Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-16

as the barn is clean. warm and well
lighted. and things arranged so that
the work may be done most con-
veniently. In the evening it is not
added to the full days work but
made part of the regular days
work. and finished at O'Clock.
The cows are turned out for a
short time every dav when the
weather is at all pleasant. as they
are turned out each day for water
on the average farm.
The length of time they are left
out is determined by a rule that is
easy to remember. and important:
GAS long as a man would care to be
out without an overcoat. and not
working" The most common
mistake made by farmers in carrying
for their stock is in leaving milcb
COWS out of door the greater part of
the dav in winter. When COW is
uncomfortable from the cold or anv
other cause she will produce but
little milk.
The record of the herd for the past
year (222 lbs. of butter per cow is
considered only fair. 1t was lowered
considerable by the number of heifers
in the herd but even then it is un-
satisfactory. No farmer should be
satisfied with COWS that average less
than 300 lbs. of butter yearly. and it
is our aim to breed up a herd that
will do even better than this. and
through ways that may be followed
+ by the average farmer. We are now
using pure bred Guernsey sire.
and by keeping record with the
Individual COWS the poorer ones may
culled out, and heiiers raised from
the better ones to replace them.
There, is often a great difference
between cows. even OF the same
breed. and getting the same feed and
care. The only sure way to deter
mine the better COWS from the poorer
ones is by sweighinQ the. milk and
testing 1t. Weighing the milk Of
each COW every day NAV seem un-
practical but there is nothing OH the
farm that is more practical or of
more value. 1t Is business pro-
position. A farmer who keeps a re-
cord with his herd won't sell COW
for $50 or $40 that will make over $50
net profit in single year. and on
the other hand he won't keep a COW
very many years that don't pay fol
her feed.
A daily record will tell more than
that. 1t tells the comparative value
or milk producing quality of differ.
ent feeds. It will tell you that ii
don't pay to leave the COWS out Oh q
cold day. or to be irregular in feed
ing and milking them. And most o.
all it will give you an interest in tht
work. Instead of mere milking il
becomes a business and gradual,
you will come to see that dairying il
the most profitable work you can en-
gage in as farmer.
Dairy farmers the world over ar
the most prosperous farmers. ant
there is reason for it. A dair,
COW is the most productive of al
farm animals. The common Gov
is capable of producing 5000 lbs. O
milk yearly or over two and on
half TONS To one who has neve
kept a record with COWS this ma
seem incredible but this amount
only common. Well bred dairy COW
produce 5000 lbs. Of milk yearly O.
an average and In exceptional case
COWS have produced over twice thl
amount. ..s..-r- r.. IL
Aside from the productivness of tn
COW there is another reason vii
dairy farmers are generally prosper
Gus. In raising grain from S8 to 81
!, worth of soil fertility is sold frol
, the farm in every ton of grain. bu
when this grain Is fed on the farl
and the products sold in the form
butter. less than so cents worth {
fertility is sold. The ton of graf
containing $40 worth of fertility Sc
: at from s2O to s35. The ton of butte
containing less than so cents wort
of fertility sell for over $500.
Northern Minnesota has natur
conditions very favorable to the dali
$ industry. The general sentimeI
9 now is for dairying. Already tt
Q farmers co-opertive creamery is b
!. ing successfully operated In mar
i sections. Whenever 300 or mo
COWS can be had within township
creamery may be safely started. Il
y formation in organizing a cooper
+ tive creamery association. and bull
= ing and eauipping creamery will
: gladly furnished UPON apDlicatio
= We have started to raise breed
J dairy cattle (the Guernseys) al
Is what breeding animals we shall ha