The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-04-12
MAKING MONEY WITH
MILK AND BEEF

Al makes IT possible 10 carry the
milk in ON the high side, SO that
no lifting is required to empty IL
into the vate. from which ii runs
into bottles, cans or separator.
lrayity takes the milk where it is
wanted. A double-walled ice room.
holding a ton of ice. is in use
Throughout warm weather. Thor
ough cooling of the milk and the
cream Is considered one of the sec
rets of success in maintaining the
standard of the products in sum-
mer. large boiler in separate
room furnishes abundant steam for
warming milk for the separator,
heating water. and sterilizing bot
ties and cans in the steaming clos
ct. A 16-horse power steam en-
gine standing beside the boiler is
used to drive the cream separator.
the big feed mill and the pump. Foi
running the light machinery when
steam Is not on tap. a 2-horse pow
er gas engine Is used. A windmill
standing above the well lifts water
breeze
IN the early years oil the busi-
hess trial was made oil each bree0
OF dairy cattle under the suppositio.
that milk and cream could be most
.heaply produced by them. Results
In the main were satisfactory from
the standpoint OF dairy products
alone, but the discarded cows and
calves returned an insignificant pit
lance. 1t seemed generally 10
true that the dairy bred cows had
but few years OF usefulness in
the herd. so that the loss from
sacrificing "A number each year as
Gamers was keenly felt. The choice
finally fell upon Red Polls as offer
ing the greatest combined income
from milk and beef. Gradually the
herd has been graded up by the
use of high-class bulls. and the
purchase OF few foundation fe
males has formed the basis foi
still further Improvement. The
cows maintain strong milk flow
throughout the lactation period.
which frequently does not allow
the desired six to eight week S rest
before the next calving. Annual
records of 5000 pounds of milk
from some of the best COWS attest
the dairy capacity of the cattle. II
has been observed that the life of
usefulness as mixers is a few
years longer with the Red Polls
than with the dairy-bred cattle
formerly kept. And the calves are
made into baby beef at a profit.
Every night in winter all of the
cattle are put under shelter. The
milch cows occupy wide. comfort
able stalls. Each is fed accord
ing to her milk flow and capacity.
The usual winter allowance per day
for heavy mixers is pounds of
ground corn. 3 pounds each of bran
and ground oats. 90 pounds of sill
age and all the clover or alfalfa
wanted. Very little purchased feed
is used except bran. oilmeal and
eottonseed meal have not seemed
to give such profitable results. The
past winter bran cost 500 per ton
and oilmeal s3s. Besides the diff
ference in cost. bran is liked be-
cause the cows seem to stay ON
feed better and produce to a great
er age when bran is used. Clover
and alfalfa hay are regarded as
Indispensable. and of the two al
falfa is preferred. 1t is grown on
the farm. Silage has been fed for
three winters. II has materially in
creased the yields of milk and has
cheapened the cost. There are ,
silos on the place. One Is made OF
full length slaves and two of large |
rectangular concrete blocks locked |
together with steel When filling
the silQs the cut corn 10 aIInu.ad ,n !