The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-27

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Blacksburg, Va, April 26.-The
cheese factories have brought money
to the farmers in the sections where
they are located and have saved
much food that would have other
wise gone to waste. Even Ii butter
had been made It would have brought
q small price, and that in trade at
the country store. The cheese brings
in a cash income and the farmer has
money to pay for a new dress for
his wife or daughter or a suit of
clothes for himself.
There are sections in the noun
tainS of Virginia where people have
made their money On the timber that
was on the place. and now that this
has been cut and sold. the land is
being cleared up and they have to
turn to something else for a cash
crop and a living. They are turning
to the COW as the way to build up
their country. and to make money.
This is one OF the best things that
they can do. In these sections grass
grows il given the least chance. and
thus milk can be produced cheap
and turned into cash through the
COW. A market made for this milk
in the way of cheese has proven to
be successful.
The following facts and statements
may be OF interest.
One farmer has received $1s per
month per cow for nine months for
the milk delivered at cheese factory.
and received the whey back as feed
for pigs. Add to this $l9 per COW
the value of the whey and the value
OF the calf which would make this
more than &19 per cow per month
Gf this 10 Marking fhIQ
factory for all he is worth. He made
, this statement. II can make more
money milking my cows the hour or
two it takes nights and mornings
than / can during the rest of the
day." Another farmer said. If the
cheese factory did not run l would
starve, as / am old and cannot DO
| much work on the farm, but can
milk cows and for q little work i can
get good money"
The making OF cheese has made
the farmer realize that he should
have cows that would give more milk
or improve the cows he has. A farm
er had three grade beef COWS this
last season and Holstein grade COW
was bought and her milk kept sep
arate and sent to the factory. The
one grade Holstein gave nearly as
much milk per day as the three grade
OG0I cows anu Wac SoVA CA0AAFaS
in that neighborhood. This will show
the farmer that he needs more cows
and better cows and must plan pet
ter feed for them, as he realizes that
the cow can change plant growth
into cash through her milk.
When the factory first started.
some OF the farmers decided that they
would keep the dual purpose COW
and they bought some milking Short
horns. But these farmers, since they
have received their milk checks.
have changed their minds and nave
bought Ho1steins or other dairy
cows. There are a few herds that
arc either all Holsteins or grade Jer-
sey COWS. They have decided that
the one purpose COW is best-either
| a beef cow or dairy COW.
Reports recently received from the
| bureau Of animal industry of the
| United States department Of agrtcul-
ture ahow that Virginia IL still lead
| ing all the rest OF the states in the
/ Union in the enrollment OF farmers
! in the purebTed Sire campaign. Up
| to the present time the county agents
| in this state have enrolled nearly 500
| farmers who have agreed to use
| nothing but purebred sires on their
| farms This IL indeed q splendid
showing when 1t Ia realized that
there are q number OF counties in the
state which. at the present time, do
not have q single purebred registered
stallion.
At recent meeting of fifteen
t county agents In the territory sur
! rounding Lynchburg a rough census