METHODS OF A SUCCESSFUL DAIRY FARMER

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1678, 27 April 1904, Page 67

METHODS OF A SUCCESSFUL DAIRY FARMER

One of the pioneer farmers of Lewis county, N.Y , is William 11. Cole. ITo has about 60 acres in his home place ini addition to his other farms. Here lie keeps 20 cows. He is a thorough believer .in crop rotation and provides plenty of green, succulent feed for hi? animals. In July ho was feeding peas and oats, which wore put in about April 25, at the rate of 21 bushels oats and II bushels Canada peas per acre. For tills, partioular crop he seeded about £ of a;n a,ere. The ground! is thoroughly manured in the fall and ploughed and put in shape as early as pod.yib.lio in the spring for the crop. He begins cutting this crop about July 1. One swath across the field about 15 rods is sufficient feed 1 for 20 cows one day. A second sowing of the same cropis made about three weeks later than the first. About. £ of an acre of German I mil lob is sewn about July 1 at the rate j of about I bushel of seed per acre. Also 14- acres of corn are planted as early in the season as- it can be got in eonj veniently. Ho does not begin cutting until his corn is nearly matured,.stating that it is ready for feed when the corn .is fit for roasting ears. He feeds everything in the barn. The horse that draws the milk to. the station also does the raking and haul® all feed. Cattle are fed twice a, day. They are milked in the morning about 5 o’clock, after which they arei fed and turned out at 9; They are again fed at 4 pan. before milking an hour later. He has a silo' with a capacity of 105 tons and begins to fill it. early in September. Corn is out- about the time it is in roasting ears with a harvester and put up in bundles. It is carried direct to. the silo and put in without cutting. The storing of whole corn in this section is quite common among dairymen. He allows liis cows about 40 pounds corn, or whole silage, per day to each 1000 pounds ■ animal weight besides 1 a, small grain ration.—“ American Agriculturist. ,,