The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-18

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information and assistance are given
to make the best results easy to be
obtained. This supervision of the
chamber of commerce., which calls
upon the dairy division of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. the Clemson Ag-
riculfural. and Mechanical Colleges
and such other sources for help
as may be needed, will l.ec0me an as
surance of protection to the guarantor
and Of the maximum of profits and
quickest sextinguishmcnt OF hiD loans
to the dairyman. The chamber Of
commerce will assist In forming milk
testing associations. bull associations.
and other cooperative helps as their
usefulness is indicated. and will sug-
gest helpful government bulletins, ex-
pertinent station bulletins. and other
literature. and will help to procure
these Instructions sending them
through. the guarantors, associations
to the dairymen - When necessary the
chamber OF, commerce VIII send q mnll
to the various communities giving
personal instructions and direct infor-
nation Of the most practical kind,
which wilt be Of incgtimable benefit to
the beginners. The chamber of COM
merce will keep In communication
with the secretary Of each guarantors'
association. furnishing blank forms..
record Sheets. etc. and will advise
rations from time to time in accord
ance with the comparative value of the
fcedstuffs.
Great Returns
The benefits occurring from a greatly
increaEed dafrying industry, general
over Anderson county, such as must
result In times from carrying out of
this plan. could not be overstated,
since such an industry has practical
Iy made over Wisconsin,. Minnesota
and other states. Among these benc-
fits may be given briefly the changing
of farmers gradually from bank Dor.
rowero into bank depositoJ5 and their
business with the retail merchants
from a credit toFa cash basis, since
they will receive money every day for
their products instead OF once a year.
The output Of corn. cottonseed pro-
ducts, and other crops will be market
ed In their most valuable and profita-
BILE form and the fertility of the land
will be increased! instead of. as at
present. decreaEed. -
"A benefit andfa very great one, is
that the dsiryI@g fnduDtry Will auto
maticaily bring about grent increase
In the production of hogs, since the
SKINNED milk, one of the most yalu-
able by-products of the industry. can
be utilized to antadvantage aside from
raising calves only by being marketed
ih the form of pork. Tie farmer can
produce two hogs. fed largely from the
SKINNED milk, for each tow he main
tains. and the pork production may
and will become a great help in work
ing off the indebtedness; due to flnan-
chg and In providing profits 81
Is Estimating the productiveness vof
each cowiat 200 ponds of butter fat per
year. taking into consideration the
value of each calf and cost Of raising
1t together with the yalle of the ma )
nure Hr0duced per COW. each dairy
COW represents : In community. a
commercial value Of from $50 to: s1aO.
Th}ss, or. an, estimate of a ffousan,.
cows III a, community there should be
q refernt t.1fi $50 to $fO8 per lannum.
But, the dairy industry represents ia
far more I imhof tahf item 6 thar that
which Is derived from the. sale of the
dairy products, namely, the matter oil
malEtalntaE and increasing the fers.le
[ ity fof lfhe land.
~ Better THIN Csttcn
We are told that an acre of cotton
producing $50 pounds of lint robs the
SOL OF approximately 1910 IN nitrogen,
phosphorIc acid ana potash, and an &C.
re oficurn producing so bushels would
rob the soil of approximately s24. .29
of thoset fertilizer Ingredients, while.
each dairy COW properly fed will re-
turn from S25 to $50 of these fertili-
sor or1fngTsdieIts TO tine Boif.
The principal advantages, however,
In keeping dairy cows ON the farm Ia