Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-23
ORDWAY FARMERS CLUB
Interesting and Profitable
Discussion Of Dairying.

agreeable new features were introduced
music and the presence OF ladies'
Whether or not the latter innovation ii
due to the enlargement of woman's pol
itical sphere we are not advised. The
program was opened by singing "Ameri-
ca, "after which Hon. G. n. Ordway, pres
ident of the club, opened the discussion
on dairying.
Mr.Ordway said he would give his own
experience, and that his choice OF cows
was the Holstein because OF the great
amount OF milk they give and the good
price that can be obtained for the calves.
The Holsteins will give as much butter
as the Jersies and you have much more
skim milk for your young pigs-which is
an important item in dairy profits. Good
shelter is required, as exposure on a cold
day will reduce the milk one-half. An
experienced dairyman recommends en-
silage made of corn, milo maize or Kaffir
corn. He would build the silo round
for economy of construction and because
the pressure is equal on all parts. For a
summer feed, cut alfalfa and let it wilt,
which will greatly increase the flow OF
milk and there will be no danger Of bloat
Next best feed is corn fodder. Ensilage
Is good In summer as well as winter and
Is preferable to pasturing COWS. Bran
fed to cows increase the How of milk and
makes better butter. Sugar beets are the
very best feed for milch cows. Nothing
can be raised cheaper and nothing as
good. Pumpkins will do for fattening,
but dry up milk. Oats chop is good
Turnips are worthless. Next year he
will not pasture but keep in stables.
Would feed beets in the morning and
bran in the evening, but never feed while
milking. Feeding bran and then stop
ping not only stops flow Of milk but
makes churning more difficult. You
must be quiet with cows, as loud talking
| will stop flow Of milk. In answer to in
quiry Mr.. o. thought singing might be
beneficial rather than otherwise.
This statement brought this remark
| from Mr.. Van Orman: If cow kicks
you and you "swear by note" presume
the effect will be helpful. (This point
| was not settled.)
In desultory discussion It was main
tanned by several that pumpkins increas-
ed the How of milk In range COWS, and
also the richness, but that the seed must
not be fed or the milk would dry up
d. G. Roberts spoke of how to milk.
| Quiet work was important. as expert
l
decreased the fov Of milk from to 10
per cent Milk sh0uli Be put IN pans as
soon after miE- 3 possible Sudden
| cooling bsips h-lrs TO blnE the cream to
the suriace Pans should nof b subject
| to draft or JzrnE- Temperature of the
cellar should be 90 deg Ths third cut
ting of alfalfa is the best tsod- Frosting
does not hurt II One farmers plan was
to cut the alfalfa and stack Il as green as
possible In a corral ten feet mCh- horses
being Kept tramping II down as thrown
In; cover heavily with straw and IT comes
ont perfectly cured. Care must be taken
that the sides Of the corral ere made tight
by use OF tarred paper. The main point
of the siIo system is to get green feed In
the middle OF winter. The average COW
kept by the eastern farmer gives 800
quarts Of milk per year. Counting II
quarts to make one pound OF butter we
have each COW producing $3.50 worth OF
butter at DC per pound There is profit
In dairying on a ranch where a number
of men are employed, as the milking Is
done without extra cost In answer to a
question Mr.. Roberts said that four cut
tings OF alfalfa or more might be made
| for the silo.
VIM. Mcneil said that the farmers in
the so-called rain belt in eastern Arapa-
hoe county had proved that butter max
ing was profitable and now they don't
care to raise any crops except corn fod-
der for feed. This they cut as soon as it
shows signs of drying. A creamery is
the best means OF converting milk into
money.
E. H. Van Orman said he was SO nm
fortunate as to have to attend to the milk
and butter during six-weeks absence
of his wife, and had hardly got over the
strain yet. He churned every other day
temperature 62 deg, and did the wark In
l5 to 20 minutes. When the butter was
visible in grains like wheat he poured
out the buttermilk and poured in water
washing out all buttermilk before the
butter was churned into solid mass
This is the only way of thoroughly nd
ding the butter Of the presence OF butter
milk.
i F. A. Hodge said the discussion hat
able here. The additional amount go
out by the separator will pay for the la
bor of manufacture. Dairying well done
cannot but be profitable.
Mr.. Ordway spoke of the difference IL
price of creamery and ordinary butter
the former being quoted at from 80 to 3:
cents. the letter from 10 to 12 cents. Kan
sas butter came to Denver in bad shape
wrapped in rags of any kind, some o
them even having the Shirt buttons no
detached
W. F. Roberts spoke of the losses il
,-rain raising and the profits Of poultry
COWS and hogs.
!. Senator Swink was called on and sait
that the well-to-do eastern farmers wert
those who made dairying prominen
. feature OF their business.
J After short recess John Auckland o
| Olney said that his neighborhood was in
terested in the creamery enterprise ant
would agree to furnish the milk of 81
, COWS. This he thought the best way t.
, market the product of their COWS. Hs.
cannot be sold at profit but if fed t.
COWS it is put in a concentrated form
, which can be sold at a profit.
d. c. Roberts said there was no dan
ger Of there being a surplus Of good but
ter.
Mr. Ordway said new creamery hat
to sell for less price until they had
reputation established. The Eads cream
cry now had orders for more than the.
could supply and that at the best figures
The editor of the ENTERPRISE wa
! called on and said that his experience il
the dairy business has been confined t,
the consumption OF butter for 40 years
, and itc purchase and sale when a cOuntr-