The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-07

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DAIRY NOTES.
Professor Frazer makes some very
strong statements about the quality OF
cows kept by Illinois dairymen. He
says many a good COW is worth twenty
or more poor cows in the same herd In
actual profits to the farmer. Illinois
dairymen are keeping thousands OF
cows that barely pay their board, or at
best, return SO small a profit that 1t
would take $50 to 400 to show 81, 900
clear money per year. The worst thing
is. that nearly every dairy herd has
cows Of this stamp.
Mr.. J. A. Phillips, one of the most
successful dairymen in Wisconsin,
says, be careful in selecting the dairy
sire. for on his quality depends the inn
provement of our herd. Feed as far
Rs possible the feed grown on the farm.
II you require bran or oil meal buy it
and mix 1t with your other feeds your
self. Keep all O money at home.
Raise your stock a. well as you can,
can.
DID 6 ever notice good siiehh-cs
stroll over the pastures az leisurely as
IL she had nc thought of anything ex-
cept turning her feed into milk? A COW
never hurries or becomes excited, un-
less forced to it, and the quiet, slow
moving COW is the n that does the
business at the milk pail. Take the
hint. Keep the COWS quiet, don't dog
them or chase them, or swear at them.
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February and March are hard
months on the mich cows. The winds
gre piercing, and often snow or sleet
catches the cows out in the fields.
Exposure of this kind always tells In
the flow of milk. The best way TO
say for two or three hours. during
the sunny part Of the day.
Dairying nov is too big a business to
be turned ove to the women folks. One
Or two COWS won't make a dairy. It
will make a start, but enough cows
should be kept to get up some Interest.
with dairying. Go into it, as If it was
your whole business. Study and de-
velop. Then it will pay.
Cement floors, steel stalls n like
improvements are alright in the dairy,
II you have money to burn. What is
more essential, the COW barns or
sheds should be kept clean. the food
wholesome, and the cows kept sensi-
bly,. There are a whole lot Of things
to learn, before fancy" improvements
are necessary.
The quality OF butter is not affected
by the time it takes to churn 1t. II
there is trouble, it comes from some
other cause-from adding fresh
skinned cream to we'll ripened cream.
or perhaps the trouble is with the cows
themselves. The cream of some COWS
churns quicker and better than others.
Another good thing about h dairy
is that you car keep good hands the
year round, and afford to pay them
| good wages. On grain farms, when
men are hired for only six or seven
| good reliable men. No good man car
afford to loaf five or six months.
One of the best buttermakers in the
country says dairymen do not pay
enough attention to cleanliness. Every
thing should be kept as clean as clean
can be. Cream hat is not kept in nice
condition right UP to the time it is de-
livered at the factory, cannot be made
into good butter.
Try to keep the temperature of the
COW stables uniform, and do not throw
/ doors and windows wide open, when
the cows are in their stalls. A dairy
man reports that a difference of IL de-
grees, in the temperature of his barns
made a shrinkage Of 3h per cent. in
the milk.
There is such g, thing as a good and
poor ration. 1t is best to feed as much
as possible of our home grown stuff
but one should know how best to com
bine these to give a well balanced ra.
ton. In fact the years profits will
depend largely upon how well the fooc
is handled.
A Minnesota farmer says during the
ear 1905 he sold his whole milk to the
creamery. Milking the same cows dur.
ing 1905, he separated his milk at home
using a land machine, selling only the
cream. His receipts for 1906 were neal.
ly one-third more than the year pre-.
yious.
A successful calf raiser says d.
two things and you VIII have M
trouble with your calves-be careful
about overlooking and teach the cal
to eat whole oats as soon as possible
That's good. Keep them in light, DIR,
quarters, and the job will be still
easier.
Many dairy farms are operated unde,
leases, or landlords furnish land ant
cows. n division of profits is made
Put these leases in writing. Don't tax,
chances on a verbal agreement. Hav,
the lease signed In duplicate, so tina
each party may have a copy
Look out for the pals used for feed
Ing the calves. Gems galore Turk il
them, and a tri1e sometimes upsets tn
calf. If these calves are not doing well
examine the feed pals. Tin pals ar
the best, and they should be washed
and scalded every day.
Don't allow the barn flavor to ge
into your milk. This can be avoided
by keeping the stable clean, and keep
ing the dirt out of the milk. No amoun
of straining or separation will rid tn
milk of this flavor. The only thin,
to do is to keep it out
Sometimes accidents will happen Il
/ the dairy. I have known Of such
thing as a COW sticking her foot into
pail of milk. Don't try to strain GU
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