Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-18

Holsteins, that make vi the herd. j !
haves fourteen head Of Ayrshires, all
told, including ssbesides the stres.
twelve females. They are all pure
breqs, some OF unusually good breed
ing. .Wben ! .tastea ii the da,ryins
business bought UP several broken
herds, These were, sold out in 1818,>
and I began choosing q better herd.
I have always had a fancy for Ayr
shixes, not only : because believe
their milk Is especially we'll adapted
to d retail dairy business. but because
I like the looks Of them and I IKE
them to handle. They seem more an
teilisent than the average cow. A
herd Of A%yrshires grazing in a pas
ture field makes about al nice q pig
ture as you could wish to see.
/, Milk Demand Increasing.
"My COW average about ten Quarts
milkine "a head. But ever this
amount Of milk is not sufficient to
supply the demands we have. People
are using more milk than ever be-
fore. Housewives are Gealizing more
SthanSthey formerly did the high FOOD
value of milk, and that 1t is really
the cheapest food they can Y
D CO"9 3 ~ F
donit Aem. to be at: all affected ~
this very cold weather. OF course they
are not out. and their drinking water
As in.5the barn. LUMP the water W
from an artesian4 we'll into q gravity
tank in the loft. using IN engine. 4
couldn't afford to turn the~coNs out
IN winter. / don't See how any farm
er Who'll s milking cows In winter for
profit can afford to be Wttnon WateEI
J in the barn,a az. exposure to the WiHt9F
weather and being forced, TO drink. ICY
water hastily will cause q great fall@
ing on in tho flow Of milk. <5.
w are teedjhg very carefully dur.
ing this cold weather. The cows ase
getting straight. alfalfa and enstlags
and bran. Two, cows have freshened
lately, and all are in good condition.
Aliuking Machine satisfactory. 4.
1 ( am. using 4 milking machine.
and Hike 1t very much. . would rath-s
sr have my -eesss nana$ HI III
they are hard to get. Using the ma
chine, It il necessary for me 70 keep
nonly2two men the year round. YeA
there Is q great dsal Of work about
"A dairy~farm, but there is work about
any farm, and I'd rather be doing my
work whore I'm sure OF 2 stead IN
1TThis farm IL mainly deynted slto
the lsupportrof the dairy. I amsfarns
inHSa QuartersA.saDd an SQ,sandsre1t,
so7hcSpasture slant~4n addition: ! i've.
sweet Glover 6sptp!ally we'll 9 peS-
ture.s The cows come up In their rnilk
iiuat "a sbon, us they.get on It: \ INK
Io-feSd alfalfa when I can set " =
hntiief., TAis ycxtss1 had twenty acres
Saof, nillet and twsIty-aye acres d ~
I. ssaifsT.sI have nev1Fa had sanyFAifhcallty
arattfHr a catch of Alfalfa. aa3iAaV0
bssn using it-fpr thsf,Past
III haas about fifteen acres Of corr lnls
yea1,S Minnesota -. Eha WASH!
fnSe6adSthA year, as some adstt
over nom last year. we I'D
n sh&ye been dabbling = little IA
y9rsins and potAso61 BUT @thtnkt Ed pe
ybsttef .o{cgif + didn't. ThisLyear 4 had
40 cores tof Marquis wheat that aver
3aTedk about sa8 bushels TO the asIss
A9radihE \ northern on part and nor.
stherm on the resi-. Ifhad 23aacres q
potatoes, and y nracaea!ay ~ = !
Chem but you Know how nos as I'm Ne
sssss.s BF{ck silos. |. 81
81 n8intetssting featurs scffthe bAHn-
ayxr6Sson Nj. Hfcs3ard'n farm t1Sthe
S3Sp1 aof sllD us6dsyssrhefS ~ 5twb pFpx
sSSti8G each or l1o-t0n 0apActty. 4
S6rieE do u very rafA etklit "a
JNpfth Dakota. .1oEstha reason
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