Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-05
Best Keep for Dui ry Cows.

where they should be gaining, and Will,
the public ut large is suffering from tht
very same cause az the farmer, we would
offer word OF two Of counsel whereof,
we hope to benefit both. The, butter spG
cheese of the country are in the aggregate
almost unfit for human food. This is o
simple fact. Recently in England, Amor,
lean cheese has been experimental upon
as food for hogs, and coniitionally APPROX.
ed. The cause Of this use of the product
was not as some Of our readers may sup.
pose. u glat of. chsees on the market
but simply that the cheese in question
was 50 interior in quality that it had to be
sold for whatit would bring or be entire.
ly lost. -
American butter is no better in the
aggregate lhau American cheese. With
these two disagreeable facts before us, j,
becomes our duty to seek out, and when
found, to remedy the causes of this double
failure. In the first place it is more diff.
iicult to produce good butter and cheese
III this climate than in tho nilder ono of
tho British Isles. Again, the food OF
dairy COWS with US for the greater part Of
the year has to be artificial. That ia.
dairy cows require to hand.ieed for more
than six months of the year; yet MANY
small farmers never hand:feed their COWS
at oil, unless we call hand feeding per.
mission to run in tho barnyard and strug-
gle with one another for u mouthfol Of
bad hay and crunch or two Of musty
corn-stalks. 70 be successful in dairy
farming requires excessive neatness and
unwearying care, both in the man,pula-
ton Of tho milk and the feeding and nous
ing Of the COWS. !
For small farmers, be they wealthy am
ateurs or working men, the first step to
success is q. clean we'll ventilated cow
house, shed will not be Sufficient; next
dairy house Hhere the temperature can
be kept uniform during the year after
these convenient dairy utensils nor
elaborate patent machines, but we'll made.
simply constructed articles that admit Of
being kept clean, and strong enough to
boar the wear and tear Of, daily use.
These having been provided, the next
consi Iteration is the breed of cattle.
Wealthy mon ought TO- own nothing save
clean.bred cattle, aid they may Safely.
allow fancy to dictate between the rival
merits Of the Channel Island cattle, and
the two varieties of the Ayrshire, or the
clean-bred Kerry COW. These various
families are all noted mixers ind first
class butter makers. The working farmer
can rarely purchase clean-bred COWS. but
At least he can obtain grades, and grades
OF the above named animals are the best
for him, as by having such, and then
using clean-brcd bulls, he can obtain
gradually and inexpensively q nice herd
Of high.bred COWS.
10 the small farmers we would saw
avoid crosses. There is too much risk IN
them. The third consideration is feed.
lit p1ys tho large farmer to grow green
crops and roots for his stock On u LARGE
scale, it will pay tho small farmer still
better Tho reduction Of one gallon of
milk out of ten is one. tenth loss, but the
reduction Of half gallon Of milk out Of
two or three is . much heavier perceen.
tage, and therefore mus, be more carefully
guarded against. TO measure the highest
quantity Of milk and to have that Of the
richest quality, the cows should be kept
IN as uniform temperature az possible.
and their feed should never vary in their
nutritious qualities. During the summer
months clover, lucerne and Italian rye
grass should be handled to tho dairy
stock, whether they DO actually in milk
or not. These grasses should be given
at stated ti~es iii the course of the day.
and tho COWS ought to remain from 6
A. M. until 7 P. M. sheltered from tho
fierce heat and sato from the ANNOYANCE
of flies. One hour before milking time,
dairy COWS should DO allowed access to
water. This Gun be done on their way
into the stall in tho early morning. 4nd
by turning HIM out f.r a short walk in
tho latter pnrt Of the afternoon. During
the entire summer COWS ought to DO out ut
pasture all night. This pasture reed not
nc exccssivcly rich On tyo contrary we
w""'d recommend that it 10 short ard
s"'"', AS cows tina. are judiciA!ly and
i'nund'!ntly fed in the stall need pasture
to admit Of exercise rather thapto feed