The Crittenden press., 1922-05-05
REPORT OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL MEETING
Continued from last week.


baiflinf
Mr Humphrey Agricultural Agent
for the ! G. made several talks on
dlirying which we're we'll appreciated
Iby farmers who are dairying in this
county The dauy COW gives the
farmer a cash income every few
davr or a. often as be- ships hia
cream This b. "a biz item. esper-
tally during such strenuous times
when cash seems 10 BE- scarce IN
tfis way MONEY invested IN D dairy
,ov starts paying dividends al once
ard can be- rcinyesied 10 enlarge the
business Bankers thruout the c0un.
|try for this reason recognize The val
BE- ~ good dairy COWS to the farmer
ard in some localities will loan mon
Iey a. farmers wishing to purchase
|trIy oows WHEN they woud refuse
90 extend credit Z, any other plr-
Iuse.
a. only b. thr a steady ,nfh
10, ime from che dairy COW bat there
are other sources n income fron the
COW besides milk. cream. and halter
though not a. noticeable bat never.
ths lcas a. important Zach yeaf
a., COW Flves birth io o. calf Shish
b. a source u inComr The pfodur
tion u fertilizer in The form u barn
yard manure b. another valuable
rurrcs u inlume Toe fauua in
kentucky are gradually being wsTh
uui bscauss u the conilnuous cop
ping
The dalryman hovsysa is AIT %
rui back a large amount n fertility
in the manure fum The oosa whiih
should BE- carefully saved and pui
baek on the land ln ih- production
Of dairy products h. therefore takes
less fertility away from the fam
Cor ths value u the product pro.
ducsd That h o. say go worth of
d.irS products take lssa fertility
from the farm than $50 worth u
ether farm pfodncts with the posti.
be exception u poultry The far.
msr should regard his farm a. =
siorshouse u plant food hasinr q
noisy value and it is just a. wrong
for him 90 continually take AWAY
FROM this store house ~ plant food
without replenishing q a. Il would
b. Tor a man io continually ehegk
against hank account without pat
ting In any deposits
To yet best results from daify
cow % is necessary a. have good
cows The farmer vho l. spending
his time and knovledfv fcrding
scrub ouws is ln a pltlful state ne
b. keeping the oovs whereas 'he
cows should he keeping him A good
dairy cow should produre a pound ~
batter a day Cows vary a rrrat
deal In their ability 10 produce mlk
ard cream On a great many farms
one of too guod cuvs would urudurr
a. much a. the hv, ar six scrub COWS
that arr observed hunchcd up 10 the
barn bot The nahco,k test and The
sCalcs are the only SURE means u
knowing the productive ability n
yuuf COWS Good COWS are hard q,
buy runh-se only from men whose
reputation AZ breeders II rood dairy
COWS arr well known Nv ~, use
of a pure bred sire comparatively
.p.or herbs may be- built up n from
six 10 is year b, saving only ths
i,si hclfer
but the man who pays attention
only a. the ssleciiau u rood ud,yi.
duals cannot sucseci in The dairy
business without knowledge u
proper oarr and feeding Too many
farmers feed COWS on corn pro,iucii
alone Corn meal, silarc corn fod.
dsf with perhaps some timothy ur
rci top hay are fed in zoo great
buudsucc Corn products furnish
only one part u the ration and
should b. halancci With lprumo HAYS
such a. cloyers. alfalfa. soy beans or
Cow peas Corn meal and soy bean
mral together with com silar, and
alfalfa or clover make ecll bal.
suc,d ration
The daiymau must plan % grov
lclumc crops u his land Is sour
and won't grow these crops it viii
be- ncccssary 90 appl, limestone to
the land 10 swecien IL The plant
food Is thus made available fot h..
gume crops and al the necessary
feeds Tor the COWS can thus be-
grown on the farm
Mr Humphrey advised having the
calycs come Ia the fall The COW
gives her greatest supply of milk
jest after the calf is born With
fail calves the large produciion oi
milk brings the best prices When
turned out on pasture In the spring