The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-02-22

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o. House, Farm and Garden.
T.. New Nilsh Cows In The Fall.
have noticed many articles, lately,
discussing the advantages of having
COWS come in during the fall, and
many ofavoring dairying in the cold
season rather than in the warm.
Having had some experience in this
direction, I give you the result I am
now accomplishing, and the compari.
son. My operations, to be sure, are
not on small scale, but they are
satisfactory to me and sufficient for
my present purpose.
am making butter from two cows
one q pure Ayrshire, and one a native.
They supply the family table with
milk and cream, and yield l8 pounds
of butter a week. Now, comparing
the cost of this yield now with the ex-
pense of the summer yield, and the
prices obtained for both, the account
would stand thus:
WEEKLY wn4EktRoDucr.
Is lbs. Of butter at ~. per lb...... s6 70
WEEKLY COST.
Corn fodder (2lc. daily ...... go. 81 ~
Meal (Corn, oats, and bran) ....... 46-1 SO
Net profit ::..:. ...;.; ,;....> 80. 81 10
The summer account would be:
WEEKLY SUMNER PRODUCT.
l6 lbs. OF butter at 28c. per ID go. "a 40
EXPENSE.
One weeks pasture ...... $50. ....... rs
Net profit ..:.;. .... ...... 80. 90. % 70
Excess profit Of winter over summer go. l O6
This is nearly 7c. greater profit per
pound in favor of the winter produc.
ton. The estimate, think, is fair
one, favoring the summer, if either.
Labor is not considered in this, but
that would add largely to the advan.
tage Of the winter side of the account,
being much cheaper. In fact, farm.
ers who have little to do in winter
may save the whole labor account with
the aid of the "boys.' The prices are
those we get here in Middlesex Co., N.
j.
A great advantage in:falI dairying is
the safety with which butter may be
held for the best prices, while, in the
warm season, this is always attended
with considerable risk. Then, too
the butter Of fall and winter is easily
made of uniform grades, and the max
imum yield is easily maintained, while
in the warm months, housewives, hay
ing but few Of the appliances of a COM
plete dairy ARE at the mercy Of the ther-
mometer and my experience proves a
decrease in quantity, and quite fire..
quently sad falling away from ex-
cellence in quality.
have seen it stated that fall calves
do not weigh as much Or bring as good
prices as those of spring. sold calf
on Dec. 10, four weeks old, weighing
$50 lbs, for Sc. pound, or $12.08, apd
aneighbor got the same price for one
five weeks old, weighing 1872 lbs. This
is certainly satisfactory,
consider also that chosing this sea.
son for coming in, increases cows
yield annually. l have just dried off
cow that has been MIXED fifteen
months. Hsr yield in milk in Septem.
Der, 1875 averaged 2quarts daily. In
May, 1875, it had fallen to IL quarts;
in July, grass brought it up to IL qts.;
in September it was 10 IL quarts and
when I stopped milking her, in the
middle of December, 1876, it was
quarts daily. The effect of the sum.
mer change of food rallied the secre
ton handsomely and gave me a yield
which, had there been no change,
would have constantly fallen off until
the cow was dry. This increase, com
ing eight or ten months after the COW
had calved, is richer in butter and
cream than a larger flow at first would
have been, and tho yield is 50 much
the better.
Of course this Yield cannot be Sc.
cured unless the COWS are comfortably
sheltered and protected from storm
and cold. But they should have this
any way, if they are to be good for
anything in Spring; and the increased
care in thus protecting and feeding
them is paid for in the increased
value of the manure alone. The ma.
nure saved from COWS fed with meal
and kept in extra condition is worth
far more than that collected from ami.
mails simply having the run of the
straw stack.
AS to the inconveniee of milking in
cold weather, it may be said that it is
more comfortable milking in stable,
where the animal heat keeps the tenn.
perature above the freezing point,
than in the hot summer months and
worry of fly.time. My experience in
all these particulars perfectly satisfies
me that farm dairying is best carried
on in fall and winter,
FOdder-COrn.
Perhaps your readers will be inter.
ested in the plans followed here in
sowing, harvesting, and curing this
crop, as they differ in some respects
from those pursued and recommended