The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-01
Matson's Big ORE
Fancy Patent, 80 cents-at the Mill.
Creme. so cents-at the Mill.
The care ., Cows.

Each year has Its own problems aud
Its WI teachings. The creamery but
shrMaker works at a fixed salary. He
does u specified wOrk.anu for a stipulated
pay, but Providence makes no such stlp-
ulatiOns with the patron who furnishes
the milk. His pay depends upon differ
ent conditions. Nature cannot be
Drought to terms by strokes or combina-
tlOns. Whether the milk yield be- gener-
Gus or meAger depends upon the skill
and good Judgment OF the patron, and he
musL take his deserts when pay day
Comes, and there is no appeal, no bpard
Of arpitratlOn to reverse or override Da-
lures Judgment. Her verdict il final.
II the farmer is trying to dairy with
cows only fiji for raising Steers he must
look chiefly to steers for pay. If he has
Il lot OF cows that are good neither Tor
steer raising nor for milk production, no
skill III the creamery MAKE 1t pay
such a farmer a good dividend. 1t Is
human to err, aud the farmer is not ex-
empt from making mistakes. The wise
tulng to do is to correct them as soon AS
possible after they can be discovered.
In nearl, every herd there are poor
cows. Few OF us are rich enough 10 af-
ford to Keep poor cows. Whether bought
or raised, some OF them are Improbable
10 Keep. The average COW just about
pays her way; lie good COW brings profit;
the poor COW brings loss.
If lightning Should destroy one-third
OF tins COWS in any or all the states III
The Union it would De a financial bless
Jugs TO the owners, provided the thunder
bolt Was directed lntelligeully aud by
The use OF the Scales and BaDcuck test.
Fol The profits come entirely from the
good COWS (tot the average cows) and ii
tue poor COWS are retained they eat up
The profits OF the good COWS and conse-
quently eat uD all the profits, for they
are the only money makers II The nerd.
So lightning would be Il benefactOr ii it
were discriminating III It's work.
But the canned beef man is easier to
managa thai lightning. He can always
10 found, and he will pay a little some-
thing for the poor 1--WE What he pays
Is clear gain. Sell to hun, not to q
%ncighUnr. You Want TO Keep good ntigh-
bUrs as we'll as good cows, and If you sell
your poor COW to a neightOr you are
rid OF your COW and have lost a neighbor
in tue transaction. II you sell a good
COW to a neighbor you keep the neighbOr
but you have lost the g0Oa cow. So new
er sell cows to a neighb0r. Always sell
to shippers, and always sell those which
are not profitable to keep.
At this time Of year all over the west
ern states the COWS are seen roaming
around in the fields aud pastures III
search OF food. This is u mistake. Keep
them comfortable aud supply abundance
Of proper food, and they Will be able IL
do we'll at the milk pail, Cows roaming
around in the colo winds 10 eat frosted
cJrn Will pattern after the lien. Spring
Is the natural time for hens to lay eggs
and hatch them aud for cows to drop
calves and give milk for them, and IT We
wish 10 get eggs or milk in winter we
must furnish approximate spring condi-
lions. We must make the place where
the hens aud tho COWS stay warm and
sunny, aud we must furnish food with
sufficient egg and milk producing lie.
ments.
Cornfodder (the c%ornstalk, leaves
husks, ears-the eHtire plant) and clover
hay make The cheapest ration for cows
II. milk. aud one they will do fairly we'll
on, but Eot their best. 1t will balance
ali right, but it is all bulky food and the
COW a not eat and digest enough to dc
her best. Ii some concentrated feed. is
added better results generally follow
As there Is enOughfO of the starchy feed III
the cornfoddpr, some b%y-pruduct like
bran is the right thing to add. and a few
pounds of bran each day will do much t
Increase the yield Of milk. This is men.
TONED because some think that bran is q
very light food and will increase the vol.
ume of milk but that the milk will be o.
poor quality. This idea is wrong and
harmful il to harbOr. By feeding
heavily with corn or other fatteLinp
food the per cent. Of fat has sometimes
been a little increased, but continued
use OF such feed will prove that 1t is no,
done by putting more fat into the milk
but rather by putting less Of the Other
constituents. The COW will sooner OF
later shrink in quantity, aud will prob
ably shrink in the watery part a LITTLE
faster than In the fat content, SO thu
milk becomes richer as she dries off, bu,
there is less OF tat in each days milk
Fhe practical way to increase TIT
amount of hutterfat is to feed so as Il
INCREASE the total amount OF milk. The
more milk you get from a COW the more
fat you get from that COW. Select The
COWS that give milk rich in butterfa,
aud then feed with an eye single to 10.
CREASE the flow, and you are on thu
milky way to success.-E. G. Bennett
Tripoli, Iowa.