Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

Most people are interested in gettin,
as much enjoyment out of their work a,
possible, yet comparatively few can de
vote all their time to pleasure seeking
without thought of financial return
Some wealthy men have constructed
beautiful buildings and placed fine cattle
on their country places simply for pleas
ure and with little hope of ultimate
profit. As a companion picture, the
dairy experts OF the department have
called attention recently to the genuine
satisfaction that is felt by the truly sue
cessful dairyman whose WE'LL bred. we'll
fed cows are sheltered by a well. built
modern dairy barn of moderate price,
and whose business pays a fair profit on
every invested dollar.
As population increases, laud advances
in price, and dsirying becomes more
popular because the increased demand
for milk, cream, cheese, butter and ice
cream enables the well-managed dairy
farm to pay profit, even on high-priced
land. As in any other productive enter
prise, successful dsirying depends upon
two great principles-ecopomicsl pro-
duction, and the successful marketing Of
the products.
Economical production of dairy prod
ucrs depends primarily upon the COW
and upon intelligent feeding, care and
management. The Improbable COW is q
burden to the owner. One good COW
often brings in more net profit than a
dozen poor ones. The herd bull should
be from a well, bred sire and a bigh-pro-
hai
calves should be raised on the modern
dairy farm. IL bull of first-class
breeding and good individuality costs
TOO much, number of neighbors may
club together and buy bull of better
quality than any one of them alone
could afford. In many localities bull as
socistions have been formed to meet
just such conditions. Dairying can
never become highly profitable until the
scrub bull is forever bsnished from our
dairy farms. This includes the register
ed scrub.
If dairying is to provide either pleas
ure or profit, the Improbable cow must
be disposed of. The well-bred, high
producer that takes her place must be
properly and economically fed and cared
for. Cow-testing associations have dem
onstrated that the feed of the dairy
herd can sometimes be selected, balanc-
ed, and distributed among the individual
cows in such a way as to decrease feed
cost one-third and at the same time in
crease milk production.
No one could expect to derive either
pleasure or profit from scrub herd
kept in poorly lighted, unclean, and fly
infested stable, or from a herd which OBJ
tains its chief sustensnce from a near by
stack of wheat straw. Fortunately such
conditions are rapidly disappearing and
in some localities have entirely disap-
peared.
Economy Of production, however, Is
only half of the dairyman's problem.
The truly efficient manager of a dairy
farm must furnish first, class product,
then be must 60 step further and get
price that corresponds to the quality OF
the article produced. High-testing milk
should bring higher price than low
testing milk, and il is not good policy to
sell the former at fat rate per hundred
pounds, regardless of quality. High
grade dairy products should always COM
msnd price in accordance with their
quality.
II dairyman's business is we'll con.
Quoted it becomes highly interesting and
fairly profitable. The successful dairy
man drives his business, the business
does not drive him; he does not merely
keep cows, but makes the cows keep
him. Snch dairymau may be expected
to manage his farm so that he and his
family can get both pleasure and profit
erefrom.-Departmen Bulletin.