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, f, 111 YEAR SIBS r mam f ,..Ruies.Be$t Dairymen Follow; Satem Can, Re Greater Dairy Center 1 --Editor Suteeman: ;Many farnwrs-iake up dairying oh a" small scane 10 pre weaay employment the year round. If managed rlbt,T they : make quite "V bT of - money. -' Tha arerage amount above coBUjlf ;fDnf Itty .ofclxtyi dolUri cow, lor a year. I f tte Vow la- exceptionally good. rrjlbwW,brinfom aerenty-fiTO to Maeiinndred4Tbls is boYe the t i If 7tt re going tinto farming .and dairying MTUin on fodder, grains and hay. A ee r, .ocoer, w n uu - ration should fc h-M i poor rqnaow, ,wm,,wuKa cm MM of ness- whiofc time a lW.i..-.fW7v w-. - good veterinary should be called for. Tha most Important, begin ning at tfie none, are: .The noa trlla shonld be large. This Indi cates a healtfliy cow, as more air can get ; ta the lungs. . A large mouth with firm but elastic lips: from the muscle to the eye should be 'clean cut; and not too heavy; the., eyes large and bright; theJ apaoe between 4he eyee, wide and dinned. the horns -symetrlcar and not too big; t the' ears not Very large and .when turned back there should be seen n yellow oily sub stance; the hair soft and oily; the skin on the j ribs elastic; slender neck ho' loose fla'bby skin-on the under part t of the ; throat; gtxwl width between the forelegs; back' bone 'large and prominent, and last bnt not least! the . udder should be. larse, covered with a soft silky hair, and hare the milk veins prominent. v. v - -V ' rare of Cows .-: ' Cows cannot be expected to do well if not properly cared for, no matter how good the cow. A cow should be fed at least twice a day nnra far nr1i)ilnr h anil. In a .few .years' time yon ,wHl " hare "gained, a very, rich, soil in which , 4iyur;crops will be .large and of -1 rthe beat. - V. X ,". i ' J I ' - . . Firkins Oat the' Cows . " -'Tbere-'are many kinds of cows . :ioeh66e "yours from but It Is. ad iUirhiibU not'td'mix flie frrfeedg. Tha - . Jerseys, which are said -to be . he: Bitoet economical prodiiots-s of - ;mCk fat. The mllk;larapjcially u 'good Lfor theJ cmklioft.&'u'tter. N;:Ther 'lttTe a moderate-amount or - WUr. The Jeraey-ts ay amaU.cOw, he average 'wwighj;! about eight- - h and red pounds.- she s usually "ii"fiiwfi Mlr hut 'firlaii 'mm1 l. ' jnost White to deep brown. ' -,The . Guernsey ' -s , larger . and lres -yellow- milk. ; - la. other re-r- aspects ' she -is hardly -distlnguiah-- able- from the Jersey.- - - ? psiiT' Holstelns- are often called A Ihe--"dairyman's ' cow' because 'jfey-glye.more milk on less cost, T. tiaiTany other breed. They weigh T . from; about twelve hundred to ljonrteen hand red pounds. They ,b are .black and white in color but sometimejs red. I- .." The.-Ayrshire f are ..estecially ; vgood In rocky lands, l as. they are "; able to hunt for a. Ilvtng, and stm f r gl ve a' ' medium amoupt of milk. TRey are white. with brown or red '"Dots; they j weight' about on e ' thousand pounds, ; , -7 -'-Jy rr-, utuers uui so .wen Known are: . Tha - milking strain of Short- homo,- tha French Canadian. Che e.i i Dutch ?' Belted bhe Kerry,and .-:otAer.----,--i; ---;";t , . - .' No matter what, breed ta chosen, the markings' of; a good cow;are ,'tk : am n4 'hotfdC 3e looked be weighed and measured, and If after careful treatment a cow does not come . up to "standard she should be sold to the butcher. It is a waste of money to keep a poor cow. ' First be sure." however, that it Is not you own. fault that she la poor. ;. ... After the milk la taken It should be cooled Immediately." The cold keeps the bacteria from being Ac tive.' ' ' !'.;'.i';:? : If heated to'' 185 degrees most of the-' germsjare killed - This process of heating, la called pas teurization, s Tne '.milk , should then- be Immediately. Cooled. This milk will, keep sweet- for several da,ya.- i "f ' 'Butter and cheese except for family use are not generally made on: the. farm,, the milk belli r sent to . butter, -and cheese factories. : : In bottling and preparing milk for the - factories every possible means of cleanliness ; should ' be used to prevent disease germs getting Into h; milk. The best G COLORADO COUIJIY HAS TOTAL BEET CROP OF IBETII1 MID it Some Day, in No Distant Future, Susar Beets Will Be a Staple Crop Here and Every Farm Will Carry Its Quota of 10 to 25 Acres, and FarnrXands -Will Increase in Value By Leaps and Bounds,., ; i': - - - ; Editor Statesman: . j The inclosed clipping taken from Sunday's Issue' of the Den ver Post is seJX explanatory. - ; I The writer has traveled Mor gan county for upwards of II years and. Is familiar with soil and crop conditions of that locality. The soil is very similar t tb soil of the Willamette valley, but the ralnfall-is very much Jese, be ing only 11 inches. (This is tak en from the records of the U. S weather bureau at Denver, and way is to scald all utensils that covers a period of 20 years). uetween these- meaUf except fa very, bad weather the cows should be in a good pasture. .Often cows have tympanitis or-'hloating from eating fermented grains, rank clover, or anything liable to fer ment. J "WTien raising cattle of any J sana it As est to get booklet on the diseases; of .that iype "of ani mal and use every prevention tor the diseases liable to occur ' " A strong but airy barn should be built.- Cows' need plenty of fresh air. Warmth is not so Im portant a the ' air; "The barns should be, kept very clean or the Icows will not be a healthy and tne milk win smell. Many dairy men have a separate milking building.': , " " The water supply should be as carefuTty guarded as our own. If the wen is osed it should be ex amined. "So eeepage from manure piles, outbuildings, etc., should be allowed. The--water is especially Important, as the average percent age of water In milk Is 87 and 6 1 Otha; per ; cent : It Is - Important that the people who use the milk should, not catch diseases. A cow needs plenty of water, and if pos sible it is , better to , keep water within reach of the cow. A cow very - often prefers muddy water. This is- becaase . there is mineral In 1C and when a cow shows this tendency plenty of mineral should be given to her. i s ' The Jlilk Cowe, if -not from the begin ning milked with a milking': machine,- alwaykdo ! better ' when come in contact with the milk.be fore and after every time they are used.;' ' -i-": V : 1 ;. r -Cleanliness I s the main watch ward ih all the steps of dairying. 'Cvf-T'..;;' Salem and Dairying v : Salem - Is an ideal spot for the dairy industry: It Is situated in the . Willamette" y alley, "which has a - mild temperature the .' ; year around. . The grass is green nfost of the time and the ground Ts not too lillly. .Salem Is "now widely known as a dairy center,, but the future is brighter.:; If you, are got lag into dairying I should advise your location - to be, ; Fear. Salem. : y f OLIVE OPPEN. Salem, Or.. Oct. 18, -19 J7, - : . : " . (Mrs. C. D. Oppenv her mother, in sending the : above- to ' the Slo gan editor; writes: "Olive wrote this without help" and did not cojjy it. Age lfiyearsi 10A."' Ed.) ' . ; : I:. y ' ' of a human hand soothes their r The'miik ttom eachow shouidi Read the Classified Ads Norrnal Regent To Meet Here Today; Issue Seen The board of J regents of; state normal schools will meet in Salem today. It was reported i here that a number of La Grande 1 cltisens wouldi.attend the meeting and urge immediate construction of the new state normal school ; au thorized by the 'voters at the last general election. : i Building operations have been deferred by the regents because of the unsatisfactory condition of the state's finances.:, i- i . The legislature at Its 1927 ses sion appropriated H7S.000 to onn tka unafol Hi, Initial nlt milked by Hand.' The gentle touch the lB8Utatlon. : i Please note that the average yield for : the entire county - is placed at 15 tone. Th'is'ls not an exceptional " yield. Have known masured ground to yield as high as 30 tons per acre. H " .1 ; If the farmers xf this valley realized Just. bow important a few acres of beets would be to 'their general farming scheme, both as at lts Brush and Fort Morgan fac tories during September. : A i Total tonnage of sugar beets delivered 16 the Iwo fatcorles 'of Morgan county during September 51.600 tons.- rayment la was tons made at the rate of $ 8 , per ton. the guaranteed mlnlmBmSrecelTd I Of thU amount 88.000 were delivered in the Fort Mpr-; gan district and 13,60 tons in the Brush factory area. This de livery, makes the October 15 pay ment in the Fort Morgan area reach the total of 1304.000 .In cash while the payment at Brush will be 1104.000. - ; j C 1 Payment of $412,800 October 15 will be far in excess of-the j payment made at the correspond- Ing time last year wnen tne toiai was $211.000. Of that amount, the Fort Morgan factory district se cured $181,000 while the grow- a cash crop and a crop to fit their : in the Brush section received land lor, other crops,.! venture to 8)u'uvu say that Teral acres of prune trees would-be, grubbed out, on everjfarm.,.: , A v . J Some day, tn theao dlstant-fu-turer I expect to see sugar beets a "Staple crop, and . every farm carrying, its., quota of 10 ; to 25 acres. - When that day arrives you will see. farm land increase In val ue by leaps and bounds, and farm ers satisfied with u the fafta, In stead of bemoaning their fate and berating the prune, packers. - : " K " B. WHITE. Salem. Ore., OeC:19, 1927, " v? (In the Denver Post of the same issue, there - is a" new Item con cerhing sugar beet growing in the Steam'boat . Springs and JIayden areas of Colorado-, showing beets with remarkably high sugar con tent, and forecasting the building of a sugar factory in . that north western section of the state. , Col orado is already the leading su gar state in the Union. . Following is the item from the Denver Post referred to by Mr. White):' : ftl2,000 for September Berts .: FORT MOROANi Colo., Oct. 15. - Nearly half a million dollars in cash.' or $412,800; is ta be paid jto Morgan county sugar beet grow- Harvestin of the crop began earlier this year than laat year. The Fort Morgan .district's harv est 5 got iinder ' way this .year Se'pH tember 13 andrthe Brush growers began diggmg their, rop ;eptem-J ber 22, ; Deliveries have'? been hampered, 'however by rains apd wet. weather. f' Unrestricted delivery of beets will be permitted by the Great Western Sugar company Monday morning, October 1 0. Mergan county's 30,000 acres of beets are expected to yield 450,000 tons of beets this year, an average yield of at least 15 tons. .That will mean a total production for the county of more than $3,500,00Q. Some fine . yields of beet are being reported. Some yields are running as high as twenty tons an acre which means a gross return of $160 an acre or more. TUB PARTY RECALLED i NEW YORK, Oct. 18. (APJ Earl Carroll's famous "bath tub party" in his theater here on Feb ruary 22, 1926, featuring Joyce Hawley. a show girl, was attended by a" diversified, audience, i; COKfirrR COMES HOME j ? : f NEW; TOKK. Oct." 18. (AP). lrviTiBtnp Tafmadsre having ve ers next week. October 15. by the cently divorced her husband in Great Western Sugar compandor Edinburgh, arrived on the lie de beets delivered to the company France today. . j ' - a t 1 i , i. . - : I I - nrnYrfR n - n 'f Scl n. . - S . f .- "t: . i.; ' 'r.. . V r " r- .-v -t- -. 1! t . . "r- " 11 . . 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