The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-08-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

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VALUE OF FODDER CoRN.-Ata meet
ing of the Massachusetts Cheese Factory
Association, Addison Ii. Holland,
Barre farmer, read an essay on fodder
corn. With seventeen cows, he expert
mented to see what its value was in pro
ducing milk; during the month Of July
he turned his cows into good pasture
after having fed them with fodder corn
and they showed a large falling off in
milk. He then, through August, soiled
them in the stable, feeding fodder corn,
and there was gain in the production
of milk. In September they were again
turned into the moving (full feed) and
they fell of. Mr.. Holland cures his corn
by spreading 1t upon the stone walls, and
| regards it as a valuable feed for milch
cows, When well cured. He thinks fod-
der corn the best crop there is to bridge
over a dry time with; fed sixty or seven
ty pounds per COW when they were kept
in short pasture.
The ENGLISH WAY OF TAKING CARE
OF HORsEs.-SOme English grooms at
Saratoga are teaching Yankees the care
OF horses. asked one of these grooms
who has spent twenty years in the
stables of royalty, what he had to say
about our American way of taking care
of horse.
"Why, sir" said he, "you don't take
good care of your horses; you think
you do, but you don't"
"Whyw Iasked.
Because, when horse comes i'm all
wet with perspiration, you let him stand
in the stable and dry with all the dirt ON.
In England we take the horse as he
comes from drive and sprinkle blood
warm water all over him, from his head
to his feet Then we scrape him down
and blanket him, rubbing his legs and
face dry. Thus in an hour he is clean
and dry and ready to take good feed,
while with your way he will stand and
swelter for hours, and finally dry, sticky
and dirty. Our horses never founder
and never take cold. We never use
currry-comb; you scratch your horees
too hard. The only care necessary is to
have the water not too cold then battle
them instantly, while you are rubbing
their legs"
MoRTGAGING THE FARM TO BUILD A
HoUsE.-"I have agood farm unincum-
bered. My barn is a pretty good one, but
not as good as l wish it was. NV house
is comfortable, though old and without
modern improvements My children
are growing up, and they and their
mother want new house. have not
ready mony enough to build with, and
can only do so by mOrtgaging my farm.
Would you advise it ?" So asks n cor
respondent of the Rural New Yorker.
We have too high regard for the hap
plness ofthat family to advise mortgaging
the farm for such purpose. We would
not like to know that they were enslaved
by debt-that in consequence of our adj
vice, poor crops, sickness in the family
or any other possible disaster, the fail
ure to pay off the mortgage should cause
them to lose their house. 1t is easier to
build house by earning and LAYING up
the money for it first, with such stimu-
lus TO effort, than to pay for the house
after 1T is built and furnished. Besides
there Is no family but will enjoy home
paid for more than one in which thew
live with the consciousness that there is a
mortgage on the farm to be lifted. We
have seen too many such experiments
and their consequences to be willing by
the slightest assent to encourage an
other.
THE NATIONAL BUTTER CONVENTION
OF lNDIANAPoLIs.--We have numerous
dalrymen's associations throughout the
country which have been inaugurated
tor the most part by those interested in
cheese; and although the butter interest
is represented to some extent in these
associations it has generally been consid-
cred OF minor Importance. The Western
New 1ork-Butter-makers Association
organized few years ago by the dairy-
men OF Chautauqua Co., and was local
institution. Recently the name has
been changed to the Chautauqua Dairy
mems Association, and will embrace the
different branches of the dairy as prac-
tlced in the country.
The first attempt, we believe, to es-
tablish an association in which the but
ter interest of the whole country could
be properly represented, was at Beloit.
wisconsin, in March last, where society
was formed under the name of the /" Man
ufacturers' and Dealers in Creamery
Butter" This Society, agreeably to adj
journment, held its second meeting ot
indianapolis, June 18th and 18th. when
a large number of persons interested in
the manufacture, handling. and mark
citing of butter, from different parts of
the United States, were present. The
Association was called to order at half
past nine O'Clock a. M, on the 18th, by
the President, Daniel M. Dake, Beloit,
Wis, and the minutes of the last meeting
were read by the secretary, Mr.. L. p.
Wells, of Milwaukee, Wis. The meet
ing was largely represented by dealers,
more than two hundred delegates from
leading firms in various parts of the
United States being present. 1t was not con-
however, to run the Conven-
ton in any particular interest, but am
pie provision was made that dairymen
and all Others connected i'm any way
with the manufacture and sale of butter
should have an equal place and share in
The Association.
A report of the Committee on Consti-
luton and Bylaws was presented by
Mr. Eager, LOgansport, Ind, and was |
adopted by separate clauses. Consider
lble discussion was had i'm regard to fix.
ng the name of the association, and il
vas finally decided to adopt the name of
he National Butter and Egg Associa-
ion"
The main argument in favor of adj
ling the egg interest to that of butter,
vas that the leading dealers in butter al
10 dealt largely in eggs, and therefore the
wo interests could be advantageously
in one Association.
Household Helps.
ROAST LEG OF LAMB Let the fire be
Moderate, and roast the joint slowly,
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