The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
WINTER OAlRYIMo.
II Pays Well, But Requires Careful
- AttenfiHn To lefufls

II Pays Well, But Requires Careful
Attention To Details.
When convenient to a good market a
better profit can be realized from winter
dairying than In summer. There js3a
better demand for milk and butter. and
II care is taken to produce a good article
a better price can be realized. But fits
not advisable to go into the business
haphazard. The desire to change from
one thing to another is a prevailing one
with the American farmer. First one
thing is tried and then another. and
often there isya shifting that is profit
less. While there are circumstances
that often make it necessary or desir-.
able to change, such changes should be
made only after due deliberation. ~
So far as can be done, the farmer
MAY seek to diversity his products. The
conditions under which the farm work
must be done should determine what
line of farming should be the principal
industry.
One of the first essentials in profit
aDle dairying is good cows, and in win
ter dairying it is quite an item to have
them come fresh in the fall.
Another item that must be looked
hitter in good season. is good shelter for
the cows. There must be plenty. OF
room; the quarters must be comfort
ably warm, and yet clean and well yenti-
lated, SO that there will be no foul odors.
In order to economize time, and in this
way lessen the cost of production, the
quarters should be arranged conyen-
lently, both as regards cleaning and
feeding.
To make dairying most profitable lib
eral feeding is pecessary. This means
tnat the cows that are giving milk must
have as much wholesome, nutritious
food as they will eat and digest. There
must be IA good variety; this is neces-
sdry III order to keep up a good appe-
t!te. A COW must eat well II she is to
milk well. She may eat well and CON
vert her food into growth or gain. bu.
she cannot milk well unless she is well
fed.
The farmer who makes the most out
of his dairy raises all the feed he can.
growing a variety, not only to be able
TO supply a variety, but to lessen the
risks of failure. But in addition to
all he can, he must be willing.
ii necessary, to buy feed in order't o be
able to feed well, understanding that
in feeding his cows well. he is not only
making them most profitable, but at
the same time is feeding his farm ana
making it capable of producing better
crops.
Wheat bran, s%hipstuffs, cottonseed
meal and linseed meal can in many
cases be purchased and fed to dairy
'ows on the farm with profit through
The winter, especially when there Is
plenty of %roughness to go with them.
There must be in addition to this a
Willingness to feed and milk regularly;
% take the proper care as regards
with the cows and with the
milk, cream and butter, and to give such
management to milk and cream as is
to the production of the best
of butter.
This means a careful attention to de-
ails, so that a uniform quality may be
ecured. A very little carelessness in
NY one OF the essentials of butter maxi
ng will affect the quality, and the Diff
erence in price as the effect in such
arelessness is SO much difference in the f,
'rofits.--St. Louis Republic.