Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-07
THE FARM AND HOME.
SUCCESSFUL DAiRYINo FOR
THE COMMON FARMER.
Grading Up the Herd to "a Profitable Point
Roots for Feed--More Early Apples
Needed-The summer Hog Farm
Notes and Home Hints.
Dalrylng for the Common Farmer.

Dairylng for the Common Farmer.
The following paper was read be-
fore the Kansas Dairying association
by Joshua Wheeler;
By the term common farmer we
do not mean the man OF large estates,
who counts his broad acres by the
hundreds and thousands. with costly
buildings and large herds of cattle
with fashionable pedigreesi but own
ers of small farms Of eighty, 100 or
100 acres, who do their own labor with
in themselves and their families. This
class of farmers-and there are thous-
ands OF them in Kansas-generally
keep but little stock and do but little
in the way Of dairying. not much more
than TO supply the wants of their
families. They run in the same
groove year by year, planting their
corn, sowing their grain, and haul
ing it to market They seem TO have
the opinion that to engage in dairy
ing successfully requires large stock
and large capital While we believe
that capital invested In the dairy
will pay as we'll as any kind Of farm
operations. yet II Is not necessary TO
success to own herds OF full blood
Holsteins or Jerseys There is profit
in the grade OF Shorthorn cows that
comes within the means OF the com.
mon farmer.
Among this class of COWS can be
found some very good mixers, giving
from twenty-five to fifty pounds OF
milk per day during the summer
months. Their market value Is from
$50 TO $50. Good Shorthorn bulls
can be bought from 500 70 $50 These
figures put them within the reach Of
the common farmer With good
bull on the farm II takes but a snort
time to raise up supply Of dairy
COWS. II one-half OF the eighty and
loo acre farms Of Eastern Kansas
were seeded TO grass. and the pro-
duct, with all Of the corn fodder care
fully saved and converted into dairy
products. II would greatly improve
the financial condition Of this class 81
farmers and greatly improve the con-
dition OF their farms We believe
the common farmer can prortably
milk from six 70 twelve cows through
the entire year. The revenue de.
rived from this would De quite on
addition 10 the income Of the common
farmer.
The COWS We have described will
give from 5000 to 1000 pounds 81
milk during the season; 5000 pounds
would be a good average. From Jan
uary 3. 1891. TO January 6. 1892. the
patrons Of the NortonviIlc cheese fac
tory received sixty-eight cents per
100 pounds for their milk. From
january, 1892, to January, 1898. they
will have received seventy cents per
100 At these figures COW giving
5000 pounds OF milk would give 10
her owner in q season so, fully the
market value Of the COW. BY using a
Shorthorn bull from a good milking
family and carefully selecting the
COWS, better results than this might
be obtained.
The time required to take care OF a
dairy OF from six to twelve cows
would interfere but little with the
other business OF the farm. One hour
night and morning would do the
work. OF course there must be a
good supply Of feed and water ana
some convenience for milking, but d
building for the latter purpose can
be built cheaply at the present price
OF lumber.
At the present day creameries and |
cheese factories will be built IN
neigh borhoods where there is sufi-
cient milk to justify the enterprise.
Sending Of milk 10 these factories
lightens the labor at the I
home, but even If the factories can.
not be reached, we still think 10 will I
pay the common farmer TO give at |
tention TO the dairy, for in all our
cities and towns there Is a good de- /
mand for good article Of home made |
butter, and 9 good article can be \
made on any farm, by the use OF 4
modern methods /
We believe that the successful 4
farmer of to-day must DO progressive,
take advantage of useful improve
ments and patronize every new In.
dustry connected with his calling.
The farmer that still adheres to old
methods and old ideas and runs In
the old ruts, will surely come out
behind in the race.
The summer Hog.
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