New-York tribune., 1883-06-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
Troa The Weekly Tribune Of Nay 80.
A GILT-EDGE DAIRY.

ur T. II. Moulton West Randolph, VT. owns
a connection with a brother, and including young
Stock aud calves ninety head of Jersey CATTLE the
ru,kipe members of which Mr.. A. W. CheeveI
found quartered during winter in stables tight and
warm. but light, sunny and well ventilated
Some points of practice in the way OF feeding
making and marketing butter, etc, will interest
dairy readers of THE TRIBUNE;
"No one can step inside these stables without
being struck with the neatness every wnere aho
the quiet contented appearance OF the animals;
One long stable with something near nity COWS anu
helfers ali of one breed, though showing consider
lie variation in color and msrklnes was ,osa msn,
not readily to be forgotten. Each COW IL aho"el
ample room for lying down without tne uahger oi
being trodden upon by companions ana eacn mas a
large box manger IRON which 'ne eoVa over the
neck giving abundant freedom OF notion but not
for goring companions. - ..r.r
The daily ration to mature animals rs twenty
nounds of enslage morning and night. with dry hay
enough 70 satisfy. The ensllage is intended 10 pe
given in place OF about half the hay that would De
seouired If no ensiage were fed. The daily gram
Yafion is two quarts meal and two quarts wheat
bran. wet with scadIng water, till 1T swels aDout
90 per cent in bulk, making SIX quarts M oi dough.
This is given in two leeds, with the hay Inc caves
are all raised and are taken from the cow at three
days old, and are put upon diet of warm mix,
SKINNED after settngfor cream twelve nou's. ns -
they get older they are gwen wheat Dran VIVA.
they need, and whole skinned milk as long Us
there is any to be spared. As butter making IS tne
leading business here. SKINNED milk lOr RAISING
calves is quite abundant and tells plainly upon lhe
general appearance of the young STOCK
''No pains or expense have been spared 10 pro,
vide the best possible place tor mllk-set,lng anu
butter-,naking that modern science couid devise.
The Wilkinson sub-earth system OF controilhg
temperature, both in summer and winter, hau peen
introduced at a very heavy outlay but we under
stood without giving perfect satisfaction. we
found traps and ventlators connecting the several
apartments with the deep aud long underground
tunnel, but the heat required for giving the proper
temperature IN winter is at present supplied Dy
large coal furnace. whlle bount1iul supply OF Ice
is depended upon for coling the air in summer.
Different methods of setting have been expert
mented with, but there seems to have been nothing
as yet found better than the broad open pan set IN
round pans so well known by every dairy woman,
and which require so much labor In cleaning, but
are large. square pans that will hold several gal.
Ions. The milk is set only about one ana nan
inches deep, stands from tweny-four to thlrty-slx
hours, and is sweet when the cream ~ sSSss OH.
The pans are set tables two and hall feet from
the floor and in plenty OF light, which helps to give
color to the butter
"'rhe churnlng we beleveis done every day. the
cream being first npened just enough by exposure
to the after skimming. The butter IS MADE,
salted and put up in such form as suits the New
York taste and is shipped several times aweek. AT
present half pound pats in fashion, each wrap
ped in its linen and placed upon trays whlcn
nit closely into heavy double-walled shipping boxes
which keep the butter i'll good shape dur1ng us long
journey. No artificial color is used and although
not equal to summer butter, yet tne Color is SUI
6cientiy attractive to suit and hold customers We
did not learn the price received but doubt not 1t is
considerably above ordinary quoted rates"