. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 310 MANUAL OF FABM ANIMALS by the time it is 6 months of age, there should be no difficulty in realizing a handsome profit, providing, of course, that the prod- ucts are marketed to advantage (Fig. 96). Instead of procuring dual-purpose strains of cattle, some persons suggest breeding the dairy cows to a beef bull, thus producing a half-blood beef animal. They recommend the following plan: Since a good cow, properly cared for, may b
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 310 MANUAL OF FABM ANIMALS by the time it is 6 months of age, there should be no difficulty in realizing a handsome profit, providing, of course, that the prod- ucts are marketed to advantage (Fig. 96). Instead of procuring dual-purpose strains of cattle, some persons suggest breeding the dairy cows to a beef bull, thus producing a half-blood beef animal. They recommend the following plan: Since a good cow, properly cared for, may be profitably milked for a period of six to eight years, during which time she is likely to produce three or four heifer calves, only one-third to one-fourth of the cows need be bred to a dairy bull; or the breeding of the „ „„ „ „ _ entire herd to a dairy bull once Fig. 96. — The Shorthorn Cow . "Rose of ; The dairy in three or four years is sufii- type. From March, 1909, to giant to maintain the dairy herd. March, 1910, she gave 18,072 ,,, , -i ui f pounds of milk containing 625 Ail other calves are available tor pounds of fat. Owned by May & beef production and should be Otis, Granville Center, Pa. Ex- . , , , /. i n o i i ample of a dual-purpose cow. Sired by a beef bull. Such a plan is likely to encounter practical difficulties that would render its serviceability doubtful. It would no doubt result in the production of calves of little value to maintain a dairy herd and with doubtful value as feeding cattle. It would also be extremely hazardous to attempt to maintain a dairy herd with only one-fourth to one-third of the calves to select from. Uniformity. —Lack of uniformity is one of the greatest faults connected with breeding common cattle. As it is now, each locality is producing cattle of a number of types and breeds. Such cattle are not desirable feeding animals, as they will not finish or fatten evenly and must be sent to market lac
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