The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-02-23
A Few Instances Of the Great
Profits Made by Morton Co.
Farmers from Dairying.

CilSn received Tor milk. ...S v
Milk and butter for family. 1900
Skim milk valued at....... $500
Total.... l,O4l.OO
Average, per COW. 5000
Henry Hole MIXED twenty-six
cows
Cash from creamery....... 1855
Milk and butter for home... $500
Value Of skim milk unknown
Total. 81, OO2.7
Average, per coW. 1896
Herman Kroeger MIXED twenty
-four cows
Received from creamery. 80. 83l.5e
Butter and milk at home... 1850
Value of skim and buttermilk 1000
Total. 948.O6
Average, per cow.......... $500
Ed. Molzen MIXED twenty-four
COWS that averaged 1900 Tbs. of
milk each. The average test of fat
was 49,
Received in cash. lOO6.12
Butter and milk at home. 5000
Value Of skim milk. ...... $500
Total ..............$i.l2 1902
Average, per cow......... 46.42
These statements show that good
dairying is being done and, consid-
ering the low price Of land and the
cost of keeping the COWS, largern net
profits are realized than is possible
on high priced lands and the larger
gross earnings per COW of many
eastern or middle west dairy Sec
tions: Not all the profits or bene-
fits of dairy farming can be put into
a statement that shows only the
money received from the milkalone.
Dairying has not reduced the
amount of wheat or fax raised in
Morton county, but had a wonders
full Influence in introducing diNr#at
flied farming and the dairyylnesn are
far in advance of other livestock
farmers in this respect. Where a
few, years ago they depended almost
entirely on native grass and hay,
they are now raising millet, timo-
thy, bronze grass and: fodder corn,
while alfalfa and clover are being
introduced by the most progressive
farmers. The soil fertility will be
conserved and at the same time the
danger of complete crop failure,
that any country that depends on
rain for moisture and on acne crop
system of farming is subjected to,
is practically insured against.
The sod stables, native prairie
hay and beef type dairy cattle have
served their time and purpose adj
mirably but with better, more COM
Portable stables and feeds that are
better adapted for milk production
comes a demand for COWS that will
produce larger yields'of butter fat
lIf there is a'good margin of profit
in keeping a herd Of COWS that pro-
duce 2OOtbs. of butter each year
(as the above statement show how
much greater would the profits have
been if they had averaged 800 lbs.
each.
A farmer might feed an Indian
pony as much grain as he would a
1,5OO draft horse and wonder why
the pony could pull as heavy a load
as the draft horse. A great many
are doing just as impracticable a
thing in feeding COWS that are bred
for beef and expecting them to doas
we'll at the pail as dairy bred COWS
We ought to do more breeding and
feeding for a special purpose. FIVE
like dairying, why not buy a good
sire Of the dairy breed that we like
and cross him with the COWS We
have and try to improve our herds
so that they will be profitable. W.
are still doinga lot of poor feeding
If the cows we have we're properl,
fed, their capacity to make butter
no doubt, will be doubled. We d.
not know what they are capable. q
:ldoing, but il stands 70 reason that
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