Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-04-03
THE COWS THAT PAY

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a profit, are those who have
been milking a few cows ant
marketing the butter anC
cream during the non-produc
| tive winter months.
We must keep livestock or
the farm, for the farm without
livestock has been likened tt
the sailing vessel without 8
sail, neither can make any con
tinuous progress.
Many of our farms cannot
support a large number of cat.
tie so we must make up in
quality what we lack in quan.
tity. The range COW, in small
punches, is only profitable in
so far as the increase in num-
bers is concerned, while her
sister, the dairy cow, will give
returns that can be translated
into cream checks for at least
ten out of the twelve months.
When you put feed into her
you get immediate returns
which is not so with the beef
type of cattle.
The farmers of Union coun-
ty market their cream in Trini-
dad, Colorado, and in Amarillo,
Texas, which is about the same
haul as ours would be. Dur
ing the past spring they
shipped in some ten cars of
high producing high grade
Holstein cows and heifers.
Their results were so satisfac-
tory that they are planning
duplicating the order this
year.
The Holstein COW, due to her
size, capacity and ruggedness
is especially adapted to those
districts where roughage is fed
in any great abundance, and it
is the county agents opinion,
along with most of the dairy
inclined men of the county,
that the Holstein cow is the
one for us to put our money
into. Dairying should prove a
profitable sideline for every
farmer in the valley who is so
situated that he can give his
stock reasonable care and at
tention.
If one or more cars can be
made up by the fifteenth of
this month, the county agent
will accompany Mr.. O. H. Lie
bers, Agricultural Agent for
the D. & R. G. Ry. and their
dairy expert, and Mr.. Orren
Beatty, county agent for Union
county, to Wisconsin where
they will select the stock for
Union county. Mr.. Beatty has
promised their help and CO.
operation in the selection of
animals for this county if we
decide to get same at this
time. The following extract
will give you an idea as to
what we expect to pay: We
will buy fifteen sixteenths and
thirty-one thirty-seconds, all
tuberculin tested. Producing
cows will be bought on their
milk records. They will have
milk records of five to seven
gallons per day. Cows from
three to five will cost from
$4,000 to $4,000, cows from
two to three will cost about
$125.00, yearlings from $4,000
to $500, and calves from
$500 to $4,000. All these
prices mean laid down in I'm
ion county. These prices may
vary, but that is about what is
quoted at present.
If you are interested to the
extent of taking one or more
of any of the above classes
write or communicate with the
county agent or Mr.. Bennett
at once. If you cannot get a
COW now why not get a fine,
high grade calf for the boy or
girl and let them enter the Calf
Club? We don't want to get
a bunch of high grade cows in
here and have to breed them
to range bulls so will appreci-
ate especially to get in touch
with a few parties who can
handle a good bull that would
be available for custom breed
ing.
Trusting to hear from you
soon and that we will at least
be able to make a start in the
dairy way, | am
Very truly yours,
J. G.. HAMILTON,