The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
TIE DAIRY Farm.

Dairy farming is especially that requires
study and special adaptlyeness, and is .
branch of rural industry that never starts
first in new country. Wheat and grain
growing usually pTecedes every other
branch Of agriculture; then comes stock
raising and finally specialties in this work
Fine breeds are raised for the market.
others are raised for the meat and dairy
products. In this country dairying is
rapidly succeeding grain and indiscrimin-
ate stock raising in many sections of the
land. Exclusive grain raising doesn't paw.
To the consumer Of mix and butter the
great changes and improvements in the
dalrying business never appear great.
and he little realizes how much study and
experiment have been given 20 this work
10 make il successful. The dairvins IN
terests have certainly kept pace with the
progress Of the times, II no other branch Of
agriculture has, and the result Is that ma
chinery now makes II possible for the
dairyman 10 make as fine butter in half the
time, and for about half the price, our fore
fathers could. But a question more I'M
por;ant 10 the dalrynsn Is the Improve
ment Of the breeds Of cows, which has been
the result Of wears Of careful government
So much depends upon the breed that the
young dairyman should think twice before
! making his selection. Among the best
breeds there are a few which show Ahons
equally good points n producing qualities.
and one : ~ loss 10 make choice. 4
table prepared by one Of the Canada ex-
pertinent stations gives the following facts
which are 81 help - all,
The Sho.thovn, with an average weight
1 per animal az $50 pounds, Yields $lo
worth 81 milk. from which the cream
would have amounted 10 only Sill The
cream makes butter 10 the value Of S.,
/ or $50 worth Of cheese could be made
| from the milk. The breed averages 10
milking DAYS in the season.
The Hercioris. with an average weight
| Of Isle pounds each, yield about Si9worlA
I Of mix. from which the cream would
I amount - little over s. and the butter
Sil and cheese SIS The milking DAYS,
/ however. average l>o season.
| The ncvonS, on an average weight Of
/ loo pounds, give milk sN days The
! value 81 the max averages 81, cream Sill
I batter SI9 and cheese $&A
/ The AyrShires. l.o0 pounds each. give
i milk 20 DAYS. worth So cream s.. but
ter So, and cheese So.
The Jerseys, 20 pounds each. give milk
/ 30 DAYS. valued Al Sl&. cream 81. Aaa
| batter from SO ~ $>l
! This table Was made up from experS,
1 uentS M = cTVSi number 81 animals, sri
/ though x would not Svp.y IN al cases IL
! = p7oo&hly Sn accurate cg,l3e - IRE relS-
/ tive value Of the ErSS-CaSSs bree5S In
I selecting his breeds the &sirvman r,ust
! do u sccor,3ins - the peculiar speclsltv
I BE desires ~ take Up. The Jerseys stand
/ hvsE for tAeir cream and butter, bu. she
/ AyrsAlVes cone hrSt for their milk and
/ cheese, With the SA0rtAoEns a close See-
/ oad- Bgs one cannot stop here, IS there
/ are other things 10 he taken iafa SanSitse-s-
/ uon. The heavy breeds, As a Tase. re9Gi1e
J heavy feeding, and they are better suited
! - localities where heavy erouS 81 rraSs
/ and hay can ne raised. The smaller breeds
/ demand a more concentrated ana aO,,~iSa,-
( ms food. Sn& aTe better adapted 10 }acali-
ties where great &e&s ~ TIE fexSi haS 10
/ " brought trora distance, A2&u1lnS
/ the eeee<}s ~ the localities IS 8 question zs
important As thSt of selecting the hs<,
breed Tor nlsA, cream o. cheese prsineims.
Is, I. SMITH.