The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-16


All the difference wAs that the latter
had never hauled Z load Of manure
on his land. He was not live stock
farmer. He wouldn't milk and care
for COWS. This latter man il yet
striving to exhaust the soil still more
and with which Ne has made good
progress. but has made but little
headway for himself! while the other
man Il one Of the wealthiest and
most respected In Hamilton county
Iowa.
If for no other reason than that Of
conserving the fertility Of our soils
the dairy cows should have q place ON
our farms. The ability Of the COW to
conserve the richness Of the land is
illustrated In the following table:
For every $1,000 worth produced
and sold of hay, SIS; of wheat. $500;
Of beel. $50; of pork. $50; Of cream.
$12, of butter. 81 worth of fertility
is lost.
Does this not prove that dairying
should have a prominent place on ev-
cry farm?
Because Dairying Insures Steady
Income.
If the farmer does not keep stock
he must rely entirely upon the in
come from his crops. II an unfavor-
able season should come and the
crops only partially mature, either
through lack of rainfall or from early
frost, he has no means by which he
can derive a substantial income from
the farm. While IL the dairy farmer
keeps herd of cows these immatur-
ed crops can be economically utiliz-
ed. While we do not and should not
expect unfavorable seasons. the wise
dairy farmer keeps his light burning
and prepares himself to meet any
conditions which may arise.
Corn Silage Important Winter Feed.
Corn is one of the principal crops
of the dairy farmer. and IL for some
reason there is a failure of crop ma
turity the stalk can be cut up and
used for silage. and thereby provide
an abundance Of the very best Of
feed for the dairy herd.
The silo is one Of the best possible
conservers Of feed for the northwest.
ern states. By the use Of s!lags sv-
cry BIT Of the corn can be utilised.
About 20 per cent Of the nutrients in
corn are in the stalk and without the
silo most Of this goes to waste.
The silo also enables the dairy
farmer to do winter dairying most
successfully. The dairy COW needs .
suculent feed during the winter
months. Silage can also be stored
and fed during the summer months
when there is Q shortage Of pasture.
The silo transforms the corn stalk
into palatable digestible feed,
which can be stored and fed any
time when there is q shortage Of
other feeds. The use Of silage does
away witn much unpleasant winter
work in handling corn fodder, and
the still more unpleasant work Of
cleaning the yards in which the corn
fodder has been fed.
Give Dairying Place.
There is a place for dairying on ev-
cry farm but the dairy farmer should
in turn give 1t favorable or desira-
BILE space. Dairying can be made
to nick in with the other ESSENTIAL
phases of farming. The farmer who
has his cows freshen in the spring 80
as to cause the dairy labor to come at
a time when the help is NEEDED in cul-
tivating and harvesting the crop, and
compels himself or the help to milk
the cows before and after a hard
days work in the field, is not giving
dairying proper place on the farm.
Have the dairy cows freshen in the
fall, keep the best cows possible, do
the milking and give the right care
to the cows at proper hours of the
day, and dairying will be a pleasure
and profitable, and it will have per-
manent right place in the systematic
of farm work.
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