The Columbus journal., 1897-12-29

Also please state which are the best
COW for milk production. and now
much good ones will cost per head.
Also please state how many gallons a
day a good COW will give during the
year, if properly fed and cared for.
Z. Wind.
From western New York to north-
ern Iowa is a far cry, and the pro-
FOUNDER of the above questions IS To-
Gated at the third point OF this hypo-
thetical geographical triangle whlch
his queries has outlined to the writers
view. And replies can only be approx
innate and not in any sense SPECIFIC, LOT
the reason that he has had practlcai
experience in Iowa alone. Now, as 10
whether it will pay for the New York
farmer to produce milk and sell 1t at
ten cents Per gallon will depend more
upon the farmer and his methods than
on the money value Of the land where
his operations are conducted. He has
the land, and it must be utilized. and
if he cultivates it in a business-llke
manner it may be assumed that milk
can be produced and sold at ten cents
pcr gallon. In order to do this there
must be strict economy and close
watchfulness over all the details con-
nected with the work. The food re-
ouired should be grown, so far as pos
sible, on the farm. Intensive. and not
extensive, farming, as We see followed
in many places, must be followed. In
the past, when Iowa lands had 4 value
of. saw twenty dollars per acre, 1t
was good policy to make land take the
place of labor-gatherins 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, as II
now is, a different system ought to
prevail. Yet it is a matter OF resret
that improved cultivation OF the SOIL
has not kept pace with the increase IN
nrice OF land. And in making his first
trip eastward a few years ago the writ
er was astonished to see that In west
ern New York it was not uncommon
to see the manure from COW stables
thrown out of windows and left *
posed to sum-, wind and rain. The low
priced surplus corn, oats. mill Dy-
products, etc. so eastward to feed live
stock in those regions, and unless the
excrement from animals consuming
the same is saved and applied to the
land, not only will the principal profit
expected from its purchase be lost,
hut the land from which the main sup
ply Of food is taken for use of such an
finals will be steadily impoverished
and depleted. And this is as true of
the rich lands Of the Mississippi val
ley as OF Genesee or Mohawk valleys
of New York state. An acre OF good
land, either in New York, Iowa, or
Missouri. planted to corn, in such a
ann 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 car be
genous food needed to balance corn as
q ration for COWS giving milk. The
best cows for milk production are such
as will give the largest yield of stan |
Gard milk or milk Of richness required
by law. And COWS OF this class are
found In nearly all breeds. They a:e
also found in astonishing numbers il!
that much despised race characterized
as common. or scrub COWS. From the
milk sellers standpoint choice may be
had ar:crS cows having Shorthorn,
Hcistein, or Red Poll blood in their |
makeup. 4 Cow that will give 5000
pounds Of milk during the year may
be called d good COW. Yet there are |
those hat yield considerably more
than this quantity, and should be
priced accordingly.