Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-11

half yeau en- an average. !, will thus
be seen that the Gov Is greatly superior
TO the beef animal In the production Of
human food during q given time. I, sp.
pears that during lsets,ion the COW is
able 10 assimilaie . larger amour, Of
food. and to utilize !, more completely.
than she can do in taking on flesh when
no, in milk.
II IL quite easy 10 see that. II the COW
can produce n much human food In
cheese Ia one year. a. she can produce In
fiesh In three and one.hsf years. then
the production Of milk y much more eco
nomicsl than the production of meat.
II is true tina, the COW. during lse,s,ion.
will consume more food than the average
consumption Of the steer during the same
time. yet no, A. much more ss thu pro-
duct !. increased
We have only considered the oow'
product in cheese. IL, us take the but
ter product. aud the use u the skinned
milk. An average COW will produce $50
pound. Of butter per year The skinned
milk ~ill produce 200 Ppunds Of pork.
and about the same weigh, o. hssh upon
the calf lf,hi. estimate q 200 pounds
Of polk from the refuse milk of cos be
correct. !, present.. the singular frsul, Of
sro~ing q. much msa, a. is produced IN
the average growth II steer. 'hs, l.,
200 pound. pr year, a. the steer only
produce. 500 pound. Of beef In four
years. This fact alone shows mos, fore.
IDLY the greater economy Of producing
milk than beef II the COW can supply
the waste Of her own system and produce
$50 pound. u butter, and then 200
pound. o. pork can be made from the
refuse milk. that settles the question Of
comparative economy. unless the food
required by the COW IL a. much greater
propor,ionAlly. The COW doe. consume
more food than BEEF animal Of the same
weight. bu, no, As much in proportion 10
product
We can give .ome facts in reference 10
the value Of Skinned milk Zoe the pro-
dac,ion Of pork and the gros,h Of calves.
Experiment. .hov ths, skinned milk
fed 20 pis. be,~een four and ten weeks
old produces. on an average. one pound
Of live weigh, 10 ten pounds Of mak /.
bs,~een ten and sixteen week. old. one
pound live weigh, 10 fourteen pound. Of
milk; be,ween sixteen and iseniy -four
week. old eighteen pounds Of milk are
required 90 make one pound Of live
weight. and be,-een iweniy'four and
,hifiy-ss week. Old iwen,y.,~o pounds
Of milk 20 one pound Of live weight
making an average o. about sixteen
pound. o. mlk 10 one pound Of live
Weigh, II the PIG. are not hspi beyond
thirty .,it week. old and after dedaeiing
twenty pr cent. Or ,hiinkase IN dfeneh'
Ing. all show an average Of slightly less
than ,weniy pounds Of Skinned milk
ZOE ons pound Of dressed Tork The ~.
psrimehi. Ia feeding yoang pis'. a. the
Michigan Agricultural Collsgs. on skim
med milk. gave az results similar
I, !. reasonable. then. 90 assume that
q coz giving 1000 pound. u milk IN a
season. will make SO pounds q butter
aud furnish food for 200 lbs u pork |,
!, safe 10 say TIA, twenty pounds q
skinned m,lk ~ill make pound u live
Weigh, upon calves 20 the sge q ihfee
months. % iha, the refuse milk woald
produce 200 pound. q a-.h upon calss.
We high, ,ho~ the value q the SKINNED
milk 10 make into cheese. Which ~ould
make a better eshibi, q profit
Il remain. a. W % sum up the state
msni Of the milk aud be,f product ~.
'Pse,iv,ly;
Flint. Il cheese !. male the ordinary
coz ~ill produce 1000 pounds ia four
years. which q, ~ cent. pr pound will
amount 10 $1,000. n butter i made.
600 pound. will b. the product Of four
years. which a, 50 cent. will amount 10
sisO 90. and 500 pounds q pork 20
s6i 90 more. making the Income from
an ordinary Gov for four years. In batter
and pork. s2tO 90 Nos n ~c estimate
tina, Il cot. $40 90 more Ia labor 20
milk the coz aud work up the product
than 10 take care u the steer. Ne must
deduct from the product u the coz
500 90. reducing the cheese product 70
si52 90. and the batter ard Pofs pro-
dgci 20 $500 90. No~ the steer dress
ing 500 pound. will weigh 1900 pound.
on foot. and eel .ay ~ cents. 90 ssi 90
thus giving q cash prodae, q les
than bali u the butter produc, q the