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two to five acres of sweet corn to feed soon as pasture fails; then shock 

 corn once a day all winter, and clover once a day. Never thought he fed 

 enough grain. His farm was said to be one of the poorest in our section. 



Now he raises good crops as any one; 40 to 70 bushels of corn; wheat 

 as high as 40 bushels; barley 40 to 60 bushels, and oats accordingly. Hay 

 two to three tons with barns to stof e hay in. Cattle in stanchions in cold 

 weather and good sheds. He now has three good farms and buTf?ings, 

 all paid for. Cows and full cream cheese did it. Never knew him to sell 

 a load of corn off the farm, but buys thousands of bushels and feeds to 

 hogs and cows as all dairymen should. Cows and hogs go together, both 

 want clover and corn. 



Whey seems to keep pigs healthy. He never had the hog cholera on 

 his farm that I can remember. 



Some people go into the cheese business for a few years, then change 

 to horses or sheep when they are h igh, and then back to cows. One 

 patron has changed three times from cows to sheep and back again, and 

 he is not worth a dollar more than he was twenty years ago. Never 

 change from a thing when it is low and go in+o that which is high- 

 priced; that is Yankee style and it don't pay. 



DISCU SSION. 



Mr. Cobb: How do you handle your calves? 



A. We raise our calves by feeding new milk until they can take 

 grain. Nothing but new milk and grain. Corn and new milk as Soon as 

 they can nibble on corn. 



Q. You feed new milk? 



A. Yes sir, whole milk. I don't have any other. Whey I would not 

 recommend. 



Mr. Monrad: How long do you feed them? 



A. About five or six weeks. A little new milk and then get on to 

 grain. 



Mr. Hostetter: About how many nmmds of milk does it take to make 

 a pound of cheese? 



