Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-06
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The lack Of intercourse among dairy
men. and farmers generally, socially
and through the press. is a serious OBJ
stacle 10 the circulat on of usefuI infor
mai on. which greatly retards progres.
IN the whole business of agriculture
So few read agricultural papers. OF
have frequent conference with those en-.
gagged in SIN lar lines OF business. IL n
II takes a great while for items familiar
10 some tn become known to others
riftee= ears ago every agricultural ed.
itor was every week or two piled will
I the QuestIun: '.Will corn meal dry Ut
mich cows" II took four or five years
10 '-Gry up the inquiry 50 that it only
came at considerable intervals. We
see no more of il now. Everyb dy
seems now to understand that clrn
meal is an excellent milk-producing
food. and only dries up the TOW when
fed too freely. A similar inquiry in re
gard 10 apples has gone the rounds O,
the press for several years long
enough and often eBough. il would
seem. TO be familiar to the most isO-
lated owner of 4 COW. but the guesti q
[ - "a Z III AhIEI VI NlIl1ll
da ~ SAYS. Il have n large orchard
for the s.ze of my farm. and. for the
first time in several years. il IS loaded
down " tn apples. i have more wind
falls and fru not fit for barreling than
know what to do with. / could sell
them At the cider mill. fOur-and a-hali
miles distant, for fifteen cents = hun
drcd We ght, but tbs W I'D mt tally
with m temperance principles. nor
pay for the lab of pick NJ and haul
ing. Ny PIGS take all they viii ca.
and are doing well on them. aLd my
cows wOnld take the rest # the. would
do them any good. or would not dry
mp the ID X. Would they have any
value for COW feed. or what had / bet
ter d. with themT'
Reply Apples are Just as good for
COWS as for PIGS. but they can not. Ike
pigs. be permitted to help themselves
al hbifHm. They must be- dealt out to
them according TO the judgment o: the
feeder. A hall bushel per COW dail~.
IN two feeds. would be used with ID
yan;e-es The writer once fcd thirty
six cows running 20 pasture. each per
day. peck OF rOmmsn apples. for for
iy-iiye days. and the daily milk and
cheese record Of the season showed a
production OF 40 pounds of cured
cheese due to feeding the apples, equal
To seventeen ounces OF cheese from each
bushel of apples. which was worth, rs
dairy cheese is now. ten cents 4 pound.
The whey from the increase of milk to
make that amount OF cheese. reckoned
at - cents per 900 pounds. was worth
$500. making the total prOduct from
icj bushels OF aBples fed. $3.50. equal
to II cents per bushrl. Il cost less
trouble 10 feed the apples TO the cows
than 10 deliver them At 4 c.dcr-mill.
though one was quite convenient We
have no statistics of results from apples
fed to COWS when making butter. buT
col slider them quite rs valuable for but
ter as for cheese production Our cGr-
respondent docs not say whether he
makes butter or cheese. but whichever
he makes. he need not be afraid Of an
juring the flOw of milk or damaging
tie quality Of his products by giving
his cows 4 moderate daily feed OF ap-
pies.
Over n considerable extent of cOun-
trs where COWS are n leading item in
the management of the farm. the apple
crop Is this wear very large. and the
fruit good. and thousands of bushels
are lying on the ground and going 10
was. e. which. but for the foolish scare
abo1. their driving up milk. might be
turned 10 good account. and Il seems 4
pity that they should be wasted
Feeding T. cows or pigs is not. how
ever. always the most profitable way Of
disposing OF all the apples not fit for
barreling or market There IS
medium quality OF apples between
those merchaniable and those which
generally 20 Tor elder. that are worth
more for eyapOratinE than for feed NJ.
Apparatus Tor drying fruit Is now 50
chcap AMI convenient and operates
with 20 much facility aud ease, that il
paws those who have apples pretty
plenty Ia PROCURE a small evapOrat0r
and dry the fruit on the farm Il often
happens that all the good fruit Nc.
wan ed for the use of tire family viii
pay better when evapOraicd than when
sold gueen.-Aati0HGi Lire Stock Jour
Hal.