THE WONDERFUL COW.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 202, 10 August 1927, Page 8

THE WONDERFUL COW.

Is anyone really conscious of the many wonders of the dairy cow, and her value to the human rar®? Witliout doubt if all dairy farmers could be induced to view the cow from tin co reel standpoint, it would lead ti the genera) adoption of a system that would leave nothing undone in oaring for the comfort and general well-being of this marvellous animal. Truly, says Dalgety’s Review, she is worthy of all the care it is possible to give her. At the age 6f two years, or a little over, she commences to produce milk, the most perfect of all human foods, and sue continues to produce, with very short rest Intervals, until she reaches the age of from 14 to 20 years. Butter, cheese, and casein are directly manufactured from the milk, and if the separated milk is not used for the manufacture nf casein, it makes first-class food for calves, pigs, and poultry. From casein is manufactured a host of useful articles, and in small quantities, it is used in making many others. The milk may also be dried or condensed, and delivered thus to almost any part of the world. When the cow is no longer profitable as a producer of milk, etc.-, every part of her body, down to her hoofs and the long hairs at the end nf her tail, is converted into a more nr less valuable article of commerce. There is no animal on the farm which provides such an interesting study ns does the cow. She has her vagaries and ailments, of course, and there are still a few things about her that we co not understand, however learnedly we may talk about them: but there is one certaintv about her—she will always respond to kind treatment. The elaboration of her milk i« a most wonderful process, and we still have a lot to learn about, it- but there is one thing that is absolntel-- ee-t-:,, and that is that she cannot fill the nail if wo do not fl’-sf 0 11 he>- stomach with suitable food. The’-eforo. oven if such an act. is not for kindness sake, it nevertheless is necessary for the sake of profit.