River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-22
House, Farm andEGarden.
New Milsa Cows In The Fall.

New Milel Cows In The Fall.
| have noticed many articles, lately,
discussing the advantages of having
cows come in during the fall, and
many favoring dairying in the cold
season rather than in the warm.
Having had some experience in this
direction, give you the result / am
now accomplishing, and the compare
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 a pure Ayrshire, and one native.
They supply the family table with
milk and cream, and yield 16 pounds
of butter 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 wINTBRPRoDUCT.
l6 lbs. OF butter at ~. per b.. Sc -
WEEKLY COST.
Corn fodder (2le. daily ...... go. 81 =
Meal Corn, oats, and branl go. 46-I 90
Net profit ...... 1890. 49,. -. 80 70
The summer account would be:
WEEKLY SUMNER PRoDuCr.
16 lbs OF butter at CSC per b.. -. a IS
EXPENSE.
One weeks pasture $50. rs
Net profit IS rs
Excess profit of winter over summer 06
This is nearly &c. greater profit per
pound in favor of the winter produc-
ton. The estimate, / think, is a 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 fall carrying 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 COM
plete dairy ARE at the mercy of the Their
mometer and my experience proves
decrease in quantity, and quite fire.
quently a 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 a calf
on Dec. 10, four weeks old, weighing
$50 lbs, for &c. a pound, or $12.08,and
a neighbor got the same price for one
five weeks old, weighing 1852 lbs. This
is certainly satisfactory,
/ consider also that choosing this sea-
son for coming in, increases cows
yield annually. l have Just dried off
COW that has been MIXED fifteen
months. Her yield in milk in Septem-
Der, 1875 averaged II quarts daily. In
May, 1879, it had fallen to Q IL quarts;
in July, grass brought it up to IL qts.;
in September it was 10 II quarts and
when l stopped milking her, in the
middle OF December, 1876, it was 8
quarts daily. The effect of the sum-
mer change of food rallied the secre-
ton handsomely and gave. me 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 the yield is so 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 ana leedlng
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 fy-time. My experience in
all these particulars perfectly satisfies
me that farm dairying is best carried
on in fall and winter,