THE FOSTER MOTHER OF THE NATION.

Northern Advocate, 19 January 1920, Page 3

THE FOSTER MOTHER OF THE NATION.

The dairy cow occupies a deservedly h:gh place among farm live stock. There i s no other animal so absolutely necessary for the well-being of the human race as she Mr H. Hoover, the United States Food Administrator, said recently: "Th e human race thousands of years ago developed a total dependence on milk for the rearing of children, and no greater catastrophe can befall a nation than the loss of its dairy herds." From th e economic standpoint, the dairy cow stands first among farm j animals, as it ha s been proven that she is the most economical producer of human food of all our domesticated animals. Not only does she convert the roughage into a pure, easily digested human food, but no other farm product removes so little fertility from the soil as the products of the dairy cow. It is not surprising, then, that when the fertility of the soil has become depleted from continuous cropping with grain crops that farmers naturually turn to the dairy cow to help them to build up the fertility of their farms. The future is bright for the dairy farmer. The shortage of food in the devastated countries of war-stricken Europe, makes it certain that there will be an incessant demand for all kind s of dairy products for years to come. It is up to us t° take full advantage of the opportunity presented to us. We oan do this most effectively by increasing the yield of milk of our cows, by careful selection and breeding, and then by making sure that the products we sell be it whole milk, butter of cheese is of first-class quality.