The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-13
culture

OF cogs anywhere
cannot be increased .shly at about a
certain ratio each ,;oar. Those who keep
cows for dai' 4 purposes keep small
yisI.s, rrulc. and until a successful
machine has been produced
ana comes into general use this condi-
ton will likely continue OF course
There are some large dairles In this
country where cows are kept by the
hundreds, but such herds are rather
rare exceptions. and COOL proportion
Of them are kept by milkmon not far
from largo eltloT. These herds are KEEP
up by purchase. and the owners Of them
can be more properly called milkmcn
Than dnirymen. They are not dairymen
IN the true sense They do not raise
tholr herds nor the crops on which they
nre fed, but depend mainly on purchase
OF feed used. Most OF these herds are
managed very successfully, and by
men who give the business intelligent
attention. There Is little danger Of The
milk business. % Il relates Ia large
cities. being oycrdone. but n at any
ume q should be-. those In u on a Large
scale near cities can get ont Of Il very
easily by dispoalng Of their herds
Those who are distant from the cltlea
who have been furnishing milk for
milk routes. can easily change 20 some
other branch OF the business. such as
butter or cheese making. The real
question whether dairying is oyerdone,
or likely 10 be overdonc. applies TO
those dairymcn who have for years
been growing up herds for dairy cowa,
and 10 all farmers who keep a few
COWS. and who can each year. II they
choose 10 DO 50. increase thel up to the
capacities OF their farms. which capaei-
ties will be constantly Increasing II
the rlghl system Of dalrylng Is correct
~ conducted. One great thing In favor
OF dairying Ia that The real profit con-
slsis IN not seeing how many cows a
farm will keep. as much as In seeing
how much can be produced from each
COW. These dalrymcn who practice the
best methods and get the best results
cannot be driven out Of the business
by an occasional depression Of prices
The man who makes his small herd OF.
1ay six 10 twelve cows. produce as much
butter or cheese 40 his no.ghbor who
keeps nearly double that number. will
not say anything about dalrying being
overdone. because his products cost him
less. and as n reEul, be gets more for
them pound for pound than the dairy
man who IA Keeping double the number
OF cows The result will be that the
man who does not succeed IN dalrying
will so out OF the hyrihcsa. ci,her that
or improve hls me)hoia In addition
20 cur home mae,eis We have good
markets abroad provided We furnish
GOOD Gaify products. However our
homo markets can be greatly enlarged
by the same means and the additional
means OF producing a greater variety
OF dairy products. This last reference
is malniy to the different variety Of
cheese that can be produced. and such
varieties as will create a greater de-
mand Tor cheese among American peo-
pie. Doubtless the dairy Interest has
suffered more from bogus dairy prod.
ucts than from any oycT-productlon Of
genuine goods, But Il Is safe 10 say
thai'lls has been a great change IN
public opinion In regard to curtailing
the output Of bogus goods TO be sold
a. genuine. No objection Is made 10
the manufacture 81 oleomargarlne and
hutterlne n they are sold for what they
are. but the presumption Ia that In a
large per cent " cases persons who buy
them for consumption buy them fOr
Eenulno products This IA not right
Md should be Popped. and In a grea,
meacure AN be. Taking everything
into codiideratlon. VIC think Il Is safe
10 conclude. as stated In the frsi SEN
tence Of this article, that good dalrylng
q not oyCrdono. and further, that Il 10
IN no Immediate danger Of being over
done Like an other branches Of agrl-
culture. Il will have as seasons OF de-
preston. but as rule less frequent
than In most other lines OF farm prod.
uctA