Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-30

/ the order Of their worth, for doing a
permanent good in the community
The value Of any plan would depend
on the men who handle the plan, In
the case of the dairy promoter and
prospective creamery man, it may be
said, such man would realize that
his success would depend largely on
MS patrons being satisfied they
would want to get some pay for their
work while paying for the COWS: this
calls for good cows, and hence he
would furnish the best COWS possible
True he will ask a good price for the
lcows, but If the cows themselves
are real money makers, hand
some returns will keep coming
in long after the purchase price
lis paid In this connection it is
wen to understand that it would be
far better to pay a hundred and
quarter for a COW that will produce a
pound of butter-fat per day than 50
dollars for one that will produce only
half a pound
Success in dairying depends not on
ly on the cost of feed and the price
received for the product, but also on
the individuality of the man and Of
the cows To be profitable a COW
should produce as daily average for
ten months. two and half to three
gallons Of milk testing four to five
per cent fat. Three gallons of four
per cent milk means one pound of
butter fat per day This should bring
an average price throughout the year
OF 2Sc, or $S4 for 300 days In addi-
tlon to this she will produce skim
milk worth about a third as much as
the butter fat, for feeding to calves,
pigs, and chickens. There is also the
value Of the manure, and CT the calf,
which should total $25, or more. per
year.
The most profitable ration to feed
such a COW would consist of pasture,
silage, alfalfa, and a varying amount
OF mixed grain, consisting Of bran, cot
ton seed meal, and corn, milo or kar-
fir. Silage is very valuable feed
when pasture is short. In fact. many
dairymen consider it indispensable. If
it is not available, its place will have
to be taken by green soiling crops, ,
in the winter by some
such feed as dried beet pulp. Such /,
feeding will mean total cost Of about
$50 per year, divided about equally
between grain and roughage. Thus 1t
will be seen that, if five dollars per
month is to be paid on the purcase J
orice Of the COW, what is left Of the
sream check will scarcely pay for the
eed that must be bought and the !,
armer must look to the profit from
he skim-miIlz to get some measure to
,ay for his labor. The above estimates =,
re for good COW. A oor COW might
10 little or no better than to make
Ter own payments, and such Z COW
rould never become profitable A real
! profitable herd can only be built up :
y keeping an accuate checd on the =,
Of each COW. and discard !,
lg the poor ones. Many a dairy herd
-ould yield larger net profit Il a !,
lird, or in some cases, hall. wero :
old for butcher stock.
Aside from the cows. the necessary =
laterial equipment will consist of i
ood separator, if the cream is to be =
I'D or churned, the ordinary utensils
II handling the milk and shelter 4 4
n the COWS, a good roof With three :
ses enclosed is sufficient In our eli -
ate A silo and good sanitary =
COL in the milking stable arr a'so =
'sentials to the best results -
Another factor which may make or ~
,eak the dairyman is whether he ~
It's fair and honest return for his
am delivered to the creamery. With
lirying on the increase in the state,
e will soon feel the imperative neal
legislative regulations Of creamer-
$ in the state. ALI in all, dairy.ng #,
bound to be a profitable industry u,
New Mexico, and every possible on
fort should be made to enc ,usage ,sf
enlargement ga,
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