Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-23

Long f1Orn, !"
Alderney, ~ 20
Devonshire, II -.
Ayrshire, ~ "a
That there are few if any COWS of our
native breeds that will approach this quail
tv of milk or butter, most must be willing to
admit: indeed, an able writer on cattle IN
the Farmer, thinks that few dalrles, or
COWS, in this country, will average more
than from 100 TO i7O pounds year.
From some experiments we have made,
and the reports of some few ordinary dal-
ries for butter, we are disposed TO dissent
from this writer, and believe that with or
dinary care in the selection Of cows and the
management of the dairy, 2O0 lbs. may
easily be reached. Mr.. Curtis Of Marble.
head, from common COWS and ordinary
pasture, for three years, made butter as
follows: T.-.~-,.
1888 COWS - 1872 lbs. butter.
1921 L" 1l75.
1906 1000 :: -
Which last is at the rate of lsl pounds to
a COW, and that under untarorable circunis
stapces to make the most of the milk.
We know of COWS that produce pound a.
day for at least three months in the hight OIL
the season, and that without extra care
or feed; still, a native COW, to do this,
must be good. For three years past, but.
ter, taking the whole season, will average
Is Cts. per h., and calling the amount
produced from a COW 200 lbs, the balance
would stand thus: d,
Butter from ~ COWS, 1000 lbs $500 90
Skinned milk, So per COW, 80 W
$3.50 90
Making a difference of fifteen dollars in
favor of butter over cheese making.
Where the milk is churned new from the
COWS, the quantity Of butter will of course
be greater, bat We have never made It IN
that way, and have no authentic lntorna-
ton bv which the difference, and of course
the profits, can be correctly estimated.
The various estimates have been made
ofthe expense of gettingin crop ofwheat or
corn; but where wheat is put in at'er sum-
lner rfallow, as is usually the case, the expense
of the ploughings, harrowings, seed, interest,"
and wear OF implements and the land, can
not be estimated at less than ten dollars per
acre. Admitting the average crop OF
wheat 70 be twenty bushels per acre,
which must, taking the whole, be consider
ed liberal, and profit Of ten dollars per
acre, wheat at one dollar per bushel, which
may be considered the average price, will
be the result. 1t would be easy to make
list Of the items Of expense and profit, but
there can be necessity for it here, as every
wheat grower can make the estimate tor
himself if he needs TO be convinced that
the above estimate is not far from the
truth. 1.-THE cropto be compared is one OF
corn, estimates made with great care by
Judge Buel, Clark, and others, show that IN
ordinary cases the expense Of crop, IN
cuding labor, seed, use Of land, &c. is at
least fifteen dollars per acre. The profits
of corn crop are more variable In our
latitude than most others, sometimes run.
ming very HIGH, and at others being literally
nothing: and we believe that if the average
estimate of profit on an acre OF corn IS put
the same as wheat, it is as high as the eX-
perence of the farming community will
justify.
II the above calculations are correct
and if they are not we should be happy to
have errors pointed out, By any one prac-
tically acquainted with the subIect--then
the difference in profit per acre between
the dairyman and the wheat grower, is no;
50 much in favor OF the latter as has been
generally supposed. Itmay however besald,
that the practice of disposing of the COWS
by the dairvman after the season is closed,
would in the end be suicide TO the business
if generally adopted, and hence as a. gene
raj rule the COWS must be kept over WINTER
making it necessary to deduct from the
profits the expense Of keeping through the
winter. This may be admitted, and the re- e.,
suit would then be as follows: A COW WI
eat ton and half of hay in the WINTER
which at the average price Of eight dollars
4 ton, would be twelve dollars for keeping !;
rather exceeding. if there is any difference
the neat profit on each COW the first sea-
son. 1t must be remembered, however,
that if the produce of a good COW will pay
thn
for herself and her winters keeping the
first season, then the dairvman enters the
field on the second year with an unencun';
bered capital; the cows are paid tor and =
the entire amount other produce, with the
triaing deductions above stated are to De
counted as profit. Let our dairy counties s
look at this matter carefully--lt is well
worth their attention...-Genn. Farmer.
SIBERIAN CRAB.