Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-21

ul farming. Still our advise to our untortu-
nate brother, would be, don't despair, but
take some good Agricultural paper (pay the
printer aud read It, and let your wife read it
too She should never be so hamperei and
tied but that she can take time to study the
Bible and read the newspaper besides, in
order to keep up with the times and the fash
ion These being just as necessary to her
spiritual life as COOL bread and good butter
are to the physical frame, and you may yet
hope one day of getting your name up for
making good bntter, and realizing as good
profits as any of your neighbors.
Now, If you please, we will take look
at the other side Of the picture, and we don't
mean to procrastnate, that is we will endeav.
or not to expatate largely on what neither
has. nor can have, bearing on the subject
under consideration. You all know that
charming little triplet--
Little farm well titled.
Little house we'll filled,
Little wife we'll willed.''
which of itself affords pleasant picture enough
We will leave out the comparative word lit
tie, aud it is under TODD that TIE next man
is well skilled that he, therefore, understands
the practical system of successful farming
that he, Of course, takes the paper, isn't yet
so well off that he can afford to do with
out, wishing also to engage in the dairy bus.
mess, he goes to work judiciously, and S.
lccts his COWS with an eye TO their milk pro-
ducin Qualities, no matter if they do cost a
little more, they will pay best in the long run,
OF course his cows are well fed the year
round, and comfortably sheltered, MIXED reg
uarIy at the same hour night and morning,
and reasonably clean, not stopping TO talk
and handy jokes during the process Of milk
irg COW. So far good, the good man per-
forms his part faithfully, and we'll, and he
hasn't forgotten to provide favoraby loca-
ted, and sufficiently commodious milk-room,
together with all the necessary appliances all
IN order. And now, it becomes the good
wife to come up to her lot and place., and
prov that she has not only the will, but the
way and the skill, to perform her part equal
Iy as well, showing that if she is u he p eat
she is an hep-meet, as we'll for such a man.
This she does by attending we'll to thu
ways Of her household, and keeping her milk.
pans, strainers, and pals in the best of or
der Here we may safely leave these good
people to take ca e Of themselves, assured
that they will take the best possible care O.
their dairy, and finally, with the blessing Of
Providence, win a competency, together with
the name of making the very best butter thu
market affords.
Third and last:-As relates to relating
my oan experience and practice must con
TESS that feel a good al embarrassed
Perhaps you will be forced to the conclusion
that onght to sympathze awhile with tina
; unfortunate brother to whose heller skelte
system | so uugenerously called your atten
ton, Which but proves the old saying, tina
: lis easier to preach than to practice, re
; mindng ME at the same time that practice i
better than preaching T e Yankees, l be
liove; arc proverbia for their guessing pro
, pensties, and the truth is,
We Yankee women Oft presume to guess
More than perhaps willing to express
But thanks to these men, who fast as they can,
, Are helping their wives to a wiser plan.
, Yet although not furnished with anything
like data Or furnishing results, | will tr,
, and give you au outline of what | conside
the best manner OF producing good butter:
t First and foremost let me observe that
there be one rule in the process of butte
making, more binding tnan all the rest, it i
cleanliness, thorough and absolute. w
should be sure and keep everything belong
ing to the dairy scrupulously clean, and any
thing in the least calculated to impart dis
az eeable odor or faint, should be as far re.
moved from the milk-room as possible. Milk
is indeed the most sensitive of anything
know 1.-THE human heart excepted taking
right home to itself, whatever there may be
Of extra Aavorings in the surrounding atmos
phere.
One should be guarded as to the kind Of
cO1ntenance they take along with them into
the mllk-room. The dairy woman should GER
tainly have easy access to plenty Of water
and not spare either hot or cold. NV rule
Tor washing pals, strainers and pans is first
to rinse Oft the milk in warm, clear water
then thorough washing in comfortably
, hot suds, changing as often as deemed neces
sary, aud then good scalding with plenty OIL
J scalding water, and lastly wiping and dry.
ing them. Some do not wipe their pans but
set them to drain and dry, either way they
should be perfectly dry before being set away
} as otherwise they will contract rust, especial.
: y pans thatare considerable warm. Some Of
our best dairy women, understand, do moi
scald their pans at ali, but prefer giving them
good rinslng in plenty at cold water from
the well or pump, instead. have never
tried it, but would recommend that each one
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