The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
DAIRY $.

> DAIRY NOTES,
The poorest quality %, putter Is
itsde duflaa MAY TINS 10 beetu7t
COWS al, tatnvt out a. grass before
tarro IS inHeh aouttshtncnt In St aud
Usually s2e.su feed Is cut on Grass Il
good, u IL Is i mistake to take Away
all dry feed June Is the best butter
inuath and CONS should be then at their
best,
There Is 4 greater demand Tor good
dairy bred bulls THIS spring than there
mas been FOR many years. This shows
that dalTynfn appreciate what is now
urgently needed to keep dairying on u
paying basis.
Fresh cows, especially heavy mixers,
should be millled regularly. Wrequent-
ly leaky teats result from compelling
d COW to go two or three hours over
her regular milking time. There is
also danger of Inflammation when the
adder becomes too full.
Dairyipg when properly carried on
never fails. l. is the business that
Invariably follows when other bust
nesses so down. Corn growing and
wheat growing in many sections is be-
coming less profitable. y good herd
OF cows, kept on these farms for a
lew Years., Will SET lnlllSS IlSll again.
1t is surprising how many farmers
are guessing the worth of their COWS.
other business could stand such
methods for any length of time, and
we are now coming to a point where
no dairy farmer can stand it. Feed
costs too much and we are buying too
much feed 10 not know just what re-
suits we are getting.
Many who would like to make butter
for market during the summer months
find that their product arrives in poor
condition at destination. 1t is difficult
TO ship butter distance without ice,
and this, of course, the small shipper
cannot get. If there is not a good home
market, the safest plan Is to sell cream
to the factory.
With the great Increase in popula-
ton and the rapid rise in land values,
the time is not far away when farm
a profit from it. That will call
for closer methods, better COWS, and
more definite knowledge of breeding
for results.
This is the season when many trou-
bles come to the butter maker. Those
who supply private trade andsship in
"SO@S f0SAA~oSs oSS VI IliolA
as soon as warm weather strikes
US. Soak the wooden packages in a
solution of brine before filling.
This will check the mold and retain the
llavor Of the butter.
The only way to kill off the
plants is to quit making such
stuff that 1t has to be sold to these
and worked over before it is
to eat. When creamery butter is
at 25 cents per pound, one ought
to be ashamed to have to sell 15-cent
AS the COWS are cut down on their
fodder and grain ration and are given
run Of pastures we are apt to de.
tect undesirable favors, and the cream
is more difficult to churn. AS the grass
becomes better the COWS will be more
particular what they eat. SO that of
If the cream is churned at a
lower temperature, say so or 81 degrees
A subscriber asks what crop makes
he best silage, and says that a neigh
Dor put up some clover last year. but
lid not have very good success Good
dent corn. with plenty Of foliage, cut
the grain begins to glaze, makes
the best silage. and it keeps better than !
my other kind. Clover will make good
silage IL 1t is handled right. but it is
harder to keep in good condition than
silage. The trouble comes in get
ling it at just the right stage. The
first crop makes the best silage, al
on account OF wet weather
prefer to put up the second crop,
It should be kept in mind that the
out straw and leaves are the rich
est in nitrogen up to the time when
grain begins to rtpen. This is the rea-
son that outstraw is considered more
than other kinds. Where the
Of the straw is important oats
be cut before too we'll ripened. ]
Sweet corn is one of the best and
most profitable crops for mich cows.
early and late varieties and the
EARLIEST should be ready to feed by
10. This comes in right at a time
pastures are Door and when
is needed to keep up the
milk Tow.
Many plant pumpkin seeds with their
,orn. A better plan is to give UP an
acre or two of rich ground and plant
pumpkin hills about eight feet
part. Plant he field variety, give the
patch some care and it will yield an
'iloflLous amount or rail- feed.
When remodeling the farm buildings
8 a good time to think about winter
york. No wonder it is difficult to get
help to do winter milking, when
hey have to do it where their feet
md fingers are nearly freezing all the
ime.
Good dairy farms mean prosperous
,WnerS, increasing land values and
thriving towns. Debts are
laid n the business men Of the towns
AVE good business. In fact good dairy
makes all wheels go around.
Early cut hay is liked best by the
.ows. 1t comes nearer to the green
'rass than the late cut hay and is rel
shed. Tho late cut hay is all right
When it is to be sold and shipped.