The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-06-21
CARING FOR MILK.
| various Items OF Coed Management ana
True Economy.

True Economy.
A Scottish authority. Mr.. j. A. Ste
phenson. In lecture lately delivered
upon butter-malsins; aud marketing. has
this to say about milking and the record
OF milk.
In addition 10 having suitable food
and pure water, dairy cows should DO
provided with properly ventilated
houses, constructed in such way as to
resist the heat Of summer and GOODNESS
Of winter, and TO insure circulation
OF fresh air without drafts. Uniformity
OF temperature is very largely condu-
Give to "A regular milk yield, and II its
quantity is dependent upon the kind
and amount of food consumed, It's quail
ity is affected by the kind OF air in
hailed. So far rs concerns the purity
and flavor OF milk and butter there
need be no hesitation in asserting that
the expense and study devoted to
proper system of feeding is largely
thrown away in the case OF cows kept
n an ill-ventilatcd building and breath
ing a vitiated atmosphere, charged with
carbonic acid gas and ammonia 1.-The
products OF decomposition. A due pro-
portion Of oxygen in the air breathed
is essential TO the purity not only OF
the blood OF the animal, but also OF tho
milk, which is secretion from it.
The milking should be done in gem
tie, thorough and clearly manner.
Milk or "strippings' left in the udder
through careless or incomplete milking,
are either reabsorbed into the system.
tending to the fattcning Of the cow and
her spoll.tion as mixer, or become
sources of irritation and disease. Were
any conclusive investigation practical
BILE. it would probably appear that the
diseases OF the udder have very largely
resulted from this cause alone. In
order to proper cleanliness, pail OF
water should be provided, in which
the mixers may frequently rinse their
hands.
As an item Of good management and
economy, the weighing the produce
of cows at every milking is very
strongly to be recommended, which.
with the appliances now to DO
had for the purpose, can be done
with the minimum OF time and
trouble. and with the following adj
vantages: I'D II provides an cfIectual
check on the work OF the mixers,
which, in consideration Of what has
| Just been said about the consequences
| of inefficient milking, is matter OF
vital Importance, especially in the
| larger diaries, where hired mixers are
employed (2) 1t furnishes relia-
BILE indication as to the general
| health of the cows, the milk yield
| of which is affected by the slightest all
ment. (3) A most valuable result OBJ
| tanned by the regular weighing OF the
milk, is the exact estimate IL enables
| one to form OF the comparative values
| OF individual cows in the herd, not only
| in regard to milk yield, but when "a
proper test is regularly applied, Of but
| ter production also; a matter OF the ut
most Importance in selection, which is
at the very foundation Of the dairy
| farmers success, the use OF interior
cows resembling the working with i'm
perfect machinery, at II sacrifice both
OF labor and produce. (4) The daily
milk yield of the COW, supplemented
with particulars OF the butter contents
| OF the milk in ounces per gallon Ga
natural system having been perfected
| by means OF which the necessary test
ing can be done in an accurate, mex
pensive and expeditions manner), these
together divide the details for a record
of much value, not only for the deter
mination OF the merits OF individual
cows, but also furnish the basis for a
system OF proportional feeding advo-
Gated by Sir j. b. Lawes, and the de-
tails of which have since been worked
out for practical use. Farm. Field and
| lStocknian.
--Shad eggs are counted on the basis
NJ on ono IN a otfnrt.