Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-02-07

Tie idIH Oh thlS country, where the
PWner seeing dollar in sight for a
TOAD or manure readily sells it to a
nelghbor rather than apply it to his
pWn soil, where its value might be
three or four times as great. On the
model farm in Pennsylvania most of
the crops are fed to the stock and thus
largely return to the land in manure.
Upon assuming management of the
farm the owner with no previous ex-
perlence in farming begafS to read
what agricultural literature was avail
able. One of the first books secured by
him was Quincy's little treatise on the
soiling of cattle, written in 1859. Soil.
ing consists in cutting and giving
green feed in summer instead of allow
ing the animals to run on pasture.
This system adopted by the farm
owner did not prove satisfactory the
nrst year because no other feed was
used and the COWS did not do we'll. In
addition the manure was difficult to
handle and II was not easy to keep the
barn clean. Before the next season,
however, the new farmer had procured
Stewart's book on feeding animals and
from it learned his first lesson in
balanced rations." He also learned
70 feed some dry hay with the soiling
crops, thus giving the manure a proper
consistency. Thenceforward the man.
hgement Of the constantly growint
herd or cows was a simple matter and
the farm began not only to pay a profit
but to increase in fertility, so that
within seven years the entire mort
gage was paid off.
The farm is strictly a dairy farm.
the only products regularly sold being
milk and a few head of young cattle
each year. The cows are all registered
Jerseys except one or two picked I'D at
beighboring sales. They are not only
pure bred but well bred. Male calves.
II worthy OF IL, are reared for breeding
purposes, but none is ever vealed. If
q male calf Is not fit TO raise for a
breeder 1t is killed at birth. at
doesn't pay to feed $18 worth of meal
TO a calf that will sell for ST." said the
owner. The young cattle sold from
this farm bring on an average 800
apiece, and about FIVE are disposed of
each year.
The milk is all sold at 25 cents a gal.
lon the year round to a State institu-
ton located two miles distant The
milk tests high. is perfectly clean and
free from adulteration. There is never
any complaint from the buyers: on the
o.her hand, this farmer is considered
public benefactor. As soon as the
milk is drawn It is placed In perfectly
clean cans standing in cold water some
distance from the barn and stirred
frequently to aerate 81 and aid the
cooling The milk vessels are never
allowed TO stand around uncleaned. but
are washed as soon as the milk IS re-
moved. first with cold water. then with
boiling and finally again with cold
water The amount Of milk produced
from the seventeen COWS is nearly tho
same al all seasons and averages about
twenty-six gallons day. While this
yield Of approximately 1900 pounds
year for each OF the seventeen COW,
kept is not enormous. by any means
II Is good The income from the mill
produced is about $1,000 a year. Thu
outlay for concentrated feeding stun
rs $625 annually.
Economy In Farm Labor.
One man and a boy do the labor o
The farm except ia hay harvest an,
during the cutting Of silage, So sys