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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
2
An authority from Chicago outlines the draft horse as a utility asset for industry and transport. The ideal draft horse combines size, strength, and endurance with conformational features such as a wide chest, strong back, deep barrel, large hooves, and clear eyes, ensuring steady profits for farmers.
The Shorthorn, an old breed, combines dairy and beef lines with large udders and substantial flesh. Dairy herds are strong in the central west and New England, with notable records from Kitty Clay IV and Rose of the Wisconsin station. High prices for quality cattle include Duchess of Geneva at 40,600 dollars and a Chicago bull at 14,000 dollars.
The article questions modern dairy farmers on wisdom versus ancient teaching. It cites Confucius, described as a great Chinese figure 3,000 years before Christ, who urged strong healthy cattle with abundant water and feed when he was a herd keeper.
Guidance stresses dry feed rot bedding and clean water. Feed troughs must stay clean and unfouled by animals. Keep sheep calm by limiting handlers and avoiding excitement or fright during feeding.
The text argues that frightened cows lose production and profit. Keeping cows calm and not treating them as pets prevents milk quality and yield decline. Proper handling is essential for a farmer to minimize losses and maximize returns.
A noted authority argues Merino improvement comes from careful mating of closely related flocks to balance wool yield with mutton quality. The goal is a fast growing, well muscled animal with a heavy bulk fleece, good oil balance, and profitability for both wool and meat markets.
On milking cows the last milk, or strippings, is richest in butter fat about five times that of the first pint. Experiments at the New York station with five cows show butter content rising to the thirteenth pint. Farmers ink the value of strippings and save them as if they were gold, rather than feeding them to calves.
The breed originated in France from a cross between English Thoroughbred and native French mares. It stands sixteen hands high or more, weighs 1,200 to 1,400 pounds, and is essentially a coach horse. It is more rangy than the hackney, with an upstanding graceful, free moving frame.
The article advises brood sows receive ample exercise to produce strong litters and vitality. It favors keeping proven sows for several years as good breeders and careful mothers, asserting they raise more and better pigs than young gilts.
Good treatment is wiser than curing sick hogs. Keep porkers healthy with quality feed and care to avoid disease. Overcrowding fosters illness.
The piece warns that plowed ground softens a horse’s feet and a hard road drive may ruin a foot saved by timely trimming and care. It stresses preventive trimming and attention before travel to protect the horse’s hooves.
The text warns that unsound horses do not transmit sound legs and stresses careful breeding. It laments many flawed horses already present and urges attention to stock quality and proper horse breeding.
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