Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-07
More And Better Dairy Herds
Assured In the Northwest.
Dairying Means Prosperity.
By ]. 6. Haney, Agri. Exten. Dept, Int. Harvester Co.

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Of the times is the success Of the live
stock sales that are. being held in this
region, particularly Of dairy stock.
When men bid up to $500 and 5000
for heifers and cows to take to their
farms and milk it indicates that they
mean business. Much higher prices
are paid in older dairy sections when
some particularly popular or fancy
bred stock is put up. These fancy
prices do not always mean that the
animals are worth the price. The
like paying $500 for the Illinois fat
steer at the international stock show
this week. 1t is good advertising and
shows who has the most money to
spend.
In the recent sales Of the surplus
from some Of the large dairy herds,
the men who bought the stock will
handle it personally and do SO for the
profit there is in it.
With dairy products high, and
every prospect hat they will remain
SO, there is good encouragement for
the dairyman. There is no question
but that If properly managed the
larger part Of the farm crop can be
hauled to town in cream cans at a
greater profit than in any other way.
1IlSlS ID 1llLIc uOuUl Uut Illdl WAGES
will remain high in this country for a
long time, and this means a greater
consumption of butter, milk, ice
cream. ETC., so that the dairyman is
assured of a good market.
Grow Your Own Feed.
It is noticeable that dairymen are
This can be largely avoided by proper
management. A ton of good alfalfa
hay has been proven the equal of a
ton of bran for the dairy COW At the
present price of bran, alfalfa could
almost be grown at a profit in a green
house. With the fertility available on
the dairy farm, there should be no
question as to growing all the alfalfa
and clover hay needed, and also all
the silage Of the best quality.
Corn And Alfalfa a Success.
The past year was rather unfavor-
able for both corn n alfalfa, yet at
the International Harvester farm we
have a barn full Of excellent alfalfa
hay, the silo full of practically mature
corn, and barley and oats that could
be ground and fed, making almost a
perfect dairy ration. We left a few
acres of each Minnesota 13 and
Northwestern Dent corr to husk out.
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g. small crib of 1918 raised corn that
we are grinding, cob and all, and
feeding to some old COWS hat we are
fattening for the butchers.
The southern dairyman complains
that the northern dairyrnan has. the
advantage of them because there is
not so long a fly time. This compen-
safes for the shorter pasture season,
and as the best of feed can be grown
here-if planted and given suitable
care-there is no question as to the
success of dairying in this region. .
A Good Reason for Dairying.
We believe hat many farmers real
ize what the ultimate outcome of
strictly grain farming will be, and are
considering live stock and dairying,
because they know it is not right to
continue robbing the soil of its fer
tility as strictly grain farming does.
When only grain crops are grown
drain on the fertility, or plant food.
in the soil. And it must be realized
! that 20 soil can grow crops such as
have been grown in this section, year
after year, without sooner or later
reaching a point where production
will cease to be profitable.
When fat stock and dairy products
are sold from the farm, only a very
small portion of the plant food taken
from the soil is disposed of. The
greater part of the elements of plant
food may be returned to the soil in the
shape Of barnyard manure This be-
comes very evident when we compare
the value Of plant food contained in
different products from the farm,
which is shown in the following
table:
Plant food and market value in one
ton of the following products: