The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09

heat, and if we would counteract this
effect and keep up the quality OF the
product, we must increase the supply
of respiratory food.
Whatever tends TO the production OF
fat or heat tends to the production OF
hutter, and whatever means may be
employed to lessen its waste, such as
warming the feed and water, and the
stables, tends to the increase Of butter.
Cows, in pastures with an abundant
supply of mixed grasses, free of foul
weeds, and with plenty of good clean
water to drink, without having to travel
for it, or to suck it up from foul mud
hole, with an occasional shade in which
to lie and chew their cud at their
leisure, and a shed or stable with well
filled rack to which they can resort in
stormy weather, are in about as good a
situation to produce much ard very
choice butter as they can well be, and
the nearer to this condition they can be
kept, the better. Hence, if a drouth
prevails, or if for any other cause it is
thought best to supplement the feed,
let it be done in a manner if possible,
that they may feel and believe that
they are still feeding on their delicious
pasture grass. 1t is not good policy to
force upon them as food, dry woody
stalks Of any thing, nor yet those half
grown or watery articles known as green
fodder. Selling crops fed green, are for
the most part good for the production of
large quantity of milk, but not a
large quantity or good quality of butter.
II cured, or partially cured, they are q
holy, ~ Shnrt Earlxy
cut and well cured meadow hay of good
quality, and well cured corn fodder cut
fine, favored with pulped roots, and
seasoned with liberal supply of corn
meal, are very good substitutes for pas
ture grass for summer and winter feed
ing. But whatever the quality, the
quantity should never be stinted.
The driving of COWS considerable dis
tances causes waste of the animal tissue,
which must be made up by a draft on
the caseine of the milk, and upon the
butter indirectly at least; while if driv.
en- beyond their slowest gait, the direct
waste by increased respiration is con-
siderably increased. So COWS that are
obliged to keep upon their feet most of
the day travelling about in search OF
food, secrete less milk, and OF poorer
quality than those that fill themselves
| with less labor and more quickly, and
retire to some shady nook to digest
their food at leisure.
Keeping too much stock for the sup
ply of feed, is very common failing
among dairymen. Make-shifts of every
kind, in feed, in stock, in implements,
in help and in the product, are all un-
| h. .ao1 1a,p IL thtc
means will not permit him to keep
twenty COWS, and keep them we'll and
work up their milk in the very best
manner into the very best product, and
to sell it TO the best paying customers,
it is better to keep but ten, till his
means will permit him 30 keep more. 1t
is by no means an uncommon occur
renee for men to keep so many COWS that
their profit is infinitesimal when half
or two-thirds as many might, on the
same feed have paid fair profit on the
investment and labor.
All the operations of dairying, includ-
ing feeding and milking, should be
done upon some regular system. The
same person should as far as practicable.
do all the feeding, and at regular inter
walls and so of the milking. In every
thing pertaining to the business, the
most scrupulous cleanliness must be
practiced. All offensive odors, such as
arise from carrion or other decayed sub
stances, animal or vegetable, in the
pasture or stable, or in or around any
of the dairy buildings; and all kitchen
or Mushroom smells, or any of the
germs of putrefaction which have their
origin and growth in all sorts of out Of
the way places where there is the least
deposit of any putrescible matter, if no
worse than spilled milk, are sure to
leave their impress on the produce Of
the milk. New milk, cream and butter
are well known to be powerful absorb
ents, and it is proved, past a doubt,
that milk is affected by these offensive
matters while yet in the udder, pro-
badly by the inhalation of the COW.
Want Of space compels us to pass
over the important subject of dairy
buildings, with the single remark that
the temperature and ventilation must
be under the control of the operator,
and it is idle to hope for uniform sue
cess without the conditions. -BLdnch.
ardS Butter Manual.