The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-13
KEEP THE GOOD DAIRY COW

H lli4 SCdIClly VI ldUOI LII SoHuC oOS
i tions, especially where the corn is
most immature, the creameries are
making more butter than at any prev
state the production has been re-
duced to considerable extent.
Never before has it been SO essen
tial for the breeder of any class of
livestock to know the cost of prOduc.
ton. The time for guessing is past
and the era Of knowing" is at hand.
This is particularly true with the dairy
herd. The cows should be tested and
actual production of milk and butter
fat determined. The process Of test
ing is simple and can be done on any
farm by devoting three hours. each
month to the work. The necessity for
the test applies to the man milking
three COWS Just as we'll as to the man
milking forty COWS. "
From records kept in many Iowa
herds it is found that the cow making
upwards Of 300 pounds of fat and 5000
pounds of milk if properly fed is re-
turning larger profit this year than
in 1917, although feeds have advanced
50lper cent in price and dairy products
increased only 20 per cent. The COW
making only 140 pounds of fat per
year, however, is being MIXED at a
greater loss.
Il We need every cow that is paying
her way as foundation stock. Unless
{ these COWS are retained there will be
a serious shortage of milk and its
products. Feeding plays big part in
economical production. There Is no
question but that the ration fed the
average Iowa COW can be greatly i'm
proved and cheapened.
Milk contains, water, protein, carbo-
hydrates, fat and ash. In order to
produce milk economically the cows
feed must supply the ingredients nam.
ed in the cheapest manner and in the
right amount. Too much means waste,
too little means reduced milk flow,
both mean loss.
The cheapest feed for the CONNER.
$cial herd this winter is corn, cotton
seed meal alfalfa or clover hay and
silage. Oats is at present prices too
expensive and it is much better to
sell the oats and buy cotton seed meal.
By making this change one is saving
from Is to 20 cents per pound on the
protein fed. By mixing one part of
cotton seed meal with four parts of
corn and cob meal and feeding one
pound of the mixture to each five
pounds of milk the COW gives makes
good ration. Clover hay and silage
should be fcd in such quantities as the
COW viii clean up well. II one does
not have silage, oil meal should be adj
ed to the grain ration and corn fodder
substituted for the siIage
The man who is milking fifteen or.
more cows, if short on labor, can do
much better by purchasing milking
machine than he can by disposing OF
his herd. Every indication points to
great demand for dairy cattle after
the war. Europe must have milk and
her herds must be built up again.
America will be called upon to supply
the foundation cows. The milking
machine, If handled properly by a
SoOd man, is no more an experiment.
1t is practical piece of farm machin-
cry. Thousands of them are working
successfully in all parts of the state.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
On looking over the catalogue of
John Holst's Chester White bred SOW
sale was impressed with the prolific
record OF the offering. took my pen
Gil in hand and did little figuring
and found that the entire offering
came from litters Which averaged
9r7-9 pigs to the litter, which is al
most an average of 10 to the litter.
This thought came to me: Do the
men buying brood sows pay as much
attention to this as they should? What
are they buying brood sows for. II not
to raise pigs?. And the more they
raise the .merrier. One of the pigs in
the offering farrowed Al pigs before
she was rs months old. A man buy
ing five sows, which will average 10
to the litter, and breed them for
spring and fall litters will have an
even 100 increase of hogs in his herd !
in one year Why, that is more than
some men raise in year with ten |
brood sows. !
1t is the opinion that there is great |
shortage Of swine in Europe, and any /
increase in the number of swine in |
this country over year ago viii more !
than likely be greatly offset by the
worlds shortage. Indications are that |
farmers are making patriotic efforts
TO increase the swine industry Iowa
has enjoyed the distinction of being
the greatest swine state in the union,
and 1t is confidently hoped and be-
HeFeu lAat the iowa farmer is going
tosmaintain that position.
On account of the inability to get
cars, there has been practically no
movement of livestock from this 10.
cality to the Chicago market for
weeks. Many cars of stock are ready
for market, but are being held and
kept on full feed during the cold
weather of the past three weeks. The
shippers Of hogs are faring no bet
ter Willie at Vail recently, ! was
told by shipper that he had two
car loads of hogs in the stock yards
waiting for cars. A farmer called up
by telephone while l was in the Of
flee and wanted to sell a bunch of
hogs but the dealer had to decline the
offer He wanted no more hogs to
feed for days in the stock yards. I
1osnot look with favor upon an attack
upon "big business for no better
reason than it is "big business" but
In the spirit Of fair play, must admit
here seems to be much evidence to
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