Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-02-09
HIGH PRICES MILCH COWS
BOOSTS DAIRY INDUSTRY
THOROUGHBRED COWS BRING.
ING HIGH PRICES AT SALES
Farmers Around Smyrna See Prof,
IN Oa'rYing and M.O.Peoce. County
Agent Seeks To Aid Farmers

agent Seeks 7 o Aid Farmers
The high prices good cattle have
heen h'inging a. the numerous public
sales OF farm stock in this sicinitv.
has demonstrated that good mich cows
have value that predicts improved
conditions in dsirying. now an import.
ant side line with ell I'D To- date
farmers. County agent Pence and
u. ferguson. extension worker, of
The dairy college at Newark. are
working together for the purpose
OF increasing the revenue to be derived
from dairy cattle in this county.
AS result CT their efforts twenty
dairymen are now keeping a record
OF their herds. weighing and testing
the milk and feeding ct certain inter.
walls By thus keeping a record of
each individual COW the dairyman
ian see which cows are profitable and
1t will aid them to eliminate the poor
cows. which are a constant loss IN the
owners. In this way the dairvman
will be able to make their herds nav
a much larger profit. as il is estimated
that approximately fifty per cent.
OF ordinary herds are Improbable
cows. and they will help to cut down
the profit of the cows that are good.
The experts are also striving TO make
winter dairying profitable, as it is
pointed out that the price Of milk in
winter is much higher than in summer.
and the cheapness with which silage
can be grown should make this possible.
They will help all dairymen build
homemade silOs from their own timber.
In this way the revenue of the county
from dairy farming will be greatly
increased.
To Improve General Farm Conditions
County Agent y. o. Pence il
planning some new work for the
betterment Of farmers in Kent |
County. This will include corn variety |
testing to find which are the best vari- |
ties of grain that can be grown
in various parts of the county. and
which is the best yield for silage
purposes. lie declared that the CO.
operative spirit is stronger between
farmers and fruit growers of this sec
tion Of the state at the present time
than ever before which was demon
strated at the recent fruit growers
school held at Camden, and il is likely
that they may get together in the
future to discuss the marketing prop
osltion. The seasonable conditions
have been favorable since the sowing
Of wheat last fall. although the aver
age Is smaller. as the growers had
difficulty in getting their corn off
and the wheat in, making the
planting much later than usual.
Agent Pence declared, however. that
freezing and thawing
Turing the remainder Of this month
and next month could do great damage
% the crop, as it did last year.
Spraying to Help Tomato Crop
County Agent Pence also expects
20 do work in connection with to-
natoes this spring and summer. He
will give spraying demonstrations
ooking toward the control of the 1
blight that did them so much injury
asst year. Various fields will be :
iprayed and tested TO see IL they !
Ire made more profitable by the pro- c
less. The spraying is being done in |
New Jersey, and has proven very b
ueeessful in that state. There are :
niieationS of a good crop of tomatoes S
md the growers will receive good !
'riees as many of the canneries are ]
for them at SO and $40 {
OH. The highest price paid last 1
ear was So 40 a ton. The increase '
n prics is largely due to the much T
higher price prevailing for canned n
The pack was short last |
eilf. many Of the Gamers having failed [
car tomatoes. snd as a result the i
rices have been steadily advancing. j
rom all indications. ho@eVer. there
7ill be full pack this year. r
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