The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02

In speaking OF profits in dairying
writer in Practical Farmer says:
A fairly good dairy COW Will pro-
duce 5000 pounds of milk per year,
which, sold at cents per pound, the
prevailing price, makes 500 per year
From q given ration she will consume
and we will charge the COW for run
ration for 365 days-two and third
tons OF cowpea hay, valued at $Zo;
five tons of ens:Iage, valued at $40;
two tons corn slower, valued at $40,
and one-third ton cottonseed meal, val
ued at IS. a grard total Of $50 for cost
of food for one COW that produces $50
worth Of milk Besides this you have
cowpea hay, which you have sold for
So per ton, corn ensilage at So and
corn slower at SIS ton in form of milk.
And then the manure. All of it but
$500 returned to your soil. If dairy
ing does not pay now, 1T is because the
machines are wOrth1vSs-that is, the
COW which takes the raw material Gas
corn stover, cowpea may, etc. to make
llllO ullS1lCu Al1lh civ bett
ter, is worthless. Use a good bull,
then, to breed up the dairy stock, and
as soon as this is done dairy stock will
improve and dairying will become the
most profitable Industry in the middle
south-more profitable than cotton
growing or cotton manufacturing.
Dairy Products.
The complete census statistics of dali
ry matters announced today show that
of the 5,739,657 farms in the country
4,51421O report dairy product and that
in 1899 the total dairy product had a
valuation of $472, 369,255. The number
of dairy COWS was 7,139,674. The re.
ceiDts from dairy products sold aggre-
gated 1921, 500, 95S, and products con-
sumed On the farm were valued az
$190, 1897 g7. There were produced
from the dairy COWS reported total
Of 1906. 392,674 gallons of milk, an av-
erage of 424 gallons per COW. The
farmers also report the sale of 2O,16S.-
G62 gallons Of cream. for $S,S3S, TIC.
The farms reporting butter manufac-
tured 1O71.745,127 pounds, of which
51S,139;O2G pounds were sold, for
which the farmers received $50, COG, 446.
Farms reporting cheese manufactured
1882. $50 pounds, of which 14,692,542
pounds were sold for $1.342, 444. New
York reports the largest number of
dairy COWS, 1901 COS, the largest value
of dairy products. S55,474, 1876. Penn
sylvanTa comes second.
business Cooperation.
The dairy industry Of Denmark af-
fords wonderful example of the ben
efits of business cooperation, says Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer. Coop
erative dai1ies have been in operation
there for twenty years and in that
time have grown to over q thousand.
The average number Of shareholders is
146 and of COWS S32. This shows that
small dairies are the rule, the average
less than six COWS to the dairy. Some
idea of the economic advantages may
he had by considering that instead Of
146 Cummings there is but one; that in
stead of 1916 varieties Of butter there is
but one-:and 1T lis gOOd-and that the
producer benefits by both the saving
OF labor and Inequality Of the product.
Helpful Dairy lettings.
IL YOU feed turnips to COWS giving
milk, feed Immediately after milking.
Keep all managers clean of rejected
food.
There is no patented process for rails
ing fine stock.
Milk subjected to the odors of the
Kitchen will never make premium but
ter.
The stable should he. whitewashed at
least once Or twice a year; also the
milkhoNse and can rack, which can be
done neatly and quickly with a spray
DXamD.