Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-12
KEEP THE GOOD DAIRY cow.
Wav. to Cheaper Production and Mas
ter Labor Problem.

The dairy industry Of Iowa IL AZ
nresent undergoing great CRISIS oe
cause of the high prices OF ieeos anu
the scarcity Of labor. In some sectlois
esnecially where the corn is most I'M
mature the creameries are mahins
more butter than at any previous uthe'
while in other parts Oh the s'a'e ~
rrodrc,,on has been reduced to con
siderable extent.
Eever before has it been so essential
for the breeder Of any class Oh i'''
stock TO know the cost OF proouctioH'
This time for guessing is past ana inc
or. If "knowing" is at hand. inns ~
nar.,cu,ar,v true with the dairy hero.
The COWS should be tested and actuai
PRODUCTION OF milk and butter1at oe-
termined. The process OF testing Is
simple and can be done on any Farm ny
devoting three hours each month 10
tho work. The necessity for the test
applies to the man milking three cows
lust as well as to the man milking
forty cows.
From records kept in many Iowa
herds 1t Is found that the COW MAKING
UPWARDS OF 900 pounds Of fat and s''Vo
hounds OF milk. il properly fed Is re-
turning a larger profit this year than
in 1917, altho feeds have advanceo
| so per cent in price and dairy produc's
increased only only 20 per cent Inc
COW making only $40 pounds OF lat
per year. however, is being MIXED al
greater loss.
We need every cow that - paying
her wav as foundation stock Unless
these COWS are retained there Will De
serious shortage of milk ana us
products Feeding plays big part IN
economical production. There IS no
question but that the ration led the
average Iowa COW can be greatly I'M
proved and cheapened.
Milk contains water, protein, car
bohydrates, fat and ash. In order to
produce milk economically the COW
feed must supply the ingredients
named 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
Stage. OdIS Is d. pa pAiSS~, W.
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 a good ration.
Clover hay and silage should be FED
| in such quantities as the cow will clean
up we'll. If one does not have silage,
oil meal should be added to the grain
ration and corn fodder substituted for
the silage.
The man who is milking fifteen or
more cows. II short on labor, can ou
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 foun-
dation cows. The milking machine. II
handled properly by good man, Is NO
more an experiment. 1t Is q practical
piece of farm machinery. Thousands
Of them are working successfully in all
parts Of the state.