The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-17
TgOROUGHNRSS IN MANAGER
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The following concise paper, read by
Mr.. A. 0 Baker, before the Farmers
Institute at Auburn, N Y, in March,
appears to be worthy Of general circu-
latiOn:
There is no place where th~oroughness
should be 30 rigidly as in dairy mat
ters. First, one to be q dairyman,
must have COWS. Right here the head
ing of this talk comes in. There r
cows and COWS, but for COWS for dairy
purposes one must exercise his best
Judgment in their selection, for it is
between the cow that makes 800 pounds
of butter a year, and the n that
makes 1875, the average of New York
State. where the profit comes in. Just
how to select that COW it is not my
purpose to discuss at present, but as ]
proceed I hope my hearers will see.
where thoroughness comes in without
my referring to hat lengthy word.
We have the COW now, what's next9
Some might say, let's milk her now,
but if you or I we're expected to do a
days work, you would want your
breakfast about the fret thing. How
about the cows breakfasts How shall
we prepare it, and what shall it consist
off We have a long list of cattle foods
to prepare it from, and every man
must study for himself which is the
most profitable for him, but this COW
must have the equivalent OF what b
puts in the pail, or in other words,
about one pound of grain to the hun
dred- weight of COW. Every one knows
that grass makes an ideal ration. Now
get as near that as possible and be
thorough about it. ..a ~
Shall we feed her that ration in a
slovenly manger, half full Of butts of
stalks or dirtH How would you like
YOUR own breakfast from O. plate that
YOU had used for q week three times
q day2 Try it for q few dayssn you
think 80, and see how you like it.
Where shall We keep this COW to get
the best results-in q stable where filth
aud vermin abound, withher head con-
fined between tworigid pieces OF wood,
and what sunlight comes IN on her
must come through the cracks in the
stable, or would you turn her out Of
doors at s in the morning, and let her
enjoy herself until 4 or 8 In the after.
noon, when the thermometer is hover
ing around z rot Try that yourself If
you think it is nice, and zee il you
would not like a nice, clean, airy place
where no filth ia found, and where
zero weather does not hinder the COW
from chewing her cud OF cnntenTment,
and note the difference. Nov be thor
ough bout that too, for a filthy stable
makes filthy milk, and what does filthy
milk make7 ASK your butter maker,
il you are taking your mlik 10 a CO,
operative creamery. He viii tell you
Now we have come near to milking
time, but are we ready3 Have we
cleaned the stables ftst and shaken up
tue bedding or brushed off the COWS,
especially if they are stabled7 Ishould
certainly clean the stable first and
brush the cow. Now let's milk, and
be quick and thorough about it.
Shall we let the milk stand in the
stable until the horses and all other
live stock are cared for, until the
breakfast bell rings9 Just think; the
product OF this milk and perhaps some
Oh that same milk finds it's way to your
coffee. How does that strike youI
Some may say you are too particular.
How are the best prices for dairy goods
ootained9 By being thorough in every
detail.
Now just a word and I will not pur
sue this talk farther, How are we to
know that this coz pays her way9
Weigh and record her milk every day;
TEST her milk once a month or oftener,
you have time, and then at the end
OF her year of miIk-giving, see how
many pounds of milk you have; divide
" her average test and that will tell
you now mucn butter she should make.
WILL IT DO TO IMPROVE THE
HERD7
There is a lot Of truth-truth worth
bordering over-in the following arti.
Gle from H4rd's Dairyman:
There Is a great difference between
oe'ns simply a COW owner and being a
ualryman. There are thousands upon
thousands of COW wners You will
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