The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15

1.-The Man Behino the Cow. |
He must not expect to make sue
cess unless personally interested and
responsible. AS evidence that the can
make it profitable, just take look
for a moment at some figures taken
from the last census, showing the
relative value as regards profits In
the different sections of the country:
Increase
Section. per acre
North Atlantic States. .......... T.SI
South Atlantic States. .......... s.32
North Central States. $40
South Central States. S.46
For Western States. ........... 3.14
So you see our section in profits
per acre leads all sections except the
Northeast. and comes within fiftv-hve
cents of that section with its home
markets, and fancy dairy butter re-
failing at fifty and seventy-five cents
per pound These figures show his
profit is all right.
Yet 1t is a fact that the Northwest
sends annually over two million dol
lars worth of dairy products into
these same Southern Atlantic States.
Why is this so? Simply because our
| farmers do not take hold Of the busi-
ness In a rational manner. He has
the best COW feed in the world right
at hand-cowpeas, cottonseed meal.
| corn fodder and alfalfa. He has a
| market for good butter at higher
price than the Western farmer who
has to pay excessive freight commits
| sions.
2.-Tha Cow.
1t is useless for him to try for'the
best results in dairying without the
proper cow. l need not specify anJ
particular breed, for there are severa
ine dairy breeds. would only say
let each man get the best of the breed
ne likes best, and see that she has
line of ancestors noted for milk ant
butter. Especially let him see to I
that her sire is noted getter of dair.
cows, for it is from THAT side the dair.
qualities come.
And remember it is the breed tefor
the feed that makes for dairy qu1iit!
Some cows you can feed on nv
hounds of cottonseed meal per da
and not have as rich butter fat a
, some that get only corn fodder dali!
In other words, It has long been a
established fact that you cannot fee
butter fat into butter; it must be Dor
: there. But let her have a gentle di
position. large digestive, well forme
udder, large milk veins, strong col
. stitution free of all disease. and yo
have-may I not say?-the ideal dair
COW.
3.-The Family About the Cow.
S 1t is a pretty we'll recognized IA
q that the family about the cow has
great deal to do with her profit Eve
Il the dog must have kindly feeliI
lr toward her and not disturb or worl
e her in any way.
:, In early life the boy SHOULD
s. taught how to milk cleanly. careful
II and quickly commenced milking
d seven years of age. and taught n
pr boys about the same time OF lie.
y never could quite understand I
chivalry of the man VINO allowed
RS women folks to do all the miikir
o. True, as a rule, they are more earel
ig and clearly mixers. but this Dug
gs not to be So They should know
OF about it, since often on the farm II
re may fau to their lot. But If they ma
OF the butter and see that it Is ke
H. sweet and clean and carefully nx
st for market, that should be their pa
SO l conclude: We have the m
ic- ket, we have the feed, climate
sr- need. The dairy proposition carr
Sc to the same extent as in Wilson's
lat would mean double values for
ig, lands, better and richer lives for
as farming community and more attr
m tive homes, with better roads. scno
ac- and churches for our COUNTRY.
OF Wade, in Progressive Farmer.