The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-01
Twelve Points in DairyinS.

At a recent meeting Of the Georgia
State Dairy Association, President
Redding summed up the points in
favor Of dairying rs follows:
First-The first advantage Of dairy
Ing is that it takes less fertility from
the soil than other branches Of farm
ing. A ton Of wheat takes 81 out OF
the farm and sells for less than SIG.
A ton OF butter takes fifty cents worth
of plant food from the farm and sells
for from S4GO to 5000, Comment is
needless.
Second-Butter is 4 condensed prod
uct. Nothing can bc made or grown
upon the farm that will bring as much
per pound. Farms remote from market
and communities far from railroads
can send butter from farm or cream
cry with tie least possible expense.
The dairyman can condense tons OF
fodder ard crops on the farm into dairy
products and send them to market IN
compact and portable form.
Third-Eultar is 4 finished product.
1t is ready for the consumer either at
the private dairy OF local factory. or
creamery. The only exception is where
cream is sem long distances TO Il cell
tral station from siimminS scattered
over Il large section Of the country.
But this exception only proves the
rule.
Fourtll-Dairying brings in con-
slant income. The man who sells
crops of any kind has to wait until he
can market his product once year.
There is little satisfaction in this. IL
is unbusiness-like to go without cash
for fifty-one weeks and then have u
lot of money come in NJ one time. The
dairyman has an income nearly or
quite fifty-two weeks in the year.
Fifth-Dairying gives constant and
remunerative employment. The grain
or potato grower must spend large
part of the year in enforced and de-
moralizing idleress; but the dairyman
finds profitable work is most profit
able during the winter time. (Ihe
point is not well taken for this south
ern latitude. 1t might be said that
the cotton farmer spends eleven
months and three weeks OF the year
in making and harvesting his crop
and on. day to pay $500 worth OF
debts with $4O0)
Si1th-On the dairy farm the work
is better divided. The grain harvest
comes so close to hayins that 1t often
gets mixed up with it, to the detri'
ment Of both: but when the corn is
grown and put into the silo for dairy
feed. and not so much or no grain
raised, the harvests are several weeks
apart.
Seyenth-skill and brain work get
better pay in dairying than in any
other branch in farming. To produce
fine dairy products requires something
besides hard work. The dairyman
must have knowledge and skill, ana
must exercise great care.
Eighth-There is more room at the
ton. greater opportunity to improve.
than in any other kind OF hard WORK.
Cows produce from $50 to 800 pounds
of butter per year, and butter sells
from ten cents to 81 per pound. NO
branch Of agriculture shows anything
like this or gives such chance to
rise.
Ninth-Take the country through
and there is no other kind of farm
work so well suited to women as dairy
ing.
Tenth-Dairying leads TO thoughtfui-
ness for the comfort of animals and
thus tends to morality. To do her Dest
the COW must be made as comfortable
as possible in every way. She Will
tolerate no neglect or cruelty. She IS
a teacher Of gentleness and kindness.
Eleventh-Dairying is the most pro-
cressive branch of farming.
Twelfth-Dairying pays better than
any other branch of farming. both &C
tually and prospectively.