Cheyenne record., 1914-04-16
that the pig so produced is ideal &c
the production Of bacon.

the production Of bacon.
Cooperative Creamery.
This farmer belongs to a co-opera-
tive dairy association which conducts
creamery some little distance away.
The members are mostly the smaller
farmers. Each leaves his cans of
milk on the road to be gathered up by
collector hired by the association.
The collector when he returns the
cans brings back the SKINNED milk.
The milk sent into the creamery is
tested and the price depends altogeth-
ar upon the butter fat contained in
the milk. This results in a constant
Improvement in the breed of cows
since the members find it profitable
to keep only the best breeds.
The farmer escorted US through the
farm to q stubble field where the cat
tie were grazing. 1t must be remem-
bered that in Denmark cattle are
never pastured behind fences as they
are in the United States. Every COW
Is tethered with q chain about twenty
feet long.
Each COW is fitted out with thin
canvas blanket and thus protected
from flies and other annoying insects.
The increase in milk production when
the COW is thus freed from all disturb
ing insects is said to be very consider
able. The COW is spared every exer-
ton.
This farmer. and in fact every far
mer whom we have interviewed dur
ing the entire day, seems to have a
very thorough knowledge Of the rota-
ton OF crops. On this farm the plow
land is divided into nine fields among
which the crops are rotated accord
ing to a carefully considered and we'll
defined schedule. Natural and COM
mercial manures are used. the farmer
having had the soils Of his various
| fields analyzed. 80 that he may know
| what is needed for each field. He
| now purchases his manures from a CO.
operative company which guarantees
the chemical content OF its products
although formerly, when private deal
ers sold fertilizers, 1t was difficult to
| get them Of assured chemical compo-
sitfon.
The Big Farmer.
While Denmark has been called the
land Of the rich little farmer the coun.
try is not entirely devoted to the
smaller farm. After driving some
distance we saw what was evidently
! large farm with extensive buildings.
1t proved to be farm OF 600 acres.
The buildings on this larger farm
are most substantial handsome struc.
lures. We found on the farm twenty.
two horses. one hundred eighty cows,
besides poultry and pigs. There are
employed upon the farm fifteen male
hands and fifteen female Polish labor
ers. We found the barns of the latest
types, clean and fresh. The floors are
concrete and sloped to a transverse
drain. Each stall has a patent head
yoke and Is equipped with an auto.
matte water basin. Ample provisions
there are also for flushing and clean.
Ing floors. The arrangement for pre.
serving the fertllizing quality Of the
waste Is complete. Solid and liquids
are stored in cisterns from which the
manures are periodically removed and
distributed over the farm. The bins
for all feeds and machinery and tools
for handling are conveniently ar.
ranged.
A Co.operator.
The~owner of this farm belongs to
the Trifolium dairy, big cooperative
association whose members are most.
ly owners of the larger farms. Upon
becoming member of this co.opera.
tive concern the farmer enters into
an agreement similar to that entered
into by all co.operators in Denmark.