The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-26
NEEDS OF LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY.
NHE Cecil Farmers club met
o 9 at the home of Martin u.

Thompson on February IL.
Members ent-Prest. Robt. X.
Rawlings, Cor. Secy., A. R. Brown,
Cecil E. Ewing, Jas. H. Maxwell,
j. Harry Maxwell, Wayne Reyn-
olds, Elwood Balderston, Joseph s.
Scarborough, Jos. T. Grove, A. H.
Mendenhall, r. T. Cameron. j. F..
Wilson, Frank r. Cherry, A. B.
McVey, M. T.. Thompson, M. q.
Reeder. Visitors-Prof. Granville
Hubbard, of the Maryland Agl.
College, Joseph d. SINNERS, R. B.
Marshall, G. L. Thompson, Ralph
Thompson, Ralph Gibson.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The road committee reported that
no definite action had been taken
regarding the proposed route OF the
State road from Grason's corner to
Rising Sun Gathers Corner road.
They also stated the reason why
nothing further had been done
towards matchmaking the Gather
road was because the Commissions
had not vet received the survey and
specifications from the State Com
mission.
Considerable discussion followed
regarding the building of nacadam
roads in the county and the County
Commissioners were strongly CEN
sured for tearing up good gravel
roads to replace with macadam.
Mr.. Reeder,reported one SOW had
produced two filters of pigs which
aggregated 344O pounds of pork
without milk feed. They had been
allowed to stay with the sow eight
weeks and had been fed ground
oats and corn mixed with little
water, also corn on the cob. He
thought it demonstrated that pork
could be proftably raised without
milk.
Elwood Balderston read a report
from his milk record of his dairy
which showed that last year 81
cows had produced 12S,260 TBS. of
milk. an average of ALSO Tbs. One
cow had produced in eight years
80, 72s Tbs. and her yield last year
was CLIO lbs, with a test of 4.8
Mr.. Mendenhall says he keeps
his pigs on sow twelve weeks and
now has "a feeding pigs which he
thinks will make him $l.0O per
bushel for corn fed.
Mr.. Cameron said his IL cows
had during the past year produced
an average of 25S Tbs. of butter fat
which at an average price of 81
cents made each cows money yield
$50 .5S, not including calves.
Mr.. SINNERS said milk fed pigs
could be fattened with one half the
amount Of grain. He considered
warm milk from hand separator
the lest. s
Mr.. Cameron preferred to feed
cooled milk.
Prof. Hubbard responded to the
hosts invitation for an essay, be
fore which he told of some milk
records which had come under his
observation. One Holstein COW had
produced in a year $4,000 H., an
average of SO lbs. day. He also
spokeof feeding calves on rolled
oats with good results.
NEEDS OF THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY IN
MARYLAND.
AS the people in this section OF Maryland are
deyoting their time and energy to dairying
think it would be wen to look into the condi
tions that prevail here in this State and compare
them with those Of other states.
Let us look at the yield per COW In Maryland
and consbare it with the yield per COW in other
states and see where we stand.
Average No. of Gallons 1890 in Maryland 1913
s New England 4l6
Per Cow. per year in 1900 in Maryland 4s5
New England 54S
An individual increase in COW through breed
ing, etc.. to gain AS pints daily, or S4S gallons
total for each for one year instead OF 4So GAL
Ions total for each COW for one year.
IT Maryland COWS had equaled the point of pro-
duction per COW which New England have reach
ed then the l47 .2S4 cows in Maryland would have
produced annually 50 4O2. 4s0 gallons in excess of
what was produced.
At fifteen cents per gallon this would have
amounted to S4,s6O,s72.
Comparative cost of feeding the same ration per
COW per year in
1897 1908
IL cents per day ISL cents per day.
81 dollars per year 55dollars per year
Labor has advanced almost as much as feed
Price of milk has advanced but little So you