Show USING PASTURES TO REDUCE COST dairy cow pays high returns for good grass pastures that will provide at least seven months of rood good grazing and a i plentiful supply of legume levurne hay for the winter months are the two principle items needed to reduce the lie cost of producing milk if our dairymen are to compete iii ii with I t it those from ollier sections the cost of producing milk tor for market mut he be reduced says A C Kit tirey dairy extension lenion ex specialist nt fit the north carolina state college tile the best way to do this is to provide more and better pa pastures ture which will supply profitable grazing for at least seen months of the year end clid to grow nn fin abundance of high quality legume tiny hay for fir winter feeding grass is the cheapest source of nutrients for milk production this grass may he grown anywhere in north carolina where the dairymen dalry men will use fertile land for the purpose it is Itri impossible possIble to build a good pasture on poor soil just ns its it is impossible to secure a profitable born corn yield on poor soil mr air kimrey says this does not mean to use tile the more desirable fields of the farm as posture sture but there are many farms with good rolling land which will wash badly nhen ihen cultivated that may be profitably planted to grass good creek bottoms could also be used the dairy cow will pay a high return per pere acre tor for good pasture records kept on tour four north carolina herds embracing cows showed a return of 4 43 nn nit acre for the grass consumed during a grazing season of six months this was an average of more than 1 7 I nn an acre for each mouth month in securing these figures the milk was valued at the average wholesale prices paid by milk plants mr kimrey says similar returns can he duplicated on any dairy farm in north carolina lie ile claims also that pastures are es e in growing out the young stock so badly needed proper sterilization of all dairy utensils the proper sterilization of dairy utensils Is somewhat difficult in farm dairies where there Is no live steam boiling water is effective if it is really boiling but in too many cases it Is just hot and this dues does not kill bacteria A neighbor who Is fortunate in having baving all ills his buildings wired with electricity tri city has installed an electric water waier heater in the dairy room at the barn all milk pails and the metal parts of ills his milking machine are thoroughly scalded and tie he reports fewer complaints from the shipping plant than was the case when boiling water was vias carried from the house where such Is not possible the use of sterilizing solutions should be considered the are best tor for this purpose and may be had bad in both powder and liquid form your druggist can advise as to what he carries in that is necessary in a container to hold tile sterilizing solution and into this dip the milk vessels the arec directions I 1 for making the solutions a and n the frequency of changing it should be ba strictly adhered to if good results are to be obtained |