Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-02-18
WINTER DAIRYINe IN DAKOTA.
II Pays Even when the Thermometer L.
Below Zero,

II Pays Even When the Thermometer IL
Below Zero,
The barn was not an expensive one.
but would hold 100 head Of stock and
was cut into hank with slope so that
the drainage was perfect, lot down
what the dairyman told us during the
afternoon while he was caring for his
stock Every GOV scented to know her
owner ~ u fFignd--n0 haste, no rnAe
noise, startled her, "i4ast summer said
hs taFlilet, II rRisaJ eupe VoFnftailst,
milles and oat and pea hay, Sith s1n.e
carrots and sugaf bbots For d bhenEe Of
food. Contract carly for my bran und
buy 1t cheap Ny COWS hll come III fresh
In September and October, going MY
through fytime. | begin feeding them
at once to boep tip their Gow Of milh
while butter isliigli. lnever sell for less
than 25 cents, and often 40 cents ne,
pound.
II put my cows up nights as soon as
frost comes and feed millet, hay and
bran. Now, during the cold of-winter
get up at half past in the morning, 20
to the barr and give the cows their
grain feed, consisting Of bran, ground
oats and peas in the proportion of eight
quarts Of bran. four Of oats and one o.
peas, Oh often change TO one Of new
process oilmeal Then ut O o'clock we
milk, running the milk through hand
separator, feeding my calves and pigs
the new sweet skimmilk. Then give n
good feed of corn fodder und 1T my
cows alone till noon, when Twater thcm.
They finish MP all the fodder on nlillct IL
their managers and lie down to ,'hcw
their cuds till half past q, when ! again
feed them smaller grain ration auppl, D..
mented with four quarts of Chopped
roots, and at half rast e go 10 milking,
finishing in one hour.
myself, boy and hired hand do the
milking. treat the milk as in the
morning and then fill the managers with
millet or oat and pea hay, first cleaning
put every bit of rubbish left in their
managers, using it for bedding. neg.
lected to say clean their stables every
morning, hauling the offal and litter ont
on the field and scattering from eacl;
load"
He was asked If his cows ought not to
be fed oftener. mo" said he, "cows,
with their quadruple stomachs, need
much longer to digest their food. Hei
ther do rouse them up at 8 or o'clock
IN the morning. | find from observation
those hours are their very best for sleep.
ing. Neither do | let them out through
the winter unless it is on some especial
ly bright, sunshiny day. Then l find
they are ready to return to their stalls
for their evening meal"
But do you not find your feed pretty
expensiveT
'"No, not very. feed about 40 pounds
per day Of rough stuff. One-half is cheaT
straw, costing nothing but the hauling
as thrash the oats and peas out TO use
for grain. figure that my grain feed
and roots cost me 20 cents per day; hay
o eents--a total Of 20 cents per day. My
skimmilk and manure more than pay al
care and other expenses. feed extTf
heavy, for this is cold climate, and
want much milk for my calves. Ny
COWS average me 800 pounds Of butter
per year, besides a fine calf They AR
ali high grade Holsteins, crossed up from
ths best dairy cows could ind. ! cleal
sTb on each COW yearly. Mypigs, calves
chickens, etc, pay all expenses, 30 J car
lay up for my work about 5000 pei
year. Besides my hrm IL getting bette
yearly from the large amount Of mannr'
spread each winleT"-W. y. Wade h
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