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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1912)
Tin. iikni) nuiiUcriN, nKiVD, wi:ini:hiay, jimj in, loia. I'AOB rt yl F w ft C. L. SMITH, EXPERT, TELLS WHAT TO DO l'rnit'i' Hclitllnu nml Caret of Covin In Inm'IiIImI If Host HcxiilU tiro l ll. OIiIiiIihmI TmlliiK f Milk U Urged Alio. IIY 1MIOK. 0. I HM1TII. (Wrlttoti especially fur Tlio llullotln) The 60 cows uiod In tho dairy test at tlio Pan American Ksposltlon at Ihiffnlo In 11)00 was composed of 6 cows each from tha Un following breeds; lluornsoy, Jorsoy, Ayroshlre, ' Hulstoln, Had l'ulloil, llruwu Hwlss, French Cniiaillnn. Hliorthorn, l'ollod , Jersey, Dutch lloltctl They pro duced a total of 327,733 lbs. of milk In six months. The average test or i butter fat was 3.01 Figuring the butler mid klin milk at tho average prices, throughout tho country (or t thu period, 10 cent r pound (or butter and IK cents per 100 (or sklm milk, the product wo valued at 1J,S71,0& or nn average of $08,10 per cow, til per cow per month. . Kstlmatlug feed stuffs at the average prices, 17 par ton (or clover hay, f 3 for enollago. $1 75 for soiling (code, t bran flC, comment and Kluten ino.nl 110, oil men), cottonseed meal and pa mcnl at 35 tha font of (ted was $1,3113 74 leaving fl.KNH.80 profit, or I3U.77 per cow per nlx month. These cow were not accidents, j they were tho result of selection, care, feeding and breeding through . many generations. They wer tho product of n rarlnln combination of ImiKirlHiit factor that had o effect- rd the natural character of tho ant mat n to develop and Intensify tha original mother function Intu a val I uabtn factor of production, that could bo utlllml by nil Intelligent man tu hi profit nnd ndviintaga. There I an old ndago that "A chain I no stronger than It weakest link " Thl I especially true of dalryltiK XurrcMful dalrylnK I tho toxical result of n ctiMln of factor. ' tlm w(MkHHui or nttnenco of any one, weakening or denlroylug tho ntroncth of tho chain, to tho talent thut tlio final profit I hIw) meunurcd by the utriMiKib of tlit) weakest link. Thu profltalilu dnlry cow U nu Ih dtvldual. un a breed. There I Just a wide a variation Imtwean Individu al f thu nam. bread UalweaM tlw iUffuranl hriMda. lit tkH neloetloH of Individual It 1 imwvr true thut' t:iM bread that Uv naM fed. handled and brad for any npaclflc iiari. will show h randier, mora aenrrnl adaptation to that iwelfle 'grandmother ar Important eonstd Mn'K. than Individuals from (am-1 .rations and worth Investigating lllrs fad and bred for other purDOaaa. gi.tern or halt-sisters that are mtlk Th building up of a dairy hard ng ar t aloable rufrrencea to i eon igln of emirae with dw nalectloa. , mited j hut with all tha above cscel nf indlvldMla far tkt fouadail.m. lent R cwcr tho aalmal mar l Th urdar ntM aotuatalaj Mia tula; Klrat HatactloM. ibconaV-rara: wklck IMtadaa faml. ihaltar. walar and najKHod of traaimant Third TaatlHg. aortlut ad wcad- Ink out I'ourth HnadlHR. fifth - l'eadltv(. hadlliK and da veloptnK of calvan and belfero, CateluMinaMi. nenllKenea, or U.ior anea on tha imrt of iha daliy u.iu In reuard to any of tlm factora will el ImlnatM or trkily Impair tho men ur of prollt lieforv makliiK any Inveatmint l'i coM. the dairyman ahould Uutrou.;.'. v mid IntelllReiitlr comtdor the Hue of dairylnx to lid fnllnwod, nnd tlio bre'd. that In hi JtulKmonl l tno iCt adapted for hi piirpono. llnv 'itiK (U'liTiiiliititl n lluu. then foUiy. ii ptrnlNteui One or thu aorloUH ii)tiirlixi. to RHiierHl Improvement. ) round In thu temlenoy of o mnny I lien, to cIibiik breed, oriiKf breed land u Rriiiul ilre. Ily thmio fru- '.uient cJllUK Ihoy nwp only conru- Iou nnd imiro of ton build down than "I' . M'UH.'11(1II, There an nood dnlry cowa to bo found In alt tho breoda mantlouod HI the llrt paniKrnph of tliU urtlclo. Hut tho nro not nil na widely known I nnd n Runernlly dlitrlbutud at tno Jvraoy, tltivrnauy, MoUtoiii una Hliorthorn A profltnblo or imtla- factory herd nmy bo built up Torn any ono of tlieo llreedA Tim Imnortnnt iiotntBMiiout a cow I nro .In Kouernl, u lurKO mouth, brond forehend, full.hrlKht cyo, with Ken tlo oxpruMlon, utroiiK honvy Jnw, wldo uoHtrll, thin neck, cloun thront, thin on top ol ahouldorti. but widen lug downward no nn tu bo broad In tho cheat, with foreleg well npnri, 'rIvIiik plenty of room (or lunga and heart. High backbone, rib Mprluif IIiib down, but well npart nnd long henvy nbdonion. Milk volna lnrgo I nnd crooked, with lnrgo vrolln. ud 'tnr tnrtliiK woll forward nna run ! nlnK well up In back, lo: long uddor connection. Tontn won apart nna of good alto ana unironn. uauar woll veined, freo from hnlr, of Rood Ue but not meaty. Hind log woll apart, giving room (or tho uaaer, compnrntlvely thin flanka high, broad nnd strong polvlo arch, back (tone, full and running ,lotol to.Uto till. Icow o(4hla typo artj, eaUctJi i well 'J'DilliiKi HoitliiK mid I-i'iIIiik TJio iiiolltnblo ilulry cow bvlnic n Hpi'i'lllc Individual, tlio iliiliyiiiuii mivoi' IdiowH JiihI Imw prolllitblu wiuli tow In not' JiihI tlio miiiiHiirn of profit until wllli pioiur fHil nml cum lie him ovtiitillHiii'd tbo mtlililtil ("iitill llonii Unit liuvo prodiibed tow i:hhi lilo of iiiuiiiifitf tut Iliac jtliro, four, or iiioii ll tlinv tlitt o'mounl of (wad Into inllli Hint tllUll' IllllllllUOVOlt Hll- cimtoiH uoitld. Ily wtflKliliitf Uio milk of wnuli cow, wtinli dny, oacti weak.und krapliiK tho im'Oid, tlio ownnr mtiy noun ihitormliic tho oxnut iimiutlty of milk Hint ohuIi cow kIvhh, qulto n Important iim iiuuitlty In tho mutter of iimllty, nml (inutility I nevor un Index to iiutllty, I hnvo iiiiipvotwi liuiidrcda of (lalrlc anil toatud thoun nudu of aattiploa of milk. Tim "Hub cock Tvt" In tlio only puifectly rail nblo muthod I hnvo founi) (or ilctui- mlnliiK tho nmotiut of fat In milk livery dulryiuau who U dculrou of obtalnliiK tho bet reult, work toe IntulllKcntly. bulldltiK up hi herd nnd knowliiK Jut what onch Individ ual cow la doluif, ahould have a llab cflck totliiK outtlt and ue It nt loaiit ouco avory month, keepInK n record of tho per cent of fat aud tha number of pounda of milk (or each cow, In the work It luvpoctliiK dalrle I havo found cowa ranging from 000 pound of butter per annum duwu tu 100 pound. Of coiiroo It would be difficult to fix nu arbitrary limit, but It I anfo tu auy, mark (or tho butcher any cow that will not produce 200 pound of bultor per year. Hhu would lie a weak foundation for a profitable dairy,' 300 pouudi ! practicable and eatlly within the roach of nn In telllKeut dairyman. It It nut uncom mon to Dud a dairy of ten cowa with one or two thut pa the 300 Kiund mark, five or lx between 300 and 300 aud thu ret below 300. One dairy I remember, of five cowa, ono a Krand, Rood row rIvIiik 30 o inula n day of G per cent milk, two that Ravo 20 pound pur day of 4 pur cent milk, and two that Ravo only 12 (Kiunda per day of 4 por cent milk The four com rIvIiir C4 pound, worth Jut about tho nme a tho food thny couvumed, leavliiR thu owner nothliiR for Ultor or capital Invtutfd. Thu one cow returned a profit of 100 per cunt Thu owner had nuvur walRhed or tcitml tho cow cprato ly, nor atopMd tu think out the de tail or dnlr)lnR. After thu Individ ual woIrIiIiir nml toatliiK. thu two 12 pound com woro oon int to thu butcher, two lnlelllKntly ulucted hnlfnra were milled tu the herd and later, n third Tho nmn now h five ouw Hint mormtu n llttlo over aou ImiuihU of butter per cow each yer Ono of them did onvthlrd Uttor the iond year than alio did tha flrt. Tho pniflltaltln dairy cow ahould lm n tinmUtont milker. tnalutalnliK u fairly even (law of milk (or at Itwwt ve.u inoii.lli and tliwi Hrmlimlly lulUttK off aiuj suing dry nix Ui elKht weak. mecdimo Tha lra uted for bulldlni np a good dairy bard ahould alwara ba a pura, full blood animal of tha brtvd ' aelaetad. Tha quantity aad aaalliri or mint ptoquMd liymotwr and by of so valua In tha butldlaa. m of a dairy kard un! Ik jHKr w ladt vldul aiarlt. Tha lra ( I rtrd thfilM hi naaral l.ulU and cimaga Imlinatc tumgih. vliHir. Myla and mnatltu tlon. I la ahould ha ahtrt aad raao lula hut not vlelun. Tha mdlwiant irliw ahould ba wall davalopad, H4iinraly placed and frv (rum the Billiards and Pool I'intMm i -n)uliv Lino of CIGRS Robert Blackwell Wnll atrcot, - llonil, Or0Kn !! R. H. DEYARMOND Machine Shop and Garage Wo know how to do nil kinds of Muchtno Work. TKY US AND SUE. ----- f -- PATENTS VAI.OAIIt.lt INFORMATION 1'Rltlt If yon hivt u htvcutlbu or ny ti ut mailer, writ liouitdlMely la W. W. WKiaUT. T-tUlmd Mlotnty Lota ft Trwil UUf Wtiblnilun, 1). c A classified ml In The Uullrtln la ycad by hundred a&d brings tho ad vertiser good returns for the money Invested. pl ,iB oil, tlioy will, im n rtiTu nvornim acrotum. Tlio nbdometi ahould' bo Inrffo doop nnd niunctilnr, with rlliH well upurtj lonK rumn. wldo pelvla nrcli, thin thigh, prominent " fiiiek hono riiimlUK lovol lo thu tnll; it cluiui tliront, with cluuu nck nnd u full clinHti wldo iiiuxzIm, alrotiK Jawa, roll bright oyo with (.'cnlln xrm kloti, roiohead brond mid Ionic Nev er nllow 111 in to run with Him herd; handle him kindly mid llriuh, and however geutlo noer taki nnv ehanuo. Ilniidlo with n Hnr, nnd ctnlf. Ho auro to hnvo the ntnlU .uul pnddooha Jut n llttlo Htronr.i i' limn aimm ueroNNary. If he ftutit hikhI heKera Hint ".how better p'Uf)'ii tmoo tlinfi lliolr motlier, keep lilin to a good old ngo, If aire nnd orfiprlns, are clean nnd healthy, lubi.9tir may bo n deolded iinprovmiicnt Memo of tho mol nntlafactory Im proveiiioutn of domcllc nnlmal havo come from Inbreeding. The Cnlvri. Calvca ahould ho removed from tha mother within a day or two. Home advocate never allowing them to auck, uthor let them uck once, then removo them. Whichever way It In dono tho calf can eally bo taught tu drink by faitenlng' It In n rlRld atnnohlou and giving It the wurrti now milk In a clean pall. IVio.1 nt tint aparlngly, one and i r.air to two quart or milk, morning, noon i'.d w KENWOOD H 33m nlglit, for tlio find wool , then Jrop tho noon food nnd Increnao tlio itlicrti up to four Quart of feed night nnd morning Change Rradimlly from wholo milk to.aklm milk. Foad all milk warm nml Het. I'm q dnlry ihiirmorneter and warm to V0 or 9U degro. Never mix meal ahorto or bran with the milk. Oil' mwil I not unod lo mix with aklni milk. Oround flaaawod noaked In nix time It bulk of cold water will make a Jelly that oh ii bo ue (m1 advautagaoUNly mixed with tho milk. A pint of jelly 1 tho right fun'itlty for four quarta of milk. Feed nt tho regular houra nnd nf tor tho llrt week glvo u little dry griilu, nfter the cnlf Iiiih drunk tho milk, (llvo oh I von nil the aloau oool water they will drink. Hprlnklo n llttlo unit on a board whero thoy can lick It. Give u llttlo bright clean hay. Aa they hl-come acouitomed to It, Increaao tu what they wjll cat up clean. Increano the grain grad ually until It reachis a pound a day. Hhellcd corn, wholo oatn, bran, wheat and abort nro all good. Alwaya reed tho grain dry In the box nfter taking away tho milk pall. Leave tho calves In tho tanchlon thirty to forty minutes alter reeding. Han dlo thorn carefully, avoiding frlght culng them. If they go on good pas IBM ACROSS THE RIVER Bend's Most Desirable CloseIti R'RQinRMfE PPOPCDTF- On Easy Water and Sidewalks on the Property.. Kenwood is just ncross the river, tour blocks from tho business center of town. Ncjirly every lot comnmmls n view of the town, river and mountains. Prices of lots from $70 to $150, easy terms, liberal discount for .cash. Don't let any knocker fool you into the belief that Bend is not destined to be rt city. There are old settlers in Spokane today who stood around and doubted nnd knocked while the city grew up around them, and the newcomers invested and grew wealths', liend will be the Spokane of Central Oregon and Kenwood its Cannon Hill. Buy now and watch values grow. If we cannot suit you in Kenwood, buy somewhere else in Bend, but don't buy until you have seen Kenwood. Cut out this advertisement and in three years from now look1 at it and remember that we told you to buy in Kenwood. J. RYAN Agent. ture nt six or novon montlin of ngo.IICeep them In good flesh nml gaining grndunlly shut off thj) grain I'oedtornl with tho fornge. Juil nvold any tho nklm rntlk four to lx monthn Kor forage, alfalfa, roil clovor, ta and oat hay mixed with mondow hay and fodder corn and onsllaga aro all good Tha drat four aro tha beat. That calve can lm auccoMfully rald In winter on skim milk, grain and hay, has been practically demon atrnted. That such calve aro bet tr nulled for tho dairy or feed lot than thoa that havo run with their damn has bn shown by numeroHa carefully conducted oxparlrnpnl. During tho winter months tho calves should bo kept In warm, light, clean qunrtorn. A little road dust stored In barrels under (ho shed will be found vory convenient to sprinkle the floor with. It will absorb sovcral times Its own weight In moisture. Ue plenty of bedding. Whitewash walls and celling If there In any ap pcaranco of dyaentary. Reduce tho food; and add ono tcaapoonrul of dried blood, stirred In tho warm milk red. Two or three doses will usually effect a cure. Tho dried blood can bo bought of tho packing houses, feed stores or dairy supply doalors. Dreed the heifers to drop tho first cair at from 24 to 30 months of age, proferably In October or November. Keep them In good flesh and alnlng In weight all tho time, but not fat. Terms. a ovor feeding Ilandlo the udder of the lielfem frqutlitly provlous to parturition, no they will become ra mlllar Ut tha touch and can Ih milk ed without exciting or frightening them. Within three weeks after calving, begin Increasing the ration gradually, lining aa far aa pmcMrnl foods that will stimulate milk pro duction. As long aa thay snow a tendency to Htlllsa tha Mod for milk production keep gradually Inrroan Ing, up to thlr limit to dlgast and nnalmllato. Hut at the first sign of Ions of appetite or Indlgeslon, mak a slight decrease In tho ration. Keep on feeding a portion of tho grain ra tion niter sho goes to pasture. Occasionally weigh, and test tho milk. Allow (or a gradual Increase In both quantity and quality durlntf tho first two periods of pactatlon. If tbo heifer has shown good devel opment along dairy lines, and good performance at tho pall, milk her to within eight week of tho second parturition, then dry her off by first milking onco a day, then every other day, Just drawing enough to relievo the pressure of the udder. A very slight change in tho reed at this tlmo will often assist in drying off the heifer and help to fix the habit of go ing dry at that period. us m i