The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1391 
Live Stock and Dairy 
The “Ford Cow” Again 
I have always admired the writings of 
M. B. D. in The R. N.-Y.- and from the 
fact that his replies to inquiries on all 
sorts of subjects are so practical, sensi¬ 
ble and instructive, I have come to be¬ 
lieve him to be as near a walking en¬ 
cyclopedia as could be found in one per¬ 
son. 
His reply to the inquiry of Mrs. A. M. 
A. on page 1059, relative to goats, is, in 
the main, all right, except that, although 
he states in his article that, “ancient 
prejudices against them are disappear¬ 
ing,” I believe the impression left with 
the casual reader would be that these 
prejudices had not entirely disappeared 
from the author. Possibly this may be 
because M. B. D.’s experience with goats 
and goats’ milk has been with the com¬ 
mon stock, which is by far the more plen¬ 
tiful in this country, and considered by 
most people as rubbish scavengers and 
tin-can eaters. 
We have kept goats for eight years, and 
until this year they have all been “com¬ 
mon trash”—a good name for them. Last 
Winter we sold out, the last four going 
together, and we bought one real goat, a 
registered Toggenburg, paying more than 
twice as much as we got for all four. The 
names I was called for “blowing” so 
much money for a goat would not look 
cost of keeping is estimated to be at 
least six times as much as a goat, besides 
the necessity and expense of a much 
larger building. Two goats insure a 
continuous supply of the finest and heal¬ 
thiest milk, every day in the year, at 
one-third the expense of cow maintenance. 
Where is the comparison as a milk supply 
for the average family ? c. u. pease. 
Connecticut. 
National Dairy Show 
Part II 
Representative cows of stipulated pro¬ 
duction with actual records to defend 
their statements, were on display and 
passersby could not help but lean; a 
lasting object lesson from this exhibit. 
The average production of butterfat for 
a herd ranking first in the Wisconsin 
Cow Test Association was 534 ibs. Five 
animals from this herd' of 13 cows were 
in the stalls. The average of the Wis¬ 
consin highest C. T. A. group was 341 
lbs., and representatives from this herd 
were at the show. When it is known 
that the average production in butter- 
fat of cows in the Wisconsin Cow Test 
Association is but 273 lbs. of butterfat 
and that the highest herds were nearly 
twice as much, namely 534 lbs. of fat, 
we have some idea as to what improve- 
Toggenburg Milk Goat Sharwal Hope, No. 10222 
well in print, but let me say right here, 
it is the cheapest goat I ever owned, 
and as a milk supply for our small family 
it is by far the most satisfactory we 
ever had. 
As to the taste of the milk ; we have 
not yet found one person who has sam¬ 
pled this goat’s milk who has said they 
would know it from good cows’ milk— 
and many have sampled it, too. It may 
be a trifle sweeter, as M. B. D. states; 
we have not noticed this, but if it is so, 
is it objectionable? 
Tainted goat’s milk comes from the 
presence of a buck, or when it has been 
kept until it is too old to be fit to use. 
But it is neither profitable, necessary nor 
advisable for the keeper of only two or 
three does to harbor a buck. 
As to the merits of goat’s milk for 
children, we have never known of a case 
where it disagreed with them, and cases 
are common where cow’s milk could not 
be taken in any form. In one case In 
our own town, cow’s milk acted as a 
poison and to feed it was out of the 
question. We supplied this child with 
goat’s milk and their trouble was over. 
Another farmer and dairyman, whose lit¬ 
tle girl could not assimilate cow’s milk, 
was so prejudiced against goats that it 
was only after everything else had failed 
and the child was literally starving to 
death, that he was induced to try goat’s 
milk with satisfactory results. 
M. B. D. admits that tuberculosis is 
practically unknown among goats, but 
sounds the warning that Malta fever may 
be contracted from goat’s milk. D’oubt- 
less this is true in countries about the 
Mediterranean Sea, and in Mexico, and 
perhaps the extreme southwestern part 
of our own country, but is there one case 
on record in other parts of the United 
States? We have never heard of one. 
M. B. D. states that goats yield milk 
“for from four to six months out of the 
year.” He is evidently talking about 
the common scrub goats and not the bet¬ 
ter grades. Our “nanny” has been giving 
milk since April, 1923, and now, at 16 
months, is giving us over a quart and a 
half a day, sometimes nearly two quarts. 
Of course, had she been bred last Fall 
the supply of milk would have been shut 
off, but when fresh we are looking for 
from three to four quarts a day. The lac¬ 
tation period of goats is given in the gov¬ 
ernment bulletin (F. B. 920) as from 
seven to ten months. With the family 
cow it is either “a feast or a famine 
she furnishes a whole lot more than is 
wanted when fresh and not a drop for 
several weeks before freshening, and the 
ment has been made through this educa¬ 
tional means of selection. 
Again, the average butterfat produc¬ 
tion of all dairy cows in Wisconsin is 
190 lbs., while the average production 
of all cows in the United States is only 
ICO lbs. There was on display a tincup 
uddered, dilapidated critter that had pro¬ 
duced only 160 lbs. of butterfat during 
the past year. Every dairyman’s family 
could readily see that bankruptcy could 
only follow in the footsteps of any farmer 
who selected representatives of this type. 
But there are thousands on thousands of 
cows just like this, underfed, undernour¬ 
ished, and improperly cared for, that may 
be found on many dairy farms in this 
country. If the dairy farmers could at¬ 
tend this show and would go home and 
swing the axe and call in the butcher or 
have the courage of their’convictions and 
reduce their herds to a profitable basis, 
the dairy industry would get on its feet 
almost over night. 
Two or three years ago the first ex¬ 
hibit of C. T. A. cows was put on display 
at Columbus. Something like 40 or 50 
cows were entered and the movement was 
discouraging owing to its lack of unifor¬ 
mity. Last year at Syracuse the num¬ 
ber was slightly increased, but the great 
variation in type and quality and appear¬ 
ance of the animals was unfortunate. 
This year there were nearly 300 grade 
cows entered in grade cow competition 
of the several breeds, all of these animals 
being consigned to public auction sale 
that was held on Thursday. The official 
records of these cows were on display. 
Most of them came from either accredited 
herds or from herds known to be free 
from tuberculosis, and all were sold sub¬ 
ject to the test. There was a scramble 
for the good cows, as is evidenced from 
the fact that the low-priced cow brought 
.$105, the average price for 250 head 
being $152, and the top price being $260. 
Regardless of the dollars and cents trans¬ 
action, (for we must admit that the in¬ 
dividual farmer who consigns one or two 
or even more cows from his herd to this 
show and cares for them during the week 
loses money) nevertheless this is a step 
in the right direction and will do a great 
deal toward eliminating the boarder 
cow from dairy herds and toward em¬ 
phasizing the importance of purebred 
sires in grade herds. 
To overlook the exhibits of the Boys’ 
and Girls’ Calf Club would be an error 
indeed. And to witness the enthusiasm 
that was constantly evidenced at this 
ringside was nothing short of a thrilling 
experience. The youngsters hearts were 
beating stoutly—their faces abounded 
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