Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-04-28
THE FARM AND HOME.
LESSENING COST OF PRoDuc-
TION IN DIARIES.
A Successful Woman Tells How She Does
It-Guinea Fowls Keeping Healthy
Cleaning Sick Room Farm Notes
and Home Hints.
4 wouan's DAIRY.

is very successful dairy woman. In
paper read before the Quebec
farmers congress, she says: We
must increase our products and in.
crease our profits too And one
great way OF making more profit is
to follow the teachings OF all great
dairy schools and colleges. They
continually tell us to 'ieSsen the cost
of production. How is this TO be
done? BY starving our COWS? Far
from it, But by keeping a better
class OF cows, feeding and caring for
them better, and using more skill
and care in making our butter We
thus increase our output. ana At the
same time we lessen the cost OF pro.
duction.
Do not think | advocate too high
feeding for this is almost as great an
error as starving your cattle. Feed
generously and Of suitable material,
but find out each cows capacity. and
feed her up to the highest point at
which she pays for the feed, and not
one bit beyond it.
In my herd the usual grain ration
for each animal in full milk varies
from seven to ten pounds per COW,
each day. This Is composed OF
ground oats, ground peas, wheat
bran and occasionally a little oil
meal. The ration is divided into
two feeds, and given night and morn
ing upon the silage. should the
silo be empty, the grain Is alwaya
fed upon nay that has been cut and
mOistened
The quantity OF silagc fed is thirty
10 forty pounds day At neon my
cattle get very small feed OF cut
carrots or mangels, and any further
supply OF food required consists OF
bright. early-cured. long hay put ia
their managers They get all the
salt they need. all the water they
want twice day, and each COW Is
well carried and brushed over every
day. Whenever weather permits,
they are turned out for short time
about noon, but are never left OUT
till cold or tired. The barns are
thoroughly cleaned olt twice day
With this feed and care. have
two-year old heifers, making from
twelve to fourteen pounds Of butter
q week and mature cows making
from sixteen To nineteen pounds a
week 10 very uncommon COW,
feed larger ration Ny famous old
''Massena" is now eating more than
the quantity | have Just now men
toned; but what is her yield' Be
ing in her sixteenth year when
tested her, she gave In eleven months
and nine days, 3. 200! pounds OF milk.
which churncd COL pounds of magni-
iiceut butter, and then drop ped q
fine heller calf With her previous
owner. when she was younger she Is
credited with 900 pounds % butter
in year, and her record Is accepted
by everyone.
some people say that this large
butter yield wear COW out Well
10 has not worn .'Massenah out. for
she IS hale and hearty. Us bright as
a dollar. and due 10 calyc in April.
when seventeen years old.
Now. what we want 70 do is 10 get
rid Of those poor cows that will not
respond to feeding Eat them, bury
them, but do get rid oil them Tor
they are mortgaging your farm,
making slaves OF your wives and
families. and sinking you deeper into
debt every year they exist Then
ill the country with cows that will
respond to good feeding, that will
pull you out Of debt and leave you a
good balance in he bank. do not
cxtol one breed above another. for
circumstances alter cases. and il Is
folly to disparage one noble breed OF
cattle just because you happen TO
prefer another We have many
grand breeds to choose from; so
SAL 10 you most earnestly choose
the breed that suits you best. then
get the very best individuals Of that
breed, and give them the very best
Of food, and you will never regret L.