Las Vegas optic., 1913-01-20
STOCK RAISING IS
SALVATION OF
FARMERS
SANTA FE EXPERT TELLS HOW
THE COW CAN ASSIST THE
NEW MEXICO AGRIcULTURIsT

fdImefS IN New Mexico ana part
cularly the dry land farmers are com
ing to recognize that their salvation
lies in stock farming. OF the two di
visions of stock farming, viz, feeding
and dairying, the latter is really mor'
important at the present time becaus,
the inexperienced homesteader cal
undertake the industry of milk
ing of cows and the shipping O
cream with more chance of success
than following the scientific feeding
practice.
There are two valuable policies tina
We wish to submit now to the consid
GRAFTON of the farmers who are, or who
expect to realize principally from
cream. The need of incorporating botf
these policies on the farm arises from
the fact that cream is scarcest and
brings its best price during the win
ter months. Which means that COWS
should produce as much milk in that
season of the year as possible And
it is possible to keep the milk produc-
ton on any given farm up to the maxi
mum in that part of the year by:
Having the greater number of your
milk cows come fresh in September
These COWS will have to be bred in the
present month of January
Feeding your COWS juicy, sueculent
enlisage in winter to keep up their
milk flow.
In regard to the first proposition
to establish the January breeding prac-
tice, period of at least two years in
mostcases will be required. The pro
cess of change will be difficult because
COWS have inherited the tendency to
breed when temperature and other
factors are agreeable. And in
order to change their season of breed
ing, artificial summer conditions such
as warm comfortable quarters and sue
culent feed must be supplied in win
ter. When you have secured the de.
sirable winter facilities yo have over
come the main difficulty, for in addi-
tion to comfort, warm stables are
to milk production and pro-.
per care of calves in winter
In accomplishing the change in
breeding time you must begin by keeps
ing the COWS from tBes bull in their
next regular season. Endeayor to
hold them for about three months and
-hen breed them. The following year
he farmer should ty to hold them
o about three months later than he
lid this year, or to January the new
month In short, accomplish
he change in two steps, or even three
" holding only two months each year
Until the change is complete if the
more gradual method seems advisable
,hould you have any COWS on hand at
resent that are not with calf from
asst summer or fall, we would advise
on to try to breed them now or not
ater than February Is. If you are
uccessful you have done so much %.
Yard larger income from cream.
'ut be careful not to secure more win
sr fresh COWS than your increasing
inter protection will accommodate
Proper feeding is even a greater re-
uirement for winter dairying than
helter, which brings is to the second
latter for our earnest consideration.
Milk flow depends upon succulentI
eed being a part of tie cows ration
reen grass provides his in summer
othing but silage viii do so in win.
sr. And it will do It as good and
ven better than green grass. Added
, this it is great economical factor
4 the farm saving about 80 per cent
ore feed than stacking in the field.
can be fed beneficially to all class
) of livestock, but as far as mia
ows are concerned it is an absolute
ecessity-By H. G. McCowen, assist
at agricultural demonstrator, A. T
nd S. II. Ry. Co. tNh HaAo1
nRTlcL Es OF poRArloN