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PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1939 Milking Shorthorn Ideal Animal For The Small Farmer By G. M. MOORE I College, in reference to this cow sur- i v ey says: “There seems to be a The milking shorthorn year book j sound reason for the large number contains the records of 8,510 cows of shorthorns in Iowa. When I think of all ages in the record of merit class whose average annual milk pro of the extra value of milking short horns when sold for beef, itf seems that this must be the reason why so duction is 8,382 pounds of milk each i man y farmers in Iowa use Short- with an average of approximately horn milk cows.” 4 per cent, butter fat. Considering that this is for all ages, it is a re markable production of milk, with an 11° average of butterfat that is very sitisfactory. When you further con sider that these cows when dry will In answering my query as to the adaptability of the milking shorthorn farm and climate conditions in South Carolina, C. L. Cooper, a well-known farmer of Virginia, writes: “The proper place of the milking shorthorn is not on the readily fleshen and sell for prime prairie pastures of the West, nor beef with weight half again larger > n Die specialized dairy centers than the Jersey of Guernsey, you are' around the big cities, but on the bound to admit that here is something ! farms practicing a mixed agriculture, worth feeding and taking care of. wfhose numbers throughout the This is the shorthorn dual purpose South are legion, Let the man who cow, known in England as the Dur- sets his thrill from high milk pails ham or Dairy Shorthorn and in this stick to his Holsteins, the butterfat country as the milking shorthorn, fanatic stick to his Jersey: let the While the milking shorthorn makes m an who is equipped to produce beef no claim to being a strictly dairy on a large scale stick to his Here- breed, it is showing this year at the fords, but to the thousands, yes, San Francisco Exposition both in ■Ifundred's df thousands of general the dairy and beef classes. Milking farmers on small acreage let me urge shorthorn breeders are fond of quot- the milking shorthora. She will give ing the record of Melba 15th of Dar- you two feet to stand on. - not just balara, and Australian cow, who in °ne, and through all the ups and one year of 365 days produced 32,522 downs of the beef and dairy markets lbs. of milk'and 1,614 lbs. of butter- | you may be assured that through any fat. Just recently, the Plashett Pas- period of prosperity or depression toral Company’s cow, Pearl the Sev- ! she will satisfactorily demonstrate enth, completed a 273 day test with her ability to squeeze the last nickel 23,213 lbs. of milk with an average I out °f those soil-building legumes milk fat test of 4 1-2 per cent. Pearlie ' through the sale of both milk and the Seventh lives in Sydney, Aus-! beef.” bulls, thereby making your good ones ; more valuable. In time you will show the farmer that you have the cow | best for diversified farming and are in the business to help him get the cow he needs.” A. C. Cook, associate animal hus- bandman, Bureau of Animal Industry U. S. Department of Agriculture | writes to the Shorthorn World as j follows: “In order to study the efficiency of production of both beef and milk in dual purpose cattle, the United States Department of Agriculture es tablished a herd of milking short horns at its farm in Middlebury, Ver mont in 1926, and at its farm at James W. Johnson Newberry Creamery DISCUSSES VALUE OF LIVE STOCK TO INCREASE THE COUNTY PAYROLL In talking to Mr. J. W. Johnson of Johnson-McCrackin concerning farm ing in Newberry county, Mr. John son said: “There is no doubt but what we have the best agricultural county in the state, and if we can Beltsville, Maryland in 1929. Methods I continue D) whip it into a well- have been devised for the research rounded diversified farm program BALLENTINE SONS CARRY ON WORK The Ballentine Packing company of Greeqville, whose advertisement! appears below, is the pioneer of the SAYS NEWBERRY COUNTY HAS Clarence C. Hutto S. C. National Bank larger packing houses in South Caro-' lina. It may be said that it started in 1917, when W. H. Ballentine, one of the honored citizens of Greenville began his career as a packer. For :,ome time previous to this Bill Bal lentine was the owner and operator of a large market business in the city. From this beginning the Bal lentine Packing company has become | HOG MARKET NOW; NEEDS RAW MATERIAL “Tne proosperity of the South is de pendent upon the farmer,” said C. C. Hutto, Manager of the Newberry j branch, S. C. National Bank, yes terday. one of the large industries of its' “The South cannot possibly live from study of the development of true wil1 equivalent in trade to | kind in the South, having invested in! its factory payrolls alone. While breeding strains for the efficient pro- bringing several factories to the city, the city of Greenville hundreds of | cotton has been and still is our lead- duction of both beef and milk. In " e should keep one idea always in ! thousands of dollars n packing plan 1 ' n & crop, it is encouraging to see our program, the cows must produce mind and that is to do everything we a minimum of‘8,000 lbs. of milk and can to increase the buying power of 300 pounds of butterfat in 365 days J the farmer and offer every induce- tralia, if you want to see her. The milking shorthorn originated in the county of Durham, England, hence the English, Europeans, "Aus tralians, etc., call her the Durham M and M cow, which means the D. H. Cande, a large Massachusetts farmer, writes: “The milking devot ed to diversified agriculture and the number of such farms will continue to increase through a soil conserva tion program, that encourages the that gives both meat and milk. Be- . production of more roughage. There cause of the limited acreage alloted to agriculture in England on account of her density of population, the Eng lish must get their milk, butter and steaks from the same cow. These cows represent some seventy per cent of all cows in England. While in England land is limited, in Iowa you find vast areas which could profitably be devoted to beef cattle yet the Department of Agriculture reports that a cow ceusus of Iowa shows the following: Shorthorns, 36 per cent., Holsteins, 29 per cent.. Jer seys, 10 per cent., Guernseys, 9 per cent., and the balance made up of mixed breeds. Dr. Cannon, head of the Dairy Department of Iowa state are two ways to put niilking short horns on these farms. The one is to supplant what you have with this serviceable breed. This would be en tirely too expensive. The other way is to purchase the best bulls you can get and cross these with the grade cattle you have. This will take long er, but it is less expensive. One bull of the right kind, used on twice as many cattle and kept as long as he is useful, will greatly improve the breed. This method is the one that will create the biggest demand and satisfy a market that as breeders of milking shorthorns we can never fill with pure bred females. You can well afford to castrate more of your at maturity and the steers from this ! m e n t for him to spend his money in and market their fine hams packing plan 1 and processed stock. They are the South Carolina paying more atten- owners of the famous brand “Aristo- D 011 each year to the livestock jn- ':ratic Pig,” under which they pack dustry. The natural soil resources of and Newberry county are very great. I type should be capable of being de- 1 Newberry. This farm trade would other excellent pork products. mean by that there is hardly any- veloped into fat slaughter cattle he eoual to the payroll of several Some years ago. W. H. Ballentine thing that our soil and climate will grading medium or better when factories. : the founder, died and left the busi- not contribute materially to in the slaughtered at live weight of 900 : “If we succeed in doing this, we ' ness to worthy sons who carry on production thereof. To know the pos- pounds. shall have a bigger and better City | the same high standards in business' oibilities of this rich soil aid excellent The Newberry Creamery Has always taken an active interest in promoting new wealth in New berry county. We are glad to stand behind any proposition that will im prove the economic condition of Newberry farmers. Every time a calf is born, or a sow drops a litter of pigs, or a hen lays an egg, real wealth is born. This new livestock wealth adds to the property values of the county and helps to pay our taxes. / Newberry farmers have co-oper ated handsomely in the past to sup port the Newberry Creamery and we are glad to encourage any pro ject that will increase the butterfat production in this section. • Newberry Creamery “In measuring the efficiency of sires and dams, all calves are weigh ed at birth, scored at 140 days of age by a committee of three mem bers and fed grain and hay in addi tion to milk until they weigh 500 pounds, at which time they are weaned. After weaning, the steers are individually fed corn and hay until they weigh 900 pounds. These steers are graded as feeders at wean ing time and as slaughter cattle at 900 pounds live weight. The carcasses are graded after cooling 72 hours and analysis is made of the proportions of lean, bone and fat in the carcass. “To date, 52 steers have been fed in this record test. The average birth weight of these steers was 78 pounds. The average slaughter weight was 901 pounds. The average number of days required to reach slaughter age from birth was 498 days. The average daily gain for the F 52 steers from birth to slaughter was 1.67 pounds. These steers aver aged top medium as feeders, as slaughter cattle and in carcass grading as top good. Percentage of lean for all steers averaged 57.9 per cent.” 1 This is what the U. S. Department of Agriculture says about the meat and milk shorthorn. of Newberry.” practice set by their father. 1 climate and not to make profitable use of it is criminal neglect. It is my I deep conviction that it is just as much the duty of the man in town to : encourage the farming industry and' the conserving of the fertility of the soil as it is for the county agent. One thing that impresses me about the livestock campaign is that through this, industry we can maintain the fertility of the soil by restoring the humus as well as raise a profitable j marketable product. The Newberry creamery and hog market has brought to our door the markets and it is up too us to provide the raw material.” SUNDAY VOLUNTEER DAY AT . CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH “Duallyn President.” Milking Shorthorn (Durham) Bull. First at Illinois, Minn, and Tex. in 1934. Reserve all-American yearling. By Hollandale Marshall, out of Duallyn. Sunday, November 12, has been set aside as Volunteer Day in Central Methodist church. The purpose 0 f the day is to have all members of the church visit the church within the hours of two o’clock and five-thirty o’clock in the afternoon to discuss with the stewards the matter of fin ances for this Conference Year, and making new pledges to the church. The gathering is being called by Clarence C. Hutto, chairman of the Board of Stewards. Newberry County Is teaching the state how to grow more and better hogs profitably. The SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK in NEWBERRY would like to see the County also take the lead in the production of better cows and bet ter poultry. The large resources of this bank are at the call of the farmer, and we are ready at all times to Cooperate with him in a diversified farm program, es pecially crops that will bring the farm er money during the entire year. One way to do this is with a well- managed cow, hog, and poultry pro gram. The officers of The SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK are , at all times eager to discuss with the farmer and assist him in his financial needs. The South Carolina National Bank NEWBERRY, S. C. THE BALLENTINE Packing Co. Greenville Extends hearty congratulations to Newberry County in its efforts to improve its breed of livestock. The South will come into its own when it raises a better grade ot Cows, Hogs, and Poultry. We always pay the very best price in its classification for both beet and pork. We invite the farmers of Newber ry County to read our quotations from day to day, and to visit our modern packing’lplant when or near the city of Greenville. O-ir congratulations to the New berry Livestock Association. Our dealing with Newberry County farm ers has been most satisfactory.