Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-07-07

cement of yard, straw-ricks ard sheds,
hld be contriHed, as will iasure sufficient
mount Of exercise at that season. 1t may
be -" regarded as established" that stables in
the winter are the best shelter, with yards for
exercise in the day time; yet, for small
stock, and where the capital Of TIE husband.
man is inadequate for greater outlay such
an arrangement eff ricks, sheds and beard
fence, may be devised, as will furnish very
coy and healthy wintering places for COWS.
The shelter or shade trees in summer should
not be forgotten,
DAIRY SALT.
The dairywoman should with all earnest
ness insist on being supplied with good salt,
as poor salt will injurc the very best made
butter. Liverpool dairy salt, or the coarse
solar salt made fine, are both excellent If
any doubts are entertained of the genuineness
or fitness of the salt obtained dissolve a little
in a glass tumbler; if the brine formed is
clear, the salt is good: if, or the contrary, it
is of milky appearance, it should be re-
jected.
MILKING TEE COWS.
On the Western Reserve, Ito their praise
be it spoken,) mothers have taught the men
to be careful of their wives and sisters con-
sequently the men almost invariably milk
the COWS. Tho mistress of the dairy should
see that the mixers hands ere clean, and
else the cows udders at milking time. /
would advise her to occasionally visit the
milking-yard in order to superintend matters
there. She should know the COWS by name,
together with the quantity and quality of
each cows milk, and should advocate tender
mess and gentleness in that department. The
milking yard ought not to be place for
scolding and blows, where harsh language
may BIZ heard daily, night and morning, but
a quiet Enclosure, where the COWS may chew
the cud in happy complacency., and where
the thoughtful mixer may peacefully think,
or the merry one whistle or sing, while draw
ing the lacteau stream. The milking yard
should be permanent Enclosure, containing
a pen for breaking heiftrs, and all fixtures
necessary or convenient for the milking pro-
cess and as soon as the COWS are milked.
they should be turned into other Enclosures
for feeding and rest, SO that the milking yard
may be preserved sweet and eileen, and but
little trodcen by their feet. have been my
self mixer of COWS for more than thirty
years, and think it scene for painters
,eye, when herd of beautiful sleek and we'll
trained COWS come orderly and quietly into
the clean milking Enclosure, each one taking
her accustomed place, and eyincing that con-
fdence in man or maid, who may happen to
he there, that proves established acquaintance
land tried friendship between them. There
may be here, as well as in other scenes of
the farmers life, much of poetry, and those
numberless small sources of contentment and
delight, which are unhappily often missed
where they might be enjoyed Milking may
be so managed as to be a pleasant relaxation
from toll rather than a hateful chore.
If, at any time the milk pans exhibit
sediment proving want of cleanliness in
milking, the mistress of the dairy should
have authority in the case without appeal.
DAIRY APARTMENT.
The dairy apartment should be cool, airy
and clean. If cellar is used, it should be
plastered, whitewashed, have stone or ee-
ment floor, be furnished with wire-grated win
dows and be appropriated exclusively to milk,
cream and butter. A dairy house built on
the surface of the ground, scientifically COLI
strueted, and properly shaded, would doubt
less be preferable to cellar under ground !;
let ] do know that, all other things being
.ilt, very good butter may be made, ia
1sysl l-ventilated cellar. Spring houses are
e question, 10 very extensive locali-
\SagE OF THE MILK.
the receipt of the milk in
De strained into six quart tin
cn long narroS table, or on
ghe dairy apartment, as the tenn
P6f the season may indicate. For
hil1ess and convenience the table is pre-
kble, but the floor may be used when the
Weather is very warm. A recent writer,
whose essay has had wide circulation in the
columns of the New York Tribune, advocates
the use of tin pals, in preference to shallow
pans, for setting the milk. | think his sug.
gestion is not accompanied by sufficient ex-
detrimental proof to change old established
usage. The cream will doubtless rise more
readilyiA shallow pans.
1t may here, once for all, be written down,
that great cleanliness must be observed ever
and always in butter-makiug. The atmos-
phere, the table, the vessels, the floor, every
thing must be kept sweet and clean. The
neat dairy woman will not allow dusty coats,
muddy boots, or tobacco odor to come in
close proximity to her butter bowl or milk
table.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.