The Delta independent., 1899-11-03
Keeping Cows for Profit.
Keeping Cows for Profit" is the ",

teal dairying to come under our notice.
We understand that large issue OF
this little publication is being gratuit-
ously circulated with the compliments
OF The DE LayalSeparator Co.. "A Cort
laadt ST . New York, which concern Of
f-rs TO send copy 10 every real itr Of
the lSDEPEsDEST upon request.
The book treats OF dairying as man.
ufaciuring business and discusses ills
problens from the standpoint that
every dairy farmer is Just as much a
business mar as thnugh engaged in any
other manufacturing or commercial
undertaking. II is complied in terse
p ac;ical manner, is easily reada BILE, and
can hardly fail TO be Interesting and in.
s'ruciive TO every one in any way con-
cerned in dsiryiug- II is splendidIy
printed, handsomely illustrated. and
altogether pleasing. The front cover
shows a Autographed milking scene, and
the back cover cut Of Jersey COW.
Ida Marisoll. which received firs, prize
al the Chicago Exposition.
The book begins with a brief review
o: the history OF dairying. shows the re-
laiive percentages OF the various compo-
nsnt parts Of the different dsiryiug prp
ducts. takes up the production and
marketing of such products in ore form
after aao,her, Iud closes with perti-
nent reference to private dair, ing.
In an historical and statistical way It
tells much that is interesting. We
learn that dsir, ing is of rlost ancient
beginning. going back at least 1000 years
before Christ, but that in a commercial
fJrm it is m st modern. being scarcely
'nure than The development Of the last
generation. We learn that in ISIS the
dairy products nf the United States we're
S51c.Uo.oop: there are soue 100000
IL lch coUs in the u 5: an annual con
sumption ~ l.1Jo!taO. .oOJ gallons oi milk /;
/. oooyJ.ouJi,s. OF butter ani 31lOOo,-
oo1 lbs oi i. y.ec; aad tina lsg9 prices
OF ali dairN uc I'rr~:nrts. especially but
ter. have been csu de-.o ols than 10 sev
rral years past.
We tind ttost The sv-rage L. S. Yield
OF mi p- csw IS Ices ,hH., ! 90 ihs. a
year. ana oSy s',our l:o IN ~ batter:
lie 'o,<sfr .fiisl . lie al void
should be {, <m 5.roo TO s.oo ,s.. sod
he bui.er pkDduction never u .u,r zoo
ib-. In tnis connection ii lie autborits =.
rSei! s,.se,., ID. fully une-balI u tie
butter pruslurrs' ~ Farm butter making
b. the araail-, ~ the o. fr dIiryin-
III 'hols. ie made and usrxe.ed at an
eta ! lass Ia the 'nrk~-
I . hspi; 'a;r'v te-Ds with practical
fgcts ard -rigranulaI,ral r1rressiuns
spI'"slinc to tae dalr, farmer. az Tor ia
s'suce..
1t should no. I've d. ssuprd that dairy
in is biia. csrrio7e aud sprn ! keIy
tu srcnme "a. ru.ia e. The contrary
is the cis. The huU.r cunsutD p,lou o.
Ua.sy I'rodue,s. tsr.jsulari! Increasing
frlm year 10 yea. IL, exports. winch
are as yet sasiI, ~. within a Ies years
amuu . to Jle' uir -. the total yrc lu..
,ior, lut only atTo- liuEa sun, eIt marx.
ct. .ut insurins the naiul, usnc- uf
prices"
"tarn dsirying communities Ere
eve5yWhere smung The most rrsparors
intelligent. aud progressive IN The cOun
try"
"Nodern dairy !aru irc is !us' ~ rurrS
a business as al! ptnrr commercial or
man 4iastLrin- undertaking. IL affords
tn sar.- ur; r;urtLsi.les. lIn practical
r'nse IL isa manufacturing business
Zoe laad. the ies.I. AL lie degree 81
ssTr us-si ere the dairy farmers raw
ns .er,~is. lie COW. the cream sc,.cra-
tsr. Ill.,. batter Wur er. cans. coolers.
sua u;h,s Gtras;.s are his tools and
marhiEery. Tue sa.e -, tie milk cream,
ur quite. is 'ae HsI~cIIg- u hs pm
du {. Tao ttr,rSpes, y 'i uis business j.
itr ely - his oSu ,aAS.i.. !urI ss it is
WI aas other.
Iic treu N ioas advance in dsirnn.
T-ac,ise villain the iasJ htIcrn Years
a. 50 Northumberland d..ryIug me h,,i-
shnltvvess i've ears during such period
Tat II - uccrs-sry N ur,,,i { b.. prod
table. that he rrtnc s~rp s.sre vita Ad
need cot,Ii.ssu-. istyI G uroa the
l,",s o fifteen Nesrs sso Is Iu@ a iusiuE
oSeap-;.os. uair,iug UPON the bssis
~ Eve and ten years ago nov Goes veil
t. maze ends meet. Iroh able dsiS, Tag
-, 'O.4a. mus, be Up 10 da.eaGd bc kept
50.
The selection "a the PRACTICAL dairy
COW ~ to,i.y Is Eos 80 mach ga,siiuu
ot particular breed as ut individual pco-
duciivsoc-s. This viii he found To vary
in every herd OF svery breed In breed.
ing Il - an established maxim that the
bull = bali the herd The bull should