St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
WINTER DAIRYING.
Extracts From u Paper Before a
Farmers Institute at Fiandrau
by G.. III. ROrebaCk

Extracts From u Paper Before a
Farmers Institute at FIandrau
by G. III. Roreback.
1t Is now generally conceded that
mixed farming in country like this is
the surest way TO success. In no branch
or such a farm is there so great need of
knowledge as in the line of a properly
managed dairy. Thousands of dollars
are annually lost by slip-shod methods.
The COWS of Moody county now produce
many thousands of dollars worth. but
they might produce to their owners three
times as much with better dairy knowl-
edge and proper management. l feel
free to make the assertion that we'll
managed winter dairyiS the most profit
this assertion boldly. knowing that my
sheep and beef friends will hop into me
with lots of figures. If cannot sus-
tain the statement alone, | can call
upon my scientific friend Prof Whea-
ton, to help me out. 1t has been we'll
said that "the pig will raise the interest,
the COW will support the family, the
sheep will pay the other incidental ex-
penses and the wheat will lift the mort
gage" 1t is combination which; when
properly combined, will place any Da-
kOta farmer, with business in his make
up, on the road to wealth, don't care
how big the mortgage. L am safe in
saying that there is no branch of such a
farm, that is so badly neglected as
the dairy. This is not as it should
be, for there is no source of IN
come more certain or timely than
that from dairy. Ii properly managed,
its income is continual 1866 days in the
year-which will not only furnish ''pin
money" but will also furnish good
money with which to buy comforts tor
the family, and will also save you from
using those diSagreeable words-words
which have been curse to you as we'll
as the Charge ito and twill
other branch Of farming that will do
this, do not know what it is. These
are some OF the reasons that led me into
building up the dairy branch of my
farm. Beginning on small scale,
crudely and imperfectly, as l can now
see, continued to read, experiment
and improve, until l now have reached
quite satisfactory results.
Our dairy consists of high grade short
horn COWS, which consider the best for
mixed farming in country like this.
we have been raising heifers ana culling
and sorting them for fifteen years until
general purpose" ideal cow-as is
practical. Our scientific friends here
may tell us that there is no such thing
as general purpose" cow. Be that as
it may, a cow that will produce, as mine
have done, from $50 to S35 worth of but
ter per year and produce a calf that
when two and half years old will sell
for $25, and when her usefulness for the
dairy is over will sell for S25 for beef.
is certainly good enough breed
for me. The utmost care and good
judgement must be exercised in the
kind and quantity of feed for the Short
horn COW. AS near as possible we ar
range to have as many cows come in IN
September and October as possible, but
Notwithstanding our care IN this direc-
ton, there will be some scattered along
at other times, which is all right and
really benefit to the dairy. AS soon
as the calves have learned to drink well,
we feed them in trOughS; by this ar
rangement, and our feed steam cooker,
with which to warm the milk. we can
warm the milk and feed fifteen or
twenty calves in as many min
utes. We also raised thirty or
forty pigs in connection with
the dairy, ground feed Is mixed with
surplus milk, buttermilk, etc., then
warmed with the steam feed cooker.
and in the spring, about April 1, are
turned out into hog pasture. part of
which has been sown to rye early in the
fall before. When the grass gets good
the calves are turned out with the other
cattle, and need no other care. All the
manure made is each day hauled out
directly from the stables and spread on
the corn land. l have now given you
all we have time to do of this part of
the winter management, which brings
us to the butter-making part-a part of
the dairy requiring greater skill and
timer management than the other part,
but of no more Importance.