Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09


must understand soil conditions and
the growing of crops. In other words.
he must have q good farm we'll farm
ed, as we'll as good herd well cared
for.
Rundown Farms Made Profitable.
Every crop grown on the farm has u
value as fertilizer and when sold per
manently removes that amount Of fer.
tilizing matter from the farm. Very
often an intelligent. industrious man
makes a profitable investment by buy.
ing rundown farm at a low figure
and stocking 1t with dairy cattle. BY
returning the manure in good cOndi
ton to the land he makes the exhaust
ed soil become rich and raise good
crops in few years.
A study Of the following table ex.
plains why poor. run-out farms are
built up by dairying. The figures show
the amount of money received for the
products sold and the value Of the fer.
tilizing constituents removed from the
farm. based on nitrogen being worth
II cents per pound, phosphoric acid
AZ cents and potash Az cents.
Manu-
rial
value
One ton mixed hay.............. $500 $50
One ton wheat at 81 per bushel 1888 GGS
One ton live cattle at cents
per pound Observation-Disclosures. l2O.U ItS
One ton whole milk at 81 % per
LII
One ton butter at 30 cents per
pound ......................... IJoo 80
heard an old Scotchman. who prov
ed it true. say many times there were
only two things for which a farmer
should mortgage his farm-tirst, to
drain the land properly so as to raise
good crops, for prosperity cannot rise
from wet, cold soil--the land must be
drained; second. to build good barns in
which to house the stock and crops
These two conditions. rightly manag
ed. will erect fine home and make
comfortable bank account.
"l.t There Be Light"
wish space permitted lengthy dis
cussion on the construction of the COW
health of the cows and the purity of
the milk depend greatly on the stable
Four things are Of prime importance
sunlight. pure air. tight. dry floors and
the comfort Of the animals.
The first recorded utterance Of God
Is. LET there be light" and further 1t
Is stated. God saw the light that 1t
was good" The Creator Of all things
knew that light was good. We know
1t Is good. Then why shut It out of
our COW stables? Did you ever see
stable without a window? have seen
many.
Fifteen minutes of direct sunshine
bring death to most Of the disease
germs. When we have such power
full disinfectant free let us use it abun-
dainty. Have plenty Of windows in
the stable. Let the sunlight get d.
rectly in on all sides If possible. Many
have the windows hinged on the lower
side and have them open inward from
the top. This prevents n direct draft
on the cows. Keep the W ndOwS fire."
from cobwebs and wash them of o.
raSiOnaiiy
1t IL easier t. regulate the light than
it il to vHntilatp rro,e:'y II we wish
animals to r2'uan !lea'thr they must
have rNre air to bre';hp This means
that the foul air from the lungs ard
odors from food and excretiOns must
escape and be replaced by fresh air.
Thousands of animals are yearly be-
coming affected with tuberculosis. due
to insanitary conditions. Effective
ventilation Is of infinitely greater val
tie than tuberculin. The first prevents
the disease: the other only reveals its
presence. There should be at least 500
cubic feet of air space for each cow
Means Of letting the air into the
stable at or near the ceiling will usual
~ prove best. The air taken in will,
by reason Of being cold. tend to fall
to the floor and thus produce air move
ments which will keep the air within