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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1957-11-14, Page 7The Dairy Cow After 30 Years by Dorothea Kahn Jaffe Special Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor The American cow has just ,celebrated an anniversary at the fifth International Dairy Show here: It was just, 350 years ago, at Jamestown, Va., that the 'first of her forbears arrived in the new world. Every .Jamestown family need- ed a cow to supply it with milk, cream, and butter. Now the des- cendants of those cows, purebred animals of six breeds, compete annually for $47,000 in prizes at the international amphitheatre in Chicago. They are not common barnyard animals; they are pro- ducers for competent business- men and companies. They are part of a highly capitalized in- dustry producing 125.7 billion pounds of milk a year in the United States alone. Every one of the 600 or more exquisitely groomed .cows taking its ease in the clean straw at the dairy show is an efficient - producer or she wouldn't be there. She is no longer just "the friendly cow all red and white," but an economic unit. She is as carefully groomed as any debutante. Her horns are pol- ished and oiled to a soft luster. Rex' hoofs are sprayed with lac- quer. If a bit of pink skin shows through on her back where hair has been clipped very short, her - groom dusts it with ' scented. white talcum powder to ` take Away the pink look. Her coat is brushed to a soft sheen. This is, of course, to impress the judges. To her owner the im- portant thing is the number of pounds of milk she yields a year and its quality in relation to the feed bill she runs up. It is cows like those on exhibit that are running the national average of milk production per cow up to unprecedented heights• in the face of a declining cow population. Last year, with the smallest number of cows on United States farms in the 26 years of records, milk produc- tion reached a peak. From the 1947 national average of 5,000. pounds per cow it jumped to 11,000 pounds. Some explanations: Better nutrition, more pure-bred livestock, artificial insemination. The success ;of' breeders in the United States and Canada in im= proving their breeds', is indicated at the exposition by the pres- ence of many Latin-American visitors. They are interested in improving their own dairy ' herds with American stock. ; One air - WINTERIZED -Lt. Cmdr. S. W. Marshall sports that "winteriz- ed look" as he makes rounds during Operation Deep Freeze III at McMurdo Sound, Ant- arctica. The veteran Operation Deep Freeze officer says his beard, even when ice coated, is a real help in keeping his face warm. line reported a single traveling party of 200 from Brazil, Earle - dor, Salvador, and Honduras, all bound for the show, writes Dorothea Kahn Jaffe in The Christian Science Monitor. Typieal e1 American farmers looking •to this growing market is V. G, McKibben of Orlando, Fla„ who came here with an ex- titbit of his firm, Shad'el, Mc- Kibben & Hall, Inc. Mr. McKib- ben was until recently a dairy farmer in Orland, Ind. He began selling stock to South American dairy farmers. Now, with his associates, he has moved. some 500 head of dairy cattle to the new . location in Florida, Why? "To, be nearer the South Ame- rican market," • he explained. 'We canfly cattle to -our• cus- tomers there, and the animals hardly know anything's hap- pened. We like Florida also be- cause milk brings a good price?' Degree Farm Sought Canadian dairy -cattle breed- ers exhibited here in numbers. The trip is expensive, and the provincial government helps the. farmers with their transporta- tion costs. ' The Canadian Jersey Cattle Club sponsored,` among others, a group of 23 farmers from Ontario; the Ontario Ayr- shire Breeders Club another group, and so on. The uniformity . of these cattle in color, size, and body structure is remarkable. Named Grand Champion Fe- male in the Ayrshire Division was Sandy Spring's Better Cheer, from Meredith Farm, Topsfield, Mass. Young college -trained men at- tending this show believe in the future of dairy farming as a business. Dora Otterness, here witha champion cow named Solitaire from Rolling Acre Farm, Elgin, Ill., was typical of this group. Son of a farmer, he is work- ing for a degree in animal hus- bandry at the University of Min- nesota. When he graduates he expects to get a job as manager of a nurhber of herds and hold it until he saves enough money - say $8,000 - so he can talk to a banker and get a loan to set himself up in business es a dairy farmer. It will take from $30,000 to $40,000 to go in business for him- self, he thinks. Takes that much money, he says, to set up an effi- cient dairy operation. Small- scale farming with government aid doesn't appeal to him. He says he hopes to operate so effi- ciently that he won't need gov- ernment assistance, and he be- lieves he can do it. But it takes : capital. Many events took place along. with the dairy show -- a national 4-H educational conferrace, an intercollegiate judging contest, a dairy princess competition, and as a climax a dairy parade. Secrecy And Supremacy It is time to ask ourselves whether pre -Occupation with .our "scientific secrets" instead' of with science itself has not re- sulted in impairing the real source of our strength and in loss of the supremacy we once could claim. "We cannot drive scientists ' in t o laboratories," President Truman observed in 1948, "but, if we tolerate reck- less or unfair attacks, we can certainly drive them out." In sober truth, we have driven out of our laboratories a great many preeminent men of science; J, Robert Oppenheimer and Ed- ward U. Condon are notable among them. We have discour- aged younger men from enter- ing the laboratories by subject- ing them to frustrating and fet- tering security regulations. We have let scientists become tar- gets of suspicion and abuse - sometimes, in point of fact, by committees of the United States Congres. In the name of security we have sacrificed security. -Washington Post CR SWORD PUZZLE - ACROSS 1, stint 7, Knocks 11. Stylus 12. The chosen 14. Move hark 15. (lases 17, Poem 18. Compound ether 20. 1"tsh eggs 21. County in Arizona 23. 36. Indian weight 24. Ignoble 25. Severe 27 tne.cornee less tense 29. dune bug 31. Salt 82. Reduced in rank 38. nude shelter 40. Across 41. Pla' on Words 43. Powdered (Her.) 44. nenary 45, Trprlghtnean 47, TYneoolted 48. 'Trans 60. Wilt' K2. Tally 83. Makes halipy 34. Sheep 65. 11'a to ► t)O Wi+2 2, Sharpens a razor 3.'Bellev* 3. Plower Muster 4 nessert 5 Ancient Persian 0:41110.0M. 7 1Tnnnrs 8. Wing,11.1te it Apple seed 10. Sweet smelling resin 13. Uneven 18. Watches 19. 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Perhaps the best feature from dad's point of view is that the mower attachment in front can be removed, converting the machine into a golf cart.. The mower not only cuts the lawn, but weeds it, feeds it and sprays it, too. TAECAE FRONT The "Random Sample Test" is being gradually accepted by the ,poultry industry. Those indivi- duals who are familiar with such tests recognize the impor- tance of the information which is available from them. * * * The "Random Sample Poultry Test" simply involves the bring- ing together of samples of diff- erent commercial stocks (usual- ly in the form of hatching eggs) and testing these stocks under uniform environmental condi- tions. With this test a compara- tive evaluation among stocks can be made, based on returns in dollars and cents after the de- duction of feed and chick costs. As the name of the test implies, the sample of stock must be drawn at random in order to be representative of the stock to be tested. ✓ r * This test is not a revival of the "Egg Laying Contest" which was important in the promotion of poultry breeding, but which could not be considered a reli- able measure of a stock's worth, partly because the sample of stock under test was not ordi- narily a representative sample. Similarly, competitive ranking of poultry stock at agricultural exhibitions was also recognized as not being a reliable measure of a stock's worth, and its use is now limited to the poultry fancier. * * * Although "Random Sample Tests" have already had a con- siderable effect upon the poul- try industry, undoubtedly the results of these tests will become of even greater importance as poultry producers and poultry breeders become more familiar with the tests and the interpre- tation of their results. * •* * At the Canada Department of Agriculture Experimental farm, Kentvil]e, N.S., a major research program is centered on the de- velopment of the most desirable design, or plan, under which "Random Sample Tests" should operate in order to produce the most reliable results. The re- search is also aimed at deter- mining the limitations of such tests. Estimates are being made of the reliability of small sam- ples, One of the most important .objectives of these studies is a critical examination of rearing and testing programs and the effects that different procedures may have on the rank of differ- ent gene - types. Information available to date indicates that rearing in confinement or on range will not affect the rela- tive ranking of different strains. Random Sample Test manage- ments can therefore use either procedure depending on facili- ties available and expect similar results for the most part. * * ' Considering the major inheri- ted factors affecting production, these tests appear to be suffici- ently reliable to result in the wide recognition of outstanding poultry stocks. They may also prove of value in the evaluation of new stocks resulting from crossing existing strains arid breeds and hi stimulating com- petitive poultry breeding gen- erally. r * * Those concerned with storing potatoes will find much of inter- est in a revision of publication No. 882 entitled "Potato Stor- age," published by the Canada Department' of Agriculture, Ot- tawa. In this•bulletin, such prob- lems as the construction, insu- lation, disorders and operation of the storage are discussed. * * * Of particular interest at pres- ent is the section dealing with the insulation of the storage. Damage to stored potatoes caus- ed by low temperature can be avoided by insulation of the storage. This reduces heat trans- fer by preventing its rapid escape in winter and its entry during warm weather. Any ma- terial will slow down heat trans- fer because a definite length of time is required for heat to pass through a given substance. The term "insulator" is applied to substances that are particularly effective for this purpose. * * * Corkboard is the best known of the common insulating ma- terials. The simplest way of measuring the rate of heat trans- ference .of other insulating ma- terials is therefore by compari- son with this material. Many examples are given in the bulle- tin of the thickness of various materials required to provide the same insulating effect as one inch of corkboard. * * * A somewhat extreme case is that of dry soil which only re- quires 36 inches in thickness 10 equal one inch of corkboard, yet three feet of wet soil is needed. Other examples range from snow, just over half -an - inch of which is required, to concrete, which calls for 19 inches. * * * Soil is the main form of ins- ulation in underground storage. Three feet from any part of the structure to the outside air is sufficient in a well -drained lo- cation where the soil can be kept reasonably dry. This is equivalent to about three or lour inches of corkboard - During winter, the ground is a source of heat. At a depth of 12 feet or lower soil, soil tem- perature is near 40 degrees F., and the variation is slight. If the banking around the storage is well spread out from the building, more heat will be ob- tained, helping materially with frost control. * insulation of that portion of the storage above the ground is one of the most difficult prob- lems because underground ma- terials sUch as concrete are poor insulators and because soil as an insulator is applied on the out- side of the building whereas most insulators are applied to the inner surface. * o * Upper portions of the wall above ground should be insul- ated from the inside, using the equivalent of four inches of corkboard where the _wall is ex- posed. The roof or ceiling should be insulated so that ceil- ing and wall insulation is con- tinuous * * * The method of insulation of storages built completely above ground is the same as that for the above -ground portion of side -hill or bank storages, ex- cept for the floor. Since this does not get ground heat, it must be insulated to prevent freezing during the winter. A board -type insulation laid on a concrete floor is the most satis- factory. * * * Moisture barriers must be in- stalled to keep the insulation dry, in order to prevent loss of insulation and rotting. This is done by sealing off the inner or warmer surfaces on the insulat- ed wall or ceiling The seal must be air -tight, however,, and the most practical method is to use, bitumen compounds or papers treated with bitumen. Copies of the bulletin are available on request from In- formation Service, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking ®©0©O 0' - 000©• ©®ooa© Hoo©©. ©00120© .©0017610 000 0000© M©0 MOO ©M. 00M0 AMOK oaaoo©o MOO -000 ©0©00©D MOM ©©M M©© ADEM ©00 a©©©u UUE ©©oil© 0080DU U000 MEMO UNDAY SCItOOl LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A., B.D. The. Resurrection and Our Faith 1 .Corinthians 15:3-8, 42-52 Memory Selection: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, frarasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:28,. From Arnold's Commentary we quote the following: On the crystal casket of Lenin in Red Square, Moscow, is inscribed something like this: "lie was the ,greatest leader of all pepoles. of all countries, of al] times He was the lord of the new human- ity. He was the savior of the world." But notice, that is all in the past tense. That casket contains the dead, embalmed body of Lenin. He had no faith in any future life, and so it was with Stalin. It is not so with out Saviour, Jesus Christ. He says; "I am He that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive fol evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death" (Revelation 1:18). It is fine to be tolerant ant to acknowledge that the:e are some good things in all of the world's great religions. Ail erroi and no truth would not gait many followers. However, w4 believe that Christianity is at far ahead of any of the other' as day is brighter than night It is the only religion whose founder gave Himself to savt the people and then rose tri- umphantly from the grave. Hs is the only one who has con- quered man's last great enemy death. Let others make their pilgrimage to their founder's tomb. The tomb of Jesus Christ is empty. We worship a living Saviour. Belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is not an optional in the Christian's creed. It is part of the very foundation. "Jesus our Lord -was delivered for our offences and raised again for our justification. "(Romani 4:24 25.) "If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. -Ye art yet in your sins." (I Corinthian( 15:14,17). Only the Son of God could rise from the dead. Only the Son of God who gave Himself for ,us, can save us from out sins. • SHOOTING FOR RECORD. -S/Sgt. Shelman Angain, of Fayette- ville, Ark., demonstrates an M-3 submachine gun equipped 'with a gunsight movie camera with a 3 -inch lens. The camera accurately records effectiveness of ground fire against low- flying aircraft. ''� ''.°, `•t+$a i.°dt ii 9�..:'v .e� '. • MRS. SWEET'S LITTLE ACRE -No small potatoes is the unusual prize of Mrs, Dee Sweet who works for a TV station. Mrs. Sweet checks the potato harvest on the acre of land she Won in a lottery ticket at the 1957 Convention of American Women of Radio and Television. She and her husband drove to Limestone fa supervise the gathering of about 490 bushels of spuds