Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-29

what may be expected under average
conditions:
l. Is pounds of hay at $500 per
ton equals IL cents. 3S pounds oil
succuent food equals 10 cents. TOT
aling 81 cents.
2. 35 pounds of nay at $1,000 per
ton equals 20 "a cents.
By feeding the basic ration No.
Ia much better ration than No. -
and recording the production, ana
then feeding the suggested grain ra-
ton: l pound daily for each pound
of fat produced in a, week and re-
cording the production. 1t can be
readily seen whether 1t pays to feed
the grain 1t Is usually considered
that the value of the manure and the
calf will Offset the labor and invest
ment. Assuming this to be true,
then the value of the milk produced
should equal the cost OF feed-2lc
and % 3-4c respectively in ration
and 2. In general it may be
stated that a COW should produce
zoo pounds OF fat per year or be sold
for beef. and the goal should be 365
pounds or l pound per day for every
dairy COW and the Ideal much high
er.
Other points to remember are:
3. The added advantage OF feeding
your hay ON your own farm thereby
retaining all of the fertility, by
which SO per cent greater crops may
be raised on your farm. This is not
an exaggerated statement but has
been proven by many dairymen over
the state.
4. Also the monthly pay check
which gives expense money while
waiting for the returns from the cash
crops. This one factor has very
often produced success from appar-
ent failure.
cause the dairy COW will produce
more human food than any other an
imal from given quantity OF feed
6. 1t is also well to remember the
failures due to the absence OF diver
sified farming, and dairying is an
important part OF successful diversi-
fed farming
Z. The presence of the dairy COW
on the farm is desirable because OF
the better distribution OF labor ef
fected. relieving the labor congestion
In the busy harvesting and planting
seasons.
s. And finally let us take a glance
into the future. VIII It be an easy
matter to buy what dairy cows we
need II hay is cheaper next year and
we desire to buy back our cows?
VIII the price OF hay remain high
Indefinitely? Will our cash crops
continue to return us as good a pro-
ht? Undoubtedly the dairy situation
for the future Is very bright. Let us
see what Assistant Secretary OF Ag-
.ricultural Carl vrooman says rela-
tive to this:
The dairy herds of the old world
are depleted to an appalling degree.
There is not a country In Europe
where people have enough dairy pro-
ducts. and this process OF depletion
Is going on every day and every
week, and every month. and will
continue to go on as long as this |
horrible war lasts. When this war
is finished we will find the world
with a demand for dairp products
two-fold, four-fold, ten-foId greater
than the supply. Europe will coma
to us with outstretched hands. every |
country in Europe and say to liza.
we must have milk; give us canned
milk; give US dry milk; give us
outter; give us cheese; give us dairy
cattle; give us animals to build nm
our dairy herds again And unless
America has stimulated the produc.
ton OF dairy products, has Increased
our supply OF dairy animals for he
yond anything in the past, we VIII
De utterly unable to supply the de.
mand."
nave attempted to answer the
question, but the final decision must
come from you. II l can give any
assistance to enable you to improve
your dairy conditions or solve vour
dairy prblems. I shall be very glad
to do 80. "'