The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-12
culture.

w W$ZNS ours at IillS llihc,
HxzHaDN writes F. W. Nose
fGN~0S3r ley in Indiana Far
I WIN mer The number
of COWS anywhere
cannot be increased o-lly at about
certain ratio each year. Tho;e VINO Keep
cows for dairy purposes keep small
herds as rule, and until successful
milking machine has been produced
and comes into general use this cohai-
tion will likely continue. VI course
there are some large diaries in thls
country where cows are kept by the
hundreds, but such herds are rather
rare exceptions, and good propor'ion
of them are kept by milkmen not iai
from large cities. These herds are kept
up by purchase and the owners OF theni
can be more properly called mllklheh
than darymen. They are not dairymeh
in the true sense. They do not raise
their herds nor the crops on when they
are fed. but depend mainly on purchase
of feed used. Most Of these herds are
managed very successfully, ana oy
men who give the business Intelligent
attention. Thee is little danger OF the
milk business. relates TO iarse
cities, being zone. But II at any
time 1t should Ue, those in 1t on a large
scale near cities can get out of 1t very
easily by disposing of their herus'
Those who are distant from the cities
who have been furnishing milk 1or
milk routes. can easily change to some
other branch of the business, such as
butter or cheese making. The real
question whether dairying is overdone'
or likely to be overdone, applies 10
those dairymen who have for years
been growing up herds for dairy cows,
and to all farmers who keep lew
COWS. and who can each year, IL they
:. choose to do so. increase them up TO tie
capacities of their farms, which capaci.
ties will be constantly increasing IL
the right system Of dairying Is correct
: ly conducted. One great thing IN la'oi
= of dairying is that the real protlt con-
sists in not seeing how many cows a
farm will keep, as much as in seeing
> how much can be produced from each
= COW. These dairymen who practice the
Il best met DDS and get the best results
: cannot be driven out Of the business
v nv an occasional depression OF prices
The man who makes his small nero OF
q saw six to twelve cows, produce as muci
: hutter or cheese as his neighbor wh'
y keeps nearly double that number, VIII
not say anything about dairying belnt
y overdone. because his products cost hin
less, and as result he gets more 10
u them mound for pound than the dairy
II -oan who is keeping double the numbe
T. If cows. The result will be that tn
y man who does not succeed in dairy1n
70 will 20 out of the business; either tina
10 mr. improve his methods. In addltl0
n tn our home markets we have goo
W markets abroad, provided we furnis
10 pood dairy products. However, gu
70 home markets can be greatly enlarge
:. nv the same means, and the addition;
1g means of producing greater varlet
al Of dairy products. This last referenf
A. Is mainly to the different variety
al cheese that can be produced. and sue
nj varieties as will create greater u
mand for cheese among American PEE
no nile. Doubtless the dairy interest III
suffered mere from bogus dairy pro-
nets than from any over-production
genuine goods. But 1t Is safe to 81
ILL that there has been great change
~ Is public opinion in regard to curtallil
are the output Of bogus goods to be SO
ices as genuine. No objection is made
hen tho manufacture of oleomargarine al
.ao 70 butterine II they are sold for what tn
are, but the presumption is that In
. large per cen-of cases persons who D
them for consumption buy them l
genuine products. This is not rig
and SHOULD be stopped, and in gst
measure will be. Taking everytEi
into consideration, we think 1t is 81
a to conclude. as stated in the first So
y renee of this article, that good dairy.
VI is not overdone, and further, that 1t
in no immediate danger OF being ov
Ga, done. Like all other branches OF ag
"a = culture, It will have It's seasons OF
preston, but as a rule less frequ'
a+sd than in most other lines of farm pr
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