Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-09
Farmer 5 Corner.

where one will go into the bust
ness with the determination to
stick to it and master the many
details, the farm income will be
materially increased by the
change. I
To those who are just embark ,
ing in the business we would Of ;
fer the following suggestions in
the light Of more than 20 years
personal experience in partical
dairy farming and from observa-
tions Of the successes and failure
Of scores Of dairymen in this and
other states.
FIRST, look we'll to youry market.
Your location will determine
whether the product will be milk,
cream, butter or cheese, or with
er retailed in a local market or
shipped to a city dealer. If the
farm is located several miles from
a market or shippidg point, but
ter cream or cheese should prove
most profitable, because of the
lower cost of hauling the reduced
bulk. Butter of a high quality
is being produced on many farms
in the state at present and such
butter is in good demand at prices
equal to or greater than cream
cry butter. Sweet milk and
sweet cream usually affords bet
tel returns than butter and
cheese, provided the dairy is close
to a good retail market or to a
railroad where quick shipment
can be made to a good market.
Second, use care in selecting
COWS. The beginner should start
with good common or grade cows
which can usually be picked up
in the neigborhood at prices rang
ing from $50 to sos.
Mate these cows to a pure bred
bull Of one Of the dairy breeds.
The value of this bull depends
upon whether his mother and his
sire's mother were large milk and
butter COWS, also upon the dairy
merit of the daughters Of his sire
and grand sire, and of his dam
and grand dam; and also of his
sisters. Frequently bull calves
of this description csn-he bought
from breeders and dairymen at
very reasonable figures.
The heifer calves obtained by
mating such a bull on good heavy
milking cows Of common breeding
are almost certain to develop in
to high producing dairy cows.
By continuing the use of good
bulls from selected cows, improve
ment will be continuous and sure.
A herd can thus be developed on
the farm at a small cost.
Third, we wish to emphasize
that for the beginner, pure-bred
females are not necessary. Such
high priced stock should not be
used until one first learns to han.
die grade cows successfully, ant
is convinced that he has the capa
city and aptitude to attain results
in breeding and has the ability O
salesmanship, and a good demand
for his pure-bred stock. Few
men have the ability to make ;
financial success of breeding
One should not go into the bust
ness. One should grow into it
While for the beginner pure
bred females are not necessary
the use of the pure bred and wei
bred bull is absolutely necessar!
to attain best results.
Starting in the business will
grade cows, a registered COW
may be added from time to time
as circumstances permit. Thest
should be heavy producers an,
good milking strains, otherwis
they will give no better result
than scrubs, in fact there are
great many scrubs and misiit
among registered cattle. Avoi,
the use of such cows.
By pursuing the method out
lined above, a herd of high produc
ing registered dairy cattle ma!
be assembled at a very moderat,
cost. Such is the method sanction
ed by common sense and a goo,
business judgment. Hundred
of dairymen all over the countr
have followed it and have attain
ed marked success.
w. D. Nichols, Asst. ProfessC
of Dairying.