Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-21
Dairymen's Association.

was good, there being a larger number
Of ladies present than at any previous
meeting Of the association. Upon sug-
gestion Of the President, the associa-
ton entered upon an informal debate
with regard to the use of plaster upon
meadow lands
Several gentlemen present gave
their experience. Mr.. FavilIe urged
he application Of plaster early IN the
spring. and strongly recommended all
farmers 10 apply it 10 their lards, and
said that plaster would be procured
much cheaper the coming year, as he
had seen the proprietor of one of the
most important plaster bed in Michi
gan, who told him that plaster would
be afforded the coming year at about
$500 per ton in Milwaukee, and the
freight would be two cents per ton per
mile
The question of making butter then
came up Mrs Hoisington of Farm
ington was called upon for her method
Of making butter. She stated that she
warmed her milk in winter as soon as
drawn from the COW; always skinned
the milk before it got sour as soon as
the butter was churned rinsed it with
cold water. After sailing the butter
set it away for twenty four hours be-
fore she flashed working. Never
worked butter with the bare hand
thought it injured it. She filed her
pans as full as possible to handle well
Keeps the milk in a cellar built ex-
pressly for the purpose Packed the
butter in white ash tubs, and after
packing spread a cloth over it and COW
cred with layer of salt. During the
winter the milk room is kept about 50
degrees. Had fond that warming the
milk during cold weather produced
more bu ter of better color or and flavor
aud was more quickly churned. The
President stated that the Eigin Con-
vention had found that to allow milk
to go below 70 degrees injured it for
butter Mrs. Hoisington stated that
she had been led to the experiment of
warming the milk from reading the
discussions Of the association. Mrs.
D. Holmes, of Fort Atkinson, was call
ed upon and answered several questions.
Thought the milk should be set in
larger quantities and deeper pans. Use
the Blanchard churn, and invariably
washed her butter with cold water
used about Is ounces of salt to 70 lbs.
butter Usually sailed the butter and
let it stand "A hours before final work
ing. In answer to the question, chow
does your butter keep ?'-said she had
oae customer in Philadelphia who took
tub each year, and had heard no
fault-fnding with its keeping qualities.
Mr.. S. Faville stated that the butter
dealers wanted butter-milk washed out
of the butter; then sailed and immedi
ately placed in the package. Mrs. Nc
MILAN stated that she had used Mrs
Hoisington's butter, and when several
months old she had found the butt T.
at the bottom of the jar just as sweet
as any portion of it. Mr.. D. NJ. AS
pinwall gave the experience of man
IN New York who always salted and
worked his butter in the same hour,
and then packed it in the tub. This
man received tina highest price for his
butter. Mr.. Drake, of Lake Mills,
stated that he washed his butter quite
freely, and after churuiug thought 1t
best to salt the butter and then set it
away for "a hours then work it very
little and pack it in the tub. Used the
Onondaga Factory filed salt, about one
ounce to pound of butter. Thought
in warming milk in cold weather there
was danger of over heating it. Mrs.
G. Il. Phillips of Lake Mills was call
ed upon and said she kept the milk in
a cellar, and skinned before getting
sour. Would advise the keeping of
Alduey COWS as the first thing to make
good butter. Always washed the but
ter with cold water first by turning
pailful into the churn just after the
butter had been brought and then
rinsed twice afterward Used a power
cb urn and patent butter worker; used
threc -fourths of an ouace of pull
verized Ashton salt to the pound of but
ter. Mr. r. Fargo stated that he had
sent Mrs. Phillips butter to Southern
Kansas, and that it kept well until the
next June He had had the same ex
perience with butter made by Mrs A.
d. Faville and Mrs t. Faviile which
was set to the same market in Kansas.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Asplnwall, called for re-
marks upon milking, and stated that it
was his custom to wash the udder of |
each COW with cold water, and had
found it very beneficial. Mr. E D. |
thought if men used milk
ing house as he did, there would not be
much need of washing. Mr.. Aspin-
wall. commented strongly upon the filthy |
hats of many mixers, and thought
that from beginning to end, neatness
was one of the most important rules to
be observed. Mr.. Holmes, preferred
to have his COWS MIXED with a dry
hand, and if that is not done dirt will |
drop into the milk pail.
Mrs. e. Fayille being called upon
she stated that she had tried washing
butter for the first time during the
the present season conld not speak |
fairly concerning the merits of the sys-
TEN. Had tried during the past sum-
mer churning with two kinds Of ehurns. |
One a dasher stone churn aud the 9th |
er rotary wooden one, had noticed |
that the stone churn gave butter of
the finest color and the wooden churn |
gave a larger quantity. Remarks were
made upon the necessity of cleanliness
Mr. y. D. Masters asked for informa
ton concerning marketing butter aud
called upon Mr.. I'll Drake. Mr.. Drake
that the butter makers had
been greatly swindled. The home mark