Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1928 — Page 6

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More cows mean more profits for the farmer — greater prosperity for all. • Dairying is a “sure thing.” Dairy are always in greatest demand. Prices of dairy products have fluctuated less than the value of other commodities. Much energy but little capital are required in the dairy business—and the rewards are large. I Dairying gives a steady dependable income all the year around. Dairying means cash coming in every week of the year to pay the running expense of the farm. One of the biggest troubles with crop farming is that all the work comes at once. Too much to do pa r t of the year — not enough the rest of the year. Dairying provides profitable work for the whole year. By keeping a dairy herd and giving special care to fall freshening, the work can be distributed, and the farm can become a regular factory — producing all the time —making money all the time. The Cow Is The Farmer’s Friend No better paying boarder could be found. The cow consumes rough forage and farm grown products that might otherwise be wasted. The cow produces the best human food on earth — enough for her keeper’s family and a surplus to sell. From 18 to 20 per cent of our diet is composed of dairy products.

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Even the by-products are useful. Skim milk makes the best of food for pigs and poultry. The average cow produces $35 worth of fertilizer per year. Grain takes the fertility out of ths soil. Cows make the soil more fertile. A ton of wheat removes 14 times more soil fertility than a tgn of butter, though the butter is 30 times more valuable! You Can Judge a Community’s Wealth by Its Cow Population Yqu w ill notice that the most prosperous communities have the most cows. Dairying brings prosperity. The man who puts all his work and his money and his time into raising grain takes a big gamble. If the crop is a failure all is lost. But the man who keeps cows on his farm puts part of his invest- » ment into a “sure thing.” When crops fail there is still cash coming in every week. He is bound to get ahead whether conditions are favorable or not. ’ Look around you and you’ll find th z at on the finest farms, cows are helping to make the profits. Prosperity on the farm brings prosperity to the town. More money on the farm means more money for the town. The prosperity of the whole community depends upon the prosperity of its farmers. Farmers will be more prosperous if they KEEP MORE and better COWS! Decatur provides one of the best cash dairy markets in the middlewest, where the top price for BUTTERFAT is paid at all times. Sell your dairy products in Decatur and profit from it. • z v A ' ' '