Sharp County record., 1879-04-17
FARM TOPICS.

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would tell your readers about our little
dairy, and how l make good butter
Three good cows came in within ten
DAYS Of Nov. 1st, just as | wished; as,
| think, to make butter without great
trouble, the cows should have calved
very nearly at the same time, or at least
/ in the same month. We took the calves
away as soon as the milk was good; that
is, in five days; and fed them with warm
milk. The cows do not mourn so badly
as when the calves remain longer with
them. The milk is set in a dry cellar
| for TWO days before skimming, in mild
weather aired through the window; in
extra cold, not much above freezing.
The cream is put in jars, and well stir
red every day. When ready for churn-
ing, it is brought up and set by the fire
to stand until the temperature is 5S de-
grees to SO degrees, as Ihave found that
when warmer than that we get less but
ter and poorer in. quality. If you want
white, streaky, soft butter, churn at ~
degrees.
Scald the churn, then cool it with cold
water, put in the cream, and after a dash
or two, try it with the thermometer to be
sure it is at the right temperature. Ot
/ course it is expected that we churn in a
warm room. Churn for 20 minutes,
when the butter will have come, and 10
minutes more to gather it, and then take
out from seven to eight pounds Of fine
yellow hard butter.
This l have done three times week
for three months, and from three cows
Zone of them with her first calf, aver
aging every week 20 to % pounds Of
butter. Now, we think that very good
for COWS of our own raising and a mixed
breed. They are Alderney and Short
Horn. We like them better than the
full blood. They give more milk than
the Alderneys and are much larger
/ Our COWS were turned into the orchard
and house lot after the second crop was
cut, where they found good grass until
winter set in sometime in December.
I They were stabbed at night, and given a
little bran or apples night and morning,
or, sometimes, potatoes too small for
seed. In extreme cold weather the bran
is fed dry, as we have no convenience
for hot water.
The potatoes are always fed raw !;
they like them very much. Since they
were taken from grass they have been
fed with second crop hay, and in pleas
ant days given oorn-fO33er in the Barn
yard at noon. have faithful man 0
milk and care for them. He treats them
kindly, and never uses any thing but a
cornstack to drive them with, and tries
to keep them warm. Consequently they
are very gentle. He only gives them
what he calls a "small measure" of
bran or potatoes. I have omitted to
say that | work out the buttermilk with
ladle, and salt to taste; next day
work it over, but do not draw the ladle
over it too much to make it greasy
II i send ySt a santpls for syotr own
judgment by this mail, and hope it may
arrive safely and be placed upon the
editors tea-table, for | must not rely al
together upon gentlemen'S judgment.
This is week old, every churning has
been Just the same in color (Which is
natural) and in all other respects. My
motto is /" mo failures" The following
rules are also important: Never try to
sour the cream; put no water, cold or
warm, into it; use the old reliable
churn with dasher; watch that it is not
dosed with hot water; churn at 50 deg.
to SO deg, and if you want good COW
raise one.-OkiO Cor. Country Gentle.
man.
The box was duly received, and after
trial on the tea-table mentioned, it was
pronounced by the ladies Gas well as
gentlemen) present, to contain very
excellent sample of winter butter, in
color as we'll as in texture and other re-
spects, rejecting much credit upon the
skill of the careful housewife by whom
it was made, and showing that her ad-
vice on the points above referred to,
may be safely taken.-Ed. Country Gen.
Sen1GB.
TEACH THE YOUNG HORSE TO WALK
AS the farmers have more leisure in
winter than at any other part OF the
year, it is common practice at this
season to begin to " break the colts >
Though this is about the worst time q
the year for the work, we would maEl
a suggestion.
Teach the colts to walk before yot
attempt to speed them. At this season
| horses are more frisky, and less steady
on their feet, and it is more difficult tC
get spirited young horse down to 8
walk. The consequence is the MAORI
ty of the young things 60 on jiggle Ol
prancing trot, that is a disgrace to 8
driver and a damage to the colt. A
horse that can walk off in a steady Oper
walk on the road at the rate of six mile;
an hour, is a treasure to the farmer, OIL