The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, June 19, 1969, Image 2
PAGE 2 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 19, 1969
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Dairy farming
>s expensive,
Hme consuming
(The following article wa?
written by the County Agent’. 1
Office in observane of J u n t
Dairy Month.)
Dairying continues strong i n
Newberry County. In observance
of June Dairy Month, let me
tell you about it.
Last year for the first time
milk sold from Newberry Dairy
farms rose above 3 million dol
lars. This means nearly 6 mil
lion gallons of milk are now
produced on our dairy farms in
one year. That's a lot of milk.
In recent years our dairy
farms have grown fewer, but
larger The average size of our
dairy herds is now over 100
milking cows. Several Newber
ry dairy herds now have over
250 milking cows. As with every
other business, lower profit mar
gins have forced dairy farmers
to keep increasing their herd
size.
The burden of drudgery from
constant hard labor has disap
peared from today’s modern
dairy farm. Automation now
aids the dairy farmer in his
race toward greater efficiency.
Cows are now fed with the flick
of a switch or the pull of a chain
Comfort stalls are provided for
each cow. Milking is still a time
consuming, twice-a-day job, but
modern milking and handling
equipment have also lightened
this chore. Waste disposal has
even gone modern, as holding
pens and concrete lots are now
quickly scraped with tractor
equipment or flushed off by wat
er pressure.
More milk per cow has kept
Newberry dairy farmers suc
cessful w^here others have fail
ed. Improved pastures and an
nual grazing were keynote
phrases on dairy farms 10 years
ago. Now the trend is toward
more stored feeding of silage
and high energy grain rations.
This accounts for the bigger
and bigger silos now dotting the
countryside. The search for bet
ter silage crops has reached a
near frenzy on many dairy
farms. But the result is more
and more milk per cow. Un
heard of a few years ago, 100
pounds of milk produced by in
dividual cows per day is now
commonplace. That’s of course
for Holsteins. A number of Jer
sey and Guernsey cows in New
berry have topped 75 pounds
per day.
Before this dairy picture gets
too rosy, let’s talk about the
dairy farmer. While freed from
drudgery, his life is more hec
tic than ever. Most dairy farm
ers carry on two full time oper
ations. That of fanning to pro
duce feed crops and that of
managing the dairy herd. The
weather never suits a dairy far
mer. When he needs fair weath
er for making hay, the silage
crop needs rain. Growing a
wide range of feed crops, he
is busy harvesting one crop and
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A record number of Boy Scouts receiv
ed Eagle Badges last Thursday at the
Glenn Street Boy Scout cabin. Jim Wil
son, district executive for the Blue Ridge
Council, presented the badges. The seven
are shown above with their Troop 222
Scoutmaster, George R. Summer, who has
been with all except one of them since
they were Cubs. From left they are, Ed
munds Young, Ricky Attaway, Russell
Senn, Carrol Epting, Ralph Mayer, Randy
Suber, Barry Dominick and Scoutmaster
Summer. (Sunphoto by Steve Armfield.)
needs to be planting some other
crop at the same time. And
when the weather is just right
for the job he’s doing, watch
out—some piece of equipment is
bound to break down.
And speaking of equipment—
that’s expensive. On today’s
dairy farm, there’s always
something to build or buy, and
the investment required to con
tinue dairy farming keeps climb
ing. A modern milking, feeding
and cow handling system costs
$600 per cow to build. Add to
this the cost of each cow, wheth
er bought or raised, the cost
of silos, land, other buildings
and equipment and you come up
with an investment of over
$2,000 per cow that is required.
It is little wonder that we have
mighty few new dairy farmers
these days.
The cow herd presents pro
blems, too. Change their feed,
and cows may not eat. When
to breed, when to turn dry and
special attention at calving time
can all keep a man pretty busy.
Herd health demands constant
vigilance. High producing cows
go down quickly with bloat or
milk fever. A delay of more
than a few minutes often means
loss of one of the best cows in
the herd. Shots for immuniza
tion and tests for disease pre
vention requires planning ahead
and takes time.
Today’s dairy farmer must
buy a wide range of goods and
services. Thus an almost con
stant stream of salesmen and
service agents beat a path to
his door. But seldom is one
turned away, because the dairy
farmer is constantly searching
for newer and better things in
order to do a better job. Even
the health inspector usually gets
a cordial welcome. Most dairy
farm wives are "go-go ’ girls,
but not in the nightclub sense.
Now back to the end product—
MILK. That’s what this yarn is
all about. These millions of gal
lons of "nature’s most nearly
perfect food" that are produced
in Newberry County is even-
t u a 11 y distributed throughout
South Carolina and even into
North Carolina. Yes, our New
berry dairy farmers are doing
a great job in supplying the maj
or milk markets with a whole
some, nutritious and much need
ed product.
During this 1969 June Dairy
Month we proudly salute New
berry County’s 58 Grade A
dairy farmers. They include:
C. B. Alewine, Henry Ander
son, William Ballentine, J. R.
Bishop, George P. Boozer, Pres
ley Boozer, J. H. Bowers, Jr.,
Harold & Guy Bowers, Jim
Braswell, James A. Brown, W.
D. Cromer & Son, J. Levi Long
shore, J. C. Floyd, Virgil Grah
am & Son, P. T. Harris, Mar
vin Hamm & Sons, Mike Jen
kins, Jerry Kesler, J. B. Kin-
ard, Heyward L. Long, Robert
M. Long, Furman Long, W. E.
Long & Sons, F. A. Longshore;
Also, D. O. & Joe Lovelace,
Ray A. Martin, Harry E. Mayer
& Sons, J. T. McCrackin, Jr.,
Ray E. Moore, Dick Neel, Mrs.
Richard E. Neel, W. W. Parr,
H. L. Parr, Harold L. Pitts,
William O. Pitts, G I. Riddle,
J. C. Riddle, M. A Riddle, Dav
id L & Richard H. Ruff, W. W.
Longshore (Sand Hill FarnU,
C. M. Satterwhite, F. M. & Earl
Satterwhite, J. F. Scurry, Allen
Senn, Tyrus M. Senn, William
E. Senn, McTeer Senn, James
H. Shealy, John B. & John E.
Shealy, Roy P. Shealy & Son,
C. T. Smith, W. J. Suber & Sons,
David Waldrop, Jeff Waldrop,
Ralph Waldrop, L. Earl Wat
kins, and Fred W. Werts.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the sanitary fill operated
by the city of Newberry on Boundary Street Exten-
tion will be closed effective June 23, 1969. Citizens
residing in the City of Newberry desiring to use
the City of Newberry sanitary fill will be given
this service at the B. E. Riley Farm, Winnsboro
Highway, which is under contract with the City of
Newberry as a sanitary fill area.
NOTICE OF SECOND READINGS
Notice is hereby given that City Council will hold
Second Readings on the following items in Council
Room, City Hall, Newberry, S, C. on June 24, 1969
beginning at 7:30 P.M.
1. Second Reading—Proposed Budget—1969-1970
2. Second Reading: A proposed Change to the Code
of Ordinances of The City of Newberry—1960
which would amend or rescind Article II, Sec. 6.2
providing for fire prevention and protection under
Fire Prevention Code, Abbreviated Edition re
commended by the National Board of Fire Under
writers of New York, 1956 Edition; and adding,
in lieu thereof The Fire Prevention Code, 1965
Edition recommended by the American Insurance
Association, successor to the National Board of
Fire Underwriters, and ail amendments thereto.
3. Second Reading: A Proposed Change to the Code
of Ordinances of The City of Newberry—1960
which would Rescind Chapter II, Plumbing Code
as prescribed by the National Plumbing Code and
substitute in lieu thereof, The Southern Standard
Plumbing Code, (Part III)—1962-63 Edition, and
all Amendments thereto.
4. A Proposed Change to the Code of Ordinances of
The City of Newberry—1960 which would Adopt
the Southern Standard Gas Code—1965 Edition,
und all amendments thereto.
Mayor & City Council