Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-05-04
THE GREAT DAIRY MOVEMENT
CONTINUED.

der to be in position to get in Oh
this proposition.
lst. No one whatever will be
able TO get aid in purchasing dairy
stock who has not sufficient pasture
of the right kind to pasture the
stock he expects to get. The pas
ture must be either blue grass OF
white clover or a combination of
the two. Alfalfa will not be con-
sidered as pasture. The quicker
the settler gets the requisite pasture,
Just that soon will he be able to get
the cows through the Farmers A.
ISOLATION. Blue grass and white
clover sown now will be in shape
to pasture To some extent in sixty
days, and the cows will be furnished
as soon a. the pasture Is ready
The first perquisite Is the sowing Of
pasture grass.
2nd. The second requisite is to
the effect that the prospective dairy
man must have sufficient hay in
sight from his own farm to feed the
COWS through the winter. The first
cutting should be saved for horses
and stock cows, "a they will prob
ably do 10 per cent better on this
cutting than either Of the other two.
The third cutting Is the one for the
milk COW, a it Is considered the
equal Of the best balanced ration
for the production Of milk. There
is no need for grain feed Of any kind
when the third cutting is used ex-
clusively. The second ultimatum l.
the raising OF alfalfa hay
3rd. Almost a important a. the
two foregoing laws, Is the digging
Of cisterns wherever well water j.
not available on the place. There
never yet has been an irrigation
system constructed that part OF all
of it did not get out OF order once in
a while. Ii a large canal breaks or
a dam goes out, there will he a week
or month in which there will he
no water for the stock. The driving
Of milk cows a mile or several miles
to water will be absolutely prohib-
tied by the authorities in charge Of
this dairy movement. Nothing
will run a milk cow down so quick
ly as the running and driving it to
water. Water is just a. necessary
TO produce a flow Of milk a. the
feed itself. So the third word j.,
build cisterns.
There Is also a fourth proposition
that Is almost as important a. the
above three, and that is the build
ing of proper buildings for the hous-
ing of the animals. The barn must
be kept clean and sanitary. Parti-
tons and stalls are not necessary,
as cows should never be tied. Feed
boxes should be used for kindling,
and the grain fed to the hogs. Clubs
are absolutely prohibited, and any
one caught beating the cows will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. The barn should be arranged
so the hay can be fed from the out
side.
Five cows is the least number
anyone should count on keeping
Ten ordinary milk cows will return
the owner $1,000 per year, and five
COWS about one-third of that
amount. Four hours a day is SUI
ficient to take care of ten cows in
good shape and this will give the
farmer an eight hour day in the
field. Five cows is the least num-
Der it will pay to take the proper
time and expense to care for. The
number can be gradually increased
to any extent the farmer desires.
Under this plan the cream will
be received at the railroad station
and tested by a man paid to do
that business. From the station it
will be shipped to the market that
will pay the highest price, and there
is no doubt that the very top notch
price can be obtained when the
amount of cream that will be ham
died, and the sanitary conditions
under which the cream will be pro-
duced is considered The ASso-