Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-11
Dairy Cow and Roll Wecyil.

Last week G. w. Humphrey Live
stock Development Agent OF the
Southern Railway, paid visit 10
the county agent. His discussion Of
tho boil weevil situation in Geor.:ia
and Alabama was of much interest
due to the fact that he Is in contact
every day with the farmers Of those
sections who have been fighting th&
weeyll for the past several years.
His views cOincided with the. in.
formation that Is now being etSfal
out in the form Of circular letters 20
farmers Of the county, being thn re-
suit Of the county boil weevil con
ference called some time ago FOR tha
business and farming H. torcSs Ci
the county to plan safely for 1922.
Mr.. Humphrey cited numerous In
stances where the COWS or the Dous.
try down in Alabama were paving
the expenses Of the farmnr 70 a
large extent, where a few years ago
they were looked down on and dc
spised or called women w0r,<"
Creameries have sprung up ana pros-
pered In a large number Of cases
where the weevil had wroughJ de-
struction. Mr.. Humphrey look up
on the creamery as the best method
Of disposing Of the products o. tho
dairy cows, as whole milk Sailing Is
very uncertain, due to supply and
demand and good markets, and but
ter making on the farm Is very un-
certain when it comes to selling, as
hardly any two people make butter
alike. He states that he has known
the price Of country butter to be as
low as ten cents a pound, while but
ter fat at the same places was sell
Ing at thirty cents pound to
creamery.
At Ashburn, Ca, 54 men put up
800 apiece for a creamery. The
first month-last October-3, 900
pounds Of butter was made; the next
month, November, 10000 pounds OF
butter was made, while in December
the production climbed to 21,440
pounds Of butter. This butter is sold
| chiefly to Southern cities and towns
which have been importing 1t from
the Northern and Central States.
Mr.. Humphreys article on thu
dairy cow is as follows:
"The foundation OF the farm ia
soil and fertility. The first Is no
good without the last. A one-crop
system robs the soil Of it's fertility.
Save the manure from dairy cows
and build up the soil. Grow more
feed to feed more cows, and farm
with more fertility. A farm without
fertility spells FAMINE.
Shall we grow cotton? Yes
but less acreage with more seed cot
ton per acre. How? BY saving the
manure from dairy COWS and other
livestock. Feed the soil and you feed
The crops.
'Can farm on credit? Yes-if
your credit Is sound: but let it be
your friend and not milestone
around your neck. Reduce your cred
1T and strengthen 1t with a few dairy
cows. Cash during the growing sea
son gives you power. The dairy COW
pays as she goes, and Is the balance
wheel OF credit.
"The dairy COW Is a good invest.
ment, as she not only pays good
dividend in the form OF milk, bu,
increases the value Of the original
Investment with her offspring. Ir
other words, from one COW we car
build herd. Think 1t over.
Grow moro feed crops and SELL
them TO the dairy COW. A few cows
bring you cash every month durinf
the year. Let the COW be your bank
Deposit the feed and she return,
the cash in the form Of milk. VIII,
stay in debt? The dairy COW will pa,
THE bill.
"Do you want cash market fo
feed crops? You have the best mar
ket in the world on your own farm
through tho dairy COW. Sine not onl,