Connecticut western news., 1874-11-20
Farm Garden and Household,
Making Premium Butter.

Farm, Garden and Household,
 Making Premium Butter. "A
 E. 0. Curtis, Rocky Run, Wis, was quite successful in taking prizes on butter at the Wisconsin State Fair, among others receiving the second special prize of $35 for the best firkin made in June. The following is the statement furnished with this butter by Mrs. Curtis, kindly forwarded to qs by MT. Curtis, who also promises some ar ticles on the keeping and management of COWS:
 This butter was made at Rocky Run, Columbia county, Wis.,, from six COWS of native breed during the last half of June, 1874. The COWS were pastured upon full feed of clover and timothy the clover predominating. They had free access to tank of water supplied with windmill.
 After the milk was drawn from the COWS it was strained into six-uuart pans about two thirds full, as soon as prac- ticable. The milk was kept in cellar that has good ventilation, which was kept as open as possible when the ther- mometer would admit-that is, when the thermometer indicated lower tenn perature than 63 deg. in the shade above ground, it was kept open when higher than that, the ventilator was closed to keep out the heat. It is desirable to have free access to air, but strong current of air is objec- tionable.
 During the time this butter was be- ing made, the weather was so excess sively hot that the cellar was kept tclosed most of the time, hardly night even allowing it to be left open.
 The milk was allowed to stand until souring to some extent had taken place before skimming, but not long enough to become whey. If milk is allowed to stand until it becomes whey-or the watery portion partly separated from the curd-the quality of the butter made from it is injured.
 The cream was kept in stone jars and occasionally stirred; ohurning being done in 8 rectangular churn every other day, the temperature of the cream be- ing kept, during the process, as near 60 deg. as possible. ; 9 F-- -'s,'.- ,-..-l
 After the buttermilk was drawn of, cold water from the we'll was added, and few more turns of the churn given. If the butter appeared to be soft after the application of water, the water was drawn of, and moro cold water added.
 The butter was then salted, about one ounce was added to the pound, of Ashton salt, and slightly worked with the ladle. After standing "A hours, it was again thoroughly worked and packed. Sometimes when the weather is warm, third working is required to exclude the buttermilk, though care must be taken not to overwork the but ter-overworking destroys the grain, and makes it salvey.
 When the temperature will admit, it is much better to keep the milk in a room above the ground. When too cold, artificial heat is required-the ob- ject being to keep the temperature as near 62 deg. as possible.
 Cellars should never be used, unless thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed. Nothing receives a taint more easily than butter. The greatest care is re- quired to cleanse all vessels with boil ing water as often as used.- Wisconsin Farmer.
 Farm Notes.
 How the boys may be saved tho trouble of "going for the cows," is thus told by an exchange "Every time they are driven up at night or in the morning, give them good lick of meal or bran, and for it the COWS will always be on hand at the milking time"
 Sawdust is good thing for earthing celery. Place it between the rows and around the plants after the leaves and stalks have been brought together, pressing the sawdust about them, so as to lie compact and insure blanching perfectly. It is better than soil, not being so liable to cause the stalks to rot, and IS good protection against frost.
 Whose fault was it ? The COW placidly chewing her cud, whisked the flies the man milking, did not relish being Whlsked, so he tied her tail to the fence. The COW stamped to keep the flies of, and the man after while got pretty mad and emphasized the last of a dozen "so bosseys with kick. Then the COW, without waiting an instant walked right of, suddenly, and To she was bobtailed in iiffy.
 This is very good hint from an ex- change: "We find nothing so adds to the valuation of place as plenty of fruit; and if 8 man has built a fine house, and after his death all will have to be sold to divide equally among his heirs, a great sacrifice generally has to be made on the first cost of the house when sold. To obviate this difficulty, plant large orchards of apple, pear, and other fr0lts of best market sorts. and the growth of these soon add enough to valuation of place to make up for sacri- tices on house."
 A correspondent who last year lost fifty hogs by what is known as "chol- era, has this year succeeded iu pre- venting any appearance of disease by administering the following medicine. He procured II pounds sulphur, 6 ounces saltpeter, ounces black anti mony, ounces copperas, and 2 pounds soft soap. A number of trouehs 10 feet long, inches wide, and 5 inches deep, were also obtained. A quantity of bran and shorts sufficient to give 8 small feed to each hog WAS placed in a box and moistened with water in which the copperas had been dissolved: the otner solid ingredients were then pow dered, and with the soft soap were evenly mixed with the bran and shorts, The whole was then distributed in the eroughs and given to 100 hogs once a week. Not only was cholera prevented, but the hogs were kept in hearty and thriving condition.