Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-14

creased. before erecting q factory it
would be advisable to consult some of
the dairy supply houses, and get the
lowest price on complete outfit of ma
chinery and appliances.
As to the value Of quart of milk for
butter-making during the past year, er.
elusive OF the skinned milk, find that
good butter brought to the Little Falls
market the following prices From April
TO june u, 1881, on an average at week
" sales, per pound, 25 cents June G
To October 3. 1881, 2Gi cents; Oct 3 to
to Dec. 19, 1881, 81 cents Dec. 10,
1881, to April 3, 1882, "a! cents. This
would give an average of about 29l cents
per pound, providing the quantity made
mere IN summer bore reasonable pro-
portion to that made during Fall and
spring. AS this section is largely EN-.
gagged IN cheese dairying very little butter
comparatively is made from NAV to Oc
tober, the great bulk of the butter pro.
duct here being produced in Spring apd
Fall. If the quantity, therefore be tal,en
into account, which was sold at this sea.
son, it would raise the average price
probably to 32 cents per pound. but in
our estimate we take the lowest figures
201 cents. ''N''
Now the average quantity of milk re.
quired at the butter factories Cthe mill;
OF common cows will range from l2l TO
"a pounds of milk for one Of butter. A
quart Of milk weighs 2 pounds and two
ounces. or if We take the standard adopt-
Ell at the creameries of the West, where
the standard gallon Of milk is put at s.
pounds, the butter ra,ue of a quart OF
milk may be readily calculated. Accord
ing to this last standard q gallons or 10
quarts OF milk will weigh 81 GIG pounds.
or II pounds and 8 ounces and ! i quarts
OF milk may then be assumed as a good
iair average quantity required to make
one pound OF butter, worth say 29i cents.
This would give the butter value of a
quart OF quart of milk at q fraction
over 2.6S cents, or not quite q cents at
last years prices. We have also in ad.
ditlon to the above sum the skinned
mix, the value of which will depend
upon the use made Of it, whether US food
Tor domesticated animals or as a product
termed skim cheese. The value of this
last Will also depend upon the variety
and quality of the goods manufactured.
Facts for Farmers.
Scions, 1t is claimed carry with them
y
they were taken.
by growing deeply rooted crops rs
part OF the rotation the subsoil is made
to contribute to the general fertility.
Much OF the success III fruit growing
hinges upon watching for and etfectually
hShting the many insect enemies.
1t has been demonstrated that from %
TO oO per cent of dry matter of clover is
removed by the application of cold water
No person can make good hay that
dries it on the ground sufficiently to put
it in the stack it must be put in cocks
anu dried as much rs possible in the
shade.
1t is "A mistake to force the corn crop
to too vigorous leaf growth in its early
stages. A portion of acceptable soluble
food is especially beneficial when the
ears are beginning to form.
Trees that have had good top dressing
Df straw, chip manure, saw dust or
shavings will be found growing well du-
ring the hot months, while thev will
ripen mp all the new wood we'll in the
'all.
Baron Leibig says: "The only meth
oi by which You can possibly advance
and develop agriculture is by exLeri
hents that Is the only plan for there
s no branch of industry so completely
oullt up by experiment as agriculture.
A live mulch for fruit trees is had bv
sowing rye very thick in the fall It
serves as IA partial protection to the roots
oy reason OF the covering it affords, and
Is 1t starts early in the spring, is of in
line to allow proper cultivation
The Winter wheat harvesting has
'eached as far north as 40 degrees, and
the reports everywhere are favorable for
more than an average yield. Wherever
the new crop has been threshed the quail
ty has proved exceptionally good.
~. H. F." OF West Milton, y. Y.
writes to the Times as follows about
butter: "At this season OF
the year and during dog-days dairymen
ire often trunbled by the hot and mug
" weather in churning butter and hav-
ng 1t come III reasonable time and in
good firm condition. Ihave experiment
ID in many ways and have, | think.
'ound plan which will work at all sea
sons of the year. After placing the
'ream III the churn make it the same de.
gree OF temperature as the room in which
iou wish to churn. have tried it many
lines and find it an excellent plan"
Prof. j. H. Comstock says that the
'yster-shell barklouse, which infests the
Dark of apple trees and Injuries their
growth, may be destroyed by thoroughly
yettinS all the infested parts of the trees
With solution of soap made with one
'ound OF soap in one gallon of water, or
With solution made of half pound OF
trong lye in gallon of water. These
olutions are applied by means of gar
len syringe or force-pump
In growing heifer calves for the dairy
he important thing to accomplish is t.
row the frame and musclar system with
mt laying out much fat. It is rangey.
animal, with vigorous
ligestion, that is wanted in the milcL
ow. The profitable milch COW must he
large cater and make the best use of
Ter food, i'll order to produce n large
.ield of milk, In rearing the heifer
hen, she should be so fed as to give her
fnll development of all the vital organs.
nd this will necessarily bring her di-
'estive organs into special activity.
The Poultry Monthly says, concerning
he treatment and care of fowls: K
tablespoonful Of glycerine and A few
lrops of nitric acid to pint of drink.
ng water will generally cure fowl that
hows symptoms of bronchitis, when
accompanied with a gurgling sound in
he throat, as if choking. The sex OF
'oung geese may be known to the
breeder by many signs. Among some
breeds and varieties it shows in the color,
'ize, carriage, attitude, mode of attack,
'ugnacity, infection of the voice and
'ackle, or recurved feathers in the tail,
'tc., which may be noticed by compari
ION, close study and experience
n breeding them.--A great and
srievous error creeps into the man
'gement of poultry keeping by