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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1912)
5- lZ7JM!8r2'ti&A li&mmamvmm fw PACK 10 THE HKXI) HH.I.HTIX, 1UJX1), WEDNESDAY, MAY UU, 1011!. i .1 I' l f! 1 U "HOW'S GROPS?" BIG QUESTION VERSE SHOWS FARA1 ERS IA1P0RTANCE crctiHO tho percentage or Imttor fat In a cow's milk, though It Varies ac cording to tho length of tlmo slnco the nnlmnl has freshened, yet much can lio ilono to increase tho How, or the amount of milk sho gives, nml In this wny, sho will ho made to produce moro button Testing Valuable, Tho value of knowledge gained by testing cows hits been nmtily proven by tho cow tenting associ ation. In tho second year'H work of tho wholo milk In hauled' to either chocsa factory or condenscry, therd In no Bktmmeil milk to tako homo, and with tho wholo milk creamery, tho skimmed milk la In such coiulltlon by tho time It la hauled back to tho farm, that It haa loat a great deal of Ha feeding value fur hogs anil la wholly unlit for calvoa. Shlo Lines of tho Hairy Hiislnos. There aro othor lined of stock raising that work In admirably with tho dairy Indiistry. Tho skimmed W Jetl Hicks Xot Much Pumpkins on Iooks, Hut Where lie Snys Crm Aro Kino Everything lawk Up All AIoiik tlio Line. y gffrpfla) nl Jff I HOW TO SELECT COWS (Continued from Page One). and of theue, tho two former are probably tho most popular. Selection of the Hire. Much care should be uied In tho selection of the sire to head tho dairy herd. Just because bo U a thorough bred. It does not follow that a bull is desirable, but the record of his female ancestors should bo looked up to ascertain whut he has back of him In tho way of milk and butter producers. It should be borne In mind that the qualities of a cow can only affect her awn calves, or a small percentage of tlioso raised, whllo tho sire will Influence the grade of tho entire output of tho herd. A man ought not to try to cross the different dairy' breeds but choose Ills cattlo and If not thoroughbred, good grades should bo procured and a pure bred sire of the same breed be purchased. Then by careful testing, and weeding out those which aro found to bo unprofitable, and raising the heifer calves from the best pay ing cows, the hord may be built up. Testing. In this work of building up a dairy herd, there is nothing that will glvo the farmer tho knowledge of Just what each individual cow is do ing as will tho Habcock tester. This is a machine that should be In tho hands of every farmer and used regularly In connection with a good scales; for tho man who will woigh each cow's milk ovory day and will test It at regular Intervals, there are surprises In store, as It will somo times be found that the cow giving the most milk is producing butter fat at an actual loss to the owner, or at least, at much greater expense than somo high testing animal with r smaller flow, . Inci easing tho Held ono of theso associations, there were milk f mm tho hand separator con- 19 herds tested consisting of lSfiitatus all of tho muscle, buito and cowa. Tho best cow tested out of hide building properties, so Is oxcol thla number, made a profit for tho lent feed for hogs, poultry and when year of JS0.S2 and the poorest wis i foil proporly, Is good for cn)viav Tho kont at a loss of $14. GO. The best continued high 'price of pork makes hord made an nvorago profit of $GS-!hog raising ono branch of farming' .SO. and the poorest snowed a profit, mat suoutii not no overnwKtm. of only $17.61. The first year one Poultry demands a good prlco and mombor of tho association made a I tho fact that eggs aro being shipped profit on eight cows, of S2B.42 per! Into tho State In largo quantities head, and tho next year, by feeding I each year, makes chicken raising less grain but moro hay, tho same S another good side lino of dairying. own tnado a profit of $S4.48 per1 for milk Is nu excellent egg producer u u lead. Tito importance or proper otMblnatlous of fr.d or a balanced nttou ns it Ib called, cannot bo over estimated. Another member of this wihb association, by selecting heifer calves from his beat imylng cow, In creased hla profit from $36. &6 per cow, to $64.00 per cow In three year's time. The Wnter Krpply, nnd n good feed for youur turkeys. Good milk cows command a high price all over the Northwest and this makes the raising of tho heifer calf for tho market another souiro of revenue and ono not likely to be overdone. Henln Small. A man starting luto t:io dairy busi ness In n ciuntr) new to this branch Tho water supply for tho hord Isiof farming, will do well to begin on another Item that should receo i amall scnlo, that Is, with only a careful attention. A cow inurt navel few cr-s. hut lot them Ih the best he an abundance of good, pure water nt ! can procure lty careful attention all times, but especially so when she to ihe results obtained, by different Is milking. Figures from some of ft..'s end combination of feeds, and our colleges show that a cow will n thcroiiRti study of each cow as an drink about threo times ns much. Indl.-ldu.il nnd by tho selection of the wntor ns tho amount of milk she ' alro to head his herd, ho will bo able produce onch day, and when dry, I to build up his business Into a profit will only take about 1-5 to 1-7 of nble one. what sho requires whllo milking. ' Tho seemingly largo amounts of nluTPTlnllC CPD UUUl! HIP wntor n cow will drink are absolutel ' UlllLUI lUllU I U 1 1 iMilULIIIU ueeessary for tho digestion nnd asslmllntlon of her food. It has also been fully demonstrated that warm-, lag tho water for the hord In cold weather Is not only benoflolal to the' eows, but actually Increases tho milk ' production. Whoro tho temperature I of the water Is down close to frees Ing, the cow will olther tako very little or none at all, and where water Is taken Into the system at low tem pera t tiro. It requires energy to bring It up to the bodily hoot; this de duces just so much from her pro- dHetlveaeee. water should heated to at least CO degrees and UNO PUNTING OF TREES! H I t ,' Professor Still t It Tell Jut How lit (Jet llest Itesttlt When Selling Nursery Stock in Central Oregon I1Y l'HOF. C. U SMITH (Written especially for Tho llulletln) When received, trees should be heeled In line dirt. It being well worked In around tho roots. If dry I i they should bo well watered. Jl In moving they should he covered Unythlng spent In this manner w, I lthet bnrlap or something to pro- prove a profitable Investment. ,D" ""'" , , , , , ,""' , . Holes should Ik dug four to six hetMlIIIJJ tlll llertl. ! InMiru. it.xmar ttinii tt,a lr..u mill ,,... ... m ... I ........... ..., v. ....... ...v ...... n "-ruiuB wie oi cue uairy ,own. Tl, gwic0 flIw, wlth neru, nnaiia win always piny an im- 8,lrfnco m f..rt.antu. ,Klrt ,n 1,1r1r,Rat0.d whom. I An brulsoil or broken roots cut off With this great milk producing feed, j wth tt ,, knlf0i ,wu.,nK n inooth, may bo combined corn silage, root ,,, enil cul from lho lowor ,,, erops, nnu grain in proper propor- ut m ! A. . A. nut-:: ; 1 ! tlons to make up a balanced ration. Ith tho Intensified methods neces sary on the small farm, there Is a natural tendency to do less pastur-1 strnlghlen tho roots nnd work lino lib "i most ui mo leeu. iu ue cm u(rt unJer nntj J,t.lwcen up. Sot them 1 V4 to 2 Inches dcoper than they grew In tho nursery. Hot with a slight lean to tho southwest. ntt hauled to the cows. Winter Dairying. With this method moro winter dairying Is being done, as at this season, tho dairy products always command tho highest prices. Thou tho roots. packing firmly. When nil tho roots aro covered, pack tho wholo firmly with tho feet, then finish with louse dirt. Cut off nt least two-thirds of tho seasons growth of branches. Hoad too, the cows that calvo in tho fall, ' tho trees low and as near as praetl If properly housed and oared for. cablo to a uniform height. vlll give milk for a longer period In tho spring leave the ground man tnoso that como fresh in the slightly dishing toward the tree. spring. Another Item In favor ofi In fall nlantlng. mound uo the winter dairying Is tho fact that good ' oarth four to six Inehos above the labor Is hard to get and when most level, (tacking closely to the stem of the herd are dry during the sum- . pier months. It gives tho farmer more tltn-) to harvest his crop than would be tho caso wero summer dairying followed. Tho cows aro also stronger and In better shajto If they oalvo In the fall, as they aro apt to bo woak In the spring owing to the confinement In tho barn during the winter. This weakness would naturally affect tho calf. Cons Should Hno Itcst Tho cow Is HOGS SHOW UP ILL (Pontlnucd from Pago Ono). pigs and have hotter equipment. Another factor, is that tho warm summer weather materially de creases tho probability of loss of tho young pigs. Tho tablo below shows what ono of tho hardest i farmers received sows, the number working animals on tho farm and Is of pigs to each sow, and tho number entitled to a rest each yoar. Sho 'that llvod. In this connection it Is should bo dried up at least a month I Important to note that in sovernl beforo calving, this rest giving her n chance to build up her strength so as to better bear tho demands of maternity and put her in good con dition for another year's work. It is not necessary, as is commbnly be lieved, to dry up tho cow gradually, but when tho tlmo comes, simply stop milking altogether. Thoro may be some slight swelling of tho udder, but It quickly disappears, tho milk Is reabsorbed and In a few days, tho cow Is dry. Where we try to taper off on tho milking period by leaving a llttlo moro unmllkcd each day. wo aro liable to get tho animal into the habit of holding her milk and If tho cow is a persistent milker, it is often a hard matter to got her entirely dry within tho required time, so sho does not get tho rest sho should have. Marketing tho I'rodiu.t. Thoro aro several ways in which tho product of the dairy herd may bo marketed, -viz: selling of wholo milk, to creameries, cheese factories, or condonsories, or retailing for house hold uso. Or through tho uso of tho hand separator, the cream may bo sold to tho creamerlos or manufact ured Into butter at homo nnd tho product marketed in that form. Of t lies j, the salo of cream to tho local creameries scorns best suited to most localities. Whoro wholo milk Is marketed, It must be delivered ovory day, while with tho croam, the trip neod bo made but ovory other day in tho hottest weather, and from throo to flvo days In winter, and then with tho milk, there would bo 10 gallons to haul, to but ono of cream. With tho hand separator system, wo have tho skimmed milk right from the machine In a sweet, warm con dition, in which state, tho feeding cases whero the mortality was high, unfortunate accidents occurred, such as tho sow rolling on her pigs, which can and will be guarded against next time. Tho figures show on avorago of 4.6 pigs to each sow, and that 31 por cent of tho pigs lived. It is ex pected that theso figures will lie raised to over 6 pigs and GO per cent, undor tho improved conditions this summer. Xuiiie Xo. Komm No. IMgs Lived Whllo llttlo can bo dono to In-1 properties are tho very best. Whero Karl Snundors 1 11 11 Wlmer & Sons 2 18 14 Hates & Jones 2 4 1 Dan Smith 1 fi 3 B. Oarratt 2 16 4 Henry Tweot 2 12 12 C. V. Ilarto 3 7 G John Thyen 7 23 10 John 8trnhm 2 0 0 Willis Noland 18 7 Win, Hauko G 8 3 Lovl Ernst 1 13 11 Ed Halvorsou 4 7 0 O. C. Cardwoll 34 2 Krod Wilson 1 0.0 I.eo Hobbs G 46 3G Geo, Erlckson 2 0 0 J. V. Young 2 13 8 J. N. 11. Oorklng 0 30 21 Total G2 233 1G0 COUUHHH 1'Olt KAKMKItH. Tho summer school calendar of tho Orogon Agricultural College In cludes a short courso In agriculture. Tho sosulon opens on Tuosday, Juno 18, and contlnuos through Friday, July 26. Thoro will bo Instruction In basic agronomy, crop production, stock Judging, livestock management farm dairying, plant propagation, orchard and garden practlco, floricul ture, landscapo gardening, poultry husbandry, nnd a textbook courso on tho elements of agriculture. m ut - ---- t - Farmers!! For iwo month The Hullcllu has been Kulhiulng material of special Interest In Cent ml Oregon for uxe In n FAIIMKItH' I'AOK. We unut )ou In Ik Itilerexletl nut only lho farmer, but all Uiiimi Ihi nro dependent iiniii lho faiineiti ami thai iiiruns ewiy liiuliiese mint in the country, mid eiery propeity holder. Hero aro siinio of the nrllcli mllilei written by eM'rls especially for The llulletln. They mu nil win Hi lending. They lire nil InU-restlng. Kwrjouo of thi'iii will help jnu. Professor Thomas Shaw agricultural eKrt for the tJreat Noilherii Hallway, tins prepared special urllrlcN lion I Ing with Central Oregon. He U an nekiiowleilgeil dry funning iitittiiirlty In The llulletln lie will tell )ou how lit liuproio )our rrupM, cure fur j our bind nml glto )oii itiany aliiiiblo hints. Professor C. L. Smith agricultural expeit for Ihe O.-W. It. .V X. Co., Iian eontrlbuteil it series of splendid m tide. Ilt ileitis with dry ami Irrigated funning, needing, IHiiiliry, dairying mid loek raising, D. O. Liveley president of Ihe Portland Union Stock Yitrds, has prepared n paper on ltg raising, it mutter of Hie greatest Imptiitaneo lit Central Oiegiiulaus. E. C. Leedy General Immigration ngeiil of the (itviit Northrrn, tells what Ihe railroads are doing lo help farmers, nml settle up the Western stales, S. A. Armistead dairying rtrrt, has furiiUhed on excellent pitpcr on "The Selection nml Cure of Ihe Hairy Herd." S. R.. Cooper jiroprlelor of the famous Pioneer Cirameiles In I lend nml I'rlnetllle, ilesrrlN's what Cnxik county men hate done with dairy herd, how they did ll nml how )oti ran do It. Alice Lindsey Webb publicist of the Oregon Agricultural College, tells what thai Institution lias done nml Is doing fur Ihe sous anil daughters of Central Oregon, nnd of Its rMiprrittlto work with Ihe farmer. F. E. Carleton assistant slate MlKrlutciidcnt of education, outlines what Oregon's edu cational department Is doing with Industrial contests. W. D. Barnes of Iildlnw, Ixitnulrnl rM'rl, writes of the weeds that are found In this section, and tells bow lit recnguUe the ihiugrrtills ones nml rombat them, J. B. Fox of Fremont, nu rtM-rlclirrd homesteader, lias mi exlenshe article telling what In do mid what not lo do, on Central Oregon "dry" homesteads, all from cerlriire. A. T. Frame one of Ihe most surc'ssfiil set (lei's In the homestead country lo the south east, writes of Ihe wii)m mill means of breaking In n new much. P. H. Dencer lias n lot of valuable suggestion rvgnrdlng Irrigated fanning. C. S. Hudson outlines how n small. town bank and the farmers ran work together In mutual ndt milage. And there are many others and more coming In nil the lime. Every article Is written eMHally fur The Hullrllii. Every one has teial Interest mid value for Central Oregon. In addition, The llulletln tins secured many sKrliil feature stories regarding Road Improvement., Grange Natters, Livestock, Dairying, Gardening, Poultry, Hog Raising, s Town Improvements Mr. Advertiser How About It? While lho series Is being published several of Ihe special articles every week Tho llullelln will ho sent freo to hundred of farmers In this vicinity who are not regular subscrllH-rs, as well as lo ull who lake lho paKT, If you get the paper lids week, you will rec'lvo two moro Issues free. Ily that time It Is iokmI you will ho Interested enough to subscribe. Isn't this u lino chance lo (let at everyone In thl part of lho country? Wo have n complelo mailing list nnd wo mean to uso It we want everyone to rend Tho Hullcllu, jtinl for n tlmo we're willing to glto everyone nu ipMirtiiulty. It's it lot of trouble and excuse, but It's worth It liccniiso when they get tho habit of reading tho paper they won't want lo quit. Why not get them In tho habit of reading your advertisements? The Bend Bulletin $1.50 per year Bend, Oregon $ 1 .00 for 8 months ----- ----'---tt( 38 I T H t 4 t : tt: t I t t t t t f tit t t t 1 t t t t t I t n: t i t ::: ut tt: ii t " n t U i U I m t t Ml iiir ii I ;: