Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-22
DAIRY NOTES.

commonly recognized have one very
important feature, they are bred "a
convert feed into milk. The Jerseys
are beautiful in form. kindly disposi-
ton and produce milk of the best quail
ity. AS a family COW or for cream
many dairymen stick close to Jersey
blood. The purebred bulls are vigor.
GUS; and for building up a dairy herd
many prefer to use Jersey bulls. The
A~yrshires are fine, hardy cows. produce
ing good milk and plenty Of it. The
Guernseys are heavier, good mixers
and probably excellins the Jerseys In
the quantity produced. The Holstein'
Fresian holds the record for quantity,
although some may think the quality
IL not quite up to the Jersey milk. All
Of these breeds have been brought to
their high standard by systematic and
careful breeding. They are trained te
do special work. The dairymen will
not make a mistake In selecting any
one of these four breeds. The worb
Of any herd Of cows will depend alto
gether upon how they are handled and
fed, as II is not so much the selection
Of the breed as 1t Is sensible feeding
and care. The "a who has a fairly
good herd of cows should use the best
dairy herd bull he can buy. Many use
Jersey bulls, because they think it has
an influence on the quality Of the mills
Of his heifers. I am not an advocate
Of any nj dairy breed; but to the cor
respondents asking for best dairy
breed, 7 will say select the best per-
formers OF any Of the dairy breeds.
Beef animals will do well in open
yards, with dry bed n shelter. They
have a blanket Of fatty tissue to keep
them warm. The dairy animal is lean
and is very sensitive to cold, hence
must be kept warm, IL maximum milk
production 10 had. In a test, made
some time ago to show how much was
the money loss one-half of the herd
was turned into h barn yard from
s a. m. to 4 p. m, the other half was
turned out only a half Jour daily when
the weather was pleasant. Those ami
mails exposed shrunk to a money equiv
alent Of 9 cents a day for each animal.
Next to warmth, ventilation is of most
Importance. The dairy animal must
be surrounded with warmth. good air
and good light to enable her to make
the best use Of her feed.
( Thu man who sets out to breed q
dairy herd from his common farm cows
will have uphill work for a long while.
1 do not believe 1t will pay. If you
have one or more common cows, above
the average in producing milk. and
keeping at 1t, by all means stick to
such cows and their heifers. But I
should never attempt to make a pay
ing dairy herd out Of the common
bunch of cows usually found on west
ern farms.
Keep the dairy barns clean. This job
should be attended to every day, SO
hat the manur will not accumulate.
Where you have a number of cows
stabbed together, the manure or litter
carrier Is an easy method of getting
the manure out. BY proper arrange
ments this carrier will deposit its Dad
into the spreader, and when this Is
filled, hitch on and drive to the fields.
Every man who goes into dairying
must set his own standard, but his
yearly profits will depend very largely
upon how high he sets that standard.
l do not believe that the line should be
drawn below 5000 pounds of milk q
rear. There are lots of COWS that will
not come up to that mark, but they
are mostly losers every year they are
MIXED.
Milk is made more cheaply by good
grass than anything else, then comes
silage, for this Is the nearest to grass
OF any food in hand, besides 1t is the
cheapest and car be grown on the
farm. Dairymen who expect to keep
up the milk flow of their herds will
soon learn the economy of the silo for
both winter and summer feeding.
A good dairy authority says that bet
ter care would increase total annual
production of dairy herds at least 80
per cent, and that with wise selection
of young animals we could double the
output with the same numbe of cows.
If this statement is true, it Is high
time that dairymen were looking after
the care and breeding.
hi small dairy will pay; with ten to
fife Il COWS one can attend to his own
wCrk, and there is less danger of any
mishaps which injure trade. If one
sells his milk this is a big help In the
business, because his customers get ac-
qIainted with hin and have more con-
fdence in his product.
Good pastures and good meadows are
the foundation of successful dairyine.
Look over the fields this spring and see
IL some do not need patching up. See
that all the land Is producing something
valuable. II there are bare, killed-ou
spots, reseed them and get them COW
cred with grass.
A good dairy farmer tells me he
seeds twenty acres to clover every
year and breaks up twenty acres every
year. he Keeps about forty acres In
meadow. BY this system his land grows
better and he grows enough hay and
fodder to keep his herd well into the
winter.
The sleekest calves n the thrift
est pigs | ever saw belonged to q dairy
man who skinned his own milk at
home, and he knew how to feed It to
get results. The feeder who has nice.
fresh skim milk every morning for his
young things can make the best calves
n pigs.
Follow the directions when operatins
a cream separator. The milk should he
run through evenly. The thickness Of
the cream will depend upon the even
flow of the milk into the machine.
h cows should have plenty Of fresh
air and sunlight. Let them out on
bright days and let them roam about
the yards. The exercise will do them
good. and when they are put back into
the barns they have vigorous appetites
and are ready TO get down to business
The money-maklng COW must he
away above the average. She must be
a heavy eater, with the i~nclination ~
turn her food In rich milk. Select cows
with vigorous constitution and lonr
mixers. As