The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-12-24

ALSO please state which are the best
'oss for milk production, and how
much good ones will cost per head.
Aso please state how many gallons
gay a good COW will give during the
!saf, II properly fed and cared for.
Il. wind.
From western New YORK TO north
en- Iowa Is a far cry. aud the pro-
FOUNDER Of the above questions Is lo-
a'ed at the third point OF this hypos
,heueal geographical triangle when
hla queries has outlined TO the writer's
view. And replies can only be approx
mate and not In any sense specific. Tor
NE reason that he has had practical
I experience IN Iowa alone Now, as 10
whether II will pay for the New YORK
hFmer to produce milk and sell II at
ten cents per gallon will depend more
upon the farmer and his methods than
on the money value Of the land where
hh operations are conducted, lie has
The Land. and II must be utilized, ana
he cultlvates II In n business-llke
manner It may be assumed that milk
sn be produced and sold at ten cents
per gallon. In order TO do this there
must be strict economy and close
uichiulnoss over all the details con
hectod with the work. The food re-
CURED should be grown. so far as pos
tbls, on the farm. Intensive. and not
extensive. farming. as we see followed
10 many places. must be followed. In
The past. when Iowa lands had value
d. say. twenty dollars per acre, II
vas coed policy to make land take the
place OF labor-gathering crops from
extended areas which by more careful
cultivation could be secured from
much less land. But with land values
At about fifty dollars per acre. aa II
BOW 10, n different system ought TO
Prevail. Yet II Is a matter Of regret
that improved cultivation OF the soil
has not kept pace with the Increase In
price OF land. And In making his hrat
trip eastward a few years ago the writ
,r was astonlshed to see that In west
I'm New York II was not uncommon
TO see the manure from COW stables
thrown out of windows and left ex-
uased to sun, wind and rain. The low
priced surplus corn, oats. mill by
products. etc. 20 eastward TO feed live
stock In those regions, and unless .he
exeremcnt from animals consuming
the same is saved and applied to the
land, not only will the principal pront
expected from It's purchase be lost,
but the land from which the main sup
ply OF food IL taken for use OF such an
lmals will be steadily impoverished
and depleted. And this Ia as true OF
the rich lands OF the Mississippi val
ley as OF Genesoe or Mohawk valleys
of New York state. An acre OF good
land. either In New York, Iowa, or
Missouri. planted to corn. In such
manner as to get the best results, will
produce all the food OF this class as
an average COW requires In a years
time. And In New York peas can be
successfully raised to supply the nitro
genous food needed TO balance corn ~
a ration for cows giving milk. The
best cows for milk production are such
as will give the largest yield OF stan
dard milk or milk OF richness required
by law. And cows OF this class are
found in nearly all breeds. They are
also found In astonishing numbers In
that much despised race characterized
as common. or scrub cows. From the
milk sellers standpoint choice may be
had among cows having shorthorn,
Holstein, or Red Poll blood In their
makeup. A COW that will give 5000
pounds Of milk during the year may
be called a good COW. Yet there are
those that yield considerably more
than this quantity. and should be
priced accordingly.