The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
DYa DIR. j.. G FEItNEYHOUGH,
State Veterinarian.

Since my writings for Tho Times
Dispatch are intended for tho benefit
OF practical farmers, I try to make
1t a rule never to- write on subject
with which l have not had quite a lot
OF practical experience; Every sue
cessful farmer lisa practical man. and
for this reason such men are not going
to be interested In q lot OF experiments
when their practical sense tells them
OF a glance that the methods pursued
are imprncticable; so 1t is practical men
that want to hear from those who
have actually done the work, before
they are going to give much time or
thought to what is said or written.
I While I do not claim to be we'll In
formed concerning beef cattle, as I
have had very little to do with. them.
notwithstanding tho fact that spent
ten years OF my life in Southwest Vir-
ginia, where the export cattle are
right to know something about the
dairy COW, IF practice will teach man
anythins:t "a
For three years, while was work
ing my way through the Agricultural
College at Blacksburg. Va, 1t was my
duty to milk anywhere from eight 70
fifteen cows twice a day on the college
farm. In fact not only was one
of the regular mixers, winter, sum
mer, spring and fall. during that period.
but l also had to attend to the calves.
feed the cows, and do everything which
any one will ever have to doewith a
dairy COW. In those days I was work.
Ing under the supervision OF one of the
best and most practical mon that ever
.opene ID "a farm gate, Mr.sH. S.fPoyton,
the. farm manaser.- In feeding the pure
bred ca Ives; tandAstudying the good and
bad points ofssthe dairy COW. was
carefully taught by Professor D. 8.
Nourse, then professor OF agriculture
at the v. p. l., and last but not least
was successful enough to be able RI
attend the splendid lectures on dairy
Ing. which included everything con
corning tho dairy COW, from the pas
ture toSthe very printing of the but
ter. which lectures were delivered by
our Well known dairy commissioner.
Professor w. d. Saunders, of Franklin
county. Va. who successfully develop
ed at Blacksburg one of the best pay
Ing departments ever connected with
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
the v. II. I. creamery.
Not only has thisTV. p. Il. creamery
been a lesson to hundreds OF boys
Which will result ina few years., time
In making neutrality-suspicious. men, but
It has enabled,a the same time nearly
FIFTY individual farmers In the vicinity
of the crear,ery to get the best marke
price for, dairy products right at their
doors. as Professor Saunders has given
the people OF Il he ne ig hborhood the al
vantage of sending every gallon OF
their milk to him. who marketed 1t q ii.
paying the farmers cash for their bit
ter. fat$every month. Nor did his worl,
along this dine stop with this. for only
a few days ago when j was talking
(, that+well known dairyman in YIr-
ginia. Mr., 7. o. Sandy, of Burkeville,
he told me he often felt that he owefl
to Professor w, p: Saunders his sue
cess In the business, as the professor
had M ore than once pointed out to him
mistakes, and at the same time given
him assistance In ADVICE which had
been worth hundreds OF dollars OHM
IN his dairy work. That successful
datryrnans. 4 Mr.. Gates of Rice, Depot,
has told mo the same. II on. sWestmor s-
land Davis, OF Leesburg, Va, and many
others % 1.-The most successful dairy
N zen of our country wi i state the Same
OF Professor Saunders. since lie has
been to their farms time over. ana
again during the past ten years for the;
one purpose OF helping them Improve