Smyrna times., 1895-01-30

AiSi "Hdl more nceH / care
"lth a smile she always greets me
From her ne'tr VIII part
For lads, love my mother
And She my sweetheart.
A Practical Talk on How to Obtain
Most Value From the Dairy.
INTERESTING ADDRESS BpFopr ryv
FARMERS INSTITUTE or NEW CASTLE
COUNTY, Al MlDDLErowN, BY MR..
GEORGE T. POWELL. OF NEW YORK
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
There was large gathering of farm.
era ana Others Interested in the meet
ing held in MiddleIown last week
"he" George 7 Powell, of New York
IecIured upon the subject, "How 70
Ohtaln Most Naine From the Dairv ,
Ihere were also few ladies' aroonc
the audience. The meeting was hold
uhGer the auspices of the New Castle
County Farmers Institute, and was
probably the best yet held. Mr.. Powell
IS one of the bes. known dairvma, ond
iruit growers in New York State and -
an authority GA all matters perta,nino
to the dairy and farm
The speaker piefaepd his address b.,
stating that be- bad very stropp ner.
sonal interest in the SUBJECT under dis
cussloh, being engaged in the dairy
business together with that of fruit
farming, The history of agriculture
he Said, is cereal production first bnt
mere IN Delaware, A. we'll as elsewhere
'h'' production ha~ ceased 10 yield the
pioh'S "hiuh II ouer did Farmers are
no" looking towards the dairy. and 1
"nen we undertake to adopt anv new 1
system we will always find obstacles
10 make the dairy business a success
requires a considerable amount of skin s
anu wide deld of knowledge.
There are two things chiefly to bo /
Kept IN production. and the s
quality and quantity Of the production I
Inc animals are to be maintained and ST
attached TO this, is of necessitv roro a
or less expense, but by careful manage il
ment this item may be reduced 70 a II
minimum v
The great trouble, or at least one al
great trouble with most dairymen is ci
,hey carry too many cows that are not st
paying, the result being to increase tho al
work and decrease the profits Fiouroo If
nave SHOWN that the product of milk
loes not exceed annually per head 5000 pi
pounds of milk or 1913 pounds of butter If
'er COW, and the result is there aro no bu
'rohts left to speak Of aud the farmers tn
ave good reason for discouraq4ment tu
MI foweII suggested that the farm Tn
RS 90 through their herds. make pit
Examinations, and see how manv are XII
eiug Kept Tor cost OF maintenance and ini
o" many are paying. The practical asl
ay OF doing will be to keep an ac. be
punt OF the product of each COW. but lie
VIII not be right to condemn one wo
llmal II she may not equal another in
le quantity of her milk. for what bar w.
rounct lacks in quantity may be more hos
IAN equally in quality. In eyerv
aOie there are cows eating up the pei
'ohts OF their neghbOrs, and the first pat
lpOrtant step will be to eliminate al eig
terror animals. 1t matters little how the
ey are become rid of, so It. IL dona use
tue butcher has no use for them if the
IL De economy to kill them and nlsca nee
em under fruit trees. The next step
10 learn to handle what are left and
VIII be wise to fix a standard To worL
say yield of 300 pounds of bnttar PRO
ear ior each COW. This Is not high
'ndard' but very good one. 1t has
9h found profitable in the end IN
ow COW to stand six weeks witbout In
'ductlon, There are GOOD cou,s ~ .S,,n
found in every herd, no matter what Prof
breed may be, aRd carefully studv evils
'"o ueh"hus OF the animals. in grad
lch the question of food is very i'm the
"''uleh VIII nave little or no scho
lcuity IN coming up to the standard mem
ntiOned before. sovo
he speaker used chart To illuotro.o ,bose
dement's which different kinds of aver,
gave to cows. Wheat bran and of II
Is desirable feed, but linseed mean
= "u" cot1oh seed meal contain schOC
9 plotlne matter than anv other form,
L Glover is richer than anv other Der
5 OF hay, and is recommended as pupil
10 be used. Corn is not equal in atten
Inc matter to other kinds of food seem,
'attle, and it is very unwise to de- ed SC
upon it for increasing the mill recop
luct. Corn is used almost entirely meth,
tten hogs, but while it will do this Pro
0''"'1aVe enough plOtine ing nj
'eF to make blood, which fact is peopl
"n to frequently cause their death. cellen
ood Tor cattle, corn is fattening but PuE
" oa'culated to benefit the milk that il
uet. unless used in connection with garde
} other food.
TO handling the product after It is The
lhsd, there are two ways. the first States
individual dairying at home, and electio
second through the creamery, on Heput
cooperative plan. Both have their in1i":S
htages and neither are at all times end.