The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-04

one hand. The dairy industry was
/ controlled by the farmers themselves,
and that class of "agriculturists'
were the most independent people
on earth.
AS showing the bad results of
cropping the farm continuously
to grains, Mr.. Mcclure cited the
great change that had taken place
in southern. Minnesota, where but
a few years ago, comparatively,
the farmers were Shaving raising
wheat which finally produced but
five and six bushels to the acre
the land had been cropped out.
The farmers finally turned to dairy
ing as last resort to recuperate
their lost fortunes the results
had been wonderful. Now, the
average farmer of southern Mime
sofa is independently rich-all of
which had been brought about by
intelligent dairying.
The dairy cow is the most pro-
ductive animal KNOWN" said Mr..
Mcclure. He has kept records on
the experimental farm, noting the
number of pounds of milk produced
daily by the COWS at the farm, and
he was greatly pleased with the
results.
Mr.. Mcclure said that he had
improved the sandy soil at the farm
by manuring. All land should be
manured at least once every four
years, and oftener was much better.
Every farmer should have COWS
enough to manure his land:
In the matter of COWS, Mr..
Mcclure told his hearers that it was
not absolutely necessary to have
pure-bred stock. He had brought
common COWS for the experimental
farm, and had given them the proper
feed and pasturage, and kept their
records as milk-producers.
/ Each of these common COWS had
produced 5000 pounds of milk a
year; being 279 pounds each of
butter, which he had sold at rs cents
per pound at Grand Rapids, realiz-
ing 500 on butter for each COW.
Relative to the care given his
COWS, Mr.. Mcclure stated that he
usually put them in the barn about
the first of October of each year and
kept them well-housed until near
May l.
The speaker estimated that the
cost of keeping each COW was about
$31, netting $3S clear profit.
This was possible with any COW;
and Mr.. Mcclure told of the pur-
chase of a COW called "Roxy''-a
common cow-for $40. The first
year the COW gave 6807- pounds of
milk, making 366 pounds of
butter, which was sold for $3.50.
The cost of maintaining the COW
was $3.50, leaving a net profit of
! $3.50. Last year this COW had pro-
duced 490 pounds of butter, bring
ing $3.50. The cost of feeding was
$50, leaving a net profit of $50.
There was a vast difference in
cows, said Mr.. Mcclure, and every
owner of COW should keep a record
of each COW. The best dairy COW
was the animal with good depth
through the center making a good
"manufactory" for the feed. This
should be supplemented by an
angular neck, and sloping hind
quarters. This class of animal
would readily convert feed into milk.
Get common COWS and secure a
grade or pure-bred sire. This will
give splendid results.
The speaker advised his hearers
not to keep more COWS than he could
easily grow feed for. -Four or five
dairy dairy COWS, we'll cared for,
were much more profitable than
jack-pine farming. But keep improv-
ing the herd.
Mr.. MCGUIRE extolled the virtues
of clover as desirable crop to raise
on land for food, illustrating its
power to transfer fertility from the
land. He showed that if clover was
raised and fed to cows, ton Of