Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24

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net out Of butter sold at IS cents If we take
out the expense of hauling the milk. gain Of
two cents per pound would be almost 10 per cent
added to tho amount received by the producer. A
much larger difference could be shown in the
case of other creameries of the state that ART
! Obliged to close up altogether In the winter time
and so sell ill their butter for lowest prices
The creameries taken are all on partial winter
OASIS as Is shown by the fact the least amount OF
butter was made in November with increase
every month until the month of June,
NJ 1t therefore follows that winter dairyius will
pay to the extent of IL per cent even If the cows
give no more milk. think fall COW will give
10 or 10 percent. more milk than spri ng COW and
for two reasons, both based upon the fact that q
serious decrease of milk flow cannot be made up.
II COW decreases one quart in the amount OF
mix givens her owner has lost the value of one
quart of milk multiplied by the number of days
ehe might yet give milk. In the spring the
weather is wet and cold. feed is scarce. first grass
Is mostly water and conditions for summer dairy.
Ing are never ideal until nearly quite June, by
which time the spring calf has already entered
upon his short career of scours and sour milk and
his mother by reason of lack of comfort and short
feed is reduced below her normal amount of milk.
OF course these difi culties may be avoided, but
the fact Is that the work of the presses the
farmer so hard sthat nine times out of ten the
cow does so shrink in the milk flow In the early
spring.
The second reason for the decrease In milk flow
is the dry feed and many files of the hot August
days and the consequence is that large number
of spring cows enter the winter giving so little
milk that they cannot pay for extra feed or care
and OF course produce little or no butter at the
time when the price takes the usual upward turn.
| On the other hand the COW and her young calf
dnd the weather conditions ideal in the fall, the
late feed, while not 30 good as Juus pasturage by
good deal, is yet far superior to the August
pasture, and the COW will at least receive
no severe checks in the first few weeks of her
milking. She will enter the winter upon full
flow of milk, her owner will feed her well because
he can ahord to do SO and because he is getting
returns for SO DOING she will 60 upon grass in
the spr ing still giving fair flow of milk and go
make good use of the best of summer pasturage,
and will go dry in fly time She will milk a
month or two longer than she would have done
II she had been fresh In the spring. and 1t should
| be noticed that the increase Is the first part of
her milking period and not the end of It, Under
such conditions, think COW will give from IS
to 70 per cent. more than she will II she calves In
the spring.
In addition to the increased amount of milk and
butter, the fall calf will be worth more money at
year Of age than the spring calf. In the first
place he will bs six months old before he knows
what hot weather means. He will be able to take
| care ofhimself when flies come. He will not be
fed on sour milk one day and sweet the next. In
word he will get better care, better feed, and
will of course be better calf at six months,
ready m NAL To NIL o,S
sell at scar old in the same bunch as calf that
| is six months older.
But all these advantages, while they are possible
are profitable only If the increased income is
| more than the increase in expense. At my
own farm, estimate three fall cows as con.
| siderably better than four spring COWS. The
| expense for barns is the same whatever the
plan adopted, but If have BARR room
for but IL cows can make my herd equal
to 10 or more by the practice of winter dairying
and without increasing my investment dollar
We hear men say that milk is cheaply produced
In the summer because 1t costs little to produce
IL whea the cows get their living on pasture. The
cost of pound OF butter is not measured by the
value of feed consumed to produce that particular
pound. 1t is jast as sensible to say that the man
whe does not feed his cows between milkings is
producing the last milking st NO cost at all. The
cost OF producing pound Of butter lie the cost of
keeping COW for year divided BY tho number
of pounds Of butter she makes In that time. The
COW must be nd In winter whether she be fresh or
dry, audit seems b met 70 be q sensible
plan 70 make hsr pay her way by giving milk.
am aware, Of course, that all these results can
b obtained only BY Considerable Thought and
planning, but then we are in this business foriths
money there Is in II and Il the plan pays for the
work and expense snd shows q pIct st will be
| good plan to follow.
The requisites for winter dairying are several In
number and importance. The first one Is Of
course good buildings. which you already have In
this county. Make your barn Us nearly air tight
phsssible and then vent!late It by bringing the
| air into the barn in front of each cow Your
barn will than be warm enoughia the winter aud
the air will be good and pure. Make . water tight
trough to feed In and water your cows in the barn
The expense OF these improvements will be but
Si0 or 3lb. When COWS are turned out In cold
weather tho blood is carried to the surface to keep
the skin from freezing Certainly the blood 30
| used cannot be used In the cows udder in the
processes of making milk. Dairy breeds are do
veloped by keepin the blood away from the out
side OF the body and 1t will pay you to keep your
heifers under the same conditions under which
milk cows should be handled. great amount
OF exercise is not necessary for COWS but comfort
thew must have or tb.v vii, M, ho n,oo ..h,a
feed and care ara was.ad r. tho .r,u.,. 40 ~
comfortable from lack Of f.ed or from co,, -,
any other reason M sans,hia NV. ,,;,, .,,,,s
milk IL she IL compe,led IN leave N. h..n o. Nv
half mile in the cold mad drink water through
| hole In the Ice. II she served her owner right
| she would give him icicler.
Then a cow tn owe mill a. .nv ss.son =, ~.
wear INNS, have nrona. ,.oa No. =. sao
er,,ses sre the idea, fssd ,or mil a.,n l
growth. The successful d.iryman viii, ,hsra,ora
snnroacb az nearS A. ossh,s -. ..s sne.e.e
or min products TO supply the necessary elements
to make balanced ration. The COW gets bal
aneed ration when she eats pasture grass a. its
the same thing in the wiuter If the same or slmll.
ar conditions are furnished. Hence she must be
| given the warmth 0f a haru