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HOME VA-RM MAGAZINE SECTION Essentials to Good Dairy Herd FIRST let m Bpeak of the sire. Be should be a pure-bred animal, strong, he<hr and well formed. Bat he may be all of these and be worthless as a sire, tf be Is to an swer the purpose for -which he Is kept he must be able to transmit the qualities of a good dairy cow to bis progeny. A few bulls will do this In a marked degree, but only a tew. In choosing a sire we need to pay particular attention to the history of the family from which he comes. A tew years ago I bought a gTade Jer sey cow of a neighbor. She was near far pure bred, but not quite. She was a noble animal. Three of her heifers, In fact, the only ones I have ever known about, were remarkable pro ducers. I have two of them now. I seldom milk either of thorn without thinking of that old grade cow. For practical nse on the farm, I would rather risk a bull from such a cow M that, even though she were a trado, than to take chances on a sire from a family that I knew nothing tare that they were registered anl mals. Itull'i Pedigree Important. Now, kind reader, do not make any mistake I am not advising the nm of ft grade sire. I am only try ing to Bhow that after all, it is the family from which the bull comes that glyon or does not give, reliable promise of his future usefulness. Btlll, after all, the only way to really know a sire is to try him out. A number of the daughters of one of ear annoclatlon bulls will freshen this fall, and wo nro anxiously awaiting to see. the result, for this will be the final test of the real worth of the animal into which we have put our money and n Inrgo mcasuro of our confidence. If these keep up his Interest In the work he has undertaken, and he must read to Inspire courage. It takes time to do any truly great thing, and thiB Is what tests out the man. There are plenty of men who can work for a time along any given Una, but the successful man must never lose his courage nor his faith in the thing he Is endeavoring to do, He most be a worker, as dairying can hardly be called a pastime. It is real work, and the successful man in this business mnst not shrink from his share of actual labor. He must like the business. If he does like It, he will like the cow and this fact will help a great deal. If he likes her he will be kind to her and klndnoss to a dairy cow is sure to nav out In dollars and cents. If he likes her ho will study her, and more and more this matter of the re sults of right breeding and right feeding will appeal to him. The best thing about it all Is, perhaps, that in tho end it will be found that the man has Improved aulte as much as his herd. There are some kinds of business that. dwarf men. uiuors bobih iu un little Influence over them, Hut the successful breedor of dnlry cattle is sure to devolop into a stronger and more ablo man as bis business grows. W. F. Taylor. GUARD YOUR EYESIGHT IW. la an optical apcciali.l In 7" 1"'T h P'" HtnOH lenua. II will par 70a to bucorae acquainted with Mm. Eiiadon lanaaa are onlj Jumped to apadalUta who ar competent and trustworthy. Watch tbia apace weekly for Jurthor Information about BHTTDOH loniol and how to bojr aycglasaoa intelligently WESTERN OPTICAL COMPANY, Portland, Oregon HAMB OF OUB AGENT IN YOUB LOCALITY FURNISHED UPON REQUEST It is said that the first sawmill In the United States waB at Jamostown, from which sawed boards wore ex ported In June, 1607. A water-power sawmill was in use in 1625 near the present site of Richmond. California yew which grows on the national forosts of that state Is find Ins some use in presont-duy archery practice. Its qualities closoly resem- helfern turn out as well as wo hope, hln those of the old-world yew( the days of this bull will be long which made the English long-bow famous in mediaeval times. en tho earth. If they do not, then we can get rid of him and try again. No matter how prepotont tho sire may be, the individuality of the cow mnst always be considered. A few years ago one of our neighbors bought two rows in a near-by county. One of thorn proved to be of little value, but tho oilier was the most remarkablo cow that has yet been owned In our community. What was still better, she was a producer of holfer calves. Soveral of thorn have grown to maturity and In each In stance they have been groat pro ducers. It takes time to build up a dairy herd. Ordinarily, the cow produces only one cnlf ouch yenr, and a lot of theso will never bo cows. If the yoars were long enough one might nso a very ordinary herd of cows as a foundation, and by breeding to a good sire ho mlRht some day have an excellent herd. But life Is not long enough to wait for results from poor cows, even though they bo bred to a good sire, Tho man who Is to produro a herd that Is really worth while must have at least one or two excellont cows. If thono cows come from the right kind of ft family, that Is to say, If their dams were good rows, and If good cows are the rulo among those nearly related to them, then there Is little doubt about tho result when w are fortunate enough to got kalfor calves from thorn, So Sot understand that I would not keep ft heifer calf from an or dinary cow. Dairy products are in good demand and an averng cow will produce Some profit, bnt the dairyman should ever look forward to a time when the average cow in his bord will have given plnco to the great producer of butter-fat or milk, as the cane may be. Wo will keep theso fnlrly good cows for ft time, but we will ever look forward to ft day when It will no longer be eeessary to have them In our herd because we have enough at laat that are much hotter. lit Men an Important I'artor. The greatest factor after all, In tho building of ft profitable dairy and the Inst one of which I shall speak, Is the man himself. He must read dairy literature, he must rend in order to find out new thltiRs about his business, he must read to can clmr an Hero ot room Htnmps a Uttv. No mum pi cut. r oft lot the iiorvuie, Pouhlr luni. viiltio-rnnhlen on to mnlm ZU).wnn wnerr tlio ..rut ycr Iter KutnpH nro on. ami i.w.uu in crop fT-fry yonr nor. uoi uio pruol. Why not -k Write Ut Now i ij Hook Ml ll (It ' Vwai'lt"l""VH 1 photon Mml lrtie.it from ownorH tJI nil ' '! nrmuttlm ninny Her- Un nnoW yort ft nptv.nl moneynnvlntr piwo proportion tlwt wilt inientt you. AildraM Mil wt. m MU.rtri tt. 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