The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-01

~ the liibllnflilHl MAN, ~ me MAI
who uses brains in his business, be IA,
an old experienced dairyman or on,
just starting, the question What t'
feed for the most profit il constantly
before him. 1t is estimated that there
are l3,G0o,U 900 milch COWS III the United
State and that the northwest contains
one-iourih of them. and any suggestion
or change of plan in keeping them chat
viii add one dollar Ia the profits of each
COW will amount in the aggregate Ia Il
VERY large -um.
"plcnty Of good grass is The founda-
ton of successful dairying, is Il motto
which every dairyman should rcmcn-
Der ami constantly bear in mind.
have not yet -cen any better soil for
laisin" grass than j. Ia be found in
Southern Minnesota and Northern
/ Iowa, where the wild hay cut ON the
highest prairie often yields two tons
per acre and when cut on the bottom
lands il il usually twice as heavy as that
grown on the prairie. No nthcrpart of
the country can raise grass and hay
with H. little expense as this section.
While our wild er:,s>cs make good
sweet butter (and very good hay if cut
early they are not tic best for dairy
BEGIN To dry M about the frs. of Auc-
uSt and after that time they are Il poor
milk producing food compared with
blue grass timothy and clover. Wccan
grow these tame grasses Ia perfection
here, AMI ,laiymcn should turn under
tlcir prairie sod pasture and get tame
grasses growing AT the carlic,t possible
moment to ensure greater profits. For
early pasture there is nothing To- equal
| Dluc grass. The winters frost does not
seem To- n,urc il, and when the SNOW
mcll,' oil IN April j. appears just a.
green au., juicy ~ il wa> before frost
,trucN il and il You keep your stock of
| from II IL few weeks just before cold
weather 10 ALLOW it 10 get Il good growth
you will have Il splendid pasture tic
/ hrs, day thc snow di,.ppcair, in Tie.
| spring. \ good blue glass pasture
properly handled will reduce our feed
| ln9 season four weeks, and when such
pastures become general taS they sill
i'll imcl HE stock r;li-ers %; the north
west will SAKE hundreds of thousands
/ OF dollars annually by their use.
The early settlers III this RECON when
they first commenced raising tame hay
confined themselves mostly 10 timothy
havin" but little faith in raising clover
! Their doubts have proved to bc ground
less and our clover fields of to-day ar,
our pride and orr JOY. Clover Is be
yond Il doubt the best pawn" crop 4
farmer can raise. 1t raise, a splendid
crop of hay in June and another crol
for seed IN September Welding from
four to six bushels per acre and VISIT!
=. -. :.:.;,.> - seen ,,o..!..rS per ,;:s..c.
1t makes ii splendid pasture for every
thing that eats "rlS>, Including hos
and poultry. Hogs are supposed 10 be
! KEEP. by every farmer who Keeps COWS
and Ia get the greatest profit .rlm lio">
they should have !; clover pasture from
Nav until corn is ready To feed them il,
September. Clover * Il cheaper and
better feed than corn for yuun- hogs in
warm weather. With Il good clovcranal
! timothy pasture your COWS VIII make a.
/ much butter in October and November
! as they will make IN June on Wild yr.i,S
! Cut and cured a. hay it, good qua,itic,
| seem To come ont in 4 stronger Eight il
| possible. After you have fed your COWS
Il good ration of any other kind 81 hay
AMI they appear satisfied just try them
| with Il little good clover. see how quick
! thrv senm - take IN interest IL vO"r
movements. the eager iOon, :ac strain
inc of TIE neck to reach every blossom.
will convince you that she looks upon
clover something a. the boy look mon
his pie, she is always ready to rat ii.
Clover hay fed in winter greatly assists
III giving that peculiar aroma AMI sweet.
nuttv flavor, SO much desired by .ac
consumers of good butter and which the
butterino manufacturers have thus far
failed Ia produce. Perhaps i they sep
aratcd the br;stles and o.ial from tne
hogs before rendering him into Nell
ira! Lard" they would have better sue
cess. CluTCr hay contain, abOU; the
same aInoun, -! tat producing elements
a> oil cake meal. but not ~ much 1.-THE
flesh forming elements, ami analyses
shows that ii has about the same rrn-
portion that barley has. II i, 81. It.
qualities that make clover 50 valuable
II food for stock. There is an old joke
about knowing the granger by the nay
seed in his hair. If it is "clover seed"
YOU can bet your last nickle on him as
being on the road to independence and
one who pays cash for what he buys.
To secure the greatest profit IN feeding,
all stock should be well sheltered in
winter, and especially is this necessary
with the dairy COW. She requires 4
warm stable and generous feed during
cold weather Ia ensure an abundant
flow of milk. Warm barns with stables
that will not freeze are not very plenty
in Minnesota and many Of our COWS are
still compelled to seek shelter under
straw sheds or on the lca-iie ot 4 >t,,c,:
from the cold northwest wind or that
most cutting of all breeze,. the first
twelve hours of il south Wlnd. Cows
wintcrcd in this exposed inan!er ~
/ ulre all their vitality to 1--we. and tuey
( mus. have extra food 10 KEEP them in
! fair condition and This extra food COS.
money which the 'lairyma;. VI. fini o.
! be Il long time getting back t. him
! through The sal of butter mad. under
| these circumstances. He must provide
gooi warm stable for his cows II he de-
! sircS Il profitable return .9r hi. feed. i
! cow well w:nicreG : ..ait -umNer RED. in
! other word ~hr sill yield Cne-h3..
more milk ali -,lnl,uer thau the poorly
wintrred COW vi. ri-i3. : So. iee'
cow brings Il profit 70 80 oWAcr,; pOH~-
/ Is fed COW j. a ri.l Hf expeN,u 20 him.
/ The ,iairvman >ap':.'; make u-- Of cy-
cry avnilAnl, .nsB to increase ,-e ~;
/ of mix. anui 81. & tie caeJpest :
pumpkins. MIX r:J.n- - ner C,u'
% water, pVmp1in, t-.-.9 pgC ce-t ~
water an lppCr con - -oi'. or n.i- ~
forming fo,.i ao3U; tie same la, tin-.-
thy hay rou.a...-. u. 80 e.,s.'r III. -
ed ami yield ten to,.- pec 2 ~ auj
cause an abunGJa. tta - o.l when
fed - cows. = YOU leJr H., c."~et.
effect of tac seeds brrvk t,cm OIL tae
ground amt III, COWS w..inotg -eE0UG
seeds 20 liur, .Aelo.
+ Cows relish - y.~;..-- foo Il. ..t..r..-.,
of dior shlr,,.i. their ;l.-,pt;e, f..
/ NJ rnor. rive, foa,l,y ,yi,- u1-r F..
rrlish her ariIl, ratio. on..a~ ....r.
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