Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09

oor summer resorts, which is draw
ing thousands of people from other
states each Year. Last year the total
income OF ali dairy products was in
found figures $1,000 600 The way to
reach TINS market is through the sew
eral 2realncries of our State, which
are returning to their patrons an av-
erdSe OF two to four cents per pound
more Tor butter fat than creanerias in
most OF the other northern states This
should be an inducement to dairvlaen
TO keep more and betteN COWS.
We have here in Maine good produc
tive soil ana good water. both i'm
portaht factors in dairying. We have
also good pasturage. There are thou
sahos OF acres of pasture land in This
state without an animal in them. This
may not seem as surprising when we
stop TO think that there is only ono
COW to every l. acres OF tillable land
now under cultivation and that a lit
t,e less than 40 per cent of the avail
a'de good farm land in this State i
under any kind of cultivation. what
ever.
m some European countries whore
iahd is scarce and high they keen one
COW Fer acre. Every foot of land is mn
Ter q high state of cultivation. do not
! expect 20 see one COW per acre here in
| Maine, but | do think that Won shouId
! nave for standard one COW to ev
| cry two acres under cultivation. This
| When accomplished would mean over
100000 dairy animals in our State
| which would Give US a gross income
! Of over S100.000,00o per wear.
i { believe that livestock must no the
foundation of the farm and the dairy
| ANIMAL is what is going to win out for
tie State of Maine and not POTATOES
10 make dairying profitable you must
aim at even production. Keep only
profitable animals. Take good care OF
them and see that they are we'll bouseo
IN clean. wcll-ventilated stables.
H"V Increased MY Dairy Profit.
ny teedins,' was the subject of thn
paper by w. G. Hunton of Rod
'lelu, president Of the Maine Dairy
! mems Association. He urged tho
| iairymen to feed so that the cows
| Would produce We'll and that the pro-
duction should rot be too expensive
He advocated the wider ration as tn.
oest results was obtained by varying
-lle feed. The same principles should
De used by daiPvmen as by other bus
mess men. Feed must not be changed
100 hastily and the individuality of the
COW should also be considered.
The veteran dairyman Hon. Rutillus
Alden of Winthrop was given 4 gem
crcus hand as he arose to present his
paper upon How l Increased NV
Dairy Profits by Feeding"
Tho Sne9 1yrp .-.,>o tho foI1aur;,o ~.
suits Of what Dool: keeping revealed
in his nerd OF cows:
| found that one Of my cows is on,
Year run 1na in debt $3.50, one COW
paid profit of SET above the cost
Of keeping. another one paid u profit
| of $2.I6. Three cows were fed the
same and tie same care as other cows
| that paid NE a profit OF from $40 10
s5e each. The result vas the board
! crS nd to go.
Yin tho Cow Testing Association my
hcrd averaged 395 pounds of butter
each and at the close of the second
| year they averaged 3I2 pounds Of but
| ter per Cow in my herd in one year.
Tho average product from each COW
| il 1ao$ was G2754 and the average
| ing Il gain per COW of $23. The milk
from my herd sold in 1908 fo'' 5000
and in 1909 for $2G>7.t1, 4 gain OF $4S7.-
IS. tho price of butter fat in 1908
was SO cents per pound and in 1905
| was 81 IL cents per pound, but by
Ireckonilg butter fat 1T the same price
| for both years I actually received
$500 more from my herd in 1909 thar
7 G;d in 1908.
l. IL 10 months this year I have re-
cei>ct! for milk &24@2.4S and am con
| tidcnt my herd will bay me 5000 for
| the whole year. which means an av-
Grace of 800 pcr COW, gross income
for The year have two COWS tnat
| have each .osted better than 500
pounds Of butter per year and | hope
| to have my entire herd average 400
bounds Of butter per COW. 1 ito not
lntoni 10 Keep COW that will not
test better than 800 pounds Of butter
per year.
| How ] Increased My Dairy Profits
| by Rrecding'' Was taken Up in an
offhand discussion by c. l.. Jones OF
Corinna, president Of the Maine Live
stock RrceG,rs' Association. He en-
pliusizcd thc Importance of the So
| lection If the head of the herd as
| thai animal impaired his qualities
good ana bad to very caif IN the
herd. He favored line breeding and
said that too much attention was
paid to color markings and not
enough tn constitution, capacity, lon
gevity and production.
| l.. f.. NcInt:re of East Waterford,
the vice president of the Maine Dairy
mems Association, presented an M
| tcrcstinw paper upon the subject;
CHOW | Eouhle! My Hay Crop.
| Mr.. MtIrtlre stated that he was Il
strong believer Interpretation as 1ar
as plncticablc. lie gave his personal
experience upon the three sections OF