Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-05
while the other is enjoying life and lux

while the other is enjoying life and lux
ury.
The question then arises, to what this
difference is due. And IN answering it,
| the whole problem of profitable agricul-
ture is raised and settled. First, the
successful dairyman keeps only good
cows. If one is found wanting when it
is tested, it is discarded from the herd,
and replaced with another that is able
to turn its feeding into profit. Second,
the land is cultivated on the same prin-
clple, and every two acres made to sup
port one good COW. Then each acre re-
turns an income Of over $40 yearly from
| the feeding OF COWS alone; not mention
ing the other products which are grown
| for sale. I have fed IL COWS on IA acres
| for the whole year. | have also fed 20
COWS on 70 acres of land, besides selling
| more than $4,000 worth Of market crops
| and pork, and the 20 COWS made nearly
| 5000 pounds of butter in the year,
| which was nearly all sold for so cents
per pound. The net income from this
| 70 acre farm, after paying for every ex-
pense of labor, purchased manure and
| fertilizers, together with per cent. on
| the value of the land, which, being only
| few miles from the city of New York,
| was far above the average, was near 81
! SOC d year. The COWS averaged 10
pounds Of butter weekly; one made AZ
pounds. OF course they cost more than
common cows, but the calves were
worth 800 each when q months old, and
| they soon paid for the COWS. So that
| the best were found to be the most prof
liable. Third, the very best possible
quality of product is made so that the
| highest price is secured. There is plen-
| ty Of room at the top In the business,
| OF dairying, and [ never found good
dairyman averse to telling all he knew
about his methods of work and the Sc
| crets of his success for the benefit Of
| others. There is no necessity for this.
Every pound of butter made, that is
worth the money, can be sold to-day for
| so cents pound, and if every pound
made was worth % cents, the price
would be easily maintained in the mar
ket.
| These three points are to be made
the code of the dairyman. Good cows:
good cultivation of the land; and ex-
cellence of product. The profit is made
by these, and az they come the nearest
to perfection, IN the same ratio, the
profit is nearest the highest point.
| When these are attained there is no
need to bother the mind with small de-
tails. When one is on the top of the
ladder he never looks down to count
the steps. This is done at the first eff
fort to get up, and as the man gains
step by step. it is those above him
which he counts and studies how to
reach.
There is nothing difficult in gaining
these three points. In each one quail
| ty is to be thought of, and not mere
number. 1t is better to pay 500 for q
good cow than $50 for one half as good,
because saving is made in the feed.
In similar manner it is better tc spend
twice the money on one acre. to gain
the produce of two, because labor is
saved by growing large crops; and SO on
as regards high quality of product; it is
| better to give twice the care and thought
| to the work and management, because
the labor is no greater. Time is required,
| no doubt, to effect all these improve
ments, but the time will be shorter as
the beginning is the sooner made; and
now is the time.-Henry Stuart, in Prac-
teal Farmer.