The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-11
THE FARM.


Short Notes.
Uuring the past ten years, $780,
745 tons of sugar beet for manufac-
ture of sugar have been grown in
Germany, from which have been ex-
tracted 647,8 1858 tons of sugar.
The whole world don't eat half as
much milk, cream, butter, cheese and
butterm.ilk as it ought to; and COW
can be kept in good working condi-
ton on half the land for halt the
money she was twenty years ago,
besides, we are to see dairy products
produced more cheaply and millions
more of people revelingin the great
err consumption of dairy products,
ere long.-Hoard's Dairymun.
John Boyd says that refrigeration
prevents the formation of acidity in
the cream, especially.if submerged;
while stirring merely interrupts and
retards, but does not prevent acidi-
ty. In fact the bad effects of stir
ring are SO apparent that it astonish-
es him to hear me advocate the prac-
tice who claim to be not only practi-
cal, observant workers, but who lay
claims to be in the first rank.
1t takes very little arithmetic, says
Major Alvord, to prove that 20Olbs.
extra weight of COW kept alive for
five years, while returning no profit
during this, will actually cost as
much as the fatted carcass of the an
imal is likely tn bring in the end.
Unnecessary size or weight in amilch
cow is a source of constant loss to
her owner. The profit of the cow
should come, all of it, while she is
productive in the dairy.
Two weeks before the SOW is due
to farrow she should be separated
from others that she may be keep
ing company with, and placed in
an apartment orlot to herself, where
she may be absolutely free from any
molestation whatever by other
stock. She should be provided with
warm and dry quarters, and oppor-
tunity given her to take exercise
daily. Exercise and proper feeding
is the key note to success.
Mr.. Kibby, of Brookfeld, Vt,
says that he keeps his Summer but
ter by putting it into cloth bags,
about the sise of the tub he wishes to
fill, and keeping it submerged in
tank of strong brine. He takes it
up and packs it in clean tuhsor box
es at any time the market is good,
and he thinks it comes out as fresh
as newly-made butter. At any
rate he gets better peices than he
could in Summer and the butter
gives good satistaction.-New En-
gland Farmer. T..
On a farm where milk or butter is
produced in winter the outlay for
feed and care is much the largest
item of the years expenses. The
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what proportion it shyuld be used
with the fodder he has on hand, is a
question Of prime Importance to
such farmer. If ne fails to secure
the feed which will give the best re-
turns in dairy products, in the con-
dition of the stock and the value OF
his manure pile, some of his money
and labor wasted.
1t sometimes seems like a waste to
dispose of the inferior animals at
the small price they will sell for, but
better far to destroy them outright
and without return than to keep
them when they do not pay Their
way, and are only a tax on the own
er. With every animal on the farm a
good one of it's kind, and if cared to1
and fed in conformity with the best
practices of the day, there is nc
trouble about the profits. Young
farmer, if you are in debt and desire
to make the farm pay, see to it that
no inferior animal is fed at your ex,
pense. Weed them out.-Maine
Farmer.