The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-24

iuaccordance with 4 resolution passed /
At the February Meeting Of this Assocla-
lion, ! have prepared statement Of my
experience 10 Dairy Farming as regards
milk and butter, with my conclusions
ihereifom.
Since April lst 1867, have kept %
accurate system Of farm accounts, and am
thereby enabled to give few figures On
that date I had twelve COWS the gross
yield cf calves, butter, milk and cream to
April Isi, 1868, was sl,1s2.4l, making
the average yield per COW s9S.53 from
April LIST, 1868, 70 April LIST, 1869, | kept
an average Of fifteen cows the gross yield
Of calves, butter, milk and cream for this
year was sl,71029 makmg the average
yield per COW, s1l402; from April list, to
September lst. 1868, kept an average of
eighteen cows; the gross yield for these
Ave months was eS7g.32, making the
average yield per COW slS.S5, or an averaga
for year Of sll7a4 per COW. The
average yield for these two years aud five
months would have been much larger If |
had credited the cows with the hogs fed on
the skim milk.
then went into the milk business, aud
continued il until November list, 1872,
when | gave il up and resumed the butter
dairy ID small way.
viii omit the receipts Of the milk bust
ness for September and October, 1869, as
/ did not getthings organized much before
November lst From this date to Noyem-
Der LIST, 1870, | kept an average Of fifty
Ave cows the gross yield for this year was
81 ,383.l3, making the average yield per
COW sl34.23. From November LIST, 1870
to November lst 1871, | kept an average
Of fifty cows the gross yield for this year
was sS,6g3.64, making the average yield
per COW sI73s7.
From November LIST, 1871, to Noyem-
Der LIST, 1872, / kept an average Of forty
eight COWS; tbs gross yield for this year
was g, 2a3.f5, making the average yield
per csN S17l,52. This last average was
rnsae in spite Of the prevalence Of pleuro-
Pneumonia in my stable during the greater
part Of the year. Since January LIST,
1873, have kept an average of ten cows;
the gross yield Of milk, butter, calves and
Wigs fed from the dairy in two years and
NE months to March LIST Of this year was
s2,7il43, making the average yield per
COW per year s125.14. receive 40 cents
PEI pound for the butter all the year FROM
st0rckneper in Catonsville, one mile from
my farm, and keep two Chester brood sows
on the skim milk, selling the pigs at $500
and $500 apiece when six weeks old, |
feel assured that any farmer pursuing the
ordinary rotation Of grain and grass can
proftably carry on hutter dairy if he can
average 40 cent? per pound for his butter
the whole year,
After number Of experiments in vari-
Gus modes Of feeding butter cows, | con-
slider the best results can be attained BY
good pasture in summer and clover hay,
yellow corn chop and mangcl-wurtzel in
winter.
The following is careful estimate Of
the cost per COW Of my present mode Of
feeding for one year.
Six months pasture at $500 per
month...-.......-.-...-.-.-..-.... SIS 90
2suVpounds clover hay, ALLOWING
lopounds perday TOR $50 days.
at 20 ets...-.....-...--...-. 20 %
90opouuds chop at l.60 per 100
pounds, (allowing 5pounds per
day for 1870 days ...........a.. IA 40
Corn fodder fed 10 the barn5yard
at bets. per day for 1s0 days. 8 90
30 bushels mangelwurtzel at 10
cts. per bushel q bus. per day. D 90
Labor at $500 per month";. "a 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. "a So
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credit &C. ,hs Salaah,a aaans. s ~,as a'S
m. sho.s rasal,s "a 49,. ~,
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e,,rs some nrahshIv haIs 49, sAA
IN Tbers i * oass,;a M ~. ~ =
,be hest ba,ssr brs"d and $500 .s go.