The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-26
WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL
COZ TIfNTION
DAIRYIN& IN WISCONSIN.
REMARKS BY W. c. WHITE, OF PLEASANT
PRAIRIE, BEFORE THE CONVENTION. FEB.
5.h, 1874.
Rep oyte d -BgR 2. Roberts. I

n Rep0yte BgR r. Roberts,.
i On being repeatedly called tor Mr.. Whit.
arose ard said Mr.. Pres dent aud gentle.
MN came to Wisconsin sixteen Years
ago nd he FIRST two years tried raistug
grain and my farming was failure fnan-
clH'y. tod nv wife We must either sell
out and em,grate or go To Gairyin~. I con-
suited some % my neighbors about going
into da'fying exclusively nut they all spoke
dscouraging'y Of the enterprise. Coed
cheese cou'd not he made here and couid
not be- sod IN competition with eastern
cheese Fhe comp iratIveiy small amount
OF cheese consumed here at that .ltn came
from OHIO and Nav YORK. Well commence
ed with herd OF twenty three cows pur.
chased at from ,welVr 10 fourteen dollars
per head Sior, ii became nuised among he
merchants o K .nosha that was go,rg 10
make = business of daitying and was ipk-
ngIr asked 20 bring IN some of that cheese.
! replied i was ra: her green yet but as soop
as it WA cured won d give them a chauc-
o Try it.
In due lime | sent one dealer a single.
chg So ana he result was that in lew DAYS
/ uad wo'd send In smother ard then
ano, l~r and mrrc 100. After a white look
some up O he city OF Racine and called on
mtrchsnt by tho naine OF George Bu,l WHO
was doug a large bu iaers i tod, him
where tved and hat had some cheese 10
SRI oi my own manuaclure.
He Said be did nos want It, he could rot
sell II II he should 0uy 1t. | tod hun would
ike 10 have nln' lake II and try 1t Says
you can Civ me wha- you have mind 10
tor it and # II wOnt sch ! will take it OF
your hands. He said he did not want il :.
i's Of no use | have b,ea humhuyge0
enough all ready wnh Wisconsin CHEESE.
We'll. says want you come over any way
aud took nj j. and Ict me what Won think
~ II. lis in my wagon right across IN 1tr
Racine House barn He retuctAuttv CON
scented 10 Vast his time in going over 70
look III II. Wen We Went over and as soon
MS uncovered he cheese he SAID "W,.n il
does took GOO certainty" | had q tryrr IL
my poke. aud pulling 1t out asked him 10
les some OF them. At,er testtn z some q,
h"m aud thinking he matter over a Iittl.
he said, Ar White viii give eight CENTS
pound and lake the ot. Well says / per.
haps you had not bsttcr ny iheE, out thai
II JUS what | shOujd have asked >ou if xou
ed me- TO tet price and il you insist on
buying hem you Can have them All rIphi
sand Mr. Ball, wall take he lot a, eybt
cents per pound. In Il week ! received a
etter from Mr. Bull king me To mr., r.
him sno' her loi and from that tho demand
has grow until am suppiylng tour stores
in The CITY OF Racine. who sell my Cheese
exclusively. 1 soon increa.el INV herd
OF cows o seventy and one year sold my
ire prodntt 'or six cen cents per 10
amounting 70 - 500 90 The average prod.
uct PEI cow the last yoar is o. lbs cheese
ana the average price. per 10 1917 cents. /
Iced my cows through the summer one neck
OF rye feed each per day and teea it drv
nc rye feed Is the res cue OF the rye after
taking out the fine -four. have ted al, cake.
tnra and OF he ired out there IL uoth,nv 7
like rs well "a rye iced H. paws 20 i.ed
You get more milk and can keep more CIV.
On The same number OF acres. Take Tor in
STANCE pasture tina: will keep thlry cows
oy -ecdng. you can put ia ZEN more aud thes
will NIL do better and give IN ,re mlIk
grow lots otcoin ard teed it uuhusked scat
lk4 ira IAAu
january dry up The COWS taking off m.
feed and II 1 have any poor hay iced tbs,
| raise my osii cows because I can m, =
better cows than can buv A good mr.,
portion OF my COWS Will give fifty III per da,
and want TO live long enough 10 brlEg m
my whole herd 10 tnat fxure. nave hr.o
my COWS topure bred short b orn bulls snd !.
large proportion OF my young cows are
Durham grades aud Tia y are he best cows
have select LeIi-r calves from NV bes,
cows lot the caves huck iii they are IL
week old hen teach them to drink. After
hey hsvs learned 10 drink well I BEGIN IN
give them part whey with the milk. n...
be whey sweet. 'earn them To eat oa,.
anu meal young and tecd them literally and
keep them growing light along. / tsl,ow
this up thr0hgh he winter and they DIM, |
wait uniii sprnx tor chance TO grow 7 /
make It point o have ttieM e me IN :, ,
Two years OF age. ''aIvlng in Nav wh.,
tEere is good bite OF grass Cows raj.
10 this way Can't help hut give milk and 10, ;
1t. Now you may have ever so good
calt, II " u let II get s'unt-d and have -
walt I'LL next snmmerlo start it growing
ana then 'ei ! G. M IN with the hide on the |
bsnss ron can never make COW gift.