Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09
5arn' ann 5irssins
POundfor Pound.

ago, by a breeder OF Jersey ov".
that he could make a pound OF but
Ter as cheaply as the best OF feed
ers could make a pound OF beef' We
confess TO have received the state
ment with some grains OF heslta
ton. and the more we thought OF
if the more incredulous we became;
but it was made by an experienced
and truthful man, and we were
anxious 10 see it in that light If Ii
was true, and to prove the contrary
TO him il not. We therefore sought
information elsewhere, and the
further we looked and the more we
investigated, the more clearly dio
we realize the correctness OF his
point. But what assounded US was
the tact that bis butter was beng
sold 10y contract, the year round
at an average of thirty five cents a
pound; whilst the best OF beet vas
worth only from six TO seven, aud
that farmers were devoting so much
OF their time and their means to
tie production OF the cheaper In
stead Of the bigher~priced article.
And, even now, We question II the
problem is a clear one to the MAJ
jvnly OF FARMERS, or even OF ouSi-
ness men who are VIGOROUSLY close
at calculating all the little details
that enter into the cost OF an arti-
Gle, and comparing the result with
the price they can get tor 1t. Let
us DO li,lle ii upng, TO show no"
it can b. done.
From the report Of the last fat
stock show, we learn that the
heaviest animal weighed 3,O55
pounds: and the heaviest two-year>
old steer, 1920 pounds; and the
prise yearling, 1000 pounds; Cham
pion four year-old steer, McMulIen.
weighed 1886 pounds and had
made gain. during the year, Of
47O pound; $50 was the heaviest
gain made in the year by any ami
NAL shown last year while several
made not over 800 pounds. Four
yearliugs made daily gains OF 2.97,
2.51. Psi, and 2.23 pounds. Young
stock always make l'rger gains on
the TOO consumed than older ones.
These results were obtained upon
beef stock-Herefords, Shorthorns,
al d their grades and crosses with
the best feed and care that exper
fenced feeders could give them, and
may be considered representative
animals OF their class.
Ltus now look at the record OF
some OF the best butter producers
ana co pare lhs prob 'ble profit OF
tie Two cl,sses. Eurotas, the
pro erty Of \. B. Darling, has a
record Of having made 77S pounds
oi butter from 1925 pouuds OF
mix, III II months and 8 days;
jersey Queen OF Barnett, no
pounds in one year; Jersey Belle
of Scituate, 7O5 pounds in one
year; PaDsy, 574 pounds, when
four>year-old. Mr.. A. B. Darling's
iour-year old cow Bomba made q
pounds and IL 1-2 ounces in seven
days, or 3.103 pounds per day.
These are representative cows, and
are only cited 10 show the capabll-
lilies of the COW for butter. Good
butter COWS will produce nearly as
many pounds OF butter upon the
same amount Of proper food as can
be obtaine d pounds of beet when
ted to the average beef stock.
1t would take a pretty good beet
animal TO produce that number OF
pounds, live weight, in the same
time. Yet we can sell our butter
tpr tour or five times the price OF
live weight beef Il she gives but
800 pounds during the year, and
we sell it as lie did. Tor thirty-f re
cents, we have S105; 800 pounds
gam OF beef, at six rents, would
be SIS.
It may be said that dairying is
more expensive than steer feeding,
and that the latter can be conduc>
ted on the cheaper lands OF the
West, but, as against such cOnsld-
eratlons, We have others to offset
item. Our product is more easily
hand ed. costs us much less 10