Arizona republican., 1919-09-14
DAIRY TALKS.
Day of Reckoning Shows Farmers the Value of Dairy Cows Diversified Farmers
No. 22
are Winners
Throughout the Year.

In every business, including that of farm ing, there comes day of reckoning, when re- turns are figured, expenses computed and future plans laid based or the results of the past years business.
 On the farm this day of reckoning usually occurs after harvest, when returns are in for the various crops. In the case of the "one crop" farmer, this reckoning is usually very good or very bad. In other words, there is either nice balance on the profit side of the ledger or the business is fin the red.''
 In order to realize good return for his years labor, the farmer placing dependence on one crop must have everything in his favor His ground must be in good condition, his seed fertile and the growing season must be just right to get good yield, and all of his labor will not avail against the clements of Nature if they are against him. Granted that good crop Is produced, he has not req lized on his years labor unless he has good market for his product.
 Give the "one crop" farmer bumper crop and a big price, and you have conditions which result in veritable stampede" of other farmers to get into the same business.
 With the diversified farmer, conditions are different. For instance, an inopportune ra-a storm may injure his hay, but benefit his cot ton, and cool spell of weather may retard his cotton but improve other growing crops In either case, whatever loss ensues through 4< ment in the value of the other. One crop in- sures the other, and the diversified farmer knows that the balance sheet will show a profit at the end of the season unless there be complete failure of all crops-so something which has never occurred in Arizona.
 The diversified farmer who keeps dairy Is even in more enviable position. For though he must wait until the end of the year for a complete trial balance, during the entire twelve months he is making entries on the right side of the ledger and he is filing away his PAID BILLS, leaving his crop returns un- encumbered to be added to the bank account. His cows are paying dividend on his entire investment, if he has good butter-fat pro- ducing herd, and cares for them properly, leaving him free to utilize his time and in- genuity in really making some money for himself.
 It has been said that ''the farmer is the greatest optimist in the world and undoubt- edly this is true when all of the hazard is considered, but the diversified farmer who keeps good dairy herd Is merely good busi- ness man. Reducing the hazard as much as is humanly possible by diversified crops, and by utilizing the faithful dairy cow to assist him
 This is the season of the year when Arizona farmers should consider we'll their plans fol next year. A herd of good dairy cattle should enter into the plans of every farmer in the state.
 Facts and figures all point to the dairy COW as the logical foundation of agriculture wealth and development. Our dairy expert will gladly furnish you all necessary data ane lend assistance in selecting the proper stool and point out the proper feeding methods.
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