The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-13
MILK AND BUTTER.
Dtacription Of a Delaware Comfy tScw
York; Dairy Farm.

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Mr.. Willard, in the Rural Nett
Yorker, gives the following description
of n dairy farm in Delaware county,
New York
Daniel McMlullen, whom We mot nj
the Delhi fair, has fine farm OF 2iC
ucrcs about ono mile east OF Delhi, l0C
of which are flats and are devoted tC
meadows and grain raising, about forty
acres arc in timber, and the balance Of
the farm is in pasture. The soil oil the
fats is clay loan, but the uplands ARE
grIvel and red slate. The course OF
cultivation on the flats is to turn over
the sod and put to corn, and tho second
year crop OF oatsis raised and the land
seeded to grass. The average yieil OF
corn is about fifty bushels to the acra
aud that OF oats from fifty to sixty
bushels. All the grain raised on the
farm is fed to stock. The cows Rro
grades, being a cross OF Jersey and
Ayrshire. First the native or common
stock of the country is crossed with a
thoroughbred Ayrshire bull, and then
these grades are crossed with thor
oughbred Jersey bull, and the result is
IN animal that will yield on an average
from 175 to 200 pounds OF butter per
year. Mr.. McMullen says that the
average of his whole herd for some
years past has not been less than 175
pounds Of butter. The cows do not get
any grain during theseason Of pasturage;
but rs grass begins to depreciate they
are fed sowed corn. and for this pur-
pose from three to four acres arc raised
every year. The sowed corn usually
hats from five to six weeks, when tho
cows go upon the afterfeed. Mr..
McAfullen says he has experimental by
feeding sour milk and middlings-say
about six quarts OF milk and two qunrts
Of middlings TO each COW per day ); but
he finds as much milk and OF as good
quality eau be made from sowed corn as
from the above. Tho sour milk is nov
:ea to hogs and calves, teu OF the former
and fifteen OF the latter being kept.
About ono ton Of corn meal is used iu
connection with the sour milk, the meal
being cooked for the hog, but not for
the calves. lhe fifteen calves get from
four to five quarts OF meal mixed with
the milk daily, and in this way very fuo
calves are raised. Some OF the calves
this year. when fattened, have been sold
for the New York market OF three and
one.half cents per pound, live weight,
aud haye averaged ss per head and up.
ward.
The milk III this dairy is ret in Jewett
pans, and the aim is to reduce the tenn.
peraturo to from sixty.two to si1ty.fve
degrees Fab. The milk remains in the
pans from thirty six to forty.eight hours,
according to the state OF the weather.
the less time in hot weather-when 1t is
skinned. The churniug is done in the
morning, in Il dash churn, and the but
ter washed, worked aud salted in tho
usual manner and packed iu pals autt
firkins. This year he commenced ship
ping butter iu pals ut fOrty-four to
forty-flye cents per pound, and tho price
run down in July to thirty cents. Since
that the butter made has been held.
There we're some remarkably good
butter cows shown ut the Delhi fair.
among the most notable OF which were
tho thoroughbred Jerseys belonging to
Edward Edgerton. One COW out OF this
herd, five years of age, dropped n calf
on the ninth of February last, and from
the twelfth Of that month to the first ot
July sue gavo 3,74si pounds Of milk.
thirteen aud one.half pounds OF which,
on m average, mado one pound Of but
ter. She produced during the al days
2sl pounds and ten ounces OF butter,
and her calf sold for $50. Since the
first OF July her average OF milk hsk
been twenty pounds per day. The iced
Of this COW during the season hRs b"el
as follows: Up to the twelfth Of May
shc got hay, and in addition three quarts
of corn and oat meal per day, tue mix
ture being in equal parts. After the
twelfth Of May she was fed nothing but
grass. A sister Of this COW was alst
shown at the fair, which has produced
on an average a pound Of butter from
fifteen pounds Of milk. When We con
slider that o fair average herd will yielt
only at the rate Of It's to 200 pounds O
butter per head during the season, th'
difference between good and M aver
age COW, ii will be seen, is sufficient t
make IN important difference on th'
profit side Of the ledger.