The Dickinson press., 1908-06-20

Al LOU the sessions were again TAX
en- up. The morning attendance wal
about 1875 or 100, but in the afternoon
fully 200 people were present.
Future In DaIryine.
To preserve the soil Of North Da'
kota with the valuable properties ma
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. =
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 we're
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.
The keeping Of a silo involves a
great deal of hard work, for the corn
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 vas developed that the
use OF oat straw, a layer of corn and
a layer Of straw, does much toward
keeping the corn 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 $50
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. 1t does not
pay to keep poor cows. 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. It is impossible to get many
good dairy COWS of the range. There
will be an occasional one 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 to have
a hardy COW. 1t is best to select an.
imals 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.
posture to the severeties of the wealth.
er.
The best fodder Is rich hay, clover
and alfalfa, but ONE 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 one 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 shelter
in winter.
To make a creamery a success fully
300 cows in that locality are required
and the more cows there are the
lower are the expenses to the produc.
er. The speaker urged his hearers
to support the recently established
creamery here loyalty, and prophesied
a bright future when dairying is more
generally carried on.
How to Select a Cow.
The discussion of dairying was fur.
ther carried on by Prof. Shepperd,
who spoke o particularly on the
COW proposition in Stark county.
He devoted considerable time to dis.
cussing the different kinds Of feeds
for COWS. The most important fea'
ture of his talk was on how to select
a COW that will give the most butter
and be the most profitable investment.
The perfect dairy COW should have