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bred stock is much sought by the milk and butter pro- 

 ducer, and while the average registered stock is gener- 

 ally better than that unregistered there are many noted 

 animals that are not even "grades" unless a long dis- 

 tance away from that which is registered. 



DAIRYING. 



Where one has large areas of land in pasture and 

 suitable for the production of fodder crops, and suitable 

 buildings, the production of cream and milk for cream- 

 eries or local or city markets may be profitably carried 

 on. As with the single cow, one must have light, warm 

 and well-aired buildings, with adequate space for storing 

 the needed fodder, and grain, and a receptacle for the 

 manure where the gases cannot rise into the space occu- 

 pied by the cows. 



A cellar opening on one side on the level with the 

 surrounding land, well drained and with windows on 

 at least two opposite sides, is all right for the manure 

 if an abundance of absorbents is used, the windows kept 

 open except in extremely cold weather, and the cellar 

 cleaned out at least twice each year. A better arrange- 

 ment, however, is where the cattle are kept in a shed 

 separate from the main barn where the fodder is kept, 

 and where the manure can be carried outside and 

 dumped upon a cemented platform, to be carried to the 

 fields before a large amount accumulates. If possible 

 the foundation gutters, platforms, cribs, etc., should be 

 of concrete, so that they may be cleaned and washed 

 frequently with the least possible labor. 



At the present high price of grain there can be but 

 little if any profit in making milk at contractor's prices 

 unless one can grow cheaply the necessary fodder and 

 at least a part of the grain. The hay crop is very expen- 

 sive and a cheaper fodder is found in the corn crop put 



