The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-07
OF Cows And Prevention OF
tuberculosis
Also Figures To Show Cost
OF A Dairy Farm

At the regular meeting of the Citi-
zens' Association on Wednesday eve
ming at the city council chamber most
of the entire evening was given over
to j. p. White OF Hooker, Ohio, who
spoke on the subject, "Dairying."
He spoke In part as follows:
Quite a problem is presented to the
live stock man OF today. Concentrated
feeds have arisen In price, labor Is de-
manding more wages and Is very un-
satisfactory, land has doubled in value,
COWS that formerly sold for $50 now
readily bring $75. The only thing that
has remained comparatively low is
machinery and 1t has made q 10 per
cent advance. The cost of production
of milk has also been increased by in
spection so that 1t costs almost twice
as much to produce milk as 1t formerly
did. When milk gets above or 10
cents a quart or butter above 40 cents
q pound we approach limit In price
| for the majority of patrons. We must
have live stock as it is the only per-
manent basis of agriculture. Turning,
draining, fertilizing and adding humus
help, but If the crops are sold the fields
will be depleted OF fertility. Butter
removes from the soil cents worth
Of fertility per cow per year. Cream
removes more than butter, cheese more
than cream, milk more than cheese.
The fertility in 100 acres of virgin
soil Is worth $4,000. This Is sold in
crops. The wheat crop would remove
$4,000 worth of fertility in 20 years
on 100 acres, Eighteen dairy cows
would restore 1t.
This herd OF COWS would not only
support the crops grown to feed them
selves but additional fields of 20 acres
corn, IA acres wheat If milk Is sold, "a
acres corn, tS acres wheat IL cheese is
sold. 33 acres corn, 23 acres wheat II
cream Is sold, 35 acres corn, "a acres
wheat If butter Is sold
Therefore dairy ] acre in 5-keer
20 cows on 100 acres because these
COWS will maintain the fertility and
the remainder of the farms can be
used for the production of money crops
Some people would say maintain fer
tility by feeding steers. The dairy
COW Is a more economical producer
OF food for human beings than the
steer or pig
The fattening steer gaining II
pounds weekly yields l.l3 pounds nitro
genous substance or lean meat while
the dairy cow during the same period
when yielding 10 quarts milk daily re
turns In the milk 6.6 pounds of nitro
or times as much of mineral matte
the OK stores during the week 2.
pounds while the dairy COW secretes II
her milk l35 pounds or again time
az much The steer adds to his car
cass 953 pounds fat while In the mill
Of the dairy COW there are $50 pound
fat or two.thirds as much. During tn,
u time the COW has secreted In her mill
S.32 pounds milk sugar against whicl
there Is no comparable substance il
the flesh of the OK. Reducing the suga
to fat the COW Is shown to have yielde'
) ms much fat or fat equivalent as ha
!. the steer
The product of COW giving 1900
pounds milk per year is equal to tina
OF beef steers weighing 1850 pounds
A man must exercise thought am
Judgment to realize off of farm IN
vestment.
Farm inventory:
100 acres nv. land .............$10,0 90
} Tools ................ 100
@ 90 cows at SIS ............... 1.50
I Horses at $500 ,...".,... so