, 1843-07-15
From the Southern Sportsman.
Butter aking-..Treatmen
of Cows,


increasing every day; and our Ag-
ricultural Fairs, which are being held
throughout the Sou:h and West, show,
by specimens of fine butter, that the
articles Of domestic economy, form.
erly brought from abroad, are now be.
ing most successfully made at home.
We cannot. in the extreme South. 60
INTO all those minute particulars
which a grazing country admits of;
but we can Go much more than; we
ever have done, and probably pro-
duce butter quite equal TO any in the
Union. When it can be done, a
change of pasture operates favorably
10 The production of rich milk; we
presume Il variety Of good food ofany
kind will produce nearly the same ef-
feet. Sailing the COWS is positively
essential; if it is only occasionally
furnished, the animal takes it in too
large quantities, and il has an i%njuri-
Gus effect; if left where it can always
be got at, it never does injury. Cat,
tie left without salt, are always at
what are called ''licks," and this way
they take into their s;omachs much
foreign matter, that renders them un-
healthy, and Of course the milk
Many excellent COWS are ruined bv
hard diving; a negro mounts Il hall
broken colt. and true TO the proverb
of "beggar on horseback" rides fas-
Ter than is necessary and carries the
rows along with him. This treat.
ment produces fever, makes The ami
mai easily alarmed. causes her to shun
the house, and destroys her DISPOSE
ton; blows with sticks, harsh treat
ment, generally produces these eff
fpcts; kindness, and genlleness of
manner are the only proper methods
10 manage stock. One of the great
est evils we have to complain of, is
carelessness in milking; when this is
.slovcnly attended to, or only done at
irregular periods the COW, however
good she may be, dries up. and soon
becomes comparatively worthless.
OF cleanliness we need no, speak;
every good housewife appreciates its
Importance. and with regard to milk
and cream, ii is more particularly nee.
essay. So delicate is milk, in color
and its qualities, that it shows the
least foreign substance whatever;
therefore its flavor is easily ruined. as
well as its qualities for making butter.
In hot weather, ice. If ii can be had,
or 4 cool spring, is very necessary in
making butter. The mIIk-house should
be always Of stones or brick, and
must be built 30 that it can be easily
and often thoroughly ventilated it
should be closed in the day time. and
opened At night. Swimming milk, in
hot weather. may be deferred until
tie milk is curdled; but it must then
be attended 10 as soon as possible, or
the cream will become uatery. and
be injured. In warm weather, milk
be skinned in the morning and
evening, If you would have Your but
ter Of one uniform color. Cream
cannot be kept in too cool Il place; it
be rut in thick stone jars, and
set in Il spring, or in some deep
well; places that are damp and I'M
wholesome, ruin cream, and conse-
.luentIv the butter. Cream should be
churned while it is sweet. A great
many churns are invented. and intro
tnced into the country, but the old
fashioned churn is the best that can
be had for family use. Working but
Ter is very much neglected.; it should
be continued unit! every drop of but
ter-miIk is expelled: this accomplish
I'd, your butter will keep sweetalong
lime. Salt should be added immedi-
itelv on the commencement of work
ng butter; the best quality of salt
only be used. and it should be
Of a very fine grain, if it can be pro-
Such are some ofthe general rules
aid down by the most experienced
with regard to butter making
an article which, when sweet, and
made, is the most grateful to
the eye. and the taste, Of any other
put upen the table. We have known
to give room, in which it was
placed, Il sweeter odor than could be
obtained from the rarest flowers
Such butteris a luxury, which all who
i've on plantations a enjoy; and its 7
possession u health. and, as ii
S proof OF a good housewife, We will
it secures happiness.
LORD BRouGHAM.--Our readers will
-ecollect that Brougham. in his speech
upon the Ashburton treaty. dealt out