OUR LADY THE COW.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 707, 26 September 1914, Page 7

OUR LADY THE COW.

Upon the eow depends ore of civilised man's welfare than upon any other animal. Man needs the horse for is motive power, for his pleasure, for his care, protection, and !ove # but its place can be taken by the mule or the motor, Man needs the pig for its utility and economy aa 8 wealth prcdu3er, the cat for its companionship, the dog for its domesticity, the hen for its helpfulness, and 'all for their aid in the conservation of his resources or for his personal pleasure, but man has lived, and can live without any of these. With the cow it is different. Milk is the only universal human fuod without which mankind cannot exist, and its supply in adequate quality and quantity affordß one of the big economic problems of the day. Beef has ever been the food of the dominant races of mankind. From its fibre is builded that brain and brawn, that vim and energy, tha acumen and initiative which have not only conquered the forces of the earth and air to man's use, but have won supremacy over the vegetarian races of his own kind. The leather 'of our shoes, our chairs, automobiles, mills and factories; the buttons on our clntaes, the combs for our hair, glue for our furniture, hair for mortar and mattresses; biscuits for our pets, and fertiliser for our farms are but incidental side lines of production by the cow, wh'o"is tfee foster-mother of i half the human race,