Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-26

(From the Farmers Review)


tinually increasing its demand. Many
OF our states and territories do not
make enough butter to supply their
home demand. In recent report OF
the dairy commissioner OF the state
of Washington we find that last year
that state imported from other states
100000 pounds of butter and 1,4l3'-
600 pounds of cheese. Though there
are 200 creameries and 100 cheese FAC
tories in the state, the supply OF dairy
products is that much short. The
populations in these western states Is
increasing at a great rate, as well as
are the populations in the great cities
OF the country. Although some OF the
western states that import dairy prod
ucts are really so situated that II
would be possible to produce the dairy
foods needed, yet the habits OF
the people are such that no
great and rapid advance in that di-
rection can be looked for. They are
absorbed in other pursuits that they
deem more profitable. These markets
are susceptible of great development,
and with proper methods of distribu~
tion the amounts consumed would be
very much greater than at the pres
ent time.
An Australian dairyman, w. b.
Wylie, Kapunda South Australia,
makes a rather remarkable statement
as to the gain arising from the cover
ing of his cows. We have seen cows
covered at night in the stable and
have heard of dairymen that even per-
mitted their cows to go into the pas
lures with the blankets on. More
over, 1t is well known that in some
parts of Europe the dairy farmers
cover their cows in the pastures. But
as scheme that brings profits we have
not seen 1t generally recommended. II
looked like carrying the care of cows
to the extreme. But the Australian
in question believes that he reduces
the cost of making butter nearly one
half. In fact, he says that before the
use of blankets the cost of making a
pound of butter was 22 cents and after
the practice had become well estab.
lished the cost was only IL cents per
)ound.' We doubt IL this remarkable
decrease In cost was due to the con.
servation OF heat, but the Australian
seems to have no doubt on the matter.
part he says: 1T took me two
years to get the whole of my twenty.
six cows under cover, because want.
ed to proceed cautiously. and see what
the result would be. and was so sur
prised that | had to go over the work
again and again to be sure that was
making no mistake. Every cow that
was put into a cover gave the same
satisfactory results, by increasing her
produce on smaller quantity of food,
and getting into better condition. The
effect Of the covers on the cows was
marvellous. My system of managing
the covers is to keep a record OF the
outside temperature. and when the
thermometer goes above go degrees
take the covers off. When 1t goes be-
low so degrees | put them on, and al.
ways keep them on in wet weather.
The material | use is grainsacks. two
Of them sown together. forming the
cover with a rope round behind. fast
20 each corner to keep 1t from going
forward. and a leather strap fastened
n front, behind their forelegs to keep
1t from going back. thought at first
hat would have to oil the covers, but
was surprised to find that after a COW
had worn one for about a month, the
grease and hair from her skin made
the sack waterproof underneath. 80
that in the heaviest rain we have had
/ have never known the cover to wet
through. To see cows feeding in the
rain with covers on when 1t is blow.
ng a gale and taking no notice of II.
Is a surprising sight, and gives rue
great satisfaction"