New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-05
MILK FOR CITIES.
MITCH COWS IN LONDON.

Beside the interest which attaches to the following
article as showing how the great parks IN the very
heart of London City, used for cow pastures and
how ocks Of sheep used to crop the grass, 1t IN
teresng in the way of contrast to the system pursued
10 this city, TO produce " milk for babes"
Mos Of our readers will remember the expose Of the
sw-milk swindlers, and perhaps innocently suppose
that such an abonnation only needed exposure TO kill
il efiectuay. We assure them there is greater
mistake The production Of swill If not as great as
ever il quite as bad ard NewYork children daily die
from the poison imbibed with milk made from such
deleterious food. Contrast New-York City produced
milk with London milk as described in the following
article printed in The american Stoek Journal, pub
lshed in this city. The inquiry will be very pertinent
why the swmilk diaries have not been entirely sup
pressed and such system inauguraed for the Iroduc
ton OF pure milk that practiced in London. Cow
stables properly kept where the animals are fed upon
good food are not nuisanees offensive. No animal
breathes more fHgran, breath than CRASHED COW,
and the ordure does give out offensive odors nor
noxious gasses. But read:
now COWS ARE KEPT IN LONDON.
One Of the hst places IN all the world, perhaps
where would expect to lind herd OF three or ioor
hundred cows would be the City Of London, especially
in that fashionable part Of 1t known as the West
End And yet, if one considers moment II IL mani
fest that milk for the million must rome how or
other be provided, and the how becomes interesting
Milk for babes' is scIiptunl, and we were much
struck with tie good secruity-so characteristic OF
English ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 20 the babies in the
vicinity Of st. Jamers Park for the purity Of the bev
erage furnished 10 them. Large, healthy, sleekook-
ing cows were standing in the shade of the trees 10y
the waysde held by rope, and ever aud anon, some
nure or mother, or fond father would paure with the
baby.wsgon, while the attendant would milk a glass
OF toe unaduteraied article, and the young eucklng
would imlbe it fresh and warm from the COW.
"Hyde Park, TOO, which we wont 10 fancy TO
be "A ciosely-shaven velyety lawn, sacred from the
cloyen boof If vulgar beasts, is only great cow pas
ture. To be sure there is wide border, filled with
beautiful trees and shrubs secured by iron fence,
from drive way which round the whole extent;
and this driveway is separated from the lain tract by
a wooden fence, which, when We last saw 1t, IN 1897,
wac OF posts and rail-, and old and decayng. Within
this fence is the open part Of the Park with only here
and there large tree and here feed large numbers OF
cows, running al large, as in common pasture: A
boy informed tia. Lis father had ten COWS kept
there and paid 81 per week each for the feed and that
ne sod the milk at genemens houses at 4d about &c.
a quartz There were, perhaps, hundred or more
cows then on the grounds and the surface presented
the appearance Of pasture not folly stocked, the
gss not being fed cose OF even, but being In spots
rank and seedy.
Kenspgton Gardens, which adjoin Hyde Park and
with il comprise nearly thousand acres should always
in Justice be named in the same connection. In Ken
sngton Gardens, We zee the very poetry OF PARK
We
ven dark green lawn, OF vast extent, shaded heavily
with magnificent cake and elms and horte-chesnuts,
with quiet walks winding through them into deeper
aud vet deeper shadows.
"Eocks Of sheep are lying in the shade at noon and
in the cool Of the day employ themselves In cutting
closely and cleverly, quadruped but the sheep
can do the Thick verdure Of the turf.
Leaving the Parks, however, with only brief
glance let US take fact busness-like look
nj a London dairy at the West End. Our visits were
10 the month OF June. The stables are Of brick, with
walls eeven feet high, and roof of abont a third
pitch az the carpenters say covered with tiles Of
baked clay laid rather loosely, and some OF them
removable at pleasure, for ventilation in hot weather.
The width Of each stable is about "a feet, with brick
floors sloping toward the center. About % cows
kept ia each stable in stalls of seven feet width, two
cows in "A STALL standing with their heads TO the wall
30 that YOU Iass from end TO end OF the stable between
the two rows of COWS. which, as the Irishnan sad,
stand wi h their Lacks facing you. They are loosely
tied with chains and presented every appearance Of
health and comfort
The cows were nearly all apparently of grade
Shorthorns Of large e2e, and liz for the shanbIes
They bought in the markets, when rst 10 mlE at
an average price Of about 500 each, and are kept
about one wear aud then sold TO the butcher AS their
weight mainly determines their final value, 1t is an
object for the purchaser 20 regard size as well as mix
ing qualities in bis selection, that he cannot afford
to indulge bis fancy with Jerseys and AyrsLres Us
may pSohtall y be done ca dairy farm.
The feed Of the COWS was liberal in the extreme;
once day on dry hay, and on green fodder Of rye
grass NetcbeB; once on 1nanBcl WuTIels, three
pe,ks to cow, and twice on brewers grains, three
pecks at each feed
"The grains as they are called, consist of the
barley wlsch remains nfter porter and ale brewed
'front.'. The mangels appeared quite fresh aud sound
TIE rye grass had all been before june
aud the vetches were just coming in. The cows were
ted 10 their sals and watered by running water
through their feeding uougbs, after sweeping them
out. One man takes care ot fifty cows, but be does
not milk them. Tie milk is sold TO dealers, who send
women milk It, ard they begin TO milk for the even
ing about noon each woman milking eight or nine
cows. The milk is better than country milk, US we
were assured because IL is not shaken 80 much but,
as our informant renarked, with an expressive tone,
We don't know wpat the dealers do to II before they
sell it,
" The COWS can give an average OF about nine and q
hall quarts beer measure each, taxing the Whoie mum
Der IL tho sable. buyirg and selling constantly TO
keep them ny 10 the highest point The milk 10 sold
10 the dealers at about hve and half cents per quart
by the ouanti.y tie buyer taking II from the cove.
:" The propretors have farm few miles out OF the
city, from which they bring portion OF their green
fodder From their whole stock they annually select
about loo of their best cows and turn them away Tor
the Summer with bull, and bring them back again
when in milk, selling the calves at three or four dsy'
old. 'sov.bsv
All the rest remain In the stable from the day tney
are purchased till the butcher takes them away. q
dozen exceptions were, however, found Id hes9'"'