The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-10

ing butter in the winter. Winter dairying
10 q bra1ch Of high farming. II can only he
conducted by persons of considerable means.
The best COWS ara required, and knoTledge
aud skill are essential. The COWS need better
protection than is usually atorced these AM
mails on most farms. They require roomy,
convenient, warm and weli-venniatet
stables. These buildings must be kept scrup-
uloosly clean. The exorements OF the anl-
mails must be removed as soon as they are
Voided. II manure is allowed % accumulate
il will ill the building with bad odors that
will be absorbed by the milk and conveyed
to the butter that is made from II. The floors
where the cows stand should be covered
with absorbents. The droppings should be
hauled to the field where they will be needed
IS fertilizers, every morning. Disinfectants
should be freely employed. The doors ana
windows of the barns should be lett open
when the cows are taking exercise in the
yard. The cows should De csrded and brushed
twice each day. Everyt thing that conduces
to their comfort should be studied and care
fully attended to. They will require not
only good food but q variety. They should
have in addition to excellent hay, meal,
roots, oilcake, or inseed meal. Silsge has
proved OF great value as food for dairy
cows during the winter. The supply of
water should be ample and the quality the
best. IL is desirable to have facilities for
bringing water into the stables, 30 that the
COWS can drink during very cold and stormy
Us without being compelled to go cut OF
doors.
II viii be readily seen that there are
many drawbacks TO winter dairying. 10,
however, has many advantages. Choice
butter made in winter will bring from 90 to
100 per cent. more than that made in sum
mer. With suitable facilities the cost of the
production Is not increased in proper.
Tomato ratio. It is as easy to have the COWS
- n-aA - ell
six months later in the season. 1t is easier
to procure mixers for large number OF
cows in the winter than in the
summer. Many persons who live on
farms have very little to do during the
winter They will ordinarily be glad
TO take contracts to milk a certain number
of COWS every night and morning. A per
son who deV0tes bis farm 10 the purpose OF
producing milk for making butter during
the winter can employ hands the entire year
TO excellent advantage. In the summer
they Will be engaged in producing and stor'
ing food for the cows to eat during the colder
season OF the year, while in the winter they
will be employed in feeding it out, in milk
ing and taking care OF the milk. Expe-
rience has shown that calves dropped
in October are raised as easily and
make IS good animals as those dropped
in the spring. or course it is neces
ssry to raise them by hand" but thi:
metDOu OF rhlslnG caves ls now Benoraliy
practiced by farmers who manufacture the
milk of cows during the warm months o.
the year. Calves dropped in the fall will
make fine growth during the next summer
and wit be of very little trouble to theil
OwLeIs. If farmer who is engaged in winter
dsirying does not desire to raise calves be
can dispose of his skinned milk TO good al
vantage by feeding it to the pigs Ii hi
makes this disposition of 10 he shou,d keeI
his pigs at considerable distance from his
constable so as to prevent the passage oil
bad o6OTs