The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-04-22

the profits Obtainable from superior
and inferior cattle. Ii necessary. go
into debt for good bull
i.-f~eA Literally.
Note that balanced ration of seven
teen pounds gives as much butter fat
as AN unbalanced twenty-One pound
ration, and that cOntinu0us silage is
sometimes cheaper than pasture. A
ton of alfalfa hay equals in food value
sixty bushels OF oats. Keep in mind
that only one hundred pounds of but
ter fat yearly per COW costs the pro-
ducer on an average thirty-fve cents
per pound and that 300 pounds year
ly per COW cost twelve and one half
, cents about per pound. Thus does ii
pay royalty to improve the herd
81 Produce the Feed.
1t pays better to market your hay
and grain in the form OF milk, butter
fat, steers and hogs, Erect one or more
si!os. grow alfalfa, corn. sorghum
sweet clover. kafiir corn and soy beans
Beet tops. sliced with corn. have made
excellent silage Rotate your crops.
Use silage and thus secure milk-pro-
ducing fodder the year around. which
will enable you to keep up your milk
yield during the entire year. Silage re
quires one-e:ghth the storage space
of hay
6.-Cse the Mxnure.
Remember that 500 worth of hay
(clover) contains $S5 worth of plant
food; that when this is fed to the cow
three-fourths of the plant food is re-
turned in the manure. One hundred
dollars worth OF cream contains but
81 worth Of fertility while 800 worth
of butter contains but ten cents worth
of fertility. This makes 1t plain that
feeding hay to the COW leaves nearly
all its fertilizing constituents in the
manure to be returned to the land,
while had all the hay been sold, this
fertility would have been a total loss
to the soil. Either use the manure dai-
ly upon the farm, or store 1t in shall
low concrete pit, at q reasonable dis
tance from the barn or milk-house,
and thus save the valuable nitrogen
that the ground. sun and rain would
help eliminate. Keep the pasture high
ly fertilized. The addition of lime
phosphates, etc, to COW pasture. has
meant a large increase In the yield Of
milk. Mortgage your farm for INA,
nure spreader
keep the Barn Clean and Well
Ventilated.
Keep the barn well lighted, venti-
lated and securely fly screened. Keep
it clean. Nothing is more important
than cleanliness. Keep the COWS clean
by care and abundant bedding See
to 1t that covered milk pals are used,
and that the milk utensils are we'll
washed and then scalded. Do not throw
down hay to the cows an hour before
milking. See that the mixers are
healthy and clean persons, who wash
their hands carefully before milking.
Remove milk pail. when full, at once
from barn, and strain the milk thru
cotton or gauze or better, clarity it
with clarifying machine. Even the best
milk produced demands Qualification
and pasteurization to insure absolute
cleanliness and safety at All Times.
From first to last let care be taken to
keep the milk clean and free from
contamination of any kind. Never be
without a dairy thermometer in the
milk house, and use 1t.
S-keep the Cows Comfortable.
Remember that the dairy COW is a
daily revenue producer, and is the
most valuable asset on the farm. She
requires work, and is profitable in pro-
portion to the attention she receives.
She Is a source of immediate income,
and at the same time helps keep up
fertility of soil. Also remember that
the dairy COW is a mother, and that
good care, kind and gentle usage, lib
eral feeding, and healthful environ
ment are necessary if she is to give
good profit from her motherhood. AS
you measure to the cow so shall 1t be
measured to you in return.
9.-Be COnsiderate to the Cows.
During milking time use no profane
language. Keep dogs and strangers
out of the barn. Become acquainted
with and know your COW. 1t pays un-
der no circumstances permit a COW
to be kicked or abused by the hired
man-it never pays. 1t is mean and
brutal as well. There always is some
reason for cows being restless. Find
the cause and remove it.
10.-PrOvide Shade and Wind Protec.
tiOn.
Provide ample wind protection,