Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1887 — THE MODEL COW. [ARTICLE]

THE MODEL COW.

How I hii* Useful Animal Shonld Be Bred and Fed. ~ t | rat N«r Zotrm. - ; Perlet ion in breedings eow is prebsnni finable by mankind; but as here at different models for the same, necessity fur different purposes, it should be the farmer’s erideayor to breed whatever kind he can and seep |it as perfect for its special use as poseiI ble.. Before attempting a particular j description, ot each of these, I wish to I speak of what they should be in generI era’. I- ’ 1 Every epw worthy to be bred from, if not polled—which is really best—ought to possess as small, flat and rather short horns as possible; a fine head, with dished face; open nostrils; a good-sized mouth and bright, glowing eyes, slighvly prominent. The neck must be fine, harmoniously extending to the shoulders and without dewlap; the chest either broad or deep or both combined, requisite for its particular purpose; the bofly level from the crops to the end of the rump, round and well-ribbed up, rather broad across the loin and hips; full in the tYvist and a fine well-set tail; thin thighs; clean, flat legs, .hoofs of moderate sire, tough and clear; the udde* extending well forward and behind, rather than deep, with four square-set ‘".ts, long enough to fill; the hand, of the milker. Now for particular requisites. The genera! purpose cow.—Some contend that such a cow does not exist, but? I know that it doe s, and that is the very best and most profitable sort to keep by the fiyrmer who is not devoted to the special purpose of making either cheese or butter, or selling hia milk Iresh. Such a cow annually drops a calf that fattens nic&iy to a satisfactory weight on its mother's milk when one month old, ana can then be sold to the butcher for a good price and turn out first quality veal. Or it can be raised at a moderate costy as a steer or cow, according to its sex; and then parked with if desired at a fair profit. This cow will give from 16 to 24 quarts of milk of good quality when flush, and if properly fed and treated she will continue to yield a fair mess til within one or fwb months as may be desired. The milk will be found excellent for family use, and for the makineof butter and cheese. When the eow becomes aged, she can be dried off easily, and economically fattened and turn out an excellent carcass of beef. In make up she should be as near my genefkl-description above as ponsible, and- broader . behind, than forward—in fact, moderately wedge shaped. • The breeds of cows which have for many years past been and still are the mt at satisfactory for the general purpo;e of the farmer are the -Shorthorn an 1 its cognates, the Yorkshire of Eng--laii-d-fthe-Devon, the Polled Norfolk and (Suffolk”, an d the (Guernsey, also, to some extent. The grades of the above often excel- in this respect, especiailj r when as high as three-fourths .or seven-eig’m:..-. bred^— The dairy cow, such as particularly excel in yielding a large quantity of milk of fair quauty, to sell to tiie population of towns and cities, or to make into cheese, may also approach, or be as perfect in form-as is required by ll*e above /description; but it is not'necessary for a goo.l yield of product trial she be so fine and shapely in all her points, as a superior dairy product is the great censideration. The dairy cow ought, to be considerably Broader behind than so; --ard, quite wedge?shape.!, with' a lar x r stomach capable of first rate digestion, and deep, rather than fall, in the chest. When milking it is not expected that she will take on flesh, but give,.all she consumes to the production of milk, I retaining merely enough nutriment-to keep her strong and iu good health. Now and loenone of these cows Ino'st excelling in the dairy make a fair quality of beef when dried off and fattened for this purpose; but it is not expected that she will do so as a general thing, and it may not be profitable to strive for it. They are satisfactory for the daily alone that is enough—all that should be asked of them. The breeds, of dairy cows which generally excel in the richness of the qua I ty of their milk are the Guernsey and the Jersey.. Next <:ome the Devon and the Red Polled Norfolk and Suffolk. The Ayrshires and , Hol stein- fjpiesians yield milk of a fair quality- nbuntifully, the latter, chiefly on account of their larger size, much excelling. Indeed, they yield in our country beyond all precedent known in any other. The beef cow ought to be of the Lest possible form, round and smooth, and fine in all her points. The chest should be broad and deep, with a goed projection of brisket; the. crops fuller than in a dairy cow, andtfie’foreribs particularly well sprung, wide across ther Idiu and nips, with a low let down of the twist, flat thighs and clean limbs; ■the body thus presenting the shape, as nearly as p >s:b e, of a right-angled jrffielogr'’l - She should have a. n Tirate-!- J; udder and “teats, thb latter ■ set pare. she gives milk enough to bi. ? rup Tb -p flTfis is" all that cng fit regtj <:■; mr. The breeds of cattle most ’ought after for bwf are the Kyloe, the Alier-di-en-Angus and the Galloway, the Short-horn, the Hereford, the Devon and the Sussex. .

Our farmers are often very hegketfn) in not breeding their own cows. Unless some neighbor wbeee sleek they thoroughly well know is entirety suited for their particular purpose does it for them, they shou ; d invaribly breed for themselves. When they depend on cows of whjcj* they know nothing except their present appearance, they are often liable to.purchase ouch as-are not suitable for them, which entails a loss rather than a gain. Moreover, it is generally much cheaper to rear'one’s own cows than to buy others, conkfdering the present advantage of the use ot itnproved implements for all kinds of farming operations. Co this we may add the introduction for several years past of new sorts of excellent forage for soiling in summer and autumn, and for curing for winter feed. If the farmer pleases, with the ufle of these improved implements and the cultivation of suitable trope, he may defy, droughts whichliave so often been destructive to the profit,? of his occupa - tion. A steady and abundant growth of forage is absolutely necessary a supplement for short pasture for dairy cows. If their, daily yield of milk is not [ pretty regularly kept v.p it will he difficult, after it is much lersewed, and’ take considerable time to restore it to its former abundance. Thus not only a present but a future advantage is lost, to the great detriment of the farmer.

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