Show A ay A nii A kj A 0 j p 41 my Dal dairying in eastern millard the dairy cow lias has rightfully been reimt delmed d the mortgage lifter dairying la is not only t the lic largest but it is ono one of the most profitable indus tiles ilithe united states we are arc e specially favorably located for the development of this industry for two I 1 masons nasons ca first firel wo we aro are geography cally near tho the best market in the nation for dairy products namely nani oly tho elio pacific coast secondly we are arc able to produce an abundance ot of teed feed at a lower cost than most sections another factor actor ot of somewhat less importance la is the tact fact that our climatic conditions are more healthful tor for dairy cattle than practically any other place in the united states there Is no place in the world today that offers the ready market for dairy products that is found in the rapidly growing cities of 0 california dairymen from that state are continually scouring neighboring states to purchase producing cows to supply the whole milk demand in tact fact milk is at such a premium in that state that the raising of 0 calves to supply their herd replacement Is seldom it if ever attempted with this condition prevailing it Is evident that the state has little it any milk to turn into the channels ot of butter and cheese production As a result california is a great butter and cheese importer and much to our discredit has to go to wisconsin and other eastern states to get the greater percentage ot of this produce millard county can be developed into one ot of the greatest alfalfa hay producing sections in the nation and ot of all feeds there is none that excella CA alfalfa hay for cows in the astern 3 tern states this hay cannot be jd d aed r ed because ot of rains eastern dairy farmers who use it therefore are obliged to import it so highly is it esteemed as a teed feed that in many places it is fed in the form of meal with the grain ration at a cost that in some cases is as high as grain is here eastern dairy farmers never dream ot of giving their cows all the alfalfa hay they can eat cat but teed feed it merely as a supplement to cheaper feeds such as silage with a plentiful supply ot of alfalfa to build upon therefore millard farmers should easily be able to round out an excellent dairy ration at comparatively low cost cows should always be fed a balanced grain ration along with their roughage tho the most accepted means ot of feeding grain is on a basis of production many successful dairy farmers give their cows one pound of grain dally daily for every three or four our pounds of milk produced A succulent teed feed is also very essential lor for economical milk production in the summer this is supplied in the form of pasture and in the winter as silage or roots it Is true that millard county has very little native pasture land for dairy cattle but good pasture crops can easily and economically be grown on any of our irrigated land A very few acres seeded to a good pasture crop will feed a herd of 0 dairy cows through the summer mantsh one ot of th the most favorably recognized pasture crops in some ot of our more intensive dairy regions is sweet clover and that crop grows like a weed in this county the one factor actor we do lack however is a quantity ot of choice dairy stock there Is no profit in feeding scrub cows cowa A cow must produce from 1150 to pounds of butterfat butter tat in a year to pay tor for her teed feed and care and it is probably sate safe to say that there are a great many cows being milked in this county now that wll wit do no better than that on the other hand herds are comparatively common in developed that a avac gae between and pounds of 0 att tat per er year and there are thousands ot of animals in the country that will produce from to 1000 pounds ot of tat fat in a single year the difference in production ot of course represents the profit so it Is easy to see that the first requisite ot of successful dairying Is good cows the breed of the cow Is not so essential most any dairy breed offers almost equal advantages but mixing breeds always results in loss in communities the size of ours it has often proved of inestimable value for or the farmers to organize and opt olt one breed of cattle and all ork in the improvement of that iii d in that wry way through the and exchange of good sires daughters can continually be made 0 0 upon their dams and val aaboe dairy cattle can soon abon be developed at reasonable cost aside from being a profitable ln hi jutry dairy tanning farming has two teat feat ill us that should appeal to every farmer first it otters offers a steady income and second it is the greatest 0 of all known methods ot of supplying soil fertility dairying also works very well with either pigs or poultry growing in making a purchase of 0 dairy cattle it Is always advisable to get the advice ot of your county agent DO bo sure that the cattle are tree free from disease one of the worst diseases alongi cattle Is contagious abortion which according to the best scientific investigation Is incurable by any known method calves from infected herds are free from this disease dairying is already one of our greatest sources ot of income and its possibilities for or development have not yet even been approached |