The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-02-01

superior value as milk producers. 1t
is simply a business proposition then,
that the farmer should grow such
plants rather than to waste time and
energy upon less valuable plants for
such purpose. 1t is generally con-
coded that the legumes, such as the
clovers, vetches, pears and the like,
head the list of such plants. A knowl-
edge as to the life history, habits of
growth, and the best methods for Sc
curing the same becomes all import
ant Whether our acres average one
and one half tons or five tons of hay,
or five or fifteen to twenty tons or
forage, is of very great Importance,
when considered in it's relation to the
cost of production of our dairy prod
ucts. AS a rule, poor harvest can
be attributed to poor farming. Once
the crop is produced loss OF from
40 to IS per cent. often occurs in its
feeding value, through improper meth
DDS in securing the same or bad man.
agement. or both, which is another
important factor in the matter OF
cheapening the cost Of production.
Another, and an all-important mat
ter. owing to the relation that it bears
to the cost of production, is that or
the palatability of the feed, which ap-
pears to be largely affected by the
degree of succulence thereof The
advent of the silo is proving great
boon to dairy farming in our state, in
securing the feed in it's succulent
state. We now can, through the silo,
secure a very large percentage OF our
crops in the most valuable state for
feeding purposes. Every dairyman
then should have a silo, in preference
to a haymow, unless he can have both.
With an abundant supply of silage
from the legumes and a few roots the
cost of producing pound OF butter
fat can be very materially reduced.
An abundant harvest and barns and
silos filled with choice feed stuffs for
the COWS represent the farmers time,
energies, both mental and physical,
and usually his full capacity as a bus
mess man for period extending over
the greater part of the year. 1t then
becomes of the greatest Importance
that good business sense and Judg-
ment be exercised in their disposition.
With the dairyman farmer such dis
position should mean consumption on
the farm by dairy stock. Suppose
such SCOCK OIL leu REPRESENTS " IhO
farmer an actual cost Of $1,000. Sup
pose, again, that each COW in his herd
will require $35 worth of this feed and
the value of her product amounts to
$50. The farmers loss will be about
$50 besides his time and interest on
the value represented. Another farm
er, perhaps a neighbor, may have bet
ter COWS that consume feed OF the
same value, but the product of the
same amounts to $50 per COW. This
farmer from his $1,000 worth of feed
will realize return of more than
S1,7OO, difference of $3.50 to pay him
for his time, interest, etc. This great
difference in results represents the
difference in the intelligence, common
sense and judgment of the two farm
ers. 1t also goes to show the great
importance of disposing of our feed
stuffs nicely.
There are many more details that
might refer to, such as the Importance
in selecting the sire, rearing the
heifer calves, disposition of the by
products, etc., but time will not permit
covering the entire groundwork OF
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