DUAL PURPOSE COWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1915, Page 3

DUAL PURPOSE COWS.

MR. FULTON'S VIEWS. At the meeting of the Stratford branch of the Jersey Breeders' Association on Saturday last, Mr. N. Fulton, of the Government Dairy Produce Division, gave a brief address, in the course of which he strongly advocated the breeding of well-grown, strong-constitu-tioned animals of large capacity for consuming and converting into milk large quantities of f-odder, It is not economical to keep two small cows of any breed to do the work or give the same net return as one large cow. In support of h;s advocacy Mr. Fulton quoted from re. search bulletin reports compiled by such authorities .as Professor Dean, of Guelph, Dr. Babcock, Professor Wing, Professor F. W. Wool, also Mr. Gow, the secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Breeders' Society. This time had long since arrived in Taranaki, where good dairying land is so liigli in price, when breeders of pedigree dairy stock should be after economical production, keeping strong constitution, and true type very carefully in their reckoning also' Regarding show ring successes there is evidence every year to show that the large cow is always placed before the small cow, provided all other necessary qualities are about equal. Another very important point made by Mr. Fulton was in reference to the carcase for beef, He said that between Waitara and Wanganui, inclusive, there would be five meat freezing works operating very soon. Supplies of cattle for these works would be drawn very largely indeed from the dairy farms but finished off by graziers, and there is 110 reason whatever why Jersey cattle, when incapacitated for milk production, should not hold their own in this respect if bred and reared the right way. He mentioned several well-known Taranaki Jersey cows of exceptionally good dairying qualities that were big enough to Be of very considerable value when done with as milkers. He did not wish it to be understood that he advocated the Jersey, or any other dairy breed, as a dual purpose cow. He was trying to give his views from practical experience, observation, and common sense. j At the conclusion of the meeting Mr. Fulton was accorded a vote of thanks.