The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-20
RuLEs FOR MAKING G1Ir.rn

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our readers.
FEEDING-Select your cows with refer
| ence to the quantity and richues- of In,
milk produc, d. The best cows are tn,
| cheapest for butter, 80 get the btst you can al
whatever breed you select Give then
good pssturage in the summer, and pl,nI,
| of pure water, with fr,que tarcess to,stlt /
winter iced sweet, early hay, we'll cur,o
| corn fodder, roots, oabbsges, etc, ard .
ration OF bran, corn meal, ground oats, O.
| middlines.
IMPLEMENTs.-Have the best impls-
ments, and keep them scrupuIourly dean
~ell scalded, and often expose To the sweet
eniDg Influences of the sun. The mi /
pill and pans should be of the best qualit,
| Of tin. A reliable thermometer is a nece-.
| sity to every good dairyman.
MILKING The milsing should be don.
| quietly and at regular time, and the u
most cleanliness observsd Nothing i,
tainted quicker than milk by foul odlr-
| and surely at times with nearly all Gov
there Is enough animal odor To il, withoui
adding anv more.
SETTING.-Strain the milk slowly into
the pans, four to six inches deep. IL Is al
exc-llent plan TO strain the milk into =
lsrge can set in cold wa'er, and cool down
to 90 degrees before putting into the snail
pans. The milk must be set in pure ut
mosphere, at such a temperature - will
permit the cream TO ri-e in from thirty I,
thiIty-six hours after setting In ord,r t.
DO that the room should be kept at abouJ
30 to 65 degrees, and not allowed TO var,
mu either above or below.
ln hot weather keep a large piece Of ice
in tub in room. Cover 1t over with ,
thick blanket, and, if arranged so that The
water ~ill run of, it will keep long time,
and keep the room very uniform.
In cold weather some arrangement fOr
warming the milk room should be adopr,d
SKIMMING Skim as soon a. the milk
begins 10 turn sour. Do not neglect thi-
rule, as 1t l. impossible 10 make good but
er from cream that has become old and
.our. When you pour your cream into ih,
cream ar. spia-h as little IA possible Stir
the cream every time you add more q l..
and wipe the sides OF the pot Keep the
temperature at about sixty degrees, and III.
cream Iot in the coolest part Of the hous-.
covered with fine gauzl netting strSin.r
on a hoop, not with tight cover If COW
cred too tight, fermentation is often too
rapid.
CHURNISG-Churn often, "a there j.
nothing gained by long keeping Bring
the temperature Of the cream in The churr
to 5S', and not allow it to rise shove G49
Churn early in the morning w. lie il l.
cool.a First scald the churD, turn the p,d
dies lew times, then pour of, and pour H.
cold water, and turn the paddles; pour of
and pour in vour cream. In churuiny fe-
volve the paddles with an easy regular mo
tion, not too fast nor too slow
The butter should come in about f4rty
minutes, little more or little less If IN.
of the cream when put in was
about 5S', ascertained by the thermometer
CoLoRING-Wben likely to be deficient
in color add a sufficient quantity Of the
effected butter color to keep it up to the
June standard.
WORKING AND Sailing When it has |
broken" and there is difficulty to make |
he bat er ,ther, throw in some cold w.rsr
md give few more turns. Some. ard | |
hink ma jDrity, of the best butter makers
II to day wash their butter with cold water
'efore removing from the churn Gather
Iour butter with the paddle and lift il ogr
nto the tray; press it gently and incline it.
md let the butter milk run of Work IL
emily with the paddle, with cutting. gen
lie pressure, but not to mash it; or, better,
'ut into the butter worker.
Salt 1t about an ounce to the pound. or 10
he taste OF good customers; only with the
est sal. and free from Jumps and GORE
e.s. Work the butter only so much "a 10
Spel the butt.r-nilk, but not to work it too
ry. This can be done by the use of a xrsk
rine prepared f'r the purpose. Put III.
owl away in a cool place. After standing
~elve or twenty four hours, gently pre-
ut with ladle or machine, tn. rem aiming
utter milk, and any brine that will hyx
ut with it, care being used not to work il
DO much II this i, done the butter hss
ut irs gram and becomes salvey, and it, /.
esping qualities are greatly II jursd.
PACKHG-Pak in vessels which will 5
npsrt no impurities to the butter Fill !
thin hall an inch Of the top Pl4c. F..
I'm cloth wholly over the butter. Over :
lat pour old brine az strong ~ can b.
ade OF hot water and the pur- -aIt. o.
ver with layer of fine salt. The whole
oce,s Of making the butter, from drawing
e milk to the placing OF the butter in
'cksgss, should be hurried as milk. cresn
ID butter are going TO decay every moment u
1en-exposed to the sir, however pure it D
az BE- Such butter is really to keep or 70 :,
u. IL to be kept long brfore selling, sur 2
und every package With coarse .aIt. by
aciDg them in boxes prepared for the pur-
se. This process teeps the butter 81
ol and hard. and free from
dden change of air. When all
rae things are attended TO promptly. and
tn a. much uniformity as i. under the
ver OF man to control, there will be
ar approach to uniformity in color, rich
- and purity. If the new beginner FL
's these rules, and keeps doing go, he will u
20 command the highest 6gures. q
Cleanliness and common seu-e applied 81
m the beginning to the end are absolutely
'essary To insure good butter that will -
ng the highest price in the market.
THINK A LIrrL. BEFORE YoU GO. po
Prairie Farmer
Do not be in q hurry to throw down your
" or hoe, or give up your stock breeding
dairying, or tree planting, TO join the s.e
at army now marching upon the silver XII
'osits Of Leadville, Col. DO not not get u-
:ited and throw away 8 good chance for int
ur certainty. II yor 6nd you have any m'
,ptoms Of the LeadvilIe fever, pause hy
think the matter over well. Will it dr.
)! The truth is, good deal of thi- talk sin
mt that wonderful country il greatly e1 wo
Grated, ~ such things usually are, and cal
advantages tor acquiring wealth in a th'
nent are there no greater for the mas-ss -
n they are else. here There NAV be siI. A..
in the hills-there il; but every man &
goes cannot own q nirs; there Il
be employment in the town 5
the unprecedented irf1x of people Z
Il leave many with po;bing to do 1t &
here as il is in all sections which de 4