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in mixed farming. Had tried both, and gave his experience, 
which was largely in favor of the former. The best results in 
dairying could only be attained on lands well adapted to grass. 
White clover, June or blue grass he had found excellent for cows, 
and if properly treated would last many years. A top dressing of 
stable manure, harrowed in once in three or four years, would 
keep it in good condition. Said that the best pasture he had was 
one which had not been plowed in 18 years. He had used half a 
bushel of plaster per acre annually, with marked benefit. The 
main object was to make all the resources of the farm contribute 
to the production of the greatest amount of milk. 
Mr. White, of Kenosha, said he had tried grain raising for 
sixteen years, but not succeeding in making a good living, 
resolved to try the manufacture of cheese. He commenced 
with twenty-three cows: purchased a cheese vat and began 
on a small scale. His neighbors predicted a failure in the 
enterprise, and told him he could not sell his produce. Be¬ 
lieving, however, that he could manufacture a good article, and 
that such product would sell, he persevered, and after a few 
sales he found no difficulty in marketing his cheese and at re 
munerative prices. At that time there was a prejudice against 5 
Wisconsin cheese, but he soon dispelled it by the manufacture of 
as prime a brand as purchasers had been receiving from Ohio. He 
had never seen the time since, that he could not readily sell all he 
could make. Said he bad now 75 cows, and made 600 lbs. of 
cheese per cow annually. 
He claimed that it would pay to feed cows, even when upon 
the best pastures, as it increased the product of milk and enabled 
one to keep more cows upon a given number of acres, thereby in¬ 
creasing the profits. For feed he preferred rye middlings to any 
other he had ever used. In the autumn, fed corn from the field, 
stalks and all, and when he desired to dry up his cows, fed the 
poorest hay only. Never allowed his calves to run with his cows, 
but fed them at first new milk, then mixed some skimmed with 
it and some oat and other meal in such quantities as their age and 
condition seemed to require. His receipts the last year averaged 
$70 per cow—some cows gave 50 lbs. of milk per day, and he said 
he wanted to live long enough to see them average that amount 
