;n
MaSmka
SSSPSBpM
immm&sssa
TIOMK AND FAItM MAGAZINE SECTION
Holstein A Dual Purpose Cow
UY 1IAI10LQ McAMSTJ3K,
Chluo, Calif.
TIIEKI3 is a wldo uiiil over In
crenBlng duinand among tbo
" farmers In America for u good
tirofltaiilo (iiml purpose breed of cat
tlo. Tlio price of food lms become bo
high tlitit tlio fanner can no longer
afford to hoop n cow that given but
enough milk to ralso Its calf for
beef purposes, for In that caso llio
calf lms to show a profit, not only
abovo tlio cost of Its own keep but
nbovo tlio cost of Its dnin's keep also.
If, on tlio oilier hand, Instead of be
InG a heavy expense, a cow can pro
duco enough milk to properly ralso
Its calf and to miow n uubstantlal
profit for hutterfat besides, It will
bo seen that tlio profits from beet
production can bo very greatly In
creased. Practical oxporlcuco nnd demon
strations by many different Statu Ex
periment Stations hnvo proven two
facts: Tlrst, that on the nrnblo farm
uio uiuu miiujhu uuw is iiioru proui?
able than tlio specialized beef type;
and, second, that tlio Holstein Is tlio
most profitable dual purpose cow.
Tlio first faqt Is proven by tlio tests
conducted by tlio Michigan Experi
ment Stntlon, In which it was shown
Unit tlio dual purposo steer nvorageil
J 11 27 moro not profit per "head than
tho beet typo of steer. In Bulletin
No, SGI it Is stated that tho dual
purposo or "skim milk fed lot of baby
beeves showed ns good a condition of
flesh nnd quality ns tho suckled lots
nnd wero nearly equal In weight," nnd
that "baby boot production by tho
skim milk method is much chenpor
nnd gives better results than by suck
ling methods."
Dual Purpose Steer.
Tho Iowa Experiment Station slatos
in Ilullotln No. 48, after uxtouded
experiments, Hint "a system wnorcby
dairying nnd merit making may bo
combined Is most promising In its
prollts. It is not only posslhlo to
coinblno these qualities to a profitable
degree, but also to perpetuate them,
it tho herd is bled especially for
thorn. Tho feeding of ran go steers, at
present prices, does not permit of
securing much profit, In comparison
with tho returns that may bo so
cured from tho products of a herd
bred for tho upeclnl purposo of meet
ing conditions of n combination of
dairying und hoof making. Not only
do stoors from cows bred with this
combination In vlow yield ns much
profit ns thoso from the range, but
roturns from tho cows, whou used
for dairy purposos, niuko tho com
bination much moro remunerative."
As It lina bQon proven by actual
tests that It costs $32.32 n year to
koop n beef cow sololy to havo a
calf, whllo n Holstein cow will earn
.$73.33 not profit In tho saTno length
of tlmo, a boot steer has to start out
In llfo with a handicap of over $105
against him, which tho Holstein steer
has to Its credit at birth.
In tho past tho dual purposo ques
tion has been discussed from tho
standpoint of whothor tho Shorthorn
or other boot broods nro profltnblo
for milk production, with n rosult,
generally, to tho discredit of tho dual
purposo typo, nnd, on tho other hand,
tho fact has boon apparently over
looked that tho Holstein Is n most
profltnblo brood for beof.
According to tho rosults of tho
tests reported In tho Michigan Ex
periment Stntlon Bulletin No. 257,
tho Holstclns mnko much larger dally
gains and nt a less cost per pound
thnn any of tho leading beet breeds.
Nebraska Tebts.
Tho Nebraska Experiment Stnllou
lias probably made tho most ox
haustlvo and conclusivo beef tests
that havo over beon mado. Forty
eight calves representing tho differ
ent breeds wero put through two ox-
tended tests. In tbo first test, tlio
Holstolns nvoraged $3.68 profit per
head, tho Shorthorns $2.07, tho Iloro-
rorus $1.01, tno Angus i.3-i, tuo
Guernseys 21c, tho Jerseys 63c, and
tho Red Polls, 21c, In tho second
test, tho Holstolns averaged $4.14
profit per head, tho Shorthorns $3,28,
the Angus 80c and the Guernseys
7Cc; the Red Polls lost 97c and tho
Jerseys lost $2.14. Tho Holstein
stoor No. 10 rondo $10.01 net profit,
or more than any other steer In thoso
two tests. Tho heaviest Holstein
weighed 1082 pounds at the ond of
tho test, tho heaviest Horoford 1040
pounds, tho heaviest Shorthorn 1033
pounds, tho heaviest Angus 925
pounds, tho heaviest Guernsoy 950
pounds, tho heaviest Red Poll 920
pounds, and tho heaviest Jersey 920
pounds.
That the Ideal beof and milk form
may bo found In tho highest degree
fat the same breed Is shown by the
numerous prizes won by Holstclns nt
tho different fat shows. At tho New
York Stato Fairs of 1880 and 1890,
n Holstein cow won first prlzo ns
tho best fat cow of any ago or breed.
Hor Uvo weight was 1790 pounds,
nnd her percentago of dressed weight
when thoroughly cooled was 06. S
por cent or 1190 pounds, a percent
ago very seldom equaled by ludlvld
uuls of the, beef breeds.
In lSOC.Tjgnlnst very strong compe
tition from tho loading beet breeds,
a Holstein cow weighing almost 2000
pounds won first prlzo ns tho bost
licet cow of any breed at tho Mln
nesotn Stnto Fair.
Summarizing tho results of these
nnd other tests tho result conclusive
ly proves that, contrary to tho gen
eral belief, large nnd profitable beet
and milk production nro correlated to
an uatmilshliiU degree. In tho Hol-
stojn brc.cd, ns a rule, tho greater
tho milk producing qualities, the
lUiro perfect tho work of nsslmlln
tlou und. digestion, tho larger and tho
moro economical tlio gain of body
weight when dry. tho stronger the
constitution, nnd tho moro regular
tlio breeding, all of wiilcu qualities
also tend to mnko beef production
moro profitable. A Holstoln steer
Inherits from Its dam a capacity for
nsslmllntlng a quantity of reed tliat
would make tho avcrago boot steer
sweat merely to look nt. According
to tho Wisconsin Hairy Competition,
an avcrago liolstcln cow will con
sumo enough feed abovo hor own
maintenance to proditco 17G8.1
pounds of milk solids In a year, or
ovor thrco times ns much ns au avcr
ngo boot steer will gain lu body
weight In tho snmo length of time.
Holsloiu Mutilations.
Whllo a Holstein steer is without
doubt tho most economical producer
of drossed beof, yot It Is truo that
tho profitableness of tunt ureou tor
beet is subject to somo iinumiious.
Owing to their rolntlvoly heavy body,
their limbs nro too light to mnko
them as woll fitted for tho range ns
somo ether breeds. Tho fact Is that,
whllo up to about 18 or 20 months
of ngo n Holstoln steer will hnvo ap
proximately tho same conformation
nnd quality as n beef steer, yet af
ter that ngo no begins to partaito
moro of tho form of a dairy steer
and also to loso some of his former
smoothness, so that theao steers are
not relatively as profltablo whon sold
as two or three-year-olds as when
fattoned up to soil aH baby boot.
Holstein beof possossds the doslred
pnlo rod color and Is very woll
marbled, although it does not gon
orally havo so much fnt as Is ex
hibited by n boot stoer. According
to Mich authorities ns Profossor I.
P. Roborts nnd othors who havo
tostod tho qualities ot both meats,
Holstoln beef has n Biiporlor flavor
to that of tho Shorthorn.
Ono ot tho most Important It not
tho chief factor In cnttlo raising Is
thnt of prolificacy. In this roapect
tho Holstoln cow Is much suporlor to
nny ot tho beot broods, as alio Jb
oaslor to got Into calf, duo to hor
thlnnor condition, caused by hor
heavy milking qualltlos, and to the
fact that tho breeding qualities of
tho Holstein havo not beon Impaired,
as tho breed has not boon so highly
Inbred, or subjoctod to excosslvo
show-ring fitting and other nrtlflcinl
conditions, ns havo tho boot broods.
Summnrlzlng nil of tho results
thorororo, tho fact Is cloarly provon
that tho dual purposo breed Is a most
lucratlvo typo, and that tho theory
thnt heet and milk production can
not bo profitably combined In the
samo breod is most erroneous and
unreliable.
mmmammmt&n
wmmm.
ritKSniKNT WILSON HAlSl
"I like the theter. too, ond eipeeUllr
cood vaudevllla .how when I amaeeltlni
perfect relaxation. If there la a bad act ot
S vaiideVlllo enow ou can reat reasonably
eoeurethat the next one may not be o
K" but from a bad play there 1. no e.
CBDCe
Orohtum Vaudetllle U Wlleon Vaudciltle.
1'orlland. Oregon.
Buy it now
Tf t.li farmers will buv
their Spring needs now,
it will start up factories
during the Winter when
work is most needed.
Sfponuicri cutf Mc
cttif dj e citttttg"
Sna CcIfcOtcftc nub rjvufjic ftniiiilicit.&Wjcitufnft tut SJcflcit
fiir imr ?1.00 jru nfjr.
23ringt ftcts 6tc neueftenihucgsnadit'tcfjten,
in utwcufalfdjtcr IDcifc
CFt-fdjcitit jc&cit Soiuicriicifj mit 20 eeiteit, bemmtec elite
8fciliflc omitooSOcifofje mit uur 'Scfefloff. Gntrjiift nu&er
bcu ncucffcit mtb iittercffmifefteit 2BcIt0cflc&cIoiteit blc luidj.
iiflffeit Dtodjridjtcu uoii bcr ncific fliiffe, fcrttcr merluoirt:
Stntfdjra'oc fiir ftcu-m, nuS, of mtb QSnricu, uiUjIidje SBiure
fiir bic .tymflfrmi, focmneiibo OSefrfjidjtcit mtb Titrjc NoUeltcit,
Hfitflriertc Sfljljaitulimocu Mci' beit flrica, cine iffiiflriefte,
IjumorifUfdje Seitc lifiu. ttfiu.
cTjrciOt unt cine $roficniiinnicc o&or frfjirft qUM beit
5l0oiiiicmciil6hrci8 Doit nnr $1.00 ciit. Sober, nciic Scfcr &c
fontm: nufceroem beit rcldjOnlitoon, fyififitMUiiftricrfcii garni
Iieiilnrciiber bro 1915 itmfuitff.
DEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
ffrfle imb Snfinoit (2(rnGc, H'ortfmtb, Crcfjoit.
cpfffwMcf.
Scutfrtjc 8ciliiHr"5Pi)rjr!iiib, Orc'rtiiVt "
Grftc tint) Salmon etrnfoc.
v "c"bfi!"bc,f-(ic,-$1..'00 iflc " 9a5wfttBonnemfitt nuf
ik -fflcutWc fleHuno". Sciiben Sic mlc $l)rcit fjnmilicufnlcu&cc
pro 1015 porfofrci an.
Plmiic t if
Slrnuc imb $aulinimitcc ."
W. (J. S. fijoj;
Wfflcc
Glnnt ,.. . .
fsj
Plant Routlcdge's Highest Quality Seeds
Special Introductory Pea Offer:
To coiivlnco you of tho unpcrlorlty of our Holectcd
Now Xvnlnnil jrrown Onnlon rcnii wo offer 1, 4-ox.
pkt. cnoii, of DiiUe'N lirlluhr, now dwnrf oxtrn early;
Slirrtuioil, (18 In.) llUROHt poil dwnrf; II. II.'m 1'roit.
inTltr, (I ft.) largeit pud unrly; iiuutlniKn i'rl, (I
ft.) mammoth pod mnln crop, nil 4, cntnlotr prlco 60c,
for only tie poalpalil. Try these, tho moat ilullolona
pcan grown.
Our Handsome 128 Page Seed Catalog
Tells about tlicso Tens nnd tho best of everythini; !u
Seeds, Plants, Gnnlen, Farm and Poultry Supplies.
Ask for Catalogue No. . Tho now ono.
Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
umiM.st.
l'orllnml Or,
DRAG SAWS
Cut your wood with a Vnughnn I'ort
nblo UltAO SAW, welh'hH only 240
pound!). Can be handled by ono man
or by two men on any Hind ot ground.
Manufactured by tho
V.VUUIIAN MOTOIl WOllKS,
SIO Cant Sovcuth St., l'orllnml, Or.
Neattle Auenry TH Slnrlon Nlrret.
I''ir u Full Drarrlptlou Write La.
Wr One Maa WMh A
Kirafin
stump Puiicrv
fM
Can Clear Your Land
SIi iptdi for til purfttu. U powut for all itumpi.
Ckala tad nXU nodtb fna I37.0O up, ccmfltta.
Ct nj cU!ofu awl limit tint trlc now.
WritataA.J.KIIlSTI.NCO.
. ?i Commercial St, Etltm, Or A ".Tut
(bitwioaHaEauIIUck fca"S,
HIDES
PUnS, WOOIj. l'EI.TB. KTC.
IIIUIJAItD.STlSWAIlT CO..
Seattle, Waafc.
Write for Price LUt and
Shipping Tafcta.
(Please mention this paper.)
A Self -Balancing Bowl
Menus More Uutter Tat In Your Cream
fSR Ami that moan
tlltml r. botter prion
rnr your lirotluat,
Tliara ft ifoo.1
rcaxin why ou
liould hae an
Anker . 11 o 1 1 li
Separator on )ur
plaga right now',
iiowr, mi,.
anoi: i u A II-
A N T I'.IIH. All
kor-llolth 8u
ratora nro aolil
uniler a hard ami
fait vrarr a n t y
that tha bawl
balance la jr
fact.
t ii j: k k i st.
m i.Nii i)i;vi(!:
la ma Jo up of In-
t a r d h u iiima.L.
dlfa polntlnu downward, it will klm a in
per cent or CS per cent cream by a ilmpl
adjustment of a alncle acrew and the bowl
dralna at the bottom.
NO OIL CAN XKCESflAllV hn ou uw
an Anker-Ilalth Separator: It la. provldwt
Willi a completo aelf-olllnir device that r
nutrca your attontlon about once a month.
There inn't a slnirlo oil hole or cup on tlia
Anlier-llollli Separator to b'lve you trouble.
M'rtte for llluktrutrd booklet today,
J. C. Robinson Co.
17 llr.t Htrrel, l'orllund, Or.
six
Lewis County Farms
Wo make a specialty ot Lewis
County lands. Tho best for farm
ing, Ualrylntf and stock ralalnc
In Weatbrn Washlneton. Well
Improved farms that raise 100 to
i:u bu. oats, 35 to SO bu. wheat
or C to 6 tons of hay per acre.
On dally mall, milk and creuni
routes, phone line, etc. Close to
(food market, railroad and
schools. 160 to 1100 per acre. In
cluding stock, tools and machin
ery. Write for our list.
ACME REALTY COMPANY
401 Equitable II Ids., Tacoma, Wn.
$1
tmtftscseEsmsMfimsasi
mnvwrrm.