Arizona republican., 1919-08-10
DAIRY TALKS
The small dairy herd
 ot the diversified farm is the big dividend

payer.
 You seldom hear of crop or business failure on diversified farm.
 Likewise the banks will tell you that loans to farmers on diversified farms are preferred to all others
 The reason can be traced to the one fact, that the diversified farmer Is not carrying all his eggs in one basket" That while one crop might be short, low priced, or a complete fail ure, his other crops will undoubtedly yield sufficiently to pay interest on the investment and living besides In the case of the dairy farmer, conditions are even more staple A prominent wheat raiser and dairyman of Minnesota was asked Do you find that dairy ing pays you in connection with other farm ing?"
 Tt pays me" said he, "just the difference be- tween 40 bushel wheat, and IS bushel wheat. 40 bushels of wheat to the acre is what am harvesting this year, while my neighbor across the road Is threshing Is bushels He keeps no cows, tries to cultivate too much land, uses no fertilizer, because he has none, and aItho' his ground is the same as mine, his yield per acre IS only third what mine is. 1 conserve and utilize every bit of fertilizer that my cows pro- duce, and the results are self evident" But fertilization of the land is only one argu- ment for the farmer to keep cows.
 In the distribution of labor on the farm. the COW IS again felt The cotton farmer the grain farmer, or the orchardist, who is ambi tlous and anxious to do as much as possible, is confronted at certain seasons of year with shortage of help in caring for the crop. Crops must be cultivated or harvested. at certain time, and being unable with the nominal amount of man, mule or tractor power to do the work the farmer must hire help. Very often such help is not available, and heavy loss is sustained.
 The farmer with diversified crops, is free of this big handicap. His crops are coming on' turnout the year, and likewise his income. He can keep his men, because they have steady work, and the monotony is varied by working with different things about the farm There no long periods of idleness, to be followed by heart breaking spells of over work
 If the diversified farmer keeps cows, there is the everyday work of caring for the herd (not an arduous task if properly arranged) and nice cream check at the end of the month, then from time to time turnout the year, there are the returns from the various crops which will be found to have been pro duced practically speaking "on velvet" Take for example the well improved 40 or 50 acre ranch, herd of 20 cows with their in crease can easily be carried, and the greater part of the acreage cropped" at the same time.
 The yield of cream from these cows shoulc approximate $500 per month turnout the year there would be little added work, the lant would be greatly enriched by fertilizer, there by increasing crop yield, and THERE WOULD BE NO FAILURES.
 The cream yield from a small herd is usuall, greater per COW, because more individual at tention can be given to each COW, and be cause the "slacker" is more evident in a smal herd is therefore more quickly eliminated.
 A wonderful opportunity exists for the mal with comparatively small acreage to embarl in the dairy business. Write or call on thi department. We will be glad to furnish tn advice and services of an expert absolutel free.
 Intelligence Department