THE DAIRY COW.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1448, 24 May 1912, Page 8

THE DAIRY COW.

CLASS 01? STOCK NECESSARY. In purchasing an implement a buyer naturally considers how niucu service he is likely to get out of it, and not -its value "-on. the scrap heap when lvorn but. The purchaser of the dairy cow, in turn, should consider how much butter-' fat the animal will produce, and :not the value of her hide and carcass. io obtain the best results it is essential that an animal purchased for the dairy should be of the strict dairy type, and be made a permanent part of tao tarm live stock. Some people Purchase cows with the intention of milking (them a i short time, and then soiling them off when the animal gets dry, or when the price of butter-fat drops, and the=e naturallv look more for beef producers rather than milk producers. It is impossible to build up a good dairj herd bv this niothed. Dual purpose animals may be used in some places to good advantage, but, to get. the best results one-of. the special dairy.. breeds bhould be' useiL-vTlus does not mean that onlj purebred animals should be used, but animals that are, bred for milk production. A good dairy cow should produce such butter-fat in her best days that her value as beef jmay . be. at least, of secondary importance, if not entirely ignored.. ■