The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-30

Let Us SET II II IS. iod slt-AI villa
forty cows:'
"Just forty"
81 See by the papers that good COW
is worth $40. You viii have to pay out
the SUM Of S1,C0o to get your drove.
Had you figured on th2t::'
Mr.. Bowser's jaw dropped, and ne
turned red. He hadn't
You figure on ten quarts Of milk per
day for each COW. That is summer fig
!ring. If you set seven quarts day
from each in the winter you will he do
ing well. You must knock off many
hundred quarts from your estimate.
You must remember, too, that to have
new milk COWS in the spring some Of
your COWS will be out of the milking
for weeks. Had you figured on that:'
You are finding fault Already he
growled as he pounded on the table
and bsistled up. 81 might have known
that you would do your best to kill a
good thing"
What 1t Will Cost.
Put I'm not, dear. I only want to
understand how you figure. Each COW
will consume two and half tons of
hay during the winter. That is 100
tons for all, and at $50 per ton we
have $4,000. You figured on that, didn't
you"
Mr.. Bowser flushed red and white,
but did not answer.
There will be other food needed for
the winter if you want the supply Of
milk kept up, and you can put that
down at 5000. You must have team
and wagon to start with to deliver
your milk at the creamery. The cost
will be all Of $500. To run the farm
and take care Of forty COWS you must
have three men. I don't think you can
get them for less than $50 per month,
and you will have to board them. That
means 50 per week, besides the wages
and board of q hired girl. Then you
must feed your team. you know. sup
pose you provided for all these things"
Mr.. Bowser tried to say something
in reply, but words failed him.
You speak of trading our place for
a farm" continued Mrs. Bowser. HAS
the farm got COW barn on it?'
Mr.. Rowser got up and walked about.
"Probably not, or you would have
mentioned it at the start. Well, 6 good
barn for forty COWS and team of
horses will cost you at least $500. If
you are going into figures, you must
figure the interest on your capital. If
you are going to run dairy farm, you
must figure il what your own time is
worth. You may have Ealf a dozen
calves to sell in the spring, but you
may lose two or three COWS in the
course Of the year. If You raise your
own hay, corn and oats, you must have
agricultural implements. There will
be constant replacing Of things. You
will also want horse and buggy. Do
you think there is quite $4,000 year
in it for US, Mr.. Bowser"
Changes His Mind.
"In vhat?" he asked as be came to q
halt and glared at her.
"W'hy, we were figuring on the prof
its Of dairy farm, and you said'-
II said nothing nothing whatever"
"But you said
"A!rs. BoWser, am no man to refer
to any ones Elisfortures, but as Your
husband 1 feel it my duty to observe
that have seen signs Of late that you
are not quite right in the head. Don't
you think it would be good idea to
have the family doctor over here this
evening to give US al opinio1?'.
Put you came tcme and said you
were going into the dairy business"
she protested.
Mr.. Bowser looked at her in pity
ing way ana then passed down the
hall. He was boiling over. He lad
gone into the dairy business to make
$4,000 q year Gnl had come out with
OFT q gallon OF frozen milk to his
name. He stood CT the gate wonder
ing what be should tear down first
when man came along and inquired
for Withe-sDooN.
prepare to die, villaiar yelled Mr..
Bowser in reply, and the next minute
he was after the frightened man and
the two were going Up tie. street at
the rate Of thirty miles an hour. It
was dark, and cold wind blew and
snowfakes fIuttered down. and as Mrs.
Bovser heard the yelling and the
scrambling she sighed and mused:
Poor Mr.. Bcwser! Poor forty
COWS! Have I always got to stand
between him and a good thing:"
NJ. QUAD.