The Dickinson press., 1908-06-20

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about 125 or 100, but in the afternoon
fully 200 people were present.
Future In oairyins.
To preserve the soil Of North Da'
kota with the valuable properties na'
ture has given 1t, more live stock must
be kept. Live stock must be made to
pay to be worth while and one of the
best ways to make this branch profit.
able is to devote some time to dairy
ing. u
This branch of agriculture on a
large scale is as yet new to most parts
of the country. Prof. Cooley, an ex-
pert in dairying, was present at the
institute and made an address.
Mr.. Cooley said that his experien-
ces in dairying up to last year were
confined to New England, to Massa-
chusetts in particular, where he was
connected with the Massachusetts ag-
ricultural college at Amherst. Mass.
The possibilities Of dairying here are
just beginning to be realized. The
demand for dairy products for home
consumption is greater than the ma
tive supply.
A feature of dairying is the fodder,
its variety and methods of production.
In this line the question of a silo is
an important one. The speaker said
that Indian corn is the variety best
adapted for ensilage, but in his judg.
ment he thought that the farmers here
had better go a little slow in regard to
silos. The climatic conditions here
are not as favorable for preserving
the corn as in the east. o.
The keeping Of a silo involves a
great deal of hard work, for the corr
is heavy to lift, the weather is hot,
and general conditions unfavorable.
Improved machinery helps a great
deal but does not eliminate all the
hard work. It was developed that the
use Of oat straw, a layer of corn and
a layer of straw, does much toward
keeping the corr from fermentation
in the west.
One of the important features of
dairying is the dairyman. He must
possess many good qualities to be a
success. The average North Dakota
COW gives from 1875 to IT'S pounds of
butter, although many run up to ESQ
pounds. The cost Of keeping a COW
is from $25 to $50 a year, so as to pay,
a cow must give from 200 to 300
pounds of butter a year. It does not
pay to keep poor ows To make dai.
rying pay, a farmer has got to keep
good cows. The Guernsey breed is
one Of the best, but the Jersey, Hol-
stein and Ayrshire are all equally
good. 1t is impossible to get many
good dairy COWS off the range. There
will be an occasional n but the
yearly yield will not average high
enough to make the range animals
pay.
The Ayrshire cow is one of the hard.
lest, but it is not necessary t. have
a hardy COW. It is best to select an.
finals with a veiw toward their value
as butter producers than hardness,
for the profits made from cows giving
the most butter but not quite so hardy
more than overcomes the loss by ex'
posure to the severeties Of the wealth.
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The best fodder is rich hay, clover
and alfalfa, but some grain must be
fed. The speaker drew the conclu'
sion that it was better to use the grain
at home and ship the butter to mar
ket, with only n freight charge, than
to ship the grain, pay the freight
charges on it, and then pay charges
a second time on the returning pro
ducts. Cattle require less grain here
than they DO in the east.
Another requisite Is proper shelte,
in winter.
To make a creamery a success fully
300 cows in that locality are required
and the more cows there are the
lower r the expenses to the produc
er. The speaker urged his hearers
to support the recently established
creamery here loyalty, and prophesiei
a bright future when dairying is more
generally carried on.
How to Select a Cow.
The discussion of dairying was fur
Their carried on by Prof. Shepperd
who spoke more particularly on the
COW proposition in Stark county.
He devoted considerable time to dis
cussing the different kinds of feed:
for cows. The most important fea
ture Of his talk was on how to selec
a COW that will give the most butte
and be the most profitable investment
The perfect dairy Gov should hav,
q hiu otopoooh ond a hior rnonth wh}oI