94 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKi:. [Pub. Doc. 



— it must come by invitation. Exalt motherhood in 3^our 

 labors, and you insure larger returns ; degrade it, and inevit- 

 ably you lose. 



Here is the reason why larger men are demanded than 

 formerly to be successful milk makers ; they are seeking, 

 they must have a larger product ; and the increase per head 

 is in the man, must be in the man, before it can be in the 

 cow. The natural law of reversion, which everywhere holds 

 so tenaciously, is checked and advance made only by men 

 with large conceptions and strong determination. It is the 

 objective mind working upon and influencing the subjective. 



You cannot maintain this industry on purchased cows. 

 No herd was ever built up in this manner. What is wanted is 

 the patient, nervous, resolute, hearty and persistent milker ; 

 and such cows are not found in large numbers at Brighton 

 or Watertown. They are grown by men who begin with 

 calfhood to build tendencies into fixed habits, and establish 

 relations which Avill invite the largest possible production 

 from the thoroughly unselfish mother. Breeds are secondary 

 to type ; families, individuals, are to be studied for what 

 they represent. 



In Massachusetts there is no room for the dual-purpose 

 cow, a large flow of standard milk throughout the year 

 being the one consideration, and special-purpose animals the 

 means and instrumentalities. Beefy tendencies in structure 

 thwart milk production ; and if an}^ animal so constructed is 

 a great milker, it surely is despite and not because of what 

 nmst ever be an obstacle. 



The cow required should be loose in structure, coarse 

 rather than fine in frame, angular rather than smooth ; with 

 broad, thin shoulders ; large, room}' barrel ; long, well- 

 sprung ribs, set wide apart ; broad, strong loins ; high 

 wethers and pelvic arch ; long, slim quarters ; good-sized 

 udder, with greatest possible surfiice attachment to body ; 

 strong and large mouth; open nostrils; clean, intelligent 

 head ; the evidence of vigor and stamina in ever}^ part, and 

 an eye that tells of life, intelligence and individuality. 



Is the picture of such a cow clear before the eye of the 

 mind as I speak? If not, I fear the ideals necessary for a 



