The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-08
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The. address follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:
do not sec why Prof. Harper
assigned me this duty, when there
are others who could have handled
this subject so much better than
/. My subject is. dairying in the
South Now let US consider the
dairy COW for a moment and see if
we can do without her. Milk is
the natural food for man and all
animals. The first nOurishment
the new. born babe takes is milk
and it is the same with the new
born calf. in fact this is the first
food OF. all animals. Consider for
moment what a very small per
cent could be raised if it were not
for milk. Then again take for in
stance the sick and milk is one Of
the most nourishing diets that is
used in the sick room.
AS see it, the dairy COW should
occupy one of the first places on
the farm. Outside OF her import
ance which l have already spoken
of, let us see If she cannot be made
profitable. One of the great beau
ties Of the dairy cow is she does
not run on a credit system. She
settles her accounts every twenty
four hours and if properly handled
Will pay you a nice dividend on the
money. paid for her. I know Of no
investment that Will pay as hand
SOME a profit as a dairy COW. She
will pay for herself and all expenses
in twelve months.
Let us investigate this and see if
it is not true. The average grade,
Jersey COW will cost you $4,000.
She will give $500 pounds Of milk
in twelve months. which is a low
estimate. This is about 440 gallons
of milk. This milk at a low esti-
mate can be sold at twenty (20)
cents per gallon. Now every one
knows this is ten G0) cents below
the average price paid in our
towns and cities, but we must make
our estimates on conservative ba-
SIS. At twenty. (20) cents per
gallon, :440 gallons of milk will
bring $500; the cost Of the COW
is $4,000; cost Of feed $50 90,
which makes the total cost for
COW and feed $1,000. Now we have
the cost of COW. The 40 gallons Of
milk sells for $500, the manure
for $500, the calf $500, total
gross income Of the cow s105.00.
Deduct the cost Of COW and feed
$1,000. and you will have $500
left to her credit.
l want to ask you if you can
make an investment of $4,000,
(Which would be the cost Of a herd
Of ten COWS and their feed) and en-
ter any other business and in II
months make such dividend on
your investment. The quickest
road to a dollar is through a dairy
COW. Her cost, as we'll as her ex-
penses for twelve months, you will
still have a profit Of fifty (50) per
cent on your investment. One man
can milk, feed and take care Of
ten head.
The great beauty in dairy farm
ing is that it pays in both ways.
Any dairy farmer can double the
production of his farm in ten years.
This within itself would be a hand
some profit.
l have tried TO show you what a
useful and necessary animal the
dairy COW is and that she can be
made profitable and l can say to
you that there Is no place on
the globe where ry n s
can be made as profitable as
in this southland of ours. Why?
Because we have more natural ad-
vantages than in other countries
which 1 have Investigated. l have
met dairynen from all over these
United States and being interested
in dairying have discussed the sub
ject fully with them, both as to
feeds and the price obtained for
their product. Why gentlemen, we
get twice as much for our milk
and cream as the northern and
western dairymcn get for theirs.
There is nc. place on the globe that
so many varieties OF forage crops
can be raised in one season. as in
the south. We can raise two crops
on our land year besides we can
grow many more varieties OF graz
ing grasses than the northern ard
western sections and it is more ru-
tritious. as it has a longer season
in which to grow and mature. 1t
is not so woody fibre.
The department Of agriculture at
Washington sees what great in
dustry the south has lying at her
door undevcloped and the govern
mcnt has appropriated s20.ooo.oo
to help develop dairyinS in the
south. The department is ready to
send men of experience to your
farms to help you start :he indus
try and work it out. so YOU can
make it profitable. What more
can you ask for? This appropria-
ton the south should tcle under
many Obligations to Congressman
Lever for obtaining. 1t means
great things for the south if our
people will take hold Of it and
develop il.
All, gcntlcmcn if the farmers of
our old state would put just one
half Of her cotton fields in Bermu-
da grass and 80 into dairy farming.