The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07
FOR THE FARMERS.
INFORMATION
FARM WORK.
USEFUL
ABOUT
D~atryipg in the United states and
Canada-Wheat Makes Better Pork
Market Qualities I'm P~ouItry-TJ
Make Coed Butter.

twenty-five or tlllTly years ago IL was
held by many dairy writer's that, out
side of what they designated as the
dairy belt, dairying could not in this
country be made q success. 'The sound
neSS OF that claim in a rev years after
first made was seriously questioned
and n few years later the claim aban-
Soned.
1t is safe to say that nowhere in the
United States either climate or latitude
stands in the way If successful dairy
ing in any or all Of its branches. OF
course climate. latitude u other ma
tural conditions are favorable to it any
where in The Dominion of Cana1a.
Now while dairying is adapted to all
sections of this country, it would hardly
be possible to lay down rules for con-
Quoting it, that in all features would
be equally applicable to all. Yet for
all, save a few extreme southern states
and the Pacific coast, n system of dairy
ing cOud be suggested that would in all
features, or nearly all, be applicable.
OF course when it ome to the mat
ter of feed for a dairy herd, that is
III of the parts of a general system OF
dairying that must be varied accord
ing as adaptabilty Of crops for different
sections vary.
Dairying is now pretty generally rec
ognizcd rs almost n necessary factor
in anything that can be correctly called
diversified farming. And At this time
the tendency III this country is more
than evcr before i'll the direction or
that system Of farming.
AS apart Of any system OF actual
farming a great deal can be urged in
favor Of dairying and but little said
against il. 1t is true there are trials
20 be endured and difficulties encoun-
tered in the pursuit Of dairying, but
no branch of agriculture is free from
either.
Time and again it has been said and
written that in order to make a sue
cess Of dairying every step from the
breeding and rearing OF the selection
of the herd 10 the marketing OF the
product must be correctly taken. 1t
will, however, Dear saying again and
again. FOr it is only by repeatedly call
ing attention to a truth that it will be
recognized by many, as such, and
adopted in practice.
OF the three principal products Of the
cow, milk, butter, cheese, those engaged
in dairying must decide each for him
self which one is best adapted TO his
conditions.
If one is located near a large village
or city the producing Of milk 10 sell
direct to consumers may pay better
than that Of butter or cheese, either
directly or Indirectly. The same can
be said of one located on a line of rail
read on which is established a milk
route terminating in a large city where
the milk goes into the hands of dealers.
The branch Of dairying now Under
consideration. milk production, can be
subdivided. For instance some milk
producers sell skim milk and cream
instead of whole milk, selling the form
er for what it is, and at about half the
price of whole milk. Generally those
that do so do not try 20 raise ;il The
cream, thus furnishing skim milk OF
better quality than that from which
cream has been raised for butter max
ing. OF course every milknrn could
not sell skim milk and cream, but a
certain proportion of them can, and
make 1t pay
In the skim milk and cream t7ade the
market for the latter an he Increased
by supplying manufacturers OF ice
cream, hotels. restaurants, soda 1Cun-
tains and catererS.-WeStern j.nral.