Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-30

milk sheet, II requires but fraction
Of minute to weigh the milk and
record its weight each time COW ls
MIXED; and by 80 doing one may
know exactly how much each COW Is
giving. Then, by testing the milk
once or twice a month with the Bah
cock test, quite accurate results may
be obtained, and the profit made by
each individual accurately determin-
ed.
II IL is not desiredto weigh the milk
at every milking, II may be weighed
one day each week, and fairly accur-
ate results be obtained; but 1t is very
important that a comparatively cor
rect record be kept for the reason
that It is the only way one may know
with any degree Of certainty which
are the profitable COWS. Nine out of
ten Of our dairy farmers who have
not Kept records would find by care
full testing that large part Of the
herd does not pay for its feed, a con-
siderable portion about break even,
and the remainder are money makers.
More clear money would be made and
less work required IL all cows that
fail to make a resaonble profit were
sold to the butcher.
Aside from the feed and care, which
will be discussed in other leaflets, the
production Of the herd is controlled
by breeding, selection and culling. The
breeding should be as good as circum-
stances will permit. It is not advis-
able, however, to buy a whole herd
of pure-bred, high-priced cattle, uh-
less you have liberal supply of cash
with no better use for it; especially
unless you have had considerable ex-
perience in dairying, for the reason
that the man who does not understand
dairying cannot take pure-bred,
highly organized herd and get results
! that will justify the outlay. But with
herd of common cows with pure
bred, highly prepotent sire at the
head of the herd, he may breed his
herd up to high standard in a few
years; and, in the meantime, gather
the knowledge and experience neces-
sary to make them produce up to their
capacity.
THE herdsman should get fixed in
his mind clearly the ideal type of COW
for dairy purposes, and in selecting
the animals for his herd take those
that approach most nearly to this
ideal type providing of course, they
are satisfactory producers. He should
not permit type to outweigh produc-
tion. After making the selection as
carefully as possible, follw up with
the testing and mercilessly Gull out all
it, BY this means there is no rea-
son why any man of ordinary intelli'
gence should not be able, in a few
years, to build up herd in which ev-
cry individual will make handsome
profit, and with the outlay of but 9
small amount of money.
The heifer calves from the highest
producing cows should be carefully
raised, being sure they are kept thrift
ty all the time; after careful testing
the highes producers should be saved
to add to the herd. This is a sure
safe, practical and economical way OF
producing highly profitable herd.
When it is remembered that the av-
erage production CT the cows of Mis-
souri, is about one hundred fifty
pounds of butter per year, and thai
it costs about one hundred and fifty
pounds to two hundred pounds of but
ter per year to feed and care for :
COW, it is easy to see that the average
COW is not a money maker. When Il
ia further remembered many herds