Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
More D0irying for
International Harvester Co.
4fA #BY j. {. HANEY
Don't Garry All the Eggs in One Basket

the Jersey Islands, Denmark and Hol
land rents at $50 t 500 per acre
{ and could not be bought for $1,000
land the chief pr0Eucts are-ubtafnec
from the COW, and also from the fine
, class of bacon that is produced BY
feeding milk and peas to high class
hogs.
Feed for Dairy Cows Easily
Grown Here
While some may consider that there
is a great handicap in the long winters
and short pasture seasons in this sec
ton, yet some western farmers who
went on a dairy farm inspection trip
were surprised when Wisconsin farm
ers told them that they thought the
I long winters would be an advantage.
They said there would not be such a
long time for the Alies to bother the
COWS. and apparently they consider
the flies a very great disadvantage.
They also find that winter dairying is
more profitable than summer dairy
ing, notwithstanding that feed must
be put up. The reason for this is evil
IDENTIFY that in the winter dairy pro-
ducts are so much higher and the
labor for doing the work more plenti-
full and not so expensive.
The growing of suitable and suffici-
cnt feed for livestock is of first inn
p%ortance, and must be given greater
consideration. @Unquestionably, any
land that is suitable for farming
purposes viii produce feed-alfalfa,
sweet clover, corn and sunflowers.
These fed as silage and hay together
with a small amount of grain, make
the best Of feed. 1t is a question of
realizing that growing feed and rotat-
Ing crops is essential to the agricul-
tural future Of this state, and this will
be done generally, as it is now done by
successful farmers in every locality.
Careful records of good mich cows +
show that they return $3.50 for each
dollars worth of feed consumed, a
very profitable means of marketing
the feed and grain grown.
Little Capital Required to Start
A beginning in dairying can be
made with very little capital. And
ii is also true that the money for buy
less troHble than for any other
purpose. The dairy COW begins to fur
nfsh- an-mcome as o o as she is
MIXED and for this reason is consid-
cred the best of investments.
Prices of dairy products have fluc-
tuated very little in recent years as
compared with the price of small
and other farm products.
What Kind of Cows7
1t is readily realized that it would
be impossible for any large number of
farmers to go into the dairy business
Immediately because of the fact that
rows would not be available. While
some farmers might be able to pur-
chase a few from their neighbors,
is no possibility of any great
number being secured that way. 1t
would be possible to go to dairy reg
ons and buy young cattle that may
alter develop into fairly good cows, !
put it must be realized that dairiymen 4
10 not frequently sell their best cows J
n young stock, especially at prices J
which the average farmer would con-
;ider.
If special dairying is to be engaged |
n, it would doubtless be advisable to
Use the pure dairy breeds, such as Hol-
TEN. Jersey. Guernseys. Ayreshires.
Red Polls or Brown Swiss. However.
t is probable that the Shorthorn, es
if the milk producing strains T
be secured, viii be found very sat !
sfactory to the beginner. Such cows
equire less careful attention, and the 7
alves produced can be sold for a sat !,
price. :
1t is, however, advisable to secure \
sire of known origin. That is, one ,
those ancestors have been bred and y
exeloped for milk producing This is s
the most essential step in the Il
ND of a dairy herd. and one =
hitch should not be sighted. 80
When it is realized that the average :,
DIV beng MIXED, produces only f59 :
ounds of butter fat per year. and that
are individuals which have pro-
uced 1900 pounds. sit Is readily seen +
hat too much attention cannot be paid
, the development of higher nro-
ucers. The COW producing $50 pounds z
( butter fat a year will consume
early az much feed as the COW pro-
acing 600 to 500 pounds. That is. IL
as much feed to produce and
the weight Of the COW pro