The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-09
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DAIRY FAR MING.
Ia Advantage Over Other klaus Oh
H~usbanIry

| kts I'll untUseS ostT o'"
H~usbanLry.
A Vermont gentleman of large eN-
nerjence and observation, Mr.. j. w.
Newton, draws the following ON
parisons between dairy farming ana
other farm pursuits:
The first advantage OF dalrying Is
that it takes less fertility from the
soil han other branches OF farming
sugar making alone excepted.
A ton of wheat takes 81 out or the
farm and sells for less than SIG. A
ron of butter takes 30 cents worth or
plant food from the farm and sells
for from 500 to $500. Comment Is
needless.
Secoud-Butter is Z condensed pro-
duct. Nothing can be made or grown
on the farm which brings as much
per pound. Farms remote from the
market. and Communities far from
railroads can send butter from the
farm or creamery with the least pos
sible expense. The dairyman can con-
dense tons of fodder and crops grown
on the farm into dairy products Il
send them to ntltket i'll compact and
portable form,
Thiri-Butter is n finished product.
1t is made ready for the consumer
either in the private dairy OF local
factory or creamery. The only eXcep-
ton is where cream Is sent long dis
tances to a central station from skim
ming stations scattered over a large
section of country. But this exception
only proves the rule.
hVinUS in n rnp-
slant income. The nan who sells
crops of any kind has to wait until
he can market his product once "A
year. There is little satisfaction in
this. 1t is u~nbuSiness-lke t. go with
N cash f%ifty-one weeks and then
have Il lot of none come in at one
time. The dairyman has an income
nearly or quite tifty-two weeks in the
yea
Fifth-Dairying gives constant. re-
muneratIye employment. The grain
or potato grower must spend a large
part Of the year in enforced and de-
moraliZing idleness. but the dairyman
finds profitable work through the year,
ana his work is most profitable during
the winter time.
SiXth-On the dairy farm the work
is better divided. The grain harvest
comes SO close TO haying thai it often
gets mixed up with it to the detriment
of both; but when corn is grown and
put into soil for dairy feed, and not
50 much or no grain raised. the har-
vests are several weeks apart.
Seventh-Skill and brain work get
better pay in dairving than in any
other branch of farming. To produce
fine dairy products requires something
besides hard work. The dairyman
II have knowledge and skill and
exercise great care.
EIghtn-There is moro room at the
top, greater Opportunity to improve
than in any other farm work. Cows
produce from 40 to 800 pounds of buf.
ter per y ar, and butter sells from 10
cents to 81 per pound No other branch
of agriculture shows anything like
this. or gives such u chlnce to rise.
Ninth-rake the country through
there is no kind of farm work SO suit
ed to women As d~airying.
Ienth-Dairying leads To thought
tulncSs for the comfort of anlmaIs
ana thus tends to morality. To do
ller best. the 'Dw must be made IA
comfortable as possible in every WAY
she VIII tolerate no neglect or cruelty.
she is a teacher Of g~entlenass ana
kindness. ~
Observation-Disclosures is the most pro-
gressive branch of farming.
IWelfth-nairying pays better than
any other branch of farming both
actually and prospectivcly. Look ot
the prices of farm products. Take
wheat or sheep and wool, or horses
ana see how prices have dropped.