The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-01-28
DA1RY1N,e.
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healthful climate. The land is SO pro-
ductive that more cows can be kept on
the same amount of land here thar
elsewhere.
| The various industries in the state
such as the mines, the large lumber
camps, besides the large demands OF
the Alaskan and Oriental trade, tend
always to give us ready market and
good prices for dairy products. The
last report of the Idaho dairy COM
missioner states that 100000 pounds
of butter are annually imported into
this state to help supply our own mar
ket Certainly this ought to show that
we need not fear any over production
PROFITS.
1t is generally conceded fact that
good dairy COWS yield a larger profit
for feed consumed than can be expect
ed from any other branch of farming
A good COW will annually yield not
| less than 800 pounds OF butter, which
at rs cents per pound, is worth $75
! Adding to this the value of 5000
pounds of skim milk at 20 cents per
| 100 pounds, and $40 ought to be fair
value for the calf. This would give us
a total income of $97. Allowing $50
as fair allowance for feed consumed
we still have SAT as profit to pay for
the labor and interest on investment
| SOIL FERTILITY.
However, in addition to this direct
profit, we must not fail to lay suffici-
ent stress on the Importance Of dairy
ing in retaining the fertility of the
soil. By feeding the raw materials of
the farm to the dairy cows, we are
not only manufacturing high priced
lproducts, but we are retaining upon
| the farm almost the entire amount of
fertilizing material taken from the soil
by the growing crop. By selling only
the cream, or by making butter, fully
IS per cent of the fertilizing material
| contained in the feed is retained on
| the farm. One ton of oats takes from
the soil as much fertility as Al tons
of cream. AS much fertility would
leave the soil in $26 worth of wheat as
In $500 worth of cream.
Those living on the richer soils
hardly appreciate the true significance
of the Importance of soil fertility. This
question, however, has but to be men,
toned to be understood by people who
have lived in the east. Several of our
easter states are even now each spend
ing annually more than 100000 for
fertilizing material to help them pro-
duce crops. In many parts of our
own state people are realizing that
crops are steadily decreasing and that
II the present system of cropping con-
tinues our soil must soon be replenish-
ed with artificial fertilizer.
By dairying only about 5 per cent
Of the fertility is lost, the balance be-
ing made by plant life from water
air and sunshine. AS result dairy
farms in Europe have succeeded in
maintaining their soil fertility for
more than thousand years, while
some of our grain farms have been
almost exhausted in so years.
WEED OUT THE POOR COWS.
Many of Idaho's mich COWS do not
come up to fair standard. 1t is per-
haps safe to say that one-third of all
our cows are MIXED at loss. 1t is
the poor mich COW that is RESPONSE
| BILE for the statements that clarifying
| is not profitable"
The most reliable guide in selecting
| a dairy COW is to get at her actual
butterfat record. By the aid of a Bah
cock tester and pair OF scales this
can easily be accomplished, Remem-
Der 1t is not enough to simply know
that COW gives rich milk, nor is II
alone sufficient to know that the COW
gives a large quantity of milk. 1t is
the butterfat that has the CONNER cial
value and to determine it's amount II
| is necessary to know the amount OF
milk given and its richness in butter
fat
HOW TO PICK COWS.
| Weigh milk, keep record Of the
number OF pounds OF milk given by
each COW. BY hanging spring scale
In q convenient place the milk can
be easily weighed. II you are toe
busy to weight every day, arrange to
weigh regularly three times q month
Test milk. Take q sample Of each
cows milk about three times d month
Care must be taken to see that sam
ple h accurate. The milk SHOULD b<
we'll stirred before sample IL taken
and placed in an air tight bottle until
Iready for testing. A simple and com.
plete Babcock testing outht can b<
purchased for about IS. It IL 20 cas-.
lily manipulated that anyone with Or.
binary Intelligence can In . few hour1
1 readily understand nj it, details. Any.
one wishing full particulars In regart
to apparatus or method Of testing cat
obtain It by writing to. the dairy de.
partment OF the University Of Idaho Al
Moscow. 2'y'
! RESULTS or TESTING.
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