The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-14
Rep.-And won't ne let them have nibble Of
grass a. they go along?
Mrs. p C.-Yis he might jist to skhour thin

Rep.-And won't ne Jet them have a nibble OF
Mrs; r O. lis be might list to skhour thin
Rsp.-What do your horses cost In feed
Mrs p. C-Will abqwt FIVE dollars month.
he kh e o that khost twinty dollars an thin
there's the tax an the llcins. ba eist to the
taxes, It's moor thin We khan make to kape
Rep.--What are your taxes and license7
Mrs. P. C.-The city licins khost fifteen, dol
hrs; thin the stbait tax twinty,,f FIVE dollars;
dollars aiteh Tor The kharts. Now. sur. amt all
dthat boornin shame, to be sure.
Hsh R sgs Tnsh a ads eq to s sas
'' He sp hn epa 90 you gel get f it,
shiale IT: 1 buy g'' It at the broory on Delord
shtrate. dthere on Magazane. an hav to tax 1t
Rep-Honestly. now, Mrs. Clark. which do
yon use in the milk. cistern water or river
:, Mrs P G. with arms aklmb J-wather is it.
into dthe milk barrin' aIthat fwiteh goes into
the kho VIZ twin thay es out to dthe com mon
"ornin and avnin for dthe a rI .h,s na,,
borhoodl
MRS P. C.-Yis: but they'r all siccon khlass.
Rep.-Bv the way. Mrs. CLARK. do you use dis
tllery sion or swill to feed with?
Mrs. F Culver halt: dthairs none Of EN-
Kep-Do your neighbors bother you any now
Mrs. ?; C.-Indad,e, dthay d!,oont: dthay are
does VIZ ok d,hat f for? pom me sow I'm think
In yez are from the tax offs or from the Bord
9 Hilth. Has the spalpane Twins bin dthropt
Rep.-Not that know Of. My visit ia merely
to learn how the d,ries are ma aged and tn
inquire into all details. which the DEMOCRAT
Mrs s" T. C.-1s dhat SOP viii viz won't have
amy of the datails from me, sure; An II yiz
afther gittln, Paddy 70 dhriye over viz dhe
hR Rss @s ne s aon VIZ IN e f tbm
bales NV hay dtbat that tpwld viz We bot for
the winther. 1t khosts Us -.
Rep. tinerrupting)-By the way, didn't you
say the beer mash and cotton seed you fed the
cows made them give more milk?
Ms. P. C.-Yis, an it's good for dtbim an we
Ksp.-How long do you keep, your cows that
is bow long will u they give lyea milk ooo
Rep;-What do you get for them then. and for
Mrs. P C.-Foiv or six dhollars for big khalf
of dths likes o dthat (pointing TO one six
months old an twenty dollars for. dthe know.
Satisfied wi b the result If his Inquiries. the
reporter next visited the
ORLEANS DAIRY.
owned by Mrs Thompson. on the corner of Dry
/
neat cottage houss almost hen med in on one
side by a we'll cultivated flower garden. taste
fully arranged in beds and showing mauy rare
Pushing upward the chain viii h held together
the swinging gates that led into the dairy our
rep, esentative ushered himself into a clean and
tidy barn some thirty fset high well ventilatst
and with stall room for about forty COWS. each
stall being amply large to permit the cows to
In the stalls stood tied about twenty five large
and fine looking cows, each apparently having
been groomed. and the appearance generally OF
the interior Of the elevated BAN ndeang
the object OF our visit to one OF the attache.
Mrs. Thompson was called. and II answer to
"Y that she kept IL al ssu
cows. all of which were Western raised or from
Kentucky. They were kept In the stal during
the best gu ality Of corn meal. At night. during
fine weather. they were turned into an adjoin
ing lot. ia which there was no grass. as tht
unacclimated COWS or those not reared here
but for what reason was unexplained, unless |
n 1 t ad mot % dnna Ti
stubbIe fields or in the clover fields OF the Nortl
and West.
The bran. hay and meal was shown our re
,, best quality. and to feed on this. Mrs. Thomp
son said. it cost her from 5000 to s225 per month
dairy. when asked as to the effect # bee
mash" or cotton seed huls mixed. for feed. re
marked that the milk obtained from that kin
of feed would not only be impure but was IN
healthy.
Kesuming our inquiries az to the expenses
incurred In the mtlnIehance OF the dairy
, required to deliver the milk which. with III
drivers. horse iced. board Of drivers. J. pair
! month, making the total expense, not inelud
ing taxes or licenses. s275. The cows will aver
age in y. eli from tn go to five gallons Of mill
daily which is sold to the principal hotels. res
taurants. and to consumers ut 40 cents per gal
lon. Taking an average yield If four gallon
. per day the revenue for the month woul
/ be $1,000. from which must be- deducted tn
! maintenance Of the COWS when dry, averaginl
rs some do three or four months In the yea
One or two COWS shown a., had yielded milk dali
r and not the rule, while the Creole or natiy
cows would not yield one h,lf the amount. an
and Kentncky COWS. such as were In the stall
, cost from 800 to 1886 each, and after hecnmin
dry were fa'tened on the same kind OF feet
a and were sold to the butchers at 10 cents pe
+ pound gross, the COWS averaging then In weigl
, from 600 to 100 pounds,
. The dairy business, like all others. was bette
: during the winter months. as during this sun
mer large proportion OF the customers le
: the city; but there WAS so mu.h com Detitio
\ and 50 much impu milk sold that it vs.
snldom that better prices could be obtained fe
the milk,
The next dairy visited was the
LONE STAR.
+. II. Hottfnger, proprietor, corner OF CarOhdel
street and Napoleon Avenue. the propriet'
It readily consenting to give all information q
. long experience In the business would perm!
r He had at the time but nine cows. Greol
which cost each from $40 to $780,, with calf az
which were fed on hay. bran and meal. with
# very little Gotten So or cotton seed me
It mixed. The cows were stabbed at night. Il
stalls being kept Clean IA nnd IN stable :.
n in perfect order.
MY feed bills" said Mr.. Hottinger,, ARE $50
4 month then State license Bl5, cart license 81
city tax slO-to say nothing Of the stock al
real estate-an OF which is taxed again. A.
to this the expense for the services Of two. me
u smthing and with yield OF twelve or fifte
u gallons a day. at forty or forty-fve cents
gallon, my revenue. after the taxes. ETC.. a
side OF the ledger"
~ DO you feed any beer mash?" asked our I
porter.
le No, indeed" was the reply. II have custor