Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-09-02

al dairy department, and he Is con
sidered one OF the best authoritie
J IN that line in this country.
Professor Ellington visited Bots
fast Friday and is stopping at tn
, Owyhee hotel. I'm discussing condi
tons here, he said in part: Il fin'
conditions are as nearly ideal fol
dairying here in southern Idaho al
they are in any other place in "a,
I United States, for an abundance o.
alfalfa can be raised, corn will ma
lture enough for silage, and with q
market that ranges from 3 TO {
cents a pound above the Elgin
prices for butter, Wisconsin, New
York, Illinois nor any other dairy
ing state can compete with Idaho ii
producing dairy products.
My work is to cooperate with
the farmers, visit them on their
farms, assist in the building of silos
and barns, grading up the herds,
teaching better methods OF feeding,
and, in fact, to aid the producer in
any line connected with the dairy
ing industry.
THE dairy farmers are getting
good results, even with the class of
cattle that they have here. In one
instance have found that an Idah
man realized Sf705 per head for
eight head of graded HOlstein cattle
during the month of May, feeding
nothing but alfalfa and running in
the pasture.
The majority of the farmers are
averaging from 50 to $40 per head
per COW per month.
The dairying industry is just in
its infancy in Idaho. Not enough
dairy products are produced to sup
ply the demands, by far, and for
The farmer who begins dairying
now, good results are in store.
Il consider one Of the most i'm
DOrtant elements iii successful dairy
ng is the starting out with a good
lerd, working it gradually to
higher and higher standard, and Il
Ieeping it at the highest possible
lotch One of the important things
or grading up a herd is to keep
ecords, that is, to weigh the milk
I each milking and make a test
or butter fat each month.
BY keeping a years record, an
ccurate account can be obtained, III
ow that is not paying her way, car
aus be detected and sold from the
erd.
AS a hint to the man who is
ist starting in the dairy business, r
is best to buy good grade cattle II
any dairy breed that he desires. II
y all means, head the herd with H
lre bred side, and by keeping re- II
,rds the poor cows can be weeded
IT and their places filled by good H
AIDES of pure bred stuff. A pair
scales and the Babcock test are
sential TO the dairyman, and this
lint should be kept in mind always. /
The corn grown for corn silage |
destined to be an essential dairy II
ed in this section. 1t can be H
own cheaply and makes a very =
onomical cow feed. r.
The corn is allowed to ripen jus II
st the dough stage when the H
yer leaves of the corn stalk have II
gun to blaze. 1t is then cut up
d placed in the silo and makes a II
cculent food. Supplementing al
ia 1t makes practically a balanc-
ration.
Prom 30 to 35 pounds are fed to
, COW each day. One hundred
is of silage will feed 40 cows from
e to six months.
The concrete silo is the most L
one to build in this dry
naie. These silos may be built
an average cost of 1925 per ton v,
'acity, so that i00-ton silo V
uld cost approximately 1925. A
simply preserves the corn and
Us the product green and fresh.
5 based on the same principle as
preserving of fruits in hermeti-
y sealed jars
rciososr Ellington is making
r of the dairies of southern Ida q
and the data which he is coll ~
ing will be of great value in siz
up The dairy conditions in -
10 as we'll as showing the les ~
NEST rceded in that line by g
farmers Of this state. - Boise rs
csRan.