A MODEL DAIRY FARM 5 



ther working, yet it had not been touched with an 

 implement of any kind since the crop of corn had 

 been laid by. The adjoining two and one-half acre 

 meadow, from which thirteen big two-horse loads of 

 hay were taken, was as complete a mass of vegetable 

 growth as was seen in the clover field. This was 

 thickly covered with freshly made manure, hauled 

 from the stables daily. 



" This field," said Mr. Detrich, " will be plowed in 

 the spring and put in corn, a part of which will be 

 used later for filling my two silos of sixty tons each." 



The representative of the American Agriculturist 

 asked Mr. Detrich how long he had owned this prop- 

 erty, and when he began dairy operations on an in- 

 tensive and extensive scale, to which he replied as 

 follows : 



" I came in possession of this place about twenty 

 years ago, at which time I knew little or nothing about 

 dairying, or general farm operations. In fact, I had 

 only a vague idea of the value and practical utility 

 of cattle, and knew less about crops. My knowledge 

 of feeding was very limited, and the value of dairy 

 products and individual animals had never been con- 

 sidered by me in any especial way. In 1882 this farm 

 maintained one horse and two cows, the latter being 

 thoroughbred Jerseys, both of which were registered. 

 One died, and the other cow was retained and bred 

 from year to year, forming the basis of my present 

 herd. My first business experience in dairying was 

 the sale of a fine bull calf for $50. The mother of 

 this bull was a remarkable cow, and one of her 

 heifers, when twenty-two months old, made nine and 

 one-half pounds of butter in one week, besides fur- 



