Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-04
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salem DIARIES
A CAREFUL INVESTIGATION
OF THE COOPERATIVE
MOVEMENT. ~ l.
Many Pure BREB CATTLE.
Has Been Underway Tor 20 Years
Farmers Do Not Pay Interest
They Draw II.

The New Salem Dairy Farm Inspec-
ton proved a surprise to all that
made it. None had any idea that
there was so much good stock in any
n locality In the state. The farm
ers from the grain raising portions of
the state could hardly realize that
they we're in the state when they saw
all the land fenced and the fine herds
of HOlsteins n large herds too and
so man OF them pure breds.
Many Fine Herds.
Eleven farms were visited in the
day, on each of these were a fine
herd of pure breds. Each of these
farmers have some grades too and
some of them have a few Of the com
mon native cows. These they are
gradually getting rid of as they have
found that the H0lsteins are better
producers. In fact, in the whole cir
cult of twelve farmer in the Hol-
stems hold the record in spite of the
fact that some of the common cows
are good mixers. They have found
that on an average the heifer of the
first cross produces so pounds more.
butter than its dam and looks much
like the Holtein. The second cross
looks very much like the H0lstein, In
fact In most cases it would be impos-
sible to tell the difference.
Milk Scale and Sheet.
Another striking fact was the milk,
scale and milk sheet which was found
in every barn visited. When the far.
mers spoke Of q COW It was In terms
Of the number of pounds of milk she
giving a day or the butter fit
that she was producing. They have
many cows that are giving 60 to IS
pounds Of milk a day. One COW has
given $50 pounds of butterfat in "a
year. The value of the butter above
the cost Of the feed was $118 and in
addition to that more than five tons
OF skim milk, a calf and the manure.
These farmers will not keep a COW
that does not make a profit and by
their accounts with each COW they
know which are the good ones. The
keeping of the records has also led to
q stud Of the feeding. One farmer
raised the butter fat production of his
herd from an average O 116 pounds
agar to 299 pounds in three years
and largely through. the feeding. and
care.
Cooperating.
These farmers are all working to.
and learning from each other.
They have found that they can make
more BY having the cows freshen in
the fall SO now they plan to have the
calves dropped in the fall from Sep
TENDER to December. In this way
they get the winter prices for the but.
and have the heaviest work of
for the cows come in the win
ter when there is the most time. They
also have more time to care for the
calves. The cows are run dry in fly
time when other work is the most
pressing.
The first cooperative enterprise
was q creamery which started over
years ago. They started grain
over thirty years ago, but
with poor results. They went more
and more into debt, then they went
into COW raising and making butter.
The trouble with this was that they
could get but little for their butter,
there was too much variety. This
brought them together. and a cream
cry was the result. 1t has been in op-
for over 20 years and has new
Ell, been shut down In all that time.
This was the beginning of prosperity.
Fine homes and big barns have been