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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.