Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-03-30
DAIRY FARMING is PROFITABLE
Tive Writers ouOts Facts and Figures on Farm and
Dairy Subjects.

Monday, March 81, Elgin butter mar
ket was firm at gale, same as .ast week.
Same week last year the price was 2S}c,
two years ago 27c, and in 1901, 2i]; Chi
cago 23tc, New York "a, Philadelphia
24b, Boston PAT. Butter in Denmark is
worth 25c. in Australia 1Stc to 20c, N
Russia and Liberia 19ie to 20lc,
Milton will have cooperative cream
cry this spring. Mindora Cooperative
creamery company JUST moved in theil
new building It is of stone, lined on
inside with hollow tile cement floors,
size 40 20 and ID foot walls, iron roof
Vernon county is one )fo the most for
ward counties in the state for raising
tobacco Farmers pay too much atten-
ton to its culture ami not enough to-
ward the cow, Tobacco and cows will
work well together. The cow will fur
nish the manure for the ground, but
most farmers do not keep enough cows
for the amount Of tobacco they raise.
If they would keep more cows, they
could grow more and better tobacco on
one-half the ground. The tobacco in
this county, last year, amounted to
about 100000 This year $500, 600
will cover it, Now this is a tobacco
failure of $500, 600. Did the COW ever
fail you? Mo- There are some people
who have grudge against the COW be-
ca1se they have lost few dollars by a
creamery man failing. Did the COW do
this Mo- She brought You in every
cent of the money but the creamery man
kept it. What would you do with the
COW If farmers lost $500 600 by her? She
would go to the butcher the first day.
Ii it wasn't for the cow this year some
of the tobacco raisers would be plo wing
their last row. Depend upon the cow
more; she will bring you ia the money
every fifteen days sne will enrich your
farm; she will pay off your mortgage
and your farIa will increase in value.
Every time you strike your cow Just
stop and think that the Bloomingdale
Creamery company has just paid you sc
or 81 for her months cream. A good
cow will bring you in from $50 to $50 q
year. What better can you do? One of
our neighbors said he had never raised
tobacco and that he never would. He
has better buildings, better fences, rich
er land and as much or more money
than his nelghbors by raising cattle and
hogs This county is adapted for dairy
ing as there is much land that is good
for nothing else.
Bloomingdale Cooperative creamery
company start ed their business here the
first of the yeSr and have paid the high
est price for butter fat that could be
paid with ell expenses. They have a
good market for their butter; it is sold
on basis of ic less than Elgin on board
cars. They have no freight or commits
sions TO pay and they know what they
are getting for their butter before it is
made, consequently they wonld be pleas
ed to have the patronage of all the far
mers in and about their neighborhood.
Mr.. Gus Morterud, the secretary, will
be pleased to nave you call and inquire
into the business. He is very pleasant
fellow and will gladly give you all the
information you ask. The buttermaker
is very pleasant fellow also; and he
will gladly answer all the questions he
can for you. BE received helper" on
March 10sand put him at testing milk
at once. ard later on he will have charge
of the buttermaking
would like to see more farmers weigh
and test their cows milk. In doing this
he can weed out his poorest cows and
get into herd of cows that will bring
him in from $50 to $50 apiece 1t can
be done. Come to me and ] will help
you do it Brings sample Of each cows
milk TO the creamery and / will test it
for you. | tested a herd today and
found one that tested as low as per
cent. There is no use keeping cow of
this kind; she is not paying for her feed
1t will take the profit of one of the good
COWS to pay her debts.
/ would like to get some of the farm
ers in this neighborhood interested in
'Silos" | will get plans and cost Of
building and help you as much as / can.
have seen great many silos, and
all the farmers that have them say they
would not try 10 get along without one.
Now is good time for the road COM
missionars to LOCK up the bad spots in
the roads Tho roads should be looked
to more than they are. 1t benefits the
farming community more than any
one else. noticed the other day where
new fence was being buiied, You
could touch the posts with yonr hands
while driving along Yours tray
J. N. WICGINTON.
BIZ ominpdale March 25