The Opelousas courier., 1895-06-15
SOUTHERN DAiRYlN0,
an Industry That In Gradually ReceiviI
More Intelligent Attention,

More Intelligent Attention.
IN looking over the southern agri.
cultural papers it is quite noticeable
INA more and more attention if being
given to dairying. The possibility OF
successful dairying in the south is no
longer a question since modern appli.
ances and better methods in the manu-
featuring and handling of dairy prod,
ucts have changed: the order OF
many things. With the latest ap.
pllances, temperature becomes a
less important factor. Quite re,
Gently l noticed tho theory
put forth that the moist air of the
south has same advantages over the
drler air OF the north which in a meas
ufe overco1'es the latter's advantage
OF a lower temperature. The boun-
diaries of the dairy district seems to be
widening every year and it will not be
long before the south will be in no
mean place in the dairy progress. The
of cotton, the failure of some
oH'the fruit crops, and a general ten.
dahcy to more diversified farming are
sSme of the factors in this movement.
I'VE want to have our butter or
produce ready for market when it is
On the greatest demand" said a speak
er at an eastern farmers institute.
1hat is a terse recognition of the fact
that the farmer must be a dealer not
less than a producer, and this is par
tlcularly true of the %dairylnun. 1t is
not simply a question of how to make
a good article of butter, but when to
put it on the market and in what form.
Winter dairying usually offers suf-
hcient advantages in way of higher
prices to compensate for the increased
labor and difficulty, and winter dairy
ing lE seldom overdone in n com.
munity.-Farmers' Home journal.
Meat Makes the Hens Lay.
The most essential substance for pro-
noting egg production is nitrogen.
This is best fed to the hens in the
shape OF lean meat. If meat could be
supplied daily in the proportion Of
one pouad to twelve hens, there would
be such an Increase in the production
of eggs as to really lessen the cost Of
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cient eggs secured, over and above the
number that would be obtained with
out the use OF meat, to not only
pay tor the meat, but to increase
the profits. And this gain would easily
come, two extra eggs a week paying
the bill, as the cheapest kind of meat
may be used.
A poultryman who sold eggs to his
neighbours, some Of whom kept hens,
gave as his secret the feeding of meat.
His hens seldom inclined to sit, be.
cause they were not fattened by over
feeding with grain, and they would lay
as many eggs during the coolest
weather as in summer. One severe
winter he sold eggs at fifty cents a
dozen, owing to their scarcity, and
paid fifteen cents per pound for meat.
which was also high; but his profit
was large. He would have had nc
eggs at all but for the meat
Animal feed is necessary for fowls,
if they are expected to be producers at
all seasons of the year. 1t is a mis-.
take to make grain the principal food
for laying hens. Grain is well enough
as food for market fowls, but the lay.
ing hen demands something more. The
egg itself is animal food, and although
it can be produced from grain, yet the
hen is required, in order to be profit.
able, to produce an egg each day, or as
near that as possible, and her work
must not be interrupted from lack Of
the necessary nutrimentS. Meat fills
a want that can O be supplied from
any other source, when the hen is lay
ing regularly. Bone and meat are now
staple poultry foods. Farm and Fire
side, .,.ts r-.''.'- = -