The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1946 Page: 2 of 8
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THE CALDWELL NEWS
Friday, June 14, 1946
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WlwUwr ft'i a hamburger, ap-
ple pie and coffee, or a full
•ame dinner, you'll find o«r
fine foods and Borrico leave
MÜüng to be desired. So if
It'a food eating yoo're seek-
ing don't hesitate — come a-
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Cafe
DANCE
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Saturday June 15
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Above are shown pictures taken by Tommy White-
head, Jr., of Brenham, of Ted Kolkhort's dairy herd at Old
Washington, with his nine-year-old son riding herd. In the
rear can be seen the modern milk house.
Ted Borgstedte demonstrates the modern electric
milking machines with which his Grade A dairy is
equipped. All 32 cows can be milked in less than two hours
with this equipment.
Right is pictured Ted Kolkhorst in the up-to-date
milk house, where the milk is prepared and kept for de-
livery to the wholesale purchaser.
—Photo and information for story courtesy Brenham Banner-Press.
Washington Farmers
Make Profits From
Grade A Dairying
Dairy farmera and would-be dairy farmers in Burleson
cottBty can f«t an inside slant on the profits that can be made
on Grade A Dairying from a recent article which appeared in
the Brenham Ba '¿er-Press after a tour had been made by
Brenham busineasmen to dairies at Old Washington, to study
the increased milk production of many farmer-dairymen. The
group, guided by B. E. Todd, and including Will Sloan, Almot
Schlenker, Frank Kubitsa, Louis Hauiman, Buddy Fisher
and Tommy Whitehead, saw how many farmers had increased
and starting in the dairy busi-
FRANK E. SEBESTA
PHONE 72
profits by bifying more cattle
ness.
In Burleson county there are on-
ly two grade A dailies with room
for mmny more, although a number
of farmers are going the dairy
route in a snail way.
The first Washington county
dairy visited was owned by Ted
Kolkhorst of Route 1, Washing-
ton, who owns 160 acres of land,
with about 86 acre in pasture.
Kolkhorst decided to go into the
Grade A daity business last fall,
and built a 14 by 40 ft. shed roof
bam with corrugated iron roof, and
concrete floors at a cost of $600.
He bought a 10-can milk cooler, 2
unit Surge milking machine, a
Surge hot water heater, and other
incidental equipment for $900. He
then purchased 23 cows for $110
each delivered, and Inter acquired
ten more for $128.50 each. These
cows were tested for T. B. and
bangs disease, dehorned and guar-
anteed to be safe on delivery.
Mr. Kolkhorst started producing
milk for sale about November 1,
1945. He now is milking 32 cows,
and gets 80 gallons of milk per
day, or an average of 2 1-2 gallons
per cow.
$90 A WEEK PROFIT
He sells his milk at current
Grade A prices of $3.70 per CWT.
for 4 percent butterfat, and seven
cents per one-tenth point above 4
per cent. His test now is about 4.2
percent, so his price is $3.84 per
CWT. His total weekly milk check
without Government subsidy is
$200.00, and with the subsidy check
comes to around $236.00.
Kolkhorst buys nil of his grain
mix from feed stores, which he
states costo him about $70.00 per
week. His actual net profit from
this dairy is about $50, plus a $40
repayment on his place, which nets
him 90.00 per week, or $360 a
month. He and a nine year old son
do all of the work, milking 32 cows
in 1 3-4 hours in the morning and
afternoon. He carries on a full
farming program beoidea the dairy
not try to starve it out of them. He
has an excellent set-up, nnd does
nil of hia work, milking his 80 cows
in about 1 8-4 hours both morning
and evening.
The lost place visited was that
of Charley Stegmueller, who is
just getting started in the business
but had no cows as yet. He expects
to receive 24 cows from Fort Worth
this week.
Everyone that made the tour was
thoroughly convinced that the
Grade A dairy business in the Old
Washington community is a very
• rofitable business. The thing that
surprised thorn most was the fact
tha* most of the farmers went into
the dairy business because they
could not get enough labor to farm.
They are all doing their own work,
and do not seem to feel the labor
shortage nearly so much is do
their neighbors who arc trying to
raise crops.
What applies to Washington
county can apply in Burleson ami
should give impetus to farmers in
this county, where there is a ready
market for the milk output, to lean
toward profitable dairying.
DANCE
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DEAN VILLI
Saturday, June 15
MU8IC BT
J. L. MOTL
OF TEMPLE
ADMISSION—
Gents S0c, tax included
Ladies . . . 26c, tax included
Everybody Cordially Invited
Committee
Road from Qighway 21 to
Deanville is now in good
repair. Dance rain or shine
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* Matsonian Theatre ^
* Caldwell, Texas a
Saturday, June 15
"War with Wildcats"
featuring John Wayne
Also Stuog.' Comedy "Monkey
Husine House Men"
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Sunday and Monday, June 16-17
'Devotion"
featuring ■ • •
Ida Lupino, Olivia de Haviland.
Sydney Greenstreet.
Father's I'uy Special: All fathers
60 years of ¡ ge are invitcd as
guests of the manager.
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Tuesday, June 18
Bargain Day
'Dangerous Partners* f
featuring . . .
James Craig • Signe Hasao
9c-26e
Wed.-Thursday, June 19-20
"Wonder Man"
In Technicolor
featuring Danny Kaye
CZECH SHOW 9 p.m. Wed., JdmA
19. Como early to see show by
p.m. Csech people invited to come
early to see two complete shows.
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Wednesday, Jons 19th
An All-Talking Col-
ored Show at 11:30
p.m.
Seats reserved for White People.
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A BIG DATE
FOR ARMY MEN!
operation, but planta no cotton,
entering to feed crops and pasture,
Kolkhorst likes the dairy program
very much and feels that it has
presented him with a real oppor-
tunity. He advises anyone going in-
to the business to be sure of get-
ting good cows because most of
your success or failure depends on
them and how well they ave fed,
and insists that they must be fed
plenty of grain mix in order to get
maximum efficient production.
ROESE MEETS SUCCESS
The second place visited by the
group was that of Frank Roese
also Route 1. He own« 100 acres,
with SO in pasture, and has a
barn and equipment similar to that
of Kolkhorst. He bought 23 cows
at $110 each delivered, tested for
T. B., bangs and dehorned. He is
presently milking 2'' cows for Of!
gallons of milk, or an average of
three gallons a cow. He has an
exceptionally fine herd of grade
.Jersey cows.
His milk check Ie*s government
subsidy is $123 por week. His feed
costs are $45 per week, and he is
averaging $23 on his place. He
feels that he is making a net pro-
fit of better than $50 per week,
and thinks that he can handle more!
cows, and will buy ten more. He
and his wife do nil the milking
with two unit milking machine and
finish the milking chores in one
hour and ten minutes, morning and
afternoon.
Roese wont into the dairy liu.-i-
ness because he could not get the
labor t • farm cotton, and ho re-
lates that milking cows in this way
is no trouble at all. He has already
made a payment on his place that
was not due until January 1, 1047,
accomplishing this with the in-
crease of his income through dairy-
ing.
Borgstedte Makes Profit
Ted Borgstedte' place was third
similar to the Kolkhorst and Roese
on the list, his nice layout being
farms. Borgstedte has 36 cows and
is milking 30; getting about 90
gallons of milk per day. He has
been getting a monthly check that
runs between $900 and $1000. His
feed is bought also, and he be-
lieves that you have? to feed a pro-
fit out of a good dairy cow and
WHEN IN BRYAN
Visit the New Location
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CHAMPION
TIRE & AUTO SUPPLY CO.
314-16 North Main
Www
|r you have been discharged
i from the Army-if you held a
• gnide and wish to retain it—if
you have dependents — then act
1 mw. . . . June 30, 1946, is
the last day on which you can
enlist in the Regular Army and
still take advantage of two im*
, aoftaut benefits . . . retention
at your old grade and family
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Family allowances for your
dependents will be continued
throughout your enlistment
only if yon enter the Regular
Army before July 1, 1946.
If you have been discharged
from the Army and wish to re-
enlist at your old grade, you
must enlist within 90 days after
your discharge. And before July
a, 1946. Think it over. Act now.
U S. Army
* Complete Line Automatic Parts and Accessories
* Home and Auto Supplies
* Firestone and U. S. Royal Tires and Tubes
* Complete Re-Capping Service For Cars and Trucks
CHAMPION TIRE & AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY
Bryan
314-16 N. Main
To xas
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The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1946, newspaper, June 14, 1946; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth175708/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.