The Cost Of Keeping A Cow And Its Labor Burden
A dairy expert estimates labor hours and expenses for milking and care. With 166 hours yearly and wages of 15 cents an hour, labor costs about 25 dollars plus feed and upkeep. He calculates milk output and fat yield values, showing potential net profits or losses depending on care and feed, and questions why dairymen stay dissatisfied.
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C. Carlson
Oman
Brighten Stables With Sunlight and Ventilation
The article urges farmers to install bright windows high in cow stables to improve airflow and sunlight, suggesting options from small sliding sash panes to netting or cheese cloth for summer ventilation. It argues light reduces tuberculosis risk, promotes healthy cows and calves, and maximizes feed value, even proposing temporary duck coverings to admit light in winter.
Raising and managing dairy cows for butter fat profits
Sunlight in the cow stable improves health and butter fat yields. Best to raise your own dairy cows to know what you have. Feed requires grain and roughage. old meal is 32 percent protein and suitable for milk cows but not in excess. A quart of milk equals a pound of beef steak in nutritive value. Milk twice daily. keep stable clean and record production and costs. Selling heifer calves from top cows harms future dairy cow supply when demand rises.
Roosevelt plans and gear for Africa big game hunt
The article details President Roosevelt and party's anticipated African expedition. It describes rifles, tent gear, and equipment including a light waterproof silk tent, bicycle steel telescopic poles, pneumatic mattresses, and green insect proofing. It also outlines hunting expectations, rhinoceros dangers, and planned routes from Mombasa to Lake Victoria Nyanga. It lists a strict African game quota for the party and notes areas and animals of interest along the Uganda railway route.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Hudson Bay
Alexandria
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Uganda
Lake Victoria Nyanga
Kikuyu
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