The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-19
cent moro to make gooa butter than poor. ana
The monetary return 10 great

cont moro to make gooa butter than poor. ano
The monetary returni IL great
Ma. A. r. N'KNsTRY
spoke upon THE Care Of Milk aud Cream, and
persons engaged in dairying in our state who
teel that our dairy stock Is Is good o. it should
be, or 40 Il will be In the future The COWS
have not been trained for long and heavy milk
ing; neither has tho feed or caro- given them
had . tendency to that end, and the average
love for milking ten or moro cows twice each
day. This is the situation now, but orr state
will not remain In it long. Our diaries in
this part Of the state will average about ten
cows each. For such dairy, for each month
s q the July ;ed Aog % nn g1s
ensure equal butter for the entire year For
food there should DO tho best possible pasture
and some green food for soilin9 For this pur-
pose Evergreen sweet corn to best From ono
to two acres of this will be enough A aeldof
pumpkins comes worry handy for feeding in the
fall The seeds should be removed and pump
kins cut up before feeding. The COWS should
be fed and MIXED in the stable
The following formula Il. have found tie best
bran 'ss viii vi %s: =. sGa o.t o.
as At 20 cents per bushel; corn, 4la26 at 50
cents per bushel; hay, $50 at a per ton; total,
l2ol. tor 10 cows This VIII give ratio OF
two pounds per COW for Sit months. A good
COW Vim site e;oS pound. ot min during tho
Is cents pound will give 443 20 for tho but
ter. Then there will be 5000 pounds Of
skinned milk which at Is cents pound.
amounts to $3.50 This, with the new calf at
Is, gives ue ?5av - tho gross income per
e2o12 Ia The summer pasturing and soil
ing costs 90 more, making total OF $50 10 Ia
This leaves . profit Of 42558 DOR COW, or
$255 50 for the ten cows. A COW we'll
treated will average 20 pounds or
a1 tsn Of mil milk Pc. day in dss By s.fe-
would shrink 20 per cent IN milk il let tho
cows drink In the yard when the thermometer
was below zero The cows should be watered
in the stable Regularity 10 = very important
point believe in milking at y o clock, morn
dairy Of ten cows We shall have 100 lbs Of milk
to care for twice day. As lauch cream can be
raised from deep setting ~ shal low, and the
butter from the settlers in water is better. II
will take three cans to hold the milk, and the
water should BE- hold below 90 degreea If it
be hands enough to do the milking in one hour.
MILK should be kept over twenty-f -four hours
in the water below 60 degrees, before skimming
Cream should be kept from twelve to twenty
four hours before churning.
Capt E. p. Cults Of Faribault spoke on the
Holstein or Aylesford for butter The Jersey
viii average third moro butter Id year
than other breeds and costs but two thirds as
much to keep. II you can't got pure stock
grade up to three fourths pure g. D. Bell of
President William fowler said he did not quar-
rel with Holstein and Jersey farmers, but he
was Short Horn man His gross receipts
were $50 or cow
The officers elected were: William Fowlo
president; Levi Nutting and F: J. Schaive, vice
Presidents; R. c. Judsoh, secretary; J. E. Put
nam, treasurer; J. T. Ames J. D. Scofield
Charles Lesconte, ]. E. Putnam, executive
committee.
The convention closed with jolly party and
dance ut Wilson Hall