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<#u YORK COUNTY MAN Ml MORE Pf Raises Foodstuffs f Cost Him $112 a $2,000 Butt* 2 Col.?hand set?York County .... There is much more money in cows tiian cotton right here in York county if the cows are handled intelligently. Proof of the fact is strikingly presented to any one who visits the dairy of Mr. T. F. Jackson on the southern outskirts of Clover, an enterprise which Mr. Jackson instituted merely to satisfy his own tiesire to know more about making but icr as goou as couia be maae ana to produce milk and cream equal in excellence to that of the finest dairies of Illinois and Iowa. The proprietor of this credible enterprise of northern York county is still a "green horn" in the business so to speak, but he is learning something new evrey day about the handling of cows and milk and butter, and is constantly improving his plant and his cows to the point where they are producing a minimum cost. During the first ten months of the present year the amateur dairyman sold nearly $900 worth of butter, milk and cream to one customer alone, and his total , receipts from his new enterprise , have been several thousand dollars, , of which a goodly portion is profit. I; While in Clover the other clay a rep-1 rcsentative of The Yorkville Enquir-Jj er was presented with an opportun- ; ity to visit Mr. Jackson's modest . dairy and the visit was an interest- ; ing one. The Enquirer being not ; only greatly impressed with what this pioneer dairyman has accomplished, but an inspection of the plant caused a realization of the fact ^ that if other York county farmers would profit from the example set by , Mr. Jackson, there would be no need . to worry when the cotton crop is as ( Short as it is this yeai\ Wife Able Assistant. ( Mr. Jackson is assisted in the con- ( duct of his dairy by his good wife ( and he generally admits that if it were not for her help he would be ] helpless in its management, Mrs. . Jackson presses the butter after it is ; churned, packs and wraps it up in such a manner that its appearance ;'.one would easily command the p. ice of 35 to 40 cents a pound for which each pound sells. She is also tlie bookkeeper for her husband. On , one side of the ledger is placed every itiMn nf pvnrricri r?r? ? ??->/-> of r?/-l uriU, flir> . vv/iuivv vvvi n nn vnvconduct of the dairy?the cost of , growing- clover, vetch, oats, peavine ] J'jiy ;uxl corn with which the cows , ""till fed, the cost of cleaning the Stables, of milking, churning, packing, every cost even down to the j small amount of gasoline which is , used to run the li t1 e one and three- ( fourths horscpov r engine which , turns the 30-gallon churn. On the other side are entered the prices ob- . tained for butter milk, skimmed milk, butter and cream and the value of manure from the stables, which fertilizer is spread on the fields which produce the feed for the cows. So intelligently kept are these re- , cords that at a moment's inspection the dairyman can tell just what arc his receipts and expenses from any given cow or from all. The Plant. Mr. Jackson's diary is a small wooden structure which he is constantly enlarging. The floor is of cement and the building is so located that the sun strikes it squarely and with the aid of willing workers with pure cold water acts as the very best sterilizer for pots and cans, churns, cream separators and other equipment of the dairy, included in the equipment of the plant is a 30gallon capacity churn, a mechanical milk tester, and a cream seperator. The churn is driven by a small gasoline engine, though most of the work is done by hand. For The Enquirer's benefit Mr. Jackson placed his plant in operation the other afternoon. From eight l?nllnn? nf Oft ~- ? 1 - - ' *1 .. vivuiu jjuuihih oi me purest butter was churned, the whole P'-oposs being completed in an hour's time. This butter will be sold for 35 cents a pound, the skimmed milk will siii for 30 cents a gallon and the butter milk for 15 cents a gallon. Following the visit to the dairy Mr. Jackson conducted his visitor to i , the cow barn. He is milking 14 cows at present and the cows are averaging two and one-half gallons of milk. Of course, in the spring and summer the average yield is well above three gallons. Adequate pasture is provided for the milkers, all )S cows IOHTABLE THAN COTTON or 14 Cows which Month?Poduces er & Cream. of whom are pure bred Jerseys, the proprietor's expereince thus far having convinced him that the Jersey is the best cow. A pure bred Jersey bull has recently been added to his herd which includes 29 head in all. The dairyman keeps close tab on his herd. If a cow's production of milk begins to decrease he increases her feed. If there is still no change in the quantity and qutlity of her milk, to use his own expression, "I let somebody else have that cow." Likes Corn Stover. } Corn stover in Mr. Jackson's opinion is the very best roughness for , cows. His corn this year is fairly good and he has his barn lofts already well filled with the shredded j corn with considerable more to shred. ^ He had sown several acres in Crini- , son clover and vetch and has a good ~ 1 stand. Mr. Jackson is constantly ex- , tending his ptisture land. He has } grown cotton this year on an acre patch near his cow barns which patch last year was used as a cow lot. The ^ only fertilizer on the patch was mar.ure. Ho is expecting to gather over j a bale of cotton from the acre plot ^ md has already picked 500 pounds. ( It is his intention to sow this patch f in alfalfa when the cotton is picked ^ md although he has never grown c my alfalfa he is alive to its value ind probably will sow a number of r icres of the legume this fall. Hew He Heeds* It is not necessary to feed cows on ?ctton seed meal and hulls, according to Mr. Jackson. Cotton seed hulls are nothing but a filler and one which .vould be expensive at 00 cents per 100 pounds. Peavine hay, corn stover, ?rimson clover and vetch are much nore nutritious and cheaper. Instead if cottonseed meal, he feeds his cows m Spartan grain dairy feed, purchased from Ferguson & Youngblood ii -i *' i?v x va rvviiic. lie ClttllllS UUll It IS much cheaper than cotton seed meal | and much more satisfactory in every I respect especially for young cows. I He has one cow 27 years old which gives two gallons and one-half of! milk daily. He feeds her on cotton , seed hulls as a filler for the simple j reason that she can more easily digest them than other fillers. But with this patriarehial cow, like the rest, dairy feed is substituted for> cotton seed meal. He estimates that his cows costs him between $7 and $8 each per month. His Own Story. "The creamery that was formerly in operation in York/ille, is respon i sible for my becoming interested in dairying," said Mr. Jackson. "I used to take my butter fat there and sell it. The creamery had a fascination for me. I made inquiries concerning Ihe business of the operators, but they would tell me nothing. Although the creamery there never made any money, I saw that dairying could be made to pay and I figured that while I didn't know anytl ing about making butter I could learn. I am j learning now?in fact, I learn something new every day. I spoiled many and many a churn of good rich cream j before I learned how to make butter, i You have got to be very careful' with it, else you will have a terrible; mess on your hands. The tempera-| ture has got to be right, you have to | keep your churn moving a certain, number of revolutions a minute, a certain amount of water must be\ added at intervals and painstaking care is required every moment. Your vessels must be kept sweet and clean' and by the way, I have learned that liberal applications of pure cold wa- \ ter together with the warm sunlight. I are the finest sterilizers in the1 world. The Wife's Part. Then the pressing and packing! the part that my wife does, is among the most important features of dairy ing. The butter to command a sale at the highest prices must be neatly Rheumatism Follows Exposure. In the rain all day is generally followed by painful twinges of rheumatism or neuralgia. Sloan's Liniment 1 will give you quick relief and prevent the twinges from becoming torture, i iv quicKiy penetrates without rubbing! and soohes the sore and aching joints I For sore, stiff, exhausted muscles that ache and throb from overwork, Sloan's Liniment affords quick relief. Bruises, sprains, strains and other minor injuries to children are quickly soothed by Sloan's Liniment. Get a bottle to-day at your Druggist, 25c? adv. THE HORRY HERj pressed and artistically wrapped." Taking a pound of butter from his refrigerator, Mr. Jackson explained, "here, for instance, is some butter made by a good friend of mine who lives near Clover. I carry it to Gastonia, to sell for him. It is good butter?just as good as mine, 1 ... .continued on Galley 6 guess. But if you notice it is not pressed and wrapped nearly so neatly as mine. 1 try to get the best price I can for his butter and as 1 told you, it is as good as mine. It won't command over 25 or 80 cents per pound, even at this season when butter is scarce, while I get from 35 to 40 cents per pound for all of mine. The reason, I have given you. Mine is pressed and packed in a supreior manner to his. People who eat butter, I have discovered, to some degree are governed in the price they pay by the appearance of the product." Continuing his story of his dairynig enterprise, Mr. Jackson said, "1 have merely made a start in this direction and am adding to my equipment by degrees. I have about $500 kvorth of wire fencing on my farm \o\v. I first built a >one-room dairy \nd had a little steam engine. Later [ boueht a new churn, n now connra . I :or and a gasoline enginoi I also nade additions to my buildingsk and f my business continues*, to grow, jvhy of course I am going to increase ny plant. Wants a Silo. "For instance I want a silo. I appreciate its value?that is, one built >f concrete. I intend to cement the Moors in my cow barns. One of my , greatest problems now is milking my < ows. I want a mechanical milking levice. I have seen them in operaion and they are the trick. They < ost about $500, but are worth the < price. There are many improvcuents that I intend to make, but | j IT CAN save yc -* the most popu equal of many pe Jacobs' Is distilled of the bes purest limestone sprii color, wonderful Loi Yot? can pay $3 00 ; "JACOBS' SPECIA SUNBEAM CORN those who prefer a c 14 Quart 8 Pint OR 16 ^Pim ORDE JACOBS' SPECIAL anteed to be 100 pc find them that way money. CUT PRICE I MOONLIGHT BOURB< I (9 years old) I Paul Jones I Cream of Kentucky I JACOBS I QUICK S I J ACKSONV1 K LD CONWAY, 8 O. their cost is coming out of the prof- i its. 1 am still experimenting." So great are the demands for. milk, butter and cream made 011 this; Clover dairy that the yield of his' own cow?* is inadequate. "1 am buying a part of the cream that Mr. J. J T. Crawford, of McConnellsville, has' to offer and 1 am buying from others who have it to sell." continued Mr. Jackson. As soon as I get my alfalfa to growing and the yield of my other food crops to the point where they will feed them, I am going to buy more cows. Of course, I am making a profit off this cream I buy from Mr. Crawford and others,1 but not nearly what I could make from cows of my own. My best customer now is the Arm- j ir.gton Hotel at Gastonia. During, the first ten months this year 1 sold them nearly $800 worth of milk prod ucts. I sell the restaurants in Gastonia large quantities of butter, milk and cream and 1 am unable to supply the demand made upon me by : a _ c :i; . _ 1 >? juiviiie .ninnies. Dusiness in L-lOver ^ is also picking up, and I believe that I could sell my products in other j towns around. When I first began dabbling in the dairy business. 1 J tried to sell butter and milk around Clover. But they were unwilling to give my price of 35 cents. Then 1 went to Gastonia. In the summer 1 mnke a trip there every day?sometimes two. Now I make two or three trips a week." Not to Raise Prices. After being reminded that other dai- 1 rymen are increasing prices because of the high cost of foodstuffs, Mr. Jackson said he had no intention of doing any such thing. 1 don't feed cotton seed meal and hulls," ho said. \ 1 am convinced that no dairyman who 1 doesn't raise his foodstuffs at homo 5 can stay in the business I raise my 1 food stuffs cheap and am making a good profit as it is. My customers Fw >u money?save you lar bottled whiskey on oples $3.00 whiskey? Special V t grain that grows in Kentucky. Ma ng water. It is fully aged before it ii iquct and mellow flavor. \ gallon for whiskey, then won't gel L. and DEW DROP GIN ? also fine orn, or gin. They all sell at the san :ss Q-^90 a gallon a ,, SUNBEAM CORN and DEW Dl >int perfect and to be worth $3.00 we will pay express charges both S ON CASE GOODS ?4QUAR1 Regular Our Cut ON Price Price $4.00 $2.95 Jefferio" Club ? _ Mead wood (b< ... 4.00 2.95 Shaw'i Malt 4.00 2.95 Finest Manhati LIQUOR C ER VICE?Right Across [LLE stuck by me this summer when milk products were more plentiful than they are now, and 1 don't feci like it would be fair to increase prices because of the war, when my cost is not much, if any greater "I don't know all that is to b? known about this new business o. mine," said Mr. Jackson "Both nv wife and I are devoting most of o\p time to it What we have learne< has been by observation, reading bul U tins of the Department of Agricu'. ture pertaining to dairying and s? on. Our success thus far is only r modest beginning of what we hop to accomplish, but we are absolutely convinced of the fact that there arc great possibilities for the dairying business in this part of the country." HUGHESCONCEDES WILSON'S VICTORY Lake wood, N J.?Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for president in the recent election, sent to President Wilson a telegram congratulating him upon his reelection. In his telegram Mr. Hughes said: "Because of the closeness of the zote I have awaited the official count in California and now that it has been virtually completed permit me to extend to you my congratulations, upon your reelection. I desire also! :o express my best wishes for a sueressful administration." TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are herebv forbidden to enter or trespass upon our lands 11 Simpson Creek twonship, known! is the Round Swamp lands, under < icnalty of the law. N. E. HARDWICKE. ' H. H. WOODWARD. I big money on "Jao the market today. At -a saving of $ 1.10. 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