Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-02-09

the COWS and know which one is
doing the best in giving butter fat
Such work broadens out the boy o,
girl. Dairying is the foundation fol
the best farm home. Look at the
farms where simply grain raising is
carried on. The buildings and barns
necessary are not usually what they
should be, and the prospects with &
straw stack in front, is not inviting
A farm home with shelter belts, q
garden with some flowers, good barns
a neat home-like place, almost al
ways shows that the proprietor keeps
good live stock and is engaged in
dairying."
Milking Machines
The speaker was asked regarding
milking machines, are they a sue
cess? He replied that If he was
looking after dairy beard himself,
with 20 or more cows he would use
the milking machine, or If he had A
reliable man to look after the milk
ing, or boys interested and growing
up in the work who were interested
he would use the milking machine,
but not If different men used it one
day with another. In all the dairies
where he had seen the machines
used a man followed the machine
for stripping the cows but this was
not necessary with an expert to run
the machine.
James SOrensOn
The next speaker, Mr.. Sorenson,
made a short address in which he
said that many farmers did not know
the difference between receipts and
net profits. He mentioned case of a
farmer with 12 COWS making more
net profits than another farmer with
&c COWS. Many farmers are keeping
COWS just for the fun of it and some
at loss. If a, farmer will take a
way the poor half of his herd, he will
have more net profits with the other
half than the whold herd.
Weigh Milk
Farmers must learn to weed out
their poor cows, and the only way to
do this is to weigh the milk, quit
guessing about it, but get cow that
gives butter fat to the amount of 800
pounds year. This is good aver
age animal. Farmers will weigh
occasionally to see how they are
gaining but never dream of weighing
milk.
The Importance of good sire in
herd is very great, but scrub cows
give better results where properly
cared for, than do thoroughbred ami
mails when neglected.
A dairyman recently told him that
he made a close estimate Of the time
taken in weighing milk, per COW,
each year, and he figured that it cost
him 81 COW. This was we'll repaid
in the knowledge of the butter fat
produced from the COW, and in two
years he made gain from 1875
pounds average per COW to 269
pounds average. This increase was
on herd of and 10 cows.
A question by Secretary Flint was,
how much of this was due to the in
creased interest by the farmer and
how much to the cow?
Answer: Better care of the COWS
has great deal to do with the re-
suit. Cows should not be kicked or
mistreated or given ice cold water.
A great many farmers have good
COWS but they do not know it.
N. p. Representative
Attending the convention at the
special request of President Elliott,
is ]. G.. Woodruff, general traffic
manager of the N. P. The company
has offered two elegant silver cups
as premiums showing the interest
taken in the increase of dairying in
this state.
The legislative committee appoint
ed to attend the State Dairymen's
came in on the noon train
and were at the afternoon session.
The following members constitute
The committee: Nelson of Walsh, Cum
ningham of LaMoure, and Whitmore
Of Oliver county of the house, Sena-
tors Johnson of Sergeant and Inglund
the senate.
CONVICT RESEN.