The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-10

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OF 6s varieties of cabbage tested, the
best early were Wakefield, SaIzer's
Lightning and Reedland Drumhead;
the best medium, Vandergaw, Mid
summer and Long Island; best late,
Market Gardeners Flat Dutch, Red
Drumhead and Champion Drumhead.
The Chinese and Siberian cabbage
tested proved to be different kinds Of
mustard and of no value.
OF cucumbers tested, Russian is
recommended for early pickles. Cluster
for early slicing, Eskimo both pickles
and slicing, Commercial Pickle and
Green Prolific for general picking,
White Spine, Long Green and Albino
for table use.
OF lettuce, Tennis Ball. Boston and
White Star were best for fCrcing; for
open culture, Iceberg, Morse, Dwarf
White Heart, Prize Head and Miguar-
rette gave excellent results.
Golden is q better yellow onion than
Danvers. Prizewinner is identical with
Prizetaker, except that it is white.
Both are highly recommended.
Nothing new was developed as to
peas, squash, radishes. sweet corn, po
tatoes or tomatoes. Spraying potatoes
proved effective against both early
blight and the Colorado potato beetle.
Squash bugs were trapped by placing
boards on the ground. The bugs sought
shelter under these at night and we're
killed in the early morning.
DAIRY FARMING,
Bulletin AZ, of Maryland Station, is a
popular treatise on Dairy Farming.
The low prices ruling the markets for
staple farm crops is causing thousands
Of men to think of turning from these
to some such line as truck, fruit, or
dairying. Underlying, success depends
upon three factors-the man, the COW
and the feed.
Probably the most important factor
is the man himself. The idea generally
prevalent that a man who has not suh
Gent capacity to do anything else sue
cesstully can succeed at farming, is q
faflacy. No other calling requires such
varied talents and knowledge, and
successful dairy farming requires a
high degree Of intelligence, industry
and integrity. It requires constant
and regular attention to important de
tails. 1t allows of no holidays or Sab
baths. The successful dairyman must
be a keen and close observer, a lover of
animals, a good business man, instinct
lively neat and clean
One such man q take entire care
of at least % COWS, and il hired will
command $50 to $40 per month and
free house rent. This makes the cost
of care and attention about $17 per
per COW per year. The feed will cost
about $91 more, making the total an
nual cost $48 per COW.
Next to the man, the COW is the most
important factor in successful dairy
ing, and if it costs $48 per year to feed
and care for her and attend to her calf
and products, she must give a yearly
return of more than S4s to yield a
profit. IF she yields 200 pounds Of but
ter per year, at 20 cents per pound, she
costs s. more than she brings in If
she yields 800 pounds at 20 cents, there
is a profit of $12 q year, exclusive of
the calf, manure and ekim milk and
butter milk. This shows how easy it
ls for one half Of q dairy herd to eat up
ali the profits from the other half.
In selecting a dairy herd, buy solely
on test or guaranteed performance,
and accept no COW that will not yield
300 pounds Of butter a year. Buy the
best native COWS and grades. Pedigree
is a good thing if it belongs to a good
performer, but performance is the main
thing in the dairy. thoroughbred
dairy bull from a good butter strain,
and raise your heifer calves, constantly
wedding out all not coming up to the
standard.
To do this wedding cut, open an &C.
count with each COW, charging her
with her part Of the feed and care, and
credit her with her products. To get
at the value of her products, weigh her
milk once a week and test it by the
Babcock machine, and multiply this
by Z for the whole week.
It is not easy to buy good dairy COWS.
Those who offer COWS for sale usually
offer their poorest ones, and no dairy
man can afford to keep such. COWS even
If given to him.
Having gotten good cows in charge
of a good man, look we'll to the feeding.
Study the principles of correct feeding
till Won master them.