Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08
THE DAIRY.

WHICH 10 great mlSUdke. during /;
the six weeks she is not producing
milk, the COW should be fed on a goo
ration Of grain mixture, and kept up
In flesh. II allowed to run down 1t
viii show in the cali and the milk.
The high price of butter is put
down as the cause OF the great in
crease in the amount of oleomargar-
inc used in the Chicago district this
winter, and more especially in the
month Of january. The output in
that district in January amounted to
100000 pounds, which was heavy
increase over the amount manufac-
tured in January, 1910. The january
output is also umch larger than Dec
embT. 1t is very evident from these
figures, that the high price of but
ter in the large city which forms the
districts named, forced many poor
people to using this butter substitute.
W. NJ. Jahnke of Riley, Kas., states
that a good many dairy COWS are
showing up in that community. Each
year, he states, more milk and cream
are sold. "A few days ago farmer
in my neighborhoOd shipped in do
zen fine looking HOlStein cows Mr..
Jahnke said. Those who base been
handling dairy COWS and selling
cream, have been so well pleased
with it that nome of them seem to be
abandoning the business, which is a
pretty good sign"
Soy beans make an excellent feed
for dairy COWS. Bean meal made of
the plant, beans and all, is said to be
one of the very best ratiOns for the
COW giving milk. These beans also
make an excellent material out OF
which to fill the silo. The spread OF
forage feed crops, including SOY beans
and COW peas shows a great tendency
to produce more of this kind of choic
lfeed for stock, especially the mich
COWS. In several Of the state ex-
pertinent stations demonstrations
have been made within the past few
days, which prove them to be among
the very cheapest and best forage
feeds.
In San Angelo, Tex, which is in
the heart of great live stock terri
tory in the southwestern part of the
big state retail grocers have been gath
ering data with reference to the sale
of creamery butter at that point. They
have come forward with a statement
made to the chamber of commerce
of that city, to the effect that $50, 600
a year is paid out there for creamery
butter and cream products which could
be produced in that immediate terri
tory at big profit. Now an effort
is going to be made to locate dairy
herds, and start farm dairyiing there.
In Jackson county, KanS., farm
dairying is spreading very fast. Al
ready registered dairy cattle are being
bred and raised for dairy purposes in
that immediate vicinity where they
are becoming more numerous every
year. On the farm Of H. o. Tudor,
near Holton, in that county, there has
been erected one of the most modern
dairy barns in that section OF the
state. This barn has a cement base
= ment, and is equipped with every mod
em device for handling the cows.
Twenty COWS can be housed in the
barn. and a number of calves. Fresh
water is piped into the barn, and a
feed grinder prepares the rations use'
lin feeding the cows. Hosting ma
chinery for elevating the feed is IN
use, and the whole place Is well ar
ranged. Mr.. Tudor is also supplied
with a large silo near the barn.
II, Chtrles Edmunds Of Leavenworth
county, KanS., one OF the Oldest set
tiers in that part OF the state, claims
that farm dairying is one Of the best
paying lines on the farm, everything
considered. Mr.. Edmunds has tested
this sufficiently to find that it is
profitable. I'm my experience" he
said, "the special breed Of cows
counts for little 1t is simply the feed
and care. OF course there are poor
mixers in any breed, and those COWS
must be tested and turned out. But
: good mixers can be found in any
breed, whether a special dairy breed
|, or not. The farmer who lives neal
:. enough to a railroad point, or a town
o some size, who can build up pri'
lvata trada for his milk and cream