over covet OO pounds famous for tor Its hardy character character char char- acter aster and good milking qualities mack Black but occasionally red We Ne have heard a r. r great grent deal about the dual purpose cow cow ono one suited both tor for forthe the production of ot milk and of at beet beef The following are adapted for the two requirements Tho The Shorthorn the Red Polled lolled the Devon and cad the the- Brown Drown Swiss If Ii dairying Is la the object It is best to keep to the d dairy breeds The male calves If It properly fed make maL e good veal vest The cows have bare already earned their way tray and a profit from the carcass at atthe atthe atthe the end curl of a useful life lite should not be expected When heu once the breed Is decided on an keep Leep to it Nothing gives such a motley motley mot ley herd of ot unsatisfactory cows as a constant changing of the breed Importance of the Sir Sire The sire Ire should always be pure bred of good milking stock Too much im im- e cannot be placed on the Influence influence ence cues of ot the sire In establishing a good dairy herd The cows need not be pure but should be ba good grades The breed Is to of Importance but the Individual cow Is what really counts I I it t is not lot only the herd which must be considered but each cow in the herd very P-very dairyman should have a certain j minimum yearly milk standard and if It after utter a second trial trio the cow does not I come up to it she should be discarded I Better a vacant stall than an unprofitable i j able cow filling it Be sure It is the cows cow's fault and not yours before you yon yon port part with her ber Many Inny a good cow it I. i humiliated bL because she cannot do her hor herbest best hEst ou on the slim blim allowance of food and water wafer and md f the or indifferent care lirE she gets i Name For the Farm A w well Kept lawn with shade trees and flowers bowers gives much pleasure and comfort to those le living on the farmand farm farmand farmand and lI dt delights hrs the eye eye- of the passerby A nice town lawn Is a a II paying Investment not only from rom the aesthetic side lido but from the market value side Ide as well Every farm should hould have hues a suitable or distinguishing name as Meadowvale Meadowvale Meadow vale Poplar Lodge Fintona Farm Adonis Dairy The name namo should be put Iut at the main entrance to the farm A good way to advertise the farms farm's specialties is to mention them m on the sums same placard I Pure Air In the Stable When les the air all In a stable Is good goal a person can an go u 0 lu in and out from It and oat not ba have bare his clothes saturated with stable odor Much of the covey fla flavored vor roved d milk U la directly due to milking in a 8 badly ventilated stable The TIm air nil with offensive odors Is carried into tb the milk pall pail and the damage Is dune done Whether your stable Is old or err new contrive some omE way of getting the foul air sir out nn sad and pure air In Direct draft on the tbt cows roWEl must be avoided The muslin ventilation system is not keen enough unless there Is 19 great win window dow dove space e The fhe I he muslin gets gate damp dust settles on It It and often otten in a short abort time very pry little air can pass through It In cold weather cather the muslin becomes becomes be be- comes comps covered with frost trost and snow avow and Instead of ot having pacing a stable with an even temperature and pure pore atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere It Js s s rather likely to be bi one sub sub- subject subJect Jest to sudden chan changes of temperature and III ventilated t i Paint Farm Buildings I If I were wert u a I 1 would establish lI lash lish h paint factories md and furnish free tree to nil all farmers paint for tor their barns adds dd PO so mu much mUth h to the appear appear- ant ante tn l' l and Ind renet general al thrift of ot s a n homesteading home homesteading as having bavin all nil the building painted Besides the paint greatly preserves pre s serves Nerves the wood Just a few v hints pinta on painting Do not paint In tn very cold or very hot weather The lumber Dumber should be free from moisture Work Fork the paint well Into the grain of ot the wood Have Havethe havethe the paint for tor the first coat oat rather thin and let It Jt become dry before before be be- fore tore applying the second Two costa coats are usually sufficient If It oil paint can cnn cannot cannot not be a durable whitewash Isa I is isa a It good It lt ran r UPS old build buildIngs buildIngs Ings Inge look most s Ie good gnarl us as n new Splendid Whitewash For All I l |