The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-27
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
rnox a Boox-KrErEn TO DAIRYmAS
A Practical Illustration OF How MIX May
be Turned Into Money-Thc Tools fora
Country 0ardener--Hints offspring.

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the editor of this paper TO write an article on
dairying. The reply is so frank and practical
as well as instructive, that we give 1t in full,
and commend the example TO others. Mr.
Moore says:
A request has been made OF me TO tell wha'
known Of dairying. do not feel that am
competent TO write anything on this suoJec'
that vould benefit others. but as ii is mat
Ter that receives but little attention IN 'le
columns OF our Southern papers am
nrompted To do my best, more 10 try 10 in-
duce others VINO could give much lnlorma-
ton TO come out in print ana push 'ii''
matter of dairy work 70 tue 'front.'
TO prevent your readers . .naa have not
bsen engaged in the business long enough 10
~ tescber. also will mention that what i
know of dairy cattle and dairy WORK nave
learned mostly by reading articles iouho ln
different agricultural and STOCK papers, ana
from everyday experience in buying COWS,
feeding. comfortable stables, milking, work
ing with milk and selling.
will simply write of how began and how
farI have reached and the reader can then
Judge as 10 the success OF the business.
AT the age OF twelve my father died. was
the oldest of three children; we had no means
10 live upon: some one had 10 go 10 work.
being the eldest il became me to strike out. |
went into a store and worked my way up TO
the postion Of book-keeper. This occupation
followed for twelve years and almost ruined
my constitution. In 1885 saw a change must
be made. Always having fondness for live
stock concluded would try farming, and
as the dairy business about my home was
conducted in a sip-shod manner, decided 70
hitch on dairyng and conduct the work III
business way-in short, make ii pay.
HIS EQUIPMENT.
| had in cash less than 500, two COWS,
one horse and buggy; / rented farm and
opened up in October, 1888; had three Gus
toners at one pint daily each-a small be-
ginning, indeed. the two COWS were good
mixers. / could count on about twenty-four
quarts daily from them. got n milk-can; OF
mornings | would put the can in the buggy
and deliver to my three customers. L would
then drive through street after street, day AZ
ter day. catching customer occasionally.
but every day showing the people mat
meant business. | advertised in the daily pa
pers talked 10 everybody | saw, telling them
OF my new occupation, but never asking them
personally for their trade. | got II, however,
and by January had twelve COWS milking,
a fancy delivery wagon. full assortment OF
nice glass milk Jars and sale FOR about nifty
quarts daily; about that time the work was
pleasure, | was interested. l began to look
into the cost of production, cost OF delivery,
Al
the wagons. i saw plainly that my profit
must come by stopping the leaks. From that
time TO this Iihaye been stopping the leaks
and make good money by watching for the
waste.
WORKING UP TRADE.
! continued to drive the delivery wagon un-
ill ] had worked up good trade IN one part
Of the town. / bought another wagon, put "a
neatly dressed country boy on the first one,
and | mounted the new one and went into
another section of the city. There | had easy
work; my milk was advertised through the
papers and by those who had used it in other
parts OF the city. BY June / had twenty
COWS in milk ana sales for one hundred and
fifty quarts daily. SO | went until now we
milk from sixty TO seventy-tve COWS, run
three and four wagons and sell three hundred
and fifty TO four hundred quarts daily.
During the three years | have often been
sick, and then the value OF the best wife any
man ever had was shown to me. My wife has
watched the business and in her special de-
partment she is lar advanced ahead of me.
There are no sweeter cans and jars, the
milk is strained with the greatest care and
everything is as neat as can be- She is
full partner in the business and really should
be the boss. This to show that | am not need
ed about the milk-roOm. | spend my time
with the COWS and and on the wagons.
BIG RATIONs PAY.
/ have learned that big ration fed at
regular hours is money; the largeratlOns pay
the best. poor or sorry cow must not be
keptMake fat and sell TO the butcher The best
cows are those raised on the farm. The best
feed is what you raise and do not have TO pay
out money for, and the best milk Oh the mar
ket Is what L must sell.
have found more pnOft in milknI jersey
grades. If l buy COW now / like her four
years old with second calf by her side cow
tbree-quarters or seyen-eights JERSEY, il she
has good, square udder, four good tsats and
round BODY indicating room for heavy
feed, can get milk from her. Common scrub
cows do not pay, l cannot make them pay,
and do not expect to waste my time f0Oling
with such any more.
When / buy feed find the following comes
cheapest: Bran, corn meal and cotton seed
meal, with any forage that Will give bulk.
just now am feeding TO each COW as near as
i can, six pounds of bran, two pounds OF corn
meal, four pounds of cotton seed meal. This
j. mixed well, is put on the cut forage and
all mixed as complete as j know how. tell
you it makes milk and keeps the COWS in fine
condition.
THE BEST FOOD.
Clover hay is the best forage. When have
an abundance of clover hay l need but little
grain. Alter clover l next like corn fodder.
OF this / raise a great deal; IL is cheap; will
grow on any soil; easy TO cure, and if well
shocked will stand in the field all winter. |
haul it in as needed.
/ find the Canada field pea is OF much value
/ SOW the peas with oats in February or
March and cut in May and June; this makes
a rich feed. All that is not used as green
forage is cured and fed in winter.
Crimson clover is a valuable crop. Sow in
August. 1t affords fine winter pasture, and
Is ready to NOW in May. Rye is my main de-
tendance for an early green bite for NV cows
AS soon as the rye il twelve inches high be-
gin TO cut and continue. some seasons getting
three and four cuttings from piece.
Should this topic set well with the readers
OF The TIMES | will try again, telling whatI
ind TO be actual cost OF feeding, average yield
OF milk and general expenses of GARY Of
forty cows or more.
1 trust we may arouse an interest in this
branch OF farm work, and let us become noted
for our dairy products as some sections of the
North.
DON'T MIX MILK WITH BEEF.
Breed for purpose; do not mix milk and beef
In the same hide. The eral-purpose cow is
myth. The fox hound will cross the birds
track thousand times, but when he scents
the fox track he throws up his head and in
tones clear and musical says, "Pye found it,
Found what, Mr.. Foxhound? IL have found
that for which was bredv So ofthe bird doc:
ne crosses the fox track thousand times in
his search for the bird and never once notices
II. When he scents the bird. the nose and tail
hAA al i