The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-08-24

Individual records of cows on the
dairy farms are every day becoming
more a necessity instead Of a fad, as
they were classified a few years ago.
Although North Dakota Is not yet a
big dairying state, many Of he pro-
gressive dairy men are members OF
COW testing associations and are
rapidly improving their dairy herds by
wedding out the poor milk producers.
Dairying, like all other industries,
must first be put on a business basis
and that Is the result obtained at once
when the cream producer begins keep
ing accurate record of his individual
cows.
According to J.. r. Dice, dairy hus-
bandmen at the Agricultural college,
dairying cannot be a paying PROPOSE
tion until the farmer knows his herd.
By keeping record of the mount OF
milk and butter fat secured from each
cow each day and also the amount of
feed consumed by the cow the dairy
man is able to tell exactly what profit
he gets from each member of the milk
herd.
"A cow does not necessarily have to
be off pure-bred stock to be a good
milker," Mr.. Dice declared. "There
are good cattle in every herd but I'M
less a farmer keeps. individual &C
counts for each COW he cannot know,
which COWS are giving the return that
they should, and which cattle are cut
ting down the money-making value of
his herd"
The breeding and contrasting asso-
Citations of the state are setting various
standards. Some adopt certain pure
bred types of cattle as the standard Of
their organization aim, but many have
al their purpose only the culling Of he
herds to leave the best milk and butter
fat yielding stock.
The usual organization has a super
1ntendent who visits each farm once a
month and checks the records of the
dairy. In many places the duties Of
the superintendent are even greater
and he heads the organized sales de-
psrtment Of tn eassOciatiOn. Ward,
Morton, Pembina, Grand Forks, Suits
Albdll, O0AuS dluu AS1CkAlullu SoulIACS "a
the big centers Of dairying in North
Dakota at present.
Because grain farming Is especially
profitable in certain parts Of the state
dairying is not getting a big foOthold
as yet and in some places the country
is unsuited, but there are many local
tiles in the state where dairying should
flourish and only a creation of interest
is needed.
Farmers who. already have cows and
would like to get their ~dairying On a
business basis are urged to take up the
individual record system. The state
dairy commissioners Of North Dakota,
has a special man working on organiza-
tion work for cow-testing associations
and inquiries to the state department
of the Agricultural college would re-
suit In full information as to methods
OF keeping records. j.
One good COW will produce as large
returns as two poor one and requires
only half the feed, shelter and labor.
The big object of contrasting is to get
rid of the "boarders'' and save the la
borers. Knowing which cows are poor
milk producers the farmer will of
course get rid. of the calves of those
cows also and will save the offspring
OF those cattle that give real yields of
milk and butter-fat. This viii result
In a real building up process and in
time will build up q real high class
dairy herd. =
Too many farmers r keeping the
scrub cow, feeding and milking her
twice each day, merely for the pleasure
OF her company: when a portion OF
this time might we'll be expended In
estimating the feed, weighing and
testing the milk and crediting the same
to each COW. Many good dairying men
spend 80 minutes each day gambling
with the scrub COW when three minutes
time with the scales, tester and record
book would put the herd upon a paying
basis. Keeping records not only show
which cows make or lose money FOR
their owners but they show to swhat
extent each is profitable, the amount
Of feed given to each cow, and the
kinds Of feed at prevailing prices that
WILL produce the most satisfactory 6n.
ancial results. ,S
The working tools necessary for D
farmer who wishes in inaugurate the
record system are q spring balance
milk scale, daily and monthly record
GARDEN TALKS. S
Certain precautions are necessary
Tor successful transplanting and
there's q reason" for each of them,
A surprisingly large amount of water
passes through the plant body daily
entering through the roots and passing
Into the air by evaporation from The
leaves. Plants Wither when the supply
of water is cut on while euaporation
continues unchecked. u traIsplantinl
the gardener should aim 1t two things
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