The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-27

! Aspcakcr a. one ~ the Farmers In
stitutcs last winter took tho follow
Ing way Of imprcssing some with tho
reason they do not succeed in dairying:
Don't use lnnl-piastcr on the stable
floors. as il keeps them dry and clean
and adds 70 the comfort and health of
the COW. Don't be annoyed II your
/ wife tells you II Is time to milk tho
cows. as neglect will cause them 10
dry up. Let them go dry; that il what
you want II don't pay to milk in
winter when butter is only thirty cents
q pound; besides, women do not UNDER
stand business anyway. II you follow
your wifc's advice you mag get ahead
in the world. and that Is not what you
desire. Feed the calves cold skinned
milk; II Is less trouble than TO warm
II. and II they grow they may have
70 add to the number Of poor dumb
brutcs 10 curse you next winter for
your inhuman treatment, and II
they die you can attribute IL 70 bad
luck. Don't waste time taking extra
care Of the milk, carding the cows. or
brushing dirt of their uddcrs. Let
the dirt fall into the milk; IL will strain
out; and II IL don't it will only add
favor To the butter. which Is highly
essential. Set the milk in pans on an
open shelf in the kitchen. where the
fumes from cooking cabbage. onions
and bacon can add to the flavor all
ready obtained from the stable. Don't
skim the milk until mold appears on
the cream. then put the cream in q
I stone jar which has been used for
\ pickles or sanerkraut; let il stand sew
\ erai days. until 1t emits a strong oder
4 aud the milk settles 70 the bottom in
4 variegatcd colors then churn il. Test
\ the temperature Of the cream with
your fingers: il Is correct enough and
costs less than thermometer Churn
Z until the butter Is in solid mass. then
remoy. il 20 wooden bowl that has
been used TO chop hash in. Wash the
butter bit slightly; too much washing
4 might remove the buttermilk and some
barrel salt. IL Is cheaper than dairy
/ salt, ard the cheapest Is always lilo
best Work the butter until ii has a
beautiful salvy appearance; then
make il into rolls and drop them IN
\ pieces OF old cloth. BE sure each
cloth has button-holc in a corner,
as the buyer will then known II has
been washed This butter can only
be sold at the corner grocery. where
il will bring from eight to ten cents a
1 pound. while your ncighbor's butter
brings from twenty-five TO thirty
cents. But he uses the modern appli-
ances. feeds his cows we'll. and goes
10 lots OF trouble. which costs lots OF
money. II your wife wants cans and
q tank for setting the milk. don't get
them. as they will cause her less work
and improve the flavor Of the butter.
She may think the old dash-churn too
much OF a back breaker. but don't
mind that; women are unreasonable
creatures at best; your grandmother
and mother used dash-churn, and
what was good enough for them
Is good enough FOR your wife;
there will be plenty Of women after
she Is dead. and some OF them may be
foolish enough TO marry just such
man as you are. Don't be annoyed il
your neighbor gets twice as much for
his butter as you get for yours; 1t 10
not because il is any better; II is only
a matter Of prejudice on the part fthe
consumer, and you should let the world
know that you will not cater TO any
body's taste for fifteen cents pound
extra on butter As you don't be-
lieve in winter dairying you won't
need to use butter color. Let the
cows 20 mile or so TO some creek or
slough 10 drink in winter; il gives
them exercise and makes them hardy,
and what you want is a regular
rustler" Avoid the use OF all modes u
methods in the dairy. for such things
increase the fortunes Of al WHO use
them. Keep right on IL the old rut
and don't thank any man for Offering
to help you into better methods.
Don't improve or bcautify your home.
Let the boys and girls 60 from homo
for that comfort and pleasure which
you have always denied them A.
the yeats 60 by and the farm is sold
to pay the mortgage. you may sit BY
a desolaie hearth with your gray
haired wife and say: well, ma. this
Is hard luck.
But there Is a better way for tho
dairyman. 1t il the broad road OF
progress. The first step Is. read tho
best dairy papers. You will soon be.
come acquainted with the best dairy
breeds and the methods Of men who
have pccn successful. You will SEQ
I, that his cows have warm barns, Tint
they are kept warm, clean and Com
Portable; that the corn il crs and care
fully saved in stock or silo, and judi
ciously fed. well mirea with oats. bran
and o;lreal. And that good pasture.
pure y AFR and GOOD hay are regarded
BY such Nor as necessity. that the
I best dairy utensils are used and that