The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21

MI. Houston S statement about making
a pound of butter from nineteen
pounds of milk, having been present.
at Mr.. Houston's creamery. Houston
churned eighty pounds to churning.
Thinks a cow that has been mllked
awhile gives richer milk than when
first come in.
Henry Blackman said must feed
high and have COWS come in at all
times of the year, Had changed his
mind about having COWS all come in in
the spring.
Ward C. White said that the ques-
ton of feeding cows, was one about
which people differed very much, had
lost by not feeding enough, but never
by feeding too much. Always fed
regular, never stopped feeding while
COWS were giving milk, and increased
the feed as condition of stock and
farm required.
Turns out his cows about four hours
in the middle Of the day, milks at five
o'clock without feed before them,
salts twice a week.
A, S. Barber said that he was new
in the dairy business, fed nine pounds
of middlings with one one and half
pounds Of corn meal, fed twice a day,
cost about ten cents per day for each
cow, fed all the good hay his COWS
would eat,made q pound of butter from
twenty-five to Twenty-Five pounds of
milk, could not see why his cows did
not make butter always alike in guam
THY, thought milk ought to beskimmed
before thick.
W. Y. Gull said he would like to
know if dairying paid; no one had
shown it yet. MI. Houston said he
had sold eighty dollars and twenty
cents per cow, and paid out fifteen
dollars a cow outside Of the farm. ANY
one could judge whether such results
paid or not
Ward G. White again said he would
have COWS come in in the spring; feed
them so they would gain flesh; not
change pasture, if possible; said he
would select q cow as he would a wife !;
if he liked her and could get her, he
certainly would have her, would raise
his calves in good order, and nine
cases out Of ten would make good
COWS.
Skuyler Bundy wanted to know
about sailing COWS; kept salt by his
all the time; thought this much the
best way.
Mr. Drom had always sailed his in
the morning, and thought this the best
practice.
A. J. Booth sailed every other morn
ing.
This closed the discussion on feed
ing and care of COWS. 1t was spirited,
but great good feeling prevailed. An
adjournment was taken for an hour to
replenish the inner man of the many
good things the ladies of Salem and
vacinity had provided, which was sat
done.
At one o'clock P. NJ, the President
called to order, and announced the
question for afternoon discussion,
which reads: How to make Creamery
butter ?"
r. S. Houston said that he would
give his process Of making butter:
Said that his milk was set in a room
kept at sixty-five degrees, and held I'M
til sour; then SKINNED and set the
cream away for twelve hours, stirring
the cream well, being careful not toll
let the cream get too sour. He then
in barrel churn, with breaks
set in each end of churn; thought
breaks a great improvement; churns
about an hour; when butter comes to
about the size Of grain Of wheat puts
nto the churn brine to aid in sepa-
,ating butter from butter-milk; then
,hurns until sufficiently gathered,
hen washes thoroughly with brine at
sixty-fve degrees; uses Higgins
Jreka Prize Medal Salt; three-fourths
# an ounce to a pound of butter; col
RS with Wells, Richardson & Co.'s
Perfect Butter Color; considers this
oloring the best and most natural of
NY thing yet found; uses two desert
poonfuls to sixty-fye pounds of but