Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-08-24
A DAIRY LESSON FROM IOWA.
The Feeding of Dairy Cows is the
One Important Thing.

covered conditions which, no doubt.
prevail in most of the dairy sections
OF the country That such conditions;
do prevail is no fault of darying as 4
business, but rather the lack OF bust
ness practice by the dairyment them
selves An organization like the ~ l.
ID. l. A. indicates an awakening on the
part of the dairymen of one section.
and the results OF their findings sure
" must arouse darymen in other 10
where their profits are leaking away
The Iowa Association was formed
by 100 dairymen owning 5000 cows.
During the first year 727 herds were
put on yearly test, and the results OF
these tests show why some men fail
at dairying. The best herd for the
wear showed an average production OF
285 pounds of butter-fat per COW.
while the poorest herd averaged only
524 pounds OF buter-fat per COW
Note that difference The best fl
teen herds averaged 1858 pounds OF
butter-fat per COW. while the fifteen
poorest herds averaged only OF
pounds per COW Allowing 30 cents
per pound for butter-fat and S35 per
head for cost OF feed for best cows
and $50 per head for poorest cows.
the fifteen best herds averaged prof.
OF 1854 per COW. while the fifteen
poorest herds averaged net loss OF
500 per COW. In all instances il;
was estimated that the calf. skim
milk and manure paid for labor ex
pended.
Having determined that many of its
members were losing more and more
money the longer they followed dairy
ing according to their old methods
and equipment. the y. |. ID. ]. A. Is
now in position to introduce ideas
which will result in the bringing of
their herds mp to profitable basis
To do this they consider first the
question OF feeds. reasoning that
lt hdHN toN. WV So
may be. is machine kept on the farm
for manufacturing the finished com
modity-butter fat-from the raw ma
terial. the grains and grasses raised in
the fields This illustrated, like any
other machine the COW must not only
be maintained. but she must be pro
vided with an abundant supply N the
proper kinds OF raw materials in order
To manufacture largely and economic
ally Repeatedly it was shown by
ANALYSIS that milk contains certain
constituents. and in order for the COW
10 produce milk these constituents
must be furnished her in proper
amounts and proportions.
After the consideration Of the feel
ing question the association takes up
the matter OF improving the milk pro
ducing machinery--the cow-and says
OF the purebred' sire:
another vital subject which Wa
never overlooked at these mecti,i"%
was the importance OF good sires. In
nearly every instance, as result OF
the plea made by the speakers. the
question arose. where can these h.
secured? 1t was made plain To the
listeners that such animals could not
be secured within the boundaries OF
the indictm OF those who had form
the organization, and that therein Law
erly guided the farmers whose occu
patton has been to milk cows.
1T is true that with the high-clas'.
intelligent farmers of which TIL, sec
ton boasts. there should be a large
percentage of greatly productive dairy
cattle among the 5000 COWS supplying
milk to the creameries. Generally
speaking. however. such cows are con
spicuous for their absence, and it the
farmers are ever to have good COWS
in this section it will be necessary Tor
them to breed such cattle on their
own farms.
The bulletin says:
There are four breeds of special
purpose dairy cattle that in this conn
try have proven great sources OF proi't
To those who have cared for them
These are the Jersey, Gnernesy, Hoi-
stein and Ayrshire. These breeds OF
cattle have been bred in their purity
OF blood lines by intelligent men for
hundreds OF years as have other
breeds of cattle been bred for beef
production. by men intelligent III
molding the proper type OF animal
for their particular work. Because OF
the law that like begets like or the
likness of an ancestor it is only rea
sonable to believe that sires with an
cestors bred along dairy lines WIZ
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