Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-06
Agrlcultural lntelIigenca.

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FEEDING DAIRY Cows Some dairymen
hold the opinion that the food Of the COW, if
it be wholesome and nutritious. hoes not
affect the character of the milk or the butter
or cheese made from it-that the COW, as the
machine which converts her food into III TX,
fixes it, quality but this is an error II is
tru5 that one COW may give much richer milk
than another by her side, the ratinns Of food
in each case being precisely alike, but the
quality Of the milk of either or both of these
cows is effected by the food they take. The
subject has been carefully investigated by
careful observers. among whom we may uen-
ton Bou ssngault and Playfair, and the in
auence of the character of the feed upon the
composition OF the dry substance of milk,
couclusively demonstrated. The experience
OF many practical farmers and dairynen
moreover, proves the same thing. The sub.
let, therefore, is one which Immediately con.
Germs the dairyman whether his speciality is
butter or cheese. On the relative proportions
of fat, sugar and casein In the milk, its value
either for one or the other depends, since one
of these makes the milk more valuable for
butter, and the other makes it better for
cheese Prairie Farmer.
FEEDING PouLTRY-The direct profit or
loss with stock OF any kind whatever comes
from the feeding Iesor ed to. Il proper food
has been given at regular intervals IL SUI
ficient quantity, profit Is the natural result,
while haphszard management results d1sa5-
trously. Ia the feeding and management Of
poultry there is more lax discipline than with
any other kind OF stock. There Is far too
much corn, in its different forms, fed to
breeding poultry and to layers to secure the
best results, for corn has a great tendency to
produce fat, which is not desirable where
plenty of eggs are expected, the fat forming
so thic6ly on and around tie ovaries and
other organs as to effectually prevent the
fowls from laying. In coli weather warmth
and heat Is necessary, and feeding corn mod
erstely to the laying hens is not so objection
able as it is during the warm summer months,
while Over-fat fowls are more liable to disease
and ailments than those only ID good con-
dition. For the laying fowl no better food
can De given for principal diet than good,
sound, whole wheat, though it must not be
given in the same quantities as corn.
MILk-SErTIEG. am thoroughly satisfied
from personal trial, observation among
farmers, and reviews of the literature of
nlilk-sstting, that it makes no difference in
the quantity of the butter obtained, whether
the milk is set two inches deep or twenty,
providing always that the right temperature
is maintained and proper time allowed for
cream-raising, and also proper temperature
maintained in churning. The temperature of
churning will depend upon the method of
| temperature used in raising the cream
| There has been profusion of discussion of
the physics OF cream raising. but, whatever
the laws, we have the fact of as much butter
by one system as the other. For deep cans
in air, temperature below IS degrees is re-
| quired; If in water, q temperature few de-
G ees higher will answer, but will require
more time than lower one. II in shallow
pans, a standard of 60 to 81 must not be
far varied fron.-[J. w. Sanburn.
CoTswoLD.-The American Cotswold AS
sociation require that all sheep registered in
the Cotswold Record shall trace in all their
| lines to sheep bred by some reputable breeder
of Cotswold sheep in Great Britain. They
consider that 10 evidence short of this is a
guarantee of purity. The address, as well as
name, of both importer and breeder in this
o ntry and Great Britain must in all cases
be given The address of the Recording Sec
retary of the American Cotswold Association
is Charles P Willard, 20 LaSalle street, Chi