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THE KUKAIb NEW-YORKER 
May 29, 1915. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
Devon Cattle for the Lower South. 
There are cattle and cattle; the su¬ 
periority of certain breeds in one local¬ 
ity may not manifest itself in another; 
the elements of climate, soil and environ¬ 
ment being responsible for this interest¬ 
ing fact. The question of local adapta¬ 
bility is therefore of paramount import¬ 
ance to the farmer who would wisely se¬ 
lect his stock. 
As is well known, the Lower South, 
which includes the great cotton produc¬ 
ing States, is not so rich in grains and 
grasses as the more northern and west¬ 
ern sections of our country. The cattle¬ 
men there have none the less been wrest¬ 
ling against these untoward conditions, 
but have found after having given a fair 
trial to such famous breeds as the Short¬ 
horn, the Hereford and the Aberdeen- 
Augus, that the results obtained are not 
altogether satisfactory. Not only do 
these breeds require too great quantity 
of food, but far more attention and care 
than can in the majority of cases be pro¬ 
fitably afforded them. What breed then 
is generally and peculiarly adaptable to 
this “short grass” region? After con¬ 
siderable experimentation in cattle cul¬ 
ture in central Mississippi I unhesita¬ 
tingly award the palm to the Devon, and 
neighboring experts with whom I have 
conferred on the subject are agreed in 
this conclusion. 
The objection to the Devons that they 
are too small in size is not altogether well 
taken, for, although they do not attain to 
the largeness of the Short-horn, the Here¬ 
ford and the Aberdeen-Angus, they aver¬ 
age a slightly higher weight per the 
square cut than any of their competitors. 
For the rest I would like to ask what 
breed among all high-bred cattle will 
hold their size in the Lower South after 
being transplanted from the fine and 
abundant pastures of the more northern 
and western sections. 
But on this very question of size I 
have found that the Devon cow, even un¬ 
der conditions not the most favorable, 
will grow from 1,400 to 1.600 pounds, 
the bull from 1.000 to 2.200 pounds, and 
the steers under two years old generally 
weigh as much as 1,400 pounds and up¬ 
ward. In the process of their growth, 
they do their work on the farm and are 
eagerly sought after by butchers, being 
less offal and having fewer waste parts 
than any other breed. 
As dairy producers they hold high 
rank, their milking qualities being spe¬ 
cially good. True, the flow from their 
udders is not so plentiful as from the 
Shorthorn, the Hereford or the Angus, 
but, considering that they require and 
consume less food and thrive under less 
favorable conditions, the point of vant¬ 
age should be decided in their favor, at 
least in so far as the 'Lower South 
is concerned. Another thing, the cows 
breed and raise fine, healthy calves, that 
grow to maturity in quite rapid order. 
Let us recall the tests made by the 
Washington State Experiment Station 
men on eight Devon cows at the Seattle 
Fair some time ago. The minimum per 
cent, of fat found in the milk was 4.60, 
whilst the maximum per cent, reached to 
S. In the ease of the prize Devon cow 
Lillian, the milk at the night milking 
was 5.S0 per cent, of fat and at the 
morning was 7.50 per cent, of fat, so 
that, if the same were churned would 
produce in butter for the 24 hours 2 
2-5 pounds. And bear in mind that Lil¬ 
lian was exhibited at several fairs before 
she was brought to Seattle, having tra¬ 
velled from New Hampshire to Cali¬ 
fornia before arriving there. A Devon 
cow that calved in April gave in the week 
commencing May 8: 
Average lbs. 
Lbs. Milk 
per clay 
865% May 8-18. 
.52 
822 J une 18-25. 
29114 July 6-18. 
.41% 
257% August 3-10. 
.86% 
215 September 1-8. 
.30% 
She gave an average of 25 pounds per 
day from October 19th to 25th. 
Of course the practical cattle breeder 
is not over partial to exhibition tests, be¬ 
cause prize cattle generally receive spe¬ 
cial and most careful nursing on model 
farms. My object is rather to urge upon 
the farmers of the Lower South a prac¬ 
tical, profit-making, high breed which 
has proven its worth amongst us, and 
we know that no other fulfils these tests 
there to a more efficient degree than the 
Devon. 
Nor should we fail to mention another 
point in favor of this breed, and that is 
that the cow r s will raise two calves at a 
time, whereas it not infrequently takes 
two cows to raise one calf of the Short¬ 
horns, the Hereford or the Aberdeen-An¬ 
gus breed. Then, too, the superiority of 
the Devons in strength, in hardiness, in 
good-heartedness, added above all to their 
profit earning abilities in the shape of 
beef, milk, butter and cheese, render 
them the premier breed for the Lower 
South, where I venture to predict, their 
raising will soon become quite general 
and far-famed. .tames f. mc Caleb. 
Construction of Milk House. 
Would you give me any information 
or plans on how to build a small 
dairy building to keep the milk and 
cream from about six cows? I thought 
of putting in cold running water for cool¬ 
ing in the Summer, but I am in doubt 
as to the best way of keeping it from 
freezing in Winter. I live about 50 
miles from New York City. s. R. 
Garrison, N. Y. 
A neighbor of mine has a very conven¬ 
ient and satisfactory milk house for 12 
cows, built 6x10 feet in size, with con¬ 
crete floor and in one end a concrete tank 
about 20 inches wide. 20 inches deep and 
five feet long. The floor of the house is 
built sufficiently high above ground so 
that a milk can may be conveniently 
lifted from it into a wagon, and the 
tank is set into the floor for nearly its 
entire depth; in fact, the floor and tank 
form one continuous concrete structure. 
The building is clapboarded upon the 
studding outside and ceiled inside. As 
he has no running water, he pumps water 
from a nearby well into the tank and has 
no trouble with freezing except in the 
very severest Winter weather. This 
building is as small as could be conven¬ 
iently used, even for fewer cows, but it 
would be improved by using building pa¬ 
per under the clapboards, for greater 
warmth, and by having water running 
continuously into and from the tank. 
With the latter, I doubt whether the in¬ 
terior would freeze, even on the coldest 
Winter nights. There is nothing about 
the house that could not be built by any¬ 
one ordinarily handy with carpenter’s 
tools and with a little experience in con¬ 
crete work. m. b. D. 
Western Canada reports a great boom 
in horse breeding. ►Something like seven 
million dollars worth of horses have been 
taken from the western provinces and 
sent to Europe for war purposes. This 
makes such a drain upon the horse popu¬ 
lation that during the next few years 
good horses are sure to be scarce and 
high-priced in that country, and many 
breeders have gone quietly into the work 
of increasing the supply. 
Curing Meat In Summer. — I saw a 
request for a way to cure meat in Sum¬ 
mer. I have butchered hogs in very 
warm weather and fried them down, but 
never salt-cured any. To fry meat down 
makes a very good way to keep it, and 
it is very good eating too. The way I 
do it is to butcher in the evening away 
from the flies, and get the animal heat 
out of the meat, as quickly as possible, 
by packing carcass in ice, if one has it. 
If ice is not handy good cold spring or 
well water dashed on carcass, until cool; 
then hang to let water drain off. The 
next morning cut up the same as for ta¬ 
ble use and fry until all the water is out 
of meat, then pack in stone jars one lay¬ 
er of meat then pour lard over this, then 
another layer, and so on till jar is full, 
then cover with lard. The bones must 
not be put in. Cut them off before fry¬ 
ing. When wanted for use, take out of 
jar and warm through and you have a 
very good meat. c. I. 
Kansas. 
Milking Machines. —I have nothing 
now to add to what I have already said 
in The R. N.-Y. about milking machines, 
and their successful working. They are 
being constantly added to, and in this sec¬ 
tion I know of no one within the past 
year who has abandoned their use. They 
will not milk without attention, and they 
do need an operator who keeps them iii 
adjustment—not often, but important 
when necessary. The most important 
thing to know about is that the cow’s 
udder is normal, and if not, hand milk 
that particular cow. The machine will 
not foul if the directions are complied 
with. It does not do to let the cleaning 
up go until the next time. Do not hand 
milk, nor let the calf suck the heifer with 
her first calf; milk her last. j. c. 
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