The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-03
DAIRYING HELPS IN DIVERSE
FLYING

operations are taking this spring,
that the Upton county farmer is
determined to get at least partially
away from the one-crop system this
year. From developments this week
ii the organization Of farmers, the
shipment Of cream, strawberries and
sweet potatoes are not the only
methods the farmers Of the county
are going to employ to get away
from an all-cotton system Of farm
ing.
The number Of farmers in Upton
county who are signing up, with the
number Of cows to be used, is in
creasing daily, one very gratifying
fact being that the farmers are
among the most progressive in the
county. This means that dairying
is here to stay.
Mr. A. r. Gwinn, dairy expert Of
the Illinois Central Railroad, who has
been assisting in the dairy work in
the county the past week, made the
statement that he has never seen q
better start in that county. Mr.Gwinn
can rightfuIly Be called one Of the
fathers Of dairying in Mississippi,
where he has, with his efficient
force, in connection with the Division
Of Extension and county agent force
Of that state, had wonderful sue
cess in this kind Of farming.
IN these times Of decreased prices,
with feedstuffs having declined in
many cases to two-fifths Of the
prices Of this time last year, and
with dairy products with decline Of
only about IL per cent, the most
prosperous sections in the South can
be found where dairying predomi-
mates. In his advice to the farmers
of this county, Mr.. Gwinn does not
recommend that any farmer cut out
his other farming operations and go
into the dairy business exclusively,
but does recommend, where it is pos
sible, for the farmer to grow the
greater per cent. Of hts feeds, and
with the proper pastures, that he
milk from four to 10 cows, the num-
her to be determined BY the amount
of feeds is prepared to grow. By
this system Of tanning the rough
age that is in many cases total
wastey with few hours each day,
can be converted into steady
weekly income, which means 81 pay
days in year.
AT 4 meeting held by the Clopton
Cooperative Farmers Club on
Wednesday afternoon at Clopton, the
following farmers began prepara-
tions FOR dairying and are planning
to add some Of the best dairy cows
that can be found to their present
herds D. McLennan, ]. M. McLen-
nan, Ernest McLennan, M 4. Moose,
A.. NJ Moose, ]. G. Poindexter, j.
A. Templeton, o. r. Moose, RI Al.
McLister, J. H. Simonton, M. P. ST.
monitor, W. v. Poindexter, w. b.
Weathered- and Marion Roane.
A meeting was held at Munford
Monday There are a few farmers
interested in the shipment Of cream
at this lace, though no definite act
ion has vet been taken.
A meeting Of about 25 tanners
was held at Brighton Tuesday night
and there will be several at this place
who will begin the shipment Of
cream at an early date.
With the Farm Loan Association
in operation again, making it pos
sible for farmers to secure money at
a reasonable rate Of interest, and
with the backing of the local banks,
all being interested in the dairying
business, the outlook for any farmer
who Is in position to care properly
for good cows, is excellent for begin
ming this profitable type Of farming.
It is a very true saying that "once
a dairyman, always dairyman," as
It is a matter of history that once
started in this work with the steady
income it assures, it is type Of
farming that is never put aside for
something else, and in many Sec
lions Of the South it now forms the
backbone Of the farming industry.
The shipment Of cream to the
creameries located up and down the
illinois Central Railroad is found to
be the most profitable system now
used. By this method the cream
check every week viii in many
cases carry On the operations 81 the
entire farm. The skinned milk, the
manure and tie calf produced every
year Is about equal in valnc 70 the
anehnt received for the cream By
this system she only equipment
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