Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-26

hardy Ayrshires and he never had a case Of
milk lever. A COW should go dry three
months before calying and the feed be low
cred, giving enough to keep the cow in good
heart, but avoiding overlooking. lie fed
roots and they kept the animals healthy.
Mr.. Hubbard's herd were the hardy Short
horns. For week before calving he with
held any heating food, such as corn meal ,
and kept the bowels open by moderate use
OF roots. lie took care to prevent the COW
from catching cold, and took the chill off
from the water gIven-and he never had
milk fever in his herd.
| DR.. Cressey said the cause of milk fever
had been suggested by Virchow. twenty
years ago. Upon calving, the flow of blood
which has been going to the womb OF the
COW is suddenly arrested, and turned into
other channels. Ii all is not right there il
danger from the strain thus thrown on other
parts OF the circulating system. Congestion
occurs from the clOgging of the capillaries
| by the white cOrpuscles in the blood. which
are the largest. The brain becomes en-
gorgeG, at last blood vessel bursts, and
the animal dies from apoplexy.
To prevent this disease. it is well to bring
the COW up into the sta BILE, and put her on
lower diet, and one which will not fur
nish an excess of milk. or of white blood
cells. Keep the bowels open with roots.
The first remedy is blood letting, which
diminishes the pressure on the brain. This
must be done early. Iftoo late. and the blood
will not run, there is still a chance to con-
tract the vessels of the brain by applying
ice, or by pouring cold water over the head
of the COW by the bucketful. The bowels
must be opened and the blood directed
thithe- by giving epson salts-d0n't give
aloes that is = medicine for horse but not
for a GOWN doses of from half pound to
pound till the effect is secured. Boneset
tea is q good vehicle in which to give the
salts. Ii salts cannot be had give melted
lard or linseed oil. Aid the evacuation Of
the hardened matter in the intestines BY
means of injections of warm water with
CASTLE soap or little molasses. Ii no other
apparatus is at hand, this can be done by
means of a rubber tube, three feet long,
inserted into the bowels and water poured
in through tunnel. lie would also sus-
tain the animal with stimulants.
Prof. Stewart endorsed this treatment
lie had seen good results from extending the
cold applications to the body as well as the
head by wrapping the cow in wet blankets.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
Mr.. Vail. of Pomfret. introduced the FOL
lowing resolution:
Ehereas. The University Of Vermont and stats
Agricultural College has secured the services of
Prof. Noah Cressey, Tor series OF lectures on
Veterinary Science. available 10 the farmers tf
Vermont, therefore
Resoired, That in consideration of the value Of
these lectures and in appreciation OF thelr impor
tsnce, We tender to the Trustees Of the University
cur sincere thanks.
Col. Mead seconded the resolution, and it
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Hubbard expressed the satisfaction
he had had in a visit to the farm OF Mr..
Van Sicklen, in the suburbs of this city,
with its 70 COWS, besides Young cattle.
These steers looked so finely that he had
asked the owners to drive somo of them up
here. for inspection of the association, and
they would be on the Square at 2 o'clock.
The forenoon was now SO nearly spent
that but few minutes remained for Prof.
Perkins's lecture on the PARASITES of Ami
mails"
PROF. PERKINS, ADDRESS.
Prof. Perkins said he should confne him
self in tho limited time at his command to
some of the internal parasites of the cow
and sheep. Ilo proceeded to describe the
tape worms. These appear in the flesh OF
the swine. producing measely pork, and
are conveyed to other animals and to men,
and produce fatal diseases, such as staggers,
water brain aud grub in the head OF sheep.
Dogs which feed on the diseased heads OF
sheep become infested. The tapew0rm Is
constantly producing eggs by the million,
and these are disseminated by the dogs.
ntb, ha hyt taf
tumors in cattle and in men bladder
worms found in sheep; the tlukes which
causes the water-rot-n lllions Of sheep have
died in England from this disease and the
stropgilus which clog the lungs, especially
of Young animals, with punches of small
WORMS and cause death. As the animals 50
affected are apt TO cough up the young
worms, and So spread them, they should be
kept by themselves and treated with turpen-
tine, inhalation Of sulphur fumes and fumes
of carbolic acid. Dogs should be kept
away from slaugh hter houses and diseased
meat and wherever dogs abound, water eI-
posed 10 the open air .as in open wells, should
not be used without boiling and lettuce,
celery. cabblges and fruit over which dogs
may have been scattering the minute eggs
Of these parasites, should be avoided unless
carefully washed.
Prot Perkins's subject wes not = pleas
ant one but he showed that it is an I'M
por,ant one. and one calling Tor more
attention and more careful precautions.
President Mason announced as tho Com
mittee on Dairy Implements, Col. Mead,
of Randolph; Prof. Collier, of Burlington,
and Mr.. c. 5. McAllister. of Enosburgh.
AFTERNOON.
The attendance was large. over 800
persons OF both sexes being present by
actual count The committee on churning
butter not being ready to report, DR.. E. A.
Green, of Richmond, read paper on
cheese making.
DIR. GREENS PAPER.
The first and most important thing is
that the milk should be clean, and to secure
this. tho milking must be carefully attended
to. The pals and other utensils should be
thoroughly washed and scalded. Rennets
are best when one year old they should be
soaked and enough of the liquor put into
tho milk TO coagulate 1t III ten minutes.
In making cheese the time OF marketing
should be taken into consideration. The
cheese maker can have no set OF rules
which he is to follow from day to day bat
must change his practice according to
weather, state OF the milk, etc. The mig hts
milk should be set in shallow pans, and IN
muggy damp weather cold water run
around the pans to aid in cooling. The
milk should be heated to 80 or So before
putting in the rennet, and the vat
should not be handled roughly as 1t
in hf
sailing the curd is put into the press where
it stands one hour when it is removed and
bandaged and then pressed twenty-iour
hours. Cheese should be turned daily when
on the racks. and small amount OF grease
used with which to rub them Tor the hrst
few days after removing from the press.
As good cheese can be made from skim
milk as much of our new milk cheese. The
milk should he set twenty-fOar 10 thirty
six hours, being careful to keep the milk
nice and sweet all the time. Remove the
cream and add rennet 1.-THE milk being at
low temperature) 10 cOagulate 1t IN twenty
MINUTES. Leave water enough IN the cuId
to make it mellow, cure III room at a
temperature Of 50 to 900 aud market
early Too great heat causes cheese to
puh OF swell uo.
DISCUSSION.
MIR. GaTd ner Is weeks, OF syracuse, ~
being called on, commented on cream
cries, or manufactures for making at tho
same time butter and cheese. lie believed
in creameries, because they brought tue
farmer greater profits from their diirles.
His experiments had not been conclusive,
yet he WAS confident the process would
prove successful. On a recent visit to Cal
itornia he had examined somewhat the
rancho of Mr.. Howard, a native Nermonter.
Mr. lIowsrd's rancho IL divided into parts
keeping from ono hundred to two hundred
and fifty cows each. and these daires are
rented ut the rate OF S2T per milking COW.
Mr. Weeks visited some ten of these dairies
and admired their workings. 4 SSede
carried on two ranches, ON one OF which he
made butter successfully and on the other
butter aud kim cheese. HIS butter sold Tor
IS cents per pound in gold in San Fran
cl-co, and tho cheese brought him from TO
% cents per pound. gold. when eight days