The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-23
Lessons of the Hour

A study of the dairy season of 1894 and
the temporary depression of the dairy in
dustry. to the reflective mind has many
valuable lessons, and along three lines
these lessons especially emphatic and
can be grouped under three general heads
the man, the COW and the produce, says
John Gould in the Practical Farmer. In
no other year has the Importance of the
dairyman being thoroughly informed in
regard to his business been so great as
in the past year. 1t has been year =,
which the economics have been the -n,oe.
makers, and these are the things, no 10
up more economical crop gro wing feedi1ip
and systematic care of tie dairy, and the
gathering up OF the fr.. gments that nothing
"s NC '' - ese matters are NOT at
,aiiieu "i'no, the educational feature of
udi M made prominent, and as promi-
men ~ put into practice. The best dairy
; nan today is the best educated one not
| only CLEANED from his own experimental ex-
| perience, but observation well, and
broadened out by wide reading of the fresh
| dairy literature of the day. the condensing
| of the ripe experience of a thousand 9TH
| er men who are anxious himself to
| fathom the height and depth of dairy
| knowledge. Crop growing, crop saving and
crop feeding must be made a matter of
| study and comparisons, and these compari-
| sons must consist of feed elements and
| their classification, that the feeding may
| be in harmony with the demands of the
| animals. Starchy foods fed in proper
| amounts to the proteins. AS a rule
| starchy foods abundant and cheap,
! while the proteins are dear as witness
| the present prices of bran, Oil meal and
| even oats, the three chief protein foods.
| The lesson is in this: Can l raise the pro-
tein l need for the dairy on my own farm
| in form of oats or peas? and the now
| claimed valuable buckwheat? The latter
| to be ground, the finest of the flour taken
out and the shorts, bran and coarse flour
used for feed To aid in this study feed
| ing tables, from our best investigators
| need to be studied, to how and in
| what variety the farm crops can be grown
| TO get the most food at least cost of la Dor.
| inns question concerns all dairymen, wher-
| ever they be. In the very north part of
Maine, where this is being written, this
! question is being discussed the same as in
| OHIO, but different conditions are calling
| Tor somewhat different treatment of the
| SUBJECT. The proteins in the form of peas
| oats and buckwheat are easily and album
DAINTY grown, and starchy foods like corn
i and its fodder, is DIFFICULT crop problem
| TO solve, because of cold climate, and
! short season. These are some of the thinr-.
| that have been forced on the attenti,.,n Of
| the dairynlen as never before, ar, solvino
| them for a bad year. and making the
dairy pay now, applies w1th eoua! force
In the soon to come better times, Tor these
economics need not be abandone'i. for thei,
| continuance when mastered makes tht
good season all the more reynunerative
| Farm Notes
Sorghum seed is nearly as good as corn
pound for pound. for chicken feed.
we see the different methods of work il
every church, e.ety and party. All hav
me same end III view. the betterment o
.he human rice; but many are SO egotisti
.al that .ney can see good except il
''ia' W. n which they work.
| VIII fattened stock nicely dressed an.
"Satly packed brings a much better pric
/ on the market than scaawag stock an
pleases the buyer much more too.
The gaudily pictured and extravagantl
described vegetables, fruits and grains an
peal to you from a multitude of catalogues
Seriously and candidly study their merits