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HOW HANS HANSEN GETS THREE PROFITS TO YOUR ONE Page 15. , Tj37:; 1 Georgia Weqnessee. '''" - :f"' FOUNDED, 1886, RALEIGH, N. C. Vol: XXVII. ;,fej7, . SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1912. , Weekly : $1 a Year, A LITTLE IF THOSE readers who sometimes wonder why it is not possible to combine in the same cow the nignest muting qualities ana tne aDinty 10 mate the best beef wilt Study the two pictures on this page . a little, we believe they will readily see why this is true. -' .; . - : . . - . . ...... ' The cow at thVtop was the first prize the recent National , Dairy Show; The other is a prize- winning. 'Shorthorn belonging to Lespedeza Farm. Tvhe Jersey represents the highest development of the milking type. The Shorthorn is ah excellent speci men of the beef type. It needs but a glance to show that there is a great difference in the form of these two animals, but not until one compares the two, point by point, and notes the difference in conformation that is,- in general form and adaptability to a special purpose can hev realize how great this difference really is. ; It is the business of the Jersey to convert the feed she eats into milk; and; she is built for this. purpose. Notice the spareness of flesh not a surplus pound anywhere; the depth of body, which gives room for a large digestive apparatus ; the capacious udder ; the nrominent milk veins: the clean limbs and head. . ' Then look; at the Shorthorn. Notice the entire absence : of :tne sharp points and prominent bones to be seen on the Jersey. . See hoW: well fleshed she is on ribs and thighs; compare her square shape almost like a block with the several .wedges which the Jersey pre sents when looked at from different points. It is the business of the Shorthorn . to convert the feed she eats into flesh, and she does it. She gives enough milk to support her calf until it is old enough to wean and that is about all that is expected in this line. Of Course, there are breeds of cattle, and individual cows of some breeds, which have fair milking capacity and at the same time make good beef, but the rule holds that the best dairy cow is a poor beef STUDY IN CONFORMATION. I h V" twit ;; r - t m U ffi? iT"" "i " "" "- rp- ttt r n... i ' ' i 'Win rf f V ; 11 " ' 1 1 1 1 i i i jib i ii .. I mi Bin i nn w maker and that the special beef, cow is not much of a dairy animaV ; -7 ; This is truejltoo, of other stock and of plants as well. It . is seldom of never that the 'earliest' variety of any crop is the most : productive. J Speed and the ability to draw the heaviest loads are not combined in any breed of horses, and so on thru the whole list. . : . - "- - -' ' ' . ... In short,-the highest degree X)f excellence in any special line is attained only when the breeding of the plant or animal has been for that particular puf pose. The farmer, therefore, should first of all decide what particular purpose he wishes his animals to fill and then select such animals as are most likely to fill this purpose. The dairy man has no business with beef or dual-purpose cattle. The man with heavy loads to pull needs draft horses. The bacon and the lard breeds of hogs have each their places. The highly specialized animal is, as a rule, the biff orofit-maker. The farmer who se lects the animal bred for his purpose is the farmer who gets the profit. FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE. m . 1 COTTOX. PRICES A Dicussion by Mr. Dabbs, and Some Clippings from Other Papers 24, 25 FAKES FOR THE FARMER A "Fertilizer ' Formula," and the "Universal Farmer" . . 3, 4 HOW SERUM CURES AND PREVENTS HOG CHOLERA A Veterinarian's Explanation 10 HOW THE STOCK LAW WORKS An Argument Against It and Two Experiences for It. 18 HOW TO PLANT - BULBS Some Good Advice by One Who Knows ....... 14 LIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA Where It is Needed and the Kind to .Use . .'. . . '. ..... ... .... ... . . . . 10 MORE DRAINAGE EXPERIENCES "The Common Sense of Drainage'! and Other Letters ......:..... ; 5 efs .With Kerosene, Acetylene, Electricity 12 THE LEGEND OF THE COTTON PLANT A Story for the Young People H THE SIX PER CENT COTTON TARE An Address, an Edito rial and a Resolution. . . 8, 14. 20 VIRGINIA CROPS Commissioner Kolner Reports a Good Year 10
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