Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-09

1t is certainly surprising what lit
lie attention to the breeding. feeding
and management OF dairy cows has &C
complished. On the college farm al
Athens pure-bred HoIstein heifer. with
her first calf. Lady Blanche by name.
has made the very interesting record
indicated below. she being - months
old when the lactation period commence
ed She has been in milk for ten
months and during that time has given
7.o67-s pounds OF milk. or SsI.5 gallons.
or better than two and one-half gal
Ions a day for every day she was In
milk. During these ten months she
consumed SASS worth OF cotton seed
meal. her daily ration in the summer.
when on pasture. being two TO three
pounds OF meal with such rough feed
as she gathered for herself on a good
Bermuda sod. and IN the winter time
about five pounds OF cotton seed meal,
with 80 10 40 pounds OF silage and a
little shredded corn slower as a dry
roughness- II viii be seen that she
was fed on materials available on every
farm so that 1t was not because OF
special circumstances that she was able
10 make her fine record.
The total cost OF feeding this COW
Tor the ten months in question fnclud-
ing the meal and sflage consumed and
Allowing good rent for the pasture.
was SS6.S2 The cost Of the feed in the
summer was about s2.62 a month. and
In the winter about SAILS. Her milk
Tow varied BY months from 505.a to
s1s-1 pounds. The milk was sold at
20 cents gallon It was bottled and
delivered 10 customers along with that
OBTAINED from the other cows, but IL
was put up in a sanitary manner ana
reached the consumer in good condition.
Instead OF figuring the returns. how
ever, on the basis Of 40 cents a gallon,
50 cents has been used. Even then the
gross returns from the sale OF her milk
amounted 10 s949.45. Subuacting from.
this the cost OF the feed, there still
remains profit OF s2I2s5. The Ques-
ton arises then as 10 what IL cost 10
deliver the milk Even at S cents a
gallon this would only amount to
S41.s7. leaving still SI71-06 net profit
In this connection it should not De
forgotten that the animal has not been
credited with the value OF the fertilix-
ing Constituents contained in the ma
nure. which would reduce the cost OF
delivering the milk considerably. More
over the calf dropped by this COW sold
for $1,000 net cash in Athens, so IL
viii be seen that she made after all a
profit with milk selling at 80 cents a
gallon OF about S225. This represents
the value OF three bales OF cotton at
Is cents a pound. yet the feeding and
care OF the COW did not require a great
e. outlay than would have been entailed
in producing three bales OF cotton. 1t
Is true that she required attention ev-
cry day. and that the dairy business on
this account is somewhat confining.
but one must also remember in this
connection that through the mainte-
nance OF cows OF this character. 1T is
possible TO build up the fertility OF the
land very materially. and TO utilize ad-
vantaeeously at home our great con-
Standardization seed meal
II viii be said at once that This was
an exceptional animal, and that there
were facilities for feeding and handling
her which the average farmer does not
possess 1t is true that this COW was a
pure-bred animal OF q breed which has
been developed through long years OF
effort on the part of the owners In
other words. she n not an accident,
but she represents the intelligence OF
the human mind Put into the develop
ment OF a dairy machine; yet there is
no reason why thousands Of farmers
should not maintain cows OF equal ca
pacity ON their plantations. and enough
or them at that 10 add several hum
cred dollars profit annually TO the right
side OF the ledger. while supplying the
towns end cities Of Georgia with larger
= Families OF fresh milk and butter.
some win urge that they have no
sfIo. AMI therefore can not have a grass
substitute fer the winter feeding period
Whilc.,of course. this is desirable, hulls.
shredded stover or some Of the clover
o. cowpeas which may be grown and
made into Ray. make a fair substitute
for siIage. Then. in most parts OF the
state some OF The cereals may be seeded
IN the late summer and viii render =
~uccufent crop available for pasture
du~fng a good Part OF the winter sea-
sou. There is always an abundance
az choice cotton seed meal available at
rrfre< which enable every farmer TO use
= v~ffh advantage and profit for sup
irving the concentrated portion OF the
II may be urged that the initial in
vestment in cows OF this character
would be too great and inadvisaole "a
territory infested with ticks There Is
~orne truth in this argument but IL is
rot necessary TO maintain pure hreo
herd In order TO conduct a profitable
aafrv business in Georgia. since grade
animal which cost SIS produced on the
college farm last year in a single lac
tatSon period 5.051-5 pounds OF milk At
n cost OF s742I. She made handsome
net profit on the investment. and yet
she was typical OF large number CT
cove which are now literally eating
thair heads off for the owners, but
which under proper conditions Of feed
ing and management may be made 70
nav a handsome dividend This record
has been quoted to show the possibili-
ties OF the dairy business in the SOUTH
and is not q marked exception. as some