American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

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 a 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 a chain about twenty
feet long.
Each COW is fitted out with a 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. She is not required to walk
any long distance even for her water,
but it is hauled to her. The water is
stored and carried in a big horizontal
tank much resembling u street
s%prinkling wagons to which is attach
ed a smaller open tank, so that the
COW is enabled to drink as the tanks
are drawn along the line.
Fertility Maintained.
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 pillow
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 manure are used, the farmer
having had the soils of his various
fields analysed, so 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, it was difficult to
Get them of assured chemical eompo-
sition.
The Big Farmer.
While Denmark has been called the
land of the rich little farmer the coun.
try is O entirely devoted to the
smaller farm. After driving some
distance we saw what was evidently
a large farm with extensive buildings
1t proved to be a farm of 600 acres
The proprietor vas away but a young
apprentice eighteen years of g who
seems to fully understand the farm
and its operation very c~ourteously ex
hibited everything to us.
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 lates
tvpes. clean and fresh. The floors ar
concrete and sloped to a transverse
drain. Each stall has a patent heat
yoke and is equipped with an auto
matte water basin. Ample provision
there are also for flushing and clean
ing floors. The arrangement for pre-
serving the fertilizing quality Of tn
waste is complete. Solid and liquid
l are stored in cisterns from which tn
| manures are periodically removed an
distributed over the farm. The bin
F. for all feeds ard machinery and tool
r for handling are conveniently al
ranged.
r A Co-cperator.
The owner Of this farm belongs {
2 the Trifolium dairy. a biz e%o-operatiy
association whose members are mos
" owners Of the larger farms. Upo
becoming a member Of this co-oper'
i've concern the farmer enters int
an agreement similar TO that entere
d into BY all co-operators in Denmark
q He agrees TO deliver TO the associatio
y all Of his dairy products. The agre.
I ment is . most comprehensive on
and he is pledged not only to deliv'
what he produces. but it is his dui
under his agreement to produce a
S that he normally can with his far
2. and his equipment.
. Early in the history of cooperate
Il in Denmark a situation develope
which is similar TO that now existir
d. in America Whenever a co-operati'
le concern was formed for the purpol
K. of marketing the product of its meI
Is bers the members were at once a
b. preached by outside buyers who c
In Tered them a substantial advance ow
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