The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
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caring for the cows were few and very
rude The attention OF the husband was
attracted. and he began 20 -eason that II
a small herd of common cows with but
little attention comparatively, a. TO iced
and shelter. could produce such results
as he v 1esscd year after year, what
might be achieved If a good breed OF cat
tie, properly fed and housed. be secured?
A business consultation was held, the
matter discussed. and some future plans
arranged The good judgment of Mr.
Benjamin W. Hunt. our enterprising fell
low tOwnsHan. was appealed 10 In help
ing 60 decide upon the breed y cattle 10
begin with. The mild-eyed Jersey was
then coming prominently TO the front.
The Jersey was the decision. This breed
was introduced ana the step mas never
been regretted. First a Jersey bull was
bought. afterwards few heifers.
suitable barn was built; stanchions were
provided: "a silo constructed. periodicals
On dairying were secured. read and
studied and Information from every
source sought and utilized 'Hoard's
nairyman' I consider the standard on
the subject. and would consider myself
indeed more than at loss without IL.
For the following brief and practical
reasons the Jersey breed Of cattle was
decided upon:
I'll Thev were the best butter produc-
ers. :. They consumed less for the yield
81 butter. ? They We're more suited to
nur short grass ana warm climate. :.
They are kind and gentle. besides being
handsome and graceful. .. Considering
their size and the feed ana care neces-
sary. they yielded more money than any
other known al the time.
The Feed
The next mos, important matter 10 he
considered and determined definitely was
th. feed Immediately varieties Of feed
we're sugges 10 our mind-foods nitro
gcnous AMI foods carbonaceous. foods
concentrated and foods bulky. foods 20
produce milk and foods 10 make butter;
foods for this and foods Tor that. sucn
an ineX Xhaustihie array OF foods indeed.
that heV-ilder!ng chaos rcignrd. Thanks
Tor tile practical guiding star set up hy
the Experiment station 81 tnis and other
..tatss. and Tor the intelligent Instruction
of fioard'S bairyman along these lines.
f.v the help ~ these We have been en-
abi sd TO steer clear OF many mistake
and dangers and % improve constantly
suT condition. From these We are learn
ilE 20 -eed a balanced ration. saving hum
dreis u dollars that had formerly been
lost.
'Our winter feed Is usually corn sliagc.
bran. cctfun seed meal. pcaVine hay
Whom DE- can l.. hai-or bermuda hay, in
PROPORTIONS Of cign; pounds oi bran 10
tw" o~ Two ard bar Of cotton seed
meal. thirty 20 forty pounds Of s.lage
lnd all the hav the cattle will eat. when
reaVine hay Is used tho bran is cut halr
and often omitted altogether. For spring
g. q burr clover and rye. together w.in
trau aUu cotton seed meal.
I'm summer sorghum. bran and meal.
Sorghum viii give much better result
than corn.
I'm the fal. sorghum. peav.nes. bran
and mrai- M matter how good the pas
lures Tho COWS are ftd regularly and well
al thc time.
The Products.
"Tor years from Glenn Dennis butter
alone ives sold. Seven wears ago. how
E ever. q DeLaval separator. Baby No ..
was bought. With some trouble q market
was found for cream. The dairymeu of
. Tennessee had been supplying the GeOr-
gi1 demand FOR cream and IL proved
matte~ OF some difficulty to find starting
point. The territory seemed 10 be com
pletely covered and consumers seemed
!oath 10 change from the product sup
I piled by the Tennessee Gairymen. Il
seemed they stumbled At the ques,i 1n.
though uneNpressed, can any good thing
come 0ut oi Georgian After many efforts,
however. customers IN Atlanta reluctant
+ iy agreed To give G~Ore.3, cream a trlgl.
2 \ trial was sufficient. A. is unnecessary
. 10 PAUSE here 20 describe the future steps
taken, the uattics fought, in order 10 ac-
complish our purpose. The result has
+ been emincntly gratifying. This cream
NOW goes into the Georgia markets, and.
not only competeS with that al Itnucs-
see blk GuiLGla nus 4l tnH same markets.
. from 10 To T. cents more per gallon We
Sch not only cream, but butter. calves
and. occasionally. cows. The latter sell
F readily FOR from So To So each. The
SKINNED milk is fed to calves and pigs
The manure IS used on the farm.
with a herd valued at more than s. ~
and a growing annual business worth
. even more. Gem Dennis has come To De
one OF Putnams permanent and most
important Institutions. IL is now selling
every month. on an average. $40 worth OF
s products from each COW.
Eighteen hundred and ninety-ninc. al
though the dryest year for many in oar
section. was the most successful for the
. dairy. IN consequence OF the extra care Of
. the COWS aud the increased supervision Of
the work by the oNner-rcndered necSs-
SarN because OF the extreme drOught-the
results exceeded former years In spite of
fate. That year an average OF twenty
eight cows were MIXED. There was sold
s. ssl worth of cream and S1.1 worth OF
butter. making in all $3.50. To ,his must
re added an estimated amount for ma
nure Sl0a. for skinned milk $2U0. Tor
calves s3a. ana for sale Of COWS. $50.
! making grand total of %oN1 as the gross
/ proceeds for one ve2r. During June. july q,
Z August aud September $40 per cow Was
: sold each month. with Il net profit Of 81
( uer cow per month. In 1890 a Baby No.
I Z DeIsaXal separator was added ana wider
I fields sought. The result has been So
/ .mlnentlv successful. the demand has far
| exceeded the supply. Indeed. so satisflc-
| tory has been the outcome that Il Is cur