The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-06-08

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"If you get valuable informatino
on dairying today you can cash it to
morrow"
Literally fed by the rainfall, which
falls seventy per cent throughout the
growing season.. many streams o.
clear, cold water are to be found IL
he county and Western Kansas. Here
fertile soils, not washed out by the
rains Of the ages, produce native
grasses, alfalfa, and other strong
feeds in abundance, while some pas
lures of the very best kind are to be
found. The sun shines bright and
warm fully $50 days of the year and
the nights are generally cool With
these conditions a cow is given every
opportunity to yield large profits to
her owner.
Those cOnversant with conditions
in Ellis county and referring to re
cords of the department of agricul-
ture of the United States say that if
a Finderne Holingen Fayne, Ga breed
of dairy cow, can produce 1902
pounds of butter in one year in foggy
New Jersey, while fighting pestiferous
mosquitoes she ought to easily pro
duce ton of butter under conditions
found in Western Kansas.
"a cyclone once took everything a
man had, but his cows and his separ-
ator. He never missed a bank de-
posit"
A lack of staple markets for dairy
products kept the farmers in Ellis
county from buying more cows until
a market was established here
through the Golden Belt Creamery
and the various buying agencies in
the county and the shipping of their
finished products has given stability
and other impetus to the dairy busi-
ness and many farmers are enjoying
a steady income despite the erratic
market.
''When you sell butter fat you sell
sunshine, but when you sell grain
you sell the fertility of the soil"
The following quotation is given
to those interested in the future of
Ellis county to encourage greater
dairy production. ga car load of
grain is worth about $500. A car
load of butter fat is worth about
$4,000. Moral: Convert your grain
into butter fat and save the freight. -
Another phase of dairying in Ellis
county of prime Importance is the
breeding of good dairy stock. There
is a continual demand for pure bred
and high grade sires, to be used with
native stock in the up-grading of
dairy herds. This demand will in
crease for the reason that the
market is growing continually. And
a growing market means that more
milk must be produced from individ-
ual cows in order that economic pro-
duction may. be reached. Therefore
it IS certain that the breeding of good
dairy stock would be a profitable
business in Ellis county.
Good dairy cows are evidence of
dollars and sense"
There are 1000 head of dairy
stock in Ellis county. These are in
the main, stock cows. The soil is
adapted to the growing of silage
crops and much of the corn crop
could be used to a greater advantage
by this method while dairying is not
generally carried on as an auxiliary
occupation on the farms, prospects
are unlimited. More siIos are needed
and more forage crops should be
raised.
Poultry in Ellis County
This section offers not only great
opportunities in dairying, cattle, hogs
and other livestock endeavors but al
so offers vast possibilities in poultry
farming. Recent investigations show
that climate conditions are very fav-
orable for the production Of poultry
on a large. scale as well as the home
flock.
Inc commercial poultry man soon
realizes the value of close by markets
as. are maintained in Ellis county for
the disposal of his products, where
fresh eggs, chickens and broilers are
always in good demand and good
prices prevail at all times of the year.
Another big feature in favor of large
poultry DlanfS here Is the even tenn
perature prevailing during each
season of the year. None of the
draw backs are found that prevail in
the eastern, southern and northeast