The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
should raise an abundance of legume


hay. such as pea vines, vetch, Grim
son clover, etc. These are rich IN
protein and also contain an ample
supply of lime and phosphorus, ele-
ments 80 necessary in heavy milk
production. The velvet bean is also
very valuable and l think it is soon
destined to become one of our cheap
est and best dairy feeds. 1t will grow
on all types of soil and under good
circumstances will make heavy yields;
one ton per acre Of beans is not un-
usual III test conducted by the
Florida station 43 lbs. velvet beans
in the pod were found to be equal
to 3 lbs. cotton seed meal as dairy
feed. The velvet bean should be
planted in the corn field during th4
month of April to get good results.
The Hundred Day speckled bean is
the variety best suited to this section
OF country and it should occupy q
place in every mans cropping sys-
TEN this year The seed for planting
can be bought cheaper than cowpeao
and one peck is enough to plant ar
acre.
Fourth: Silo.
To the man with as many as s or
10 COWS the silo is indispensable 1t
furnishes succulent feed during the
winter months when grazing is very
scarce. Such feeds aid greatly in
keeping the digestive tract of the hard
working dairy COW in good condition,
as we'll as whetting the appetite for
large amounts Of other feeds The
wooden hoop staye silo can be built
very cheaply. ranging from about
$4,000 to 500 according to size. Of
course the concrete silo is the most
durable and is the one that | would
recommend where the initial cost is
not too great. A concrete silo can
be constructed at a cost of $3.50 to
$500 per ton capacity.
Fifth: Cream Separator.
A cream separator is not absolute
ly necessary to begin with but is high
ly advisable. For several reasons the
old method of hand skimming is not
satisfactory She separator will soon
! pay for itself in amount of cream
obtained over the hand method.
The>above are some of the main es-
sentials to success in the creamery
business. Now is the time to plan
What you are going to do this year.
If you have enough COWS to justify
you in building a silo, have your lum-
Der sawed and let it dry till summer.
Also plan to raise an abundance Of
legume hay for roughage and some
velvet beans to supplement cotton
seed meal as concentrates. If we
hope to make a success Of the cream
cry, We must have an abundance Of
good feed 565 days in the year. A
creamery cannot be- operated On hot
air 1t requires cream and to pro
duce cream the COW must have feed.
The capital stock has already been
subscribed for creamery in Newber-
ri county. The business men have
done their part The creamery will
be established if We can find farmers
who will pledge to sell cream from
the required number of cows and are
willing to raise feed to feed those
COWS. 1 cannot too strongly empha-
size the fact that the dairy cow must
have an abundance of good feed and
the farmer who would succeed must
raise that feed on the farm.
Please do not think that interest
IN the creamery in waning. We will
very likely be ready for it by sum-
mer or early fall. A campaign for
feed will be waged this spring and
summer. In the meantime if any one
gets ready to sell some cream they
should ship it to the Spartanburg
creamery. The express charges to
that point will be about one cent
per pound for butter fat.
T. NJ. MILLS.
Approved:
DR.. G. Y Hunter.