Show r i A klo 1 SELL CORN HIGH TO ro DAIRY it Is unusual ifor for a farmer to get SUO a bushel for his hig corn in north carolina but there Is a way to doit do lt and toni tom morrow matrow of irodell iredell county has learned the met method lod grind it into meril meal find and feed the alie meal aloni along with other home grown grains to dairy cattle cattie it takes good cows on a good pasture to pay such returns but the records kept kepf on mr morrows herd by tho the tester of the irodell iredell Cow contesting testing association show tills tats to bo be a fact says john A arey da dairy I 1 ry extension specialist at tho the north carolina state college an individual record Is kept of ever every y cow in mr morrows herd durl during 9 may the eleven cows composing this herd produced pounds coundi of butterfat wh which I 1 c fi 8 sold 0 1 d tor for 42 cents a pound and brought in the skim milk left on the farm arm after the cream was sold had a feed talfie of 0 2057 ranking making the total income amount to mr arey states that these eleven cows were fed 2209 pounds of a home grown grain mixture made by mixing together pounds of corn weal meal pounds of cottonseed meal and pounds of cru crushed Thed oats 1 chic which i was wad valued at 40 46 a taho r for the tha amount fed tho the animals also coji coa burned oat straw valued a at t 3 80 an and d were grazed on a grass and clover pasture for which a charge of 2 de per heal head was made the total feed bill was thus leaving a net income of on tills this basis states mr arey tha cows paid each for their basl pas ture turc the cows consumed bushels of corn in the form of meal and allowing all charges for the feed stuffs the animals paid a bushel for the corn this does not take into account the manure left on the th place therefore baates mr arey the math who tins has cows above the average a good pasture and will grow ills his tiny hay find and grain mixtures i at home can make money selling cream cr ellul the dairy cow in ills his opinion Is one of the very best markets markets for forthe alie surplus pr pro 01 bucell on tile the average farm 4 U use e cartons for butter for S sanitary reasons the increased use of cartons to fo sanitary i lu iu packing pic llna butter tor for retail arle le Is conA dered advisable by in ili au of 7 cities according it to it a al burn burtcy ey being made by diw bureau li aitio tio U or df united states department of 0 agriculture thase deci sired that cartons lessen the oil of con batal tatal nation both in tile the howe home und in the retail store mid ind are a flimns of checking tile the absorption of 0 undesirable odors odora atile the departments inquiry le Is part of a general survey euney dealing with the merchandising chan dising oi of farm products by cooperative marketing organizations various rious s merchandising methods are being studied with a view to emphasizing practices in the interests of both pra producers and consumers dally daily portion of skim milk for young calves the young calf usually will take about six to ten pounds of skim milk dally which ise Is increased gradually to sixteen en to twenty pounds by the time the calf Is four mouths old in addition a little grain and some good alfalfa or other legume ilay hay is provided during this time cleanliness clear illness of feed and surroundings are of great importance if it la Is possible to have each calf tied separately the amount oi of i feed can call bo be regulated better and the feeder can watch the condition of ench calf more easily the most practical plan Is 19 to provide a row of simple stanchions lit in which the calves way may be held at feeding time at all other y times they should be left free to run lo in their pen pen or lot |