Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-01-22
DAIRY AND CREAMERY.
WHERE THE PROFITS OF WINTER
DAiRYlNG COME IN.

John Gould Says Winter Dairying Ie
Practicable to the Progressive Farmer.
hut 1t Cannot Be Carried On by Old
Time Methods-It Pays Well.
Winter dairying is practicable to those
who will put themselves in the line of
progressive dairy thought, but it cannot
be carried on with old time methods.
'sThe failure of cows to breed at the
proper time" is not the greatest obstacle
to overcome in winter dairying. First,
the barn, the stable, the water, the feed,
and the COW each have to be consider
ed and made to harmonic with the
.'changed season." The winter care of
the milking dairy is an artificial crea-
ton, as compared with the usual sum
mer keep. There must be a warm stable
not allowed to approach the freezing
temperature. 1t must be kept at least
20 dogs above. Light i'll this stable
should he abundant, and sunshine fall
as much as possible within its walls.
There should be an abundant supply
of water at command in the barn, 80
that the cows can be watered there
without much labor. This is cheaply
provided for with "a thirty barrel gall
vanized iron tank, with close cover,
standing in the stable near the cows,
supplied from well or spring. Then
the water is supplied to the cows a. a
uniform temperature Of so degs with
out heaters or pipes. The winter food
most conducive to abundant milk flow
is cheaply provided for by the use Of the
silo and bran. with II luncheon of clover
nay. Six tons of silage for each COW
will abundantly feed her from Novem-
her to May 20; mill feed at SIC per ton
will supply the food for "A mich cow for
ten cents per day. | have done even
better than this Hiy to exceed three
pounds per day to each COW is not needed
in the winter dairy.
The winter dairy. rightly managed, is
profitable because the prices for dairy
produce are much better from Septem-
Der to June than from April to Nov. Is.
which is about the limit of milk giving
for the summer dairy The milking
period Of the October calving cow is
fully sixty days longer than that of the
spring mixer. There is little difficulty
in keeping the October mixers in profit
able milk giving nine months. often
more. and the mea with silos and winter
diaries show the figures that their cows
give fully one-fourth more milk in the
same number of days than will the same
dairy MIXED in summer and the balance
of the milk obtained in the longer milk
ing period is clear gain The dairy that
gives $iJ worth Of milk in summer gives
500 winter MIXED
The question of cheap winter feeding
is being rapidly settled with many
Others are now fully of the opinion that
the winter mixer can be kept as cheaply
with shorts and siiage as the dry COW
can be on hay and the ordinary plan Of
keep One of the most successful dairy
men of New York, who keeps his dairy
on silagc the year round. puts the cost
at: grain. $25: silage, $40; average in
come Of each COW. So. An acre of good
silage more than keeps COW one year;
this is a result that scores of other farm
ers testify to and with rs good success.
The advantages Of winter dairying aside
from all this in the way of paying mar
kets, cheaper labor. more uniform care
Of the cows and other matters need no
elaboration here To the man who has
a well cared for winter dairy these mat
tiers are self evident John Gonld in
American Agriculturist.