La Junta tribune., 1914-01-31
GARDEN sror or rnE voeID.
La Justa II lts Capital. and NaGnsal
Location for MIN Cosdsasasy-
Home Fsrt~ ard Figures.

the capital and natural clearing
house OF the garden spot Of the
world, and OF course this means L.
Junta. Ia Junta has more natural
advantages for the location Of milk
condensary than any other town In
the Arkansas Valley. II is surround
productive land In the Arkansas Val
ley. and It's railroad facilities canno,
be surpassed by any city or town In
the state. These two are the i'm
portant factors that viii be, consider
ed by the milk companies In decid-
ing where TO locate the next milk
factory. and all that is necessary l.
To present them In the strongest way
possible. In order to secure the de-
sired results.
Now for some pertinent obscrya-
tions and a few facts and figures
Take for example an eighty acre
farm with fifteen cows. Put five
acres In rye for early pasture. say
for ten cows that are giving milk
That with a little hay will run them
through until June lst, Then have
five acres OF alfalfa In which oats
have been sown BY renovatinE In
the spring tina, will make good pas
ture all summer After IL has sery-
ed as psstur. IL can be irrigated and
the oats will grow again. In the lat
ter part OF May plant fifteen acre
OF corn for ensilage. and plant II
close. so II will make plenty OF forag.
As soon as your five acres of ry. IL
pastured. plant II in corn. II will
come little late and YOU can make
.nsilage of II. You VIII also want
five acres OF cantsloupcs. This will
give you culls through the shipping
season. and enough after you ar.
through picking to last three weeks
or longer. II you are too far away
from tn. market plant two acres OF
cantaloupes and feed them as they
ripen
You will also want ten acres OF
sugar bee,s. Say they make eigh-
teen tons per acre. That viii make
$50 tons OF this amount sell i2O
tons. silo Whst Is left and feed them
during the winter months after your
beet tops are gone Your tops will
pay for thinning. II properly cared
for. You can also feed pulp. which
Is cheap feed. especially for dry
COWS Now you have forty asses
i.f, for alfalfa hay. Say 1, makes
four tons per acre. That T. lso
tons. along with your alfalfa winter
pasture You viii not feed over six-
~ tons to your horses. and that will
lssy. 100 tons OF hay. This bay Al
$40 per ton vii bring In 81 900.
Then there Is your i.o tons OF bcets
at $3.50 per ton. which bring In
fsso Your five acres OF cantal-
opes. at SIS per ere. will bring In
s7.t moro. or total OF ,.o3s.
That Is what you have sold IN arm
products.
Now you hav. the product Of the
fifteen cows besides. We will make
yer, low average of $40 per year
per COW With fifteen COWS his
would bring In = gross revenue OF
1880. or ss7 so per month ie-
sides that You would get consider
able revenue from your calyes md
you would be able to f.r,iliks a fery
large portion of your farm yach
year. and that IL an sdvantaFs mat
will not be overlooked by Any iuielli-
gent farmer therr days. This III
make the revenue from your 'arm
for the year reach a total of ts.-
os5. for all OF your product. and II
you use all the fertilizer your la,d
IL better than II ~as when you siar rt-
cd and will produce more neat year.
You will make enough from your
cows to pay all Of your espcns., nd
have t2.o35 to put away IN yonr
soek-snd have not m.n,iousi he
thisA'ns w tatueu ua'hs NhltN arr
also great revenue producer
Nov comes the question OF a1us
You must get good ones Dom ss.p
n single COW unieas she can make a
good showing on the RICH, side of th~
farm ledger. and = good profi, Poor
cows are the most diseourayinr tea
ture Of the dairy business. HaIld
= good harm and keep your oous In.
side Of II during stormy weather.
You can't sxp~ct . cos TO give milk
after standing out In . storm AMI
nieht on the north sidc OF uirs
fence.
Nov 'os . niik cond-nsap q