Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-02

of clover and alfalfa near by, indicate
that there Is to be no scarcity Of green
stuff. There is no manure to be seen
about the barn; but this Is very easily
accounted for by the big manure
spreader which stands conveniently by
and the appearance Of the surrounding
fields. Everything about the place
suggests system and care.
Mr.. Crawford's dairy herd Is not
what 1t ought to be. He Is not at all
pleased with It; but that Is not sur
prising. When he started into this
business, 1t was without great deal
Of investigation. He did not consider
it much else than an experiment, and
had not given enough thought to dali
deal Of difference between dairy and
beef cattle. He had been feeding beef
cattle every winter for years, and Is
still at It. He had an idea that he
could put in lot Of beef cattle and de-
velop them into mixers. He calculat-
ed that II the cattle failed to pay as
mixers they would do for beef. But
he laughs at himself now for having
ever entertained such an idea. He saw
some time ago that 1t was a mistake,
and by reading and observation he has
learned a whole lot. Still he has not
come out 80 badly. There were nine
teen cows in the barn during Febru-
ary. They yielded 1,200 pounds OF
cream and the check was $50. During
March there was yield Of 1,500 pounds
Of cream and the check will run over
500. Four cows went to the butcher
last week, and Mr.. Sherrer says that
even without any more additions to
the herd, he will make his fifteen cows
give him an average Of 100 pounds Of
cream each this month. The herd has
been improving wonderfully. There Is
no doubt about that, but Mr.. Crawford
has learned enough to see that he must
discard his beef breeds and recruit up
from recognized dairy types. BY the
way, the dry cows that were sold to
the butcher last week, brought Al
cents pound for beef.
But while the herd as at present
constituted includes very few animals
Of dairy type, 1t is not to be UNDER
stood that they are all scrubs-at least
not the commonest kind Of scrubs.
They are all sleek, gentle, we'll fed an
imals and very good mixers. They
have been brought up wonderfully by
good care and attention. They are not
only well fed but they get lots Of cur
rying, and they are so gentle and kind
that Mr.. Sherrer does not hesitate to
allow his little 3-year-old boy to run
in among them alone. When Mr.. Sher-
rer himself, goes into the cow-shed or
pasture, the cows crowd around him
to be petted and caressed like favorite
bird dogs or house cats.
Mr.. Sherrer was not able to give
great deal Of information as to the A.
nancial end Of the operations. He Is
very careful about that end; but Mr..
Crawford Is the man who pays bills;
but at the same time Mr.. Sherrer did
not hesitate to say that the butter fat
last month would at least pay all fixed
charges, including the feed bill, and
leave the manure as clear profit. He
thinks also that from now on the
monthly balance will be on the credit
side of the ledger instead Of on the
debit side, where 1t has been for quite
a while
Mr.. Crawford's alfalfa patch Of about
two acres, is doing fairly well. 1t was
seeded only last fall and looks green
from q distance; but careful examina-
tion shows that the green comes from
Glover and grass as well as alfalfa
But the alfalfa will be along after a
while. There seems to be no doubt Of
that, because since the ground has
been properly prepared and we'll ma
nured there seems to be no other way
for it.
On the way back to Yorkville there
was quite a pleasant and interesting
turn in at Mr.. ]. Bolivar Scott's, about
a mile east Of Delphos. Mr. Scott has
one of the prettiest and most comfort
able and convenient country homes In
the county, and Is as full Of new ideas
and plans as IL he had only started.
| One Of the things that induced us to
stop at Mr.. Scott's was to see his al
falfa. We had passed q very pretty
patch of about three acres belonging
to Mr.. Durant at Guthriesville, and
knowing Mr.. Scott to be experimenting
in this line also, we wanted to see what
his alfalfa looked like. We found that
he had about four acres-something
like two acres on each side Of the road
leading to his home. One patch Is
two years or more old and the other is
of more recent sowing The older
patch was cut several times last sum-
mer and the yield was very good con-
sidering; but not as satisfactory as
Mr.. Scott would like. The alfalfa in
the older patch Is now two or three
inches high and promises a good yield
this spring and summer; but Mr.. Scott
Is not satisfied with II. He says he
thinks he will plow it up this fail and
re-seed 1t, his idea being that because
Of the incubation already secured he
will be able to get much better stand
and consequently heavier yields. The
newer patch Is coming along nicely;
but Mr.. Scott Is not calculating on
anything else than to plow this up next
fall and re-seed 1t also.
| Mr.. Scott's home, neatly painted
two-story frame building, with wide
verandas below and above, is located
in pretty grove about 300 yards back
from the main road 1t faces. Light Is
furnished from q calcium carbide gas
plant, and water is supplied by means
of pump driven by gasoline engine.
A big water tank on a high tower, af-
fords fire protection and supplies the
stock in the barn yard. Altogether 1t
is one Of the prettiest and most con-
veniently arranged country homes to
be found In the county.
There was not much time for
round Of all the interesting things
that are to be seen at Mr.. Scott's: but
evidences Of his intelligent progressive
ness are sufficiently numerous to indi-
cate that with few hours in which to
collect the material, the story that
could be written would be both inter-
esting and instructive.
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