The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-20
PROFIT IN uAIRrIAe.
Tot ,. T. Dorusan OF Department oil
Agriculture Tells OF What May he
Donc In thc south.

AZ the recent meeting Of the South
Carolina Lave stock association an
Interesting report on busines, dairy
ipg was made by Prof. J. Il. Dorman
or the United States department Of
asrcuiture- The paper is as follows:
IA discupins this subject II will be
neqe0ary to consider nearly every
ph&se OF the business. We know that
tnsrs are men In every state in the
Union making money In this business.
and We know that there are some men
n some of the States that are not.
We know that there 10 money In the
banking business. yet we hear o. bank
failures svsry week. Two men may
70 into the mercantile business In the
sopne town with the same amount Of
0pitnl. carry the same line of goods.
~ while one may be successful. the
o<her wf1i make failure OF Il. Why
= thb, One sure thing Is. It Ia the
1uD<lsr that gets there every time. so
q every branch OF Industry we hear
- failure and success. but thoae who
1ro wide awake. keep themselves
pestsd upon what others are d,ing In
eAeir line. taking advantage of the ex-
Uqrtencs Of others. are the onss who
ozo successful In business. These
ns1ncapaeH personal attention to de-
oHlls and business methods, will 90 Q
oong wsv on the road TO success.
DO not believe there ls any other
opslne2 ~ earth that can stand the
uInek buslneas principles usually prac-
veod BY the average dairy farmer. HIS
malt lies mcstly In his willingness to
ooavs the details to hired helI. This
VIII 80 do. When one considers the
management OF a dairy farm n is sup
Uesed that the business has s,me at
0oct1cs u him other than from q
onancial standpoint. Otherwise he
NH Het feel like sivint; II the personal
oneension that q requires. He should
- iovsr ~ Ave stocls. take pleasure
= fesdiag them. note thssr develop
UnnR and variation. and strive to i'm
Drere upon each succeeding genera
(noa-
IN considering the profts from the
'oaAry buslness We and that there are
0res sources from which W. should
Unaks @oaey. First u the cash In
~enR. second the increase and i'm
uRevemsnt IN the herd and there
uAeuld always be improvement--an
oh1rd. ths Improvement In the soil.
~ Vim eoasIder chiefly the cash part
- T.
Pesslbay the most Important part Of
! NJ busiasss n IN the selection OF the
osrd. a soor COW win not pay pro-
- unfer any conditions. How many
o7nymaa kaow. positively. whether
ovvry CIV In his herd u paying a
Uroae7 TIE dairyman may say that
~ heed u losing money every day
~ that shouid NOT condemn every
ecw In he herd. Perhaps half OF
ehea mag be money makers. but II
eAay nust make up the deficiency OF
ehs other hah of the herd they are
~ Givsa credit for u because the
unaaaxer has not given them the prop
~r nS<enuea. II 10 just ~ important to
hnvw ths performance Of every COW
IN the herd a. Il Is for merchant to
eeep an Individual account witt, his
eustomers. that he may know where
sach COW belongs-in his barn or In
Che butchers pen. There Ia only one
enre way TO Judge COW and that il
BY her performance. Let the scales
and Rabcock test be her Judge. They
nsver lie when handled by competent
persons. You may say that this Is
Goo much extra work. that you do not
have time to weigh milk and feed and
esst the milk Of each COW. How do
yeu knowr Did you ever try IL? Dc
you realize that II may mean success
N the business? DO you know that
u n the only proper way to build w
q herd OF money makers? Make up
your mind to- use this method and
you Will be surprised to find how III.
de time II really takes to keep an &C.
eurate record OF your herd. and II
vni place you In position to point
cut every COW ayG tell just how much
ne In worth to you. I know OF one
eairymsa who had 25 cows and was
sailing an average OF 100 pounds Of
Autter per week. After keeping hero
records for one year he had trimmed
e'is herd down to IL cows and still
had 100 pounds OF butter to sell ev.
cry week. and greatly decreasing tn,