Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-16
maine DAIRY|NC,
Marked Increase Noted in
The Somerset Section.
Large Herds Of Ho|steins and
IGuernseys as Well as Jerseys.
What the Silo Is Doing and the Part
Sanitation Is Playing.

SkowheSan. Me-, oct 15-(speciaD.
A handsome increase of dairyine in
Maine is noted. and the reasons are
many and interesting. \ report of the
SknWhe@an Jersey creamery shows in
tie last five years a big gain in the
hummer Of pounds of butterfat and also
gam IN the number of patrons. This
creamery is now doing S1Go. 900 worth
Of business each year Tn to October
81 this year there had been a gain of
3Rooo pounds over the production of
last year in the amount of butterfat
Hoins baek To 1906 the creamery's
output fer the year was 10000 pounds
OF batteffat. The.ncxt year ii fell to
III 600, the next year 164, 600. and in
l@'5 was 1360G0. In 1910 there WAS a
little gain and in 1911 II went up to
lS9o1e and last year IL was o1a.1)0 In
January, 1872, the number of poands Of
butterfat 1T the creamery for the
month was 1900 ana the correspond
ing month of 1913 was 1909, showing
a gain of 1000 pounds. 1t is estimated
that the gain this year over last year
Will lie nearly 10000 pounds
This creamery is taken to illustrate
what is being done IN dairying all over
the state. In the past year about 20
new patrons have been added and the
creamery now has about 1l01 cows
furnishing cream
One of the factors conducive to
dairy has been the increase in number
of the silos. Up to very few years
ago Maine farmers thought that in
order to run a dairy farm, the farm
must be adapted to raising hay. II is
considered SO at present but tie silo
has to a great extent overcome this
condition SO that now even farm hav-
ing sandy lcam where hay will not
grow at its best, silo corn is planted
which has made a good substitute for
hay and in many respects better. 1t is
Interesting to note that within & radius
of ten miles from. any large town in
Maine during the, past season, Il to 20
silos have, been built and now ii is an
unusual thing to find large farm that
has not at, least -ene silo..
That the increase in dairying has
taken quite an impetus is shown in
the fact that new creameries are being
built and new dairying associations
are being formed. company was or
ganized in Madison during September
for n new creamery there and the COM
pany sold 9o1 shares and secured 500
cows The Somerset Cow Testing As
ISOLATION was also organized.
II used to be considered that if u
farmer was to keep a herd of cows for
cream, that the Jersey breed was the
nulv ono In conSidar hut the dual pur-
pGse COW IS now considered more than
ever SO that the creameries have
among the caws of their patrons nearly
as many of Holsteins, Short horns aHd
Ayrshres. That education has worked
along with this change is shown III the
fact that nearly 40 per cent of the
farmers are keeping thoroughbred
cows instead Of the grades The iarg-
est producer Of butterfat in the Show
hogan Jersey Creamery has 100 head OF
Hclstein cattle which include his
milking herd. Another large patron,
has Il herd of thoroughbred Guernseys
and he recently sold three of his cows
for 5000 apiece.
Sanitary conditions play a big part
in the creamery methods of Maine at
present. The patrons are required tc
see that their barns are we'll lighted,
clean, we'll drained, free from contain
|inating surroundings, good ventilation.
convenient milk rooms well lighted and
ventilated. screened, and that hot wat
er is used abundantly, cows shall be
kept clean and that proper COOLING
equipments are provided in the care of
milk.