Arizona republican., 1909-05-23
CBy J. J. Gould. of Greene & Grif-
 fins

(By J. J. Gould. of Greene & Grif-
 fin's.)
 Henry Renaud came to the Salt
 River valley some years ago,
 having been raising "broncho cows"
 to use his own expression, in the
 mountains. He purchased 200 acres,
 three miles northwest of Phoenix. and
 determined to raise the best grade of
 milk cows to be found anywhere.
 He made a trip through the middle west. examining herds of Holstein-
 Fresian cattle, finally making pur- | chases of fine cows in Wisconsin and Iowa.
 | Renaud has made a decided finan- ! cial success from this herd since the | original purchase. In 1908. the aver ! age yield per head in milk returns
 alone was s112.35. Individual cows of the herd went far above this figure. i The figures quoted represent the amounts received for cream alone dur | ing the year. He had a small cream | separator, and separated the milk i from the cream at home. using the skim milk for the calves and hogs. Skim milk is worth about. fifteen cents hundred pounds as stock feed TOT young cattle or plgS
 The results obtained by Renaud are made possible because green growing alfalfa, is used for pasture every month of the year. There are few places in the country where green pasture can be obtained at all sea sons of the year. and that is why the dairy industry in the Salt River valley is one of the most profitable of all the industries here. Renaud feeds no grain of any kind. but dur ing the winter months gives his cows all the alfalfa hay they will eat. One acre of good alfalfa will produce | eight tons of good hay when not pas tured He carries 13S head of cows, 1 horses and young cattle. on 200 acres. |
 It is well-known fact among | dairymen that a part of the food con- | sumed by the COW in the winter months is used toward keeping the animal warm; hence the difficulty in | keeping up the flow of milk. With | the mildness of the winter climate | here. this feature of the dairy busi- ! ness is eliminated. and the maximum of production of milk is obtained
 There are a good many people in the valley who raise chickens as [ sort of diversion; others raise them for home consumption. and still oth- CTS. possibly, just to utilize the extra space in the backyard. Mrs. J. C. Jackson raises them for profit. She cleared $1.O37 from her chicken yard last year. Let us see how she did 1t.
 She makes a speciality of selling the chicks when they are day old, and gets s1O a hundred for them She started doing this a number Of years ago, and can now hatch 5,0OO chicks every month. That is the ca pacity of her present incubator sys- |, tenn. Since January :, 1909, she has , matched 20.O0O chicks. and during the fall hatches about five thousand more, starting is about the first of Septem- Der. During the period of incuba- ton. freezing weather is not experi- ! enced, so there is no loss in the | young chicks from this cause, as there is in all northern states.
 Mrs. Jackson has about three hun- dred hens of her own and hatches eggs brought to her, as we'll She has a ten-acre ranch, which she makes pay her profit of s2.5OO year Iv though half of this comes from the chicks. The s1O37 received last year was the net profit on the sale of chicks above all expenses for oil for the lamps. feed and everything else. Most of her ranch which IS not taken up with chicken raising, IS Tn orchards and berries. It is situated near Eastlake park.
 With the enormous number or chicks which she hatches every year. Mrs. Jackson has never yet been able to supply the demand for more. A s2. 800 profit out of ten acres Is pretty good showing for one woman