Show P A I 1 9 11 lov ma I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 a DAIRYMEN SHOULD DIVERSIFY FARMS in a study of dairy farms in the chenango Che valley region of new york state it Is proved that it Is dangerous for dairymen to carry all their eggs la in one basket said J 0 Ne eibling ot of the agricultural economic department at the new york state college of 1 agriculture farmers who rely on dairying alone make smaller labor incomes than farmers receiving part of their incomes from crops and poultry casl cash crops may cause losses in years of unfavorable yields or low fp prices rices but bui I 1 over oer a ore five year period farms growing cash crops gained by tt it farmers deriving less than lhnn 30 10 per cent of their income from crops made a labor income of those deriving more than 25 per cent from crops made 1 1447 labor income I 1 it Is important also to get a large quantity of mil from each cow too the higher tile the production the lower the cost of milk and the better the labor income purebred pure bred herds produced better than grade herds but the cost of maintaining in n Inta ining them were higher and the labor incomes income therefore were smaller I 1 whatever business a person follows he fie usually has the impression that the other man does better in another business bu alness ur mr Neet filing said a comp comparison arlson with fruit farms in niagara county shows that the chenango Che Cheri ango valley farmers receive a labor income averaging 1585 while the labor income on fruit farms was comparing again upstate up state aultry farms and chenango Che valley farms in 1025 1925 it was wag found that dair dairymen amen made 1699 labor ln in come and poultry men 1654 1 11 1 1 silage I 1 most succulent feed for dairy cattle silage Is the best succulent feed for dairy cattle silage makes possible the felding fel ding of a relatively cheap succulent feed which can be furnished during any period of the year the high moisture content of silage causes it to be relatively low in food value and low in protein content but is a good c carbohydrate n teed feed silage is equal to roots and green crops as a feed and Is much cheaper because it requires less labor one of the most important essentials of la Is its effect on the digestion of the cow which can be said to be excellent and it does not nit harm the teeth of the cow the average cow should receive 30 to 40 pounds of good silage each cach day leg legume ame silage including alfalfa sweet clover soy beans field beas peas etc la Is of fair quality it Is usually best to cure the legumes for hay but it if the weather does not permit of this or if no other crops Is nial available lable for silage the legumes may be used to good advantage right richness of cream secured from separator adjust the cream screw of the separator so as to secure cream testing about 35 to 45 per cent fat taw low testing cream sours and spoils more rapidly than high elgh testing cream so that by bi the time it reaches we the creamery it Is often in condition unfit to be made into good butter in the spoiled and curdy condition italio it also makes difficult accurate sampling and testing it la Is undesirable further because it diminishes dimini the amount of skim milk available for the feeding of calves and pigs it increases the cost of transportation tr ns por tation lor for every pound of butterfat shipped it makes impracticable the use of a reasonable amount of starter tarter fc in the creamery and starter Is essential for tile the production of the best quil quality lity of butter it does docs not churn out exhaustively and yields an excessive amount of buttermilk au aag the loss of fat and thereby reducing the churn yield I 1 |