Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-08
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT
ESTABLISHING A DAIRY HERD
Part Iii

IN establishing a herd tie wTiter would
not hesitate 1" use TIC foundation stock
IN the vicinity CT the place where the
Operators are 10 be commenced. BY
means OF the Paddock tee the undeslra-
bic gniulsls can he quickly eliminated
and 81 a good bull j. placed Al the head
CT the herd. 81 viii he q comparatively
short time uutl a large number OF GAL
- he-fsrS clt OF the choicest cows are
svsilzbl.. sor use in tic herd The Diff
sfrulty &. establishing herd IS MOI -
great s. uas been painted, provided tie
owner Eoss about i IN -n intelligent
manner ard gives the business his per
sonsi attention Hc should he Iatfiy
good Judge 81 animals which SEoW4eos@
ne may have acquired through ionE
yeas OF experience or through the
courses o. Instruction nov offered IL
our COLLEGES 81 agriculture
Where ore can secure good foundation
wtoe5s Ct cost q $50 70 $40 per indi-
wffual COW. the net earnings OF when
where milk Is sold should amount 70
s1a0. The investment required u estao-
rsh the business viii not be excessive
an g. Is within the reach OF many WHO
IRE nov seeking opportunities along an
F-7al hrrsoandry lines. Il * not neces-
cary 70 nave 50 % ~ animals 10 start
s~ffh-. re man vrao has had compSr-
asEw~ry- lfttfe experience viii make q Sc
vfous mistake by undertaking 20 launch
ais operations on too large d scare en-
Is or 20 COWS will nc ar ample nuTnoef
20 start with or course. ssnitAIs
barn must be orovidcp. and GOOD siio
TT3fs Is enc 81 the chief items OF eN-
pense. though the construction OF
barn 10 meet the needs OF mild ell
mate lssssrs the cost very materially.
The outfit required for the handling or
milk or ttlc manufacture o. butter :
neither expensive nor difficult 20 keep
IN repzir. Any cae desiring 10 engage
A the dairy business can now secure
information as 20 apw 20 build sdi1aoie
barns ard s.ICs without cost through
any OF the agricultural colleges. and ad-
vice and Suggestions Will. aIse DC Au
rished 9 10 the equipment needed am
the hest rlan OF organization TO follow.
As to lie form OF daiTying which
shall he practiced. that depends gooo
deal On the location The largest profit
x-su lie made from the direct sale OF
whole milk 70 DO this economically
the dairy should be located as close as
POSSIBLE % & good consuming csh1e-'
Where the farm is located some distance
sro1, a tovu or city. butter making
should be practiced- There are nou-
sands OF springs ia TIRE Piedmont section
parrfcuIarlv which will provide an am
HE supply Of cool. pure water IoF use
on The fern and IN tie dairy thus Nm
fling The use Of ice. which Is an I'M
pcrtant consideration
A third form OF dairy Industry may
he practIce9 with great advantage IN
$40 south 81 the present Inc and that
a. - hrasdiue OF dairy animals. The
ca7s,,s reveals the fact that southern
estiss have grown enormously in the
rest decade
TAI their growth viii he even more
s.,--.Isfrcr In the zext ten years all agree
vho are familiar with the tremendous
aeveIopment Of industrial operations now
IN progress in the south. This means
that as the years 60 by an increased
number OF diaries will be concentrated
- he vicinity Of towns and cities, ana
lard values viii rise 10 sucn an extent
fhat the Jairyrnen all find il more prot
liable 70 purchase many Of tne cows
.scd i'm his herd rather than breed them
himself. .. ithout further concentration
than now exists there Is demand Tor
thousands upon thousands OF good DAIRY
Z cows for family use in towns and cities,
and Tor supplying the 7eeds OF the oal-
RES already in existence WITH nuch
cneap land SIN available. which in
period OF two 20 three years may De
cp-.v,Tstelv sodded in Bermuda grass.
and whicii Il naturally well watered by
IIsing SPRINGS. the finest opportunities
imaginable are oIIefeu Tor me btSSdiliS
of dairy animals. II = true that the
dams will need to be MIXED and cared
for and butter manufactured. but instead
OF increasing the herd from year TO
wear. tre plan would he to sell the sur
plus. Good dairy heifers al two 10 two
and 2 half years will bring from SO 10
80 apiece. ard the only effort required
on the part OF the owner would be to
see that they are protected from ticks.
Il The land Is not already free from this
pest. supplied with water and grass IN
the summer and with silsge and a little
grain in the winter. IN many sections
where this plan is followed, vetch and
Burr clover may be sovu on the Ber-
muda sod. and rye. barley, oats and
vctcll on Other areas IN the early sum-