Live Cow v. Dead Steer.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 28 May 1910, Page 4 (Supplement)

Live Cow v. Dead Steer.

' STRIKING COMPARISON. A liol-tciu cow owned by the dairy . department, of lite Ln. verity of Jiis- ; m one yen- «.a.io i.uman im.u in licr .un m.,ii is uiua-ioa j ni toe culiijac-j i-.av;!sti> ol lour sisio - \> i_,jj p.AUijs eacn. iii.s it:tu:iiitiic, Uupo.-.oiuie, as id icem.s, js | nut vjjuy Out v..;n net own io r justice u t.ic cow. jno solids in tiie ; miiit Hii.ai are completely digested ana lisal by the Ih.uy are counted . wnich iueh.des toe Umirs.

'iiie cow toat the feat of producing toe cqu.vaieiu of hair ste.rs is i'ri;icc:S Lart.-tta. in the year siie pi'oUucd io.4i>o poinds oi mine, Jielow is g;vc:< the amount of proteins, iat, sugar, and a.-.!i contained in tins milk ami die amount o; the same .substances l'oui.-J liy J>r i : . !■'. Trowbridge , in an anaiy.-is ma.de of the earcasis of a iat steer v.X'igiune; lloi.) pounds:— 'iS.ldfdb Ili.jUib jLill: Careiuc Proteid ... ool'd) 17-ib Kat ... 01 si!) ;;;;a;b Sugar ... l)i-o|i; Asii ... jv.>;,';., 'alb Total ... oojs.lb 0191!) ! The total rmcoit of drv matter in the mil!; was 2zl S pounds, ail of which is idihle and dcostib'e Jhe steer, umti, a Uve weight of water" in the carcase, h avm-; » 'total nl ofs pounds oi oey matter. In this dry matter ol' the steer is included heir and b'de. bancs end tomb n . organs of digestion and respiration': in fact, the entire animal, a cimskleiabie portion ol' which is not odif'e. The , aadysis of the steel's carcase was | U'-ide from ":-rn!-s islvii ai'ttr pvind- ! iii-i tin (enether one-half of the comI ])lete crease, and is not in any seme i an estimation of the composition of j the carcase. I Princess Cariotta nroduced proteid s sufficient for more th.au thro steers; nearly fat euoneh for v.vo : ash fiioii'di to build the sltcb tons ■;. r three, and in addition, p' ■: .heed ;:■>") i.-ounds if milk stmar wort!' as me !i per pound j These figures show the romarknb'e efficiency of the cow es a o-odoo ••■ ,-f liump.n f'-od. it is be-a.usc of this , economical us--, of fond that the dairy ;iw and ii"t th" is on hi"!i----i priced lands. Wh-m lam! is".-li:>::p rnd .feed oabundent the m--at o'-odu'- : "g aoini:d,s eredo-eioaie. lint when the land Woe'cs ]ii-lf in value ami fe-al p\-nensiv« th.o farmer turns to the dairy cow.