The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-17

the COWS. He could calculate very nc
c~urately just how many pounds of mill
each cow was seereting, and just how
much his income was per COW.
Many surprises are In store for the mar
who attempts this scheme. He will lose
confidence in some of his best looking
cows; will conclude that boarding milk
stables don't pay and that he must Gull
his inferior cows. The interest manifested
by the mixers will be increased; each one
will begin to rearrange or change the ra-
ton of the different individuals in an at
tempt to persuade such and such a COW
to hold out or to increase her flow of
milk. Few men go TO a tailor shop to
purchase a suit of clothes without first
getting measured or sized up, yet many
60 to their cow stables twice daily and are
satisfied upon taking a mere peck into the
milk bucket and guessing as to the
amount of milk each COW is producing.
The mere weighing and recording of each
cows milk If practised on all dairy farms
would In a short time revolutionize the
dairy business. Try the scheme a while
and see for yourself.
Alfalfa Is the prince of r~oughage feeds
for COWS and growing live stock. 1t Is n
ready, palatable milk maker. an excellent
feed to tone the system with and to regu-
late the bowels. The lime stone areas Of
this State, as we'll as the other soils
when lined, produce excellent crops of
this legume, provided that In each case
the soil is well prepared and heavily
MANFRED. Fairly we'll drained fields are
also necessary as wet boggy soil and al
falfa plants soon part. All seed should
be sow during the month of August and
the ground fallowed or worked as early
as possible after the present crop Is re-
moved, Spring seeding is usually ousted
by the weeds while little difficulty is en-
with late summer paintings
when preventative means. such as careful
and continuous cultivation of the ground
Is practised before the seed Is planted.
Home grown seed should be purchased by
all means and the ground thoroughly en-
riehed. When once established it con-
tinues to make astonishing yields from
year to year. and it is possible to make
three and often four cuttings per year.
No dairy farmer can sfford to be without
this splendid home grown feed. Try
some this August.
I have visited some twenty-five differ
ent 1ocks of sheen and have not found
a single farmer who does not realize a
net profit from his sheep. Only one flock
was strictly pure bred and in this case
the net income was nearly double that
reported by the producers of grade ami
mails. The fences or rather the lack of
them. seem to be one of the greatest
drawbacks to this line of work. but with
a little exertlon these could readily be
built or repaired. For the money invest
ed I am confident that there is more
clear money mad from raising sheep
than milking lows at the present prices
of their products, besides the amount of
labor and attention is considerably less.
In stocking up on sheep it Is necessary
and important that high grade young
ewes are obtained rather than the old and
worn out culls that are brought In by the
fall drover.
The short courses in agriculture begun
last wear will open December 8. 1907. and
continue until March 6. 1908. These courses
were very successful the past year, and
any young man who intends to be a far
mer cannot afford to miss taking either
the course in general agriculture, dairy
farming or fruit growing or market gar
dening. though 1t Is recommended that
the course in general agriculture be taken
first.