Milford chronicle., 1883-01-19
FOR FARMERs, CONSIDERATION.

Conrad Wilson, in recent articles on
the American dairy, presents several
points of interest for the consideration OF
practical farmers with view to increas-
ing the value Of the dairy as source of
/ food He calls attention to the total
number OF milch cows as given in the
last census report for the whole country,
at that time nearly Il, 100000 head,
which at the usual rate of increase will
give for the present decade an average
of $4,000, ,000 Assuming the annual
yield of milk from these COWS to average
5000 pounds each, which in Mr.. VIII
sons opinion is a result entirely attain
able, this would give total of more
than $1,000, 100000 tons of milk per
year.
Mr. Wilson estimates the total annual
yield of corn stover in its various forms
at not less than 100, 900, 600 tons, and as
sumes that if this entire product were
converted into milk under right condi-
tons of feeding, it would amount to
10000, 900 tons per year. In q word, he
considers the stalk crop has a larger in
fuence on the increased supply Of milk,
butter and cheese than is generally
credited to it. As to questions Of breeds,
Mr.. Wilson does not hesitate to pro-
nounce the Holsteins as outranling any
Of the others in milk and the Jerseys no
less supreme in regard to bu tier, an
compares few Of the best yearly rates
of productions in substantiation Of the
statement. In milk yields of Holsteins,
an aggregate of 1910 pounds of milk
for ten COWS is given, or an average of
Is, 731 pounds year for each. HegdiPg |
the list is 1S,OO4 pounds, the reeel a.
the imported COW Aaggia, of Syracuse, I
N. Y. An aggregate Of So, $3.50 pounds a
year for five COWS of other breeds is
given, or an average of II, 400 pounds
per year for each COW.
In butter yields an aggregate of 500
pounds of butterfor ten Jerseys is given,
making III average of 607 pounds per
row. In comparison with these figures
IS an aggregate Of 1857 pounds of but
.er for five cows OF different breeds,
making ain average Of 437 pounds per
,ow. The rates Of production employed
ire claimed to be the best known for the
,arious breeds under consideration.
The percentage of butter found in the
milk Of different cows varies materially
.ccording to the breed, the quality Of
ood etc, ranging from four quarts Of
milk to twelve or more for one pound Of
utter.
Many successful examples are given
y Mr.. Wilson of milk yield per day, of
he products of two-year-old heifers, re-
instances of duration of the
hiking period, the butter yield per
eek, etc, to prove the possibilities of
le American dairy, as well as TO show
ne real progress made by some farmers.
While pedigree is a very essential els-
lent in the value Of cows, Mr. Wilson
elieves it no less true that grade aui- {
als in a well managed dairy can be /
ade, as rule, quite rs productive rs
loroughbreds, and often more so. He
.ys "Yet this does not at all imply I
lat the latter can be dispensed with, {
+ we cannot have a good quality of I
AIDES without a good strain Of blood to
art from. While it is conceded that
,digree is one of the factors in the value g
a good COW it is not by any means the Z
ily factor Maximum results in the b
.iIy are not the sole outcome of any o
lgle condition. They depend net !,
erely on the capacity and breed of the 4
W, but also and equally on the intelli- b
nee and good management of the Il
ner; and what is equally true but sell n
m considered, even the capacity Of the y, p,
W is itself to a large extent the pro b
let of human skill. b.