Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
MONEY IN DAlRY,No.


MONEY m DAlRYiNo.
Look b. Contraries at the way =
Which Success h Certain.
Aspeaker at one of the Farmers In
stitutes last winter took the follow.
Ing way OF impressing some with the
reason they do not succeed in dairying:
Don't use land-plaster on the stable
floors. as it keeps them dry and clean
and adds to the comfort and health of
the COW. Don't be annoyed if your
wife tells you it is time to milk the
cows. as neglect will cause them to
dry up. Let them 60 dry; that is what
you want 1t don't pay to milk in
winter when butter is only thirty cents
pound; besides. women do not under.
stand business anyway. II you follow
your wife's advice you may get ahead
in the world, and that is not what you
desire. Feed the calves cold SKINNED
milk; it is less trouble than to warm
it. and if they grow they may have
to add to the number Of poor dumb
brutes to curse you next winter for
your inhuman treatment. and il
they die you can attribute it to bad
luck. Don't waste time taking extra
care of the milk, carding the cows. or
brushing dirt off their udders. Let
the dirt fall into the milk; it will strain
out; and if it don't it will only add
flavor 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 al.
ready obtained from the stable. Don't,
skim the milk until mold appears on
the cream, then put the cream in a
stone jar which has been used for
pickles or sauerkraut; let il stand sew
eral days, until it emits strong odor
and the milk settles to the bottom in
variegated colors, then churn it. Test
the temperature of the cream with
your fingers; it is correct enough and
costs less than thermometer. Churn
until the butter is in a solid mass, then
remove it to a wooden bowl that has
been used to chop hash in. Wash the
butter but slightly; too much washing
might remove the buttermilk and some
of the stable and onion odors. Salt with
barrel salt. it is cheaper than dairy
salt, and the cheapest is always the
best Work the butter until it has
beautiful salvy appearance; then
make it into rolls and drop them in
pieces of old cloth. Be sure each
cloth has buttOn-hole in a corner,
as the buyer will then known it has
been washed. This butter can only
be sold at the corner grocery, where
it will bring from eight to ten cents a
pound, while your neighbours butter
brings from twenty-five to thirty
cents. But he uses the modern appli.
ances, feeds his cows we'll, and goes
to lots of trouble, which costs lots of
money If your wife wants cans and
a 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 a
man as you are. Don't be annoyed if
your neighbor gets twice as much for
his butter as you get for yours; it is
not because it is any better; it is only
a matter of prejudice on the part of the
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 60 mile or so to some creek or
slough to drink in winter; it gives
them exercise and makes them hardy,
and what you want is Irregular
rustler" Avoid the use of all modern
methods in the daily, for such things
increase the fortunes of all who use
them. Keep right on in the old rut
and don't thank any man for Offering
to help you into better methods.
Don't improve or beautify your home.
Let the boys and girls go from home
for that comfort and pleasure which
you have always denied them. As
the years go by and the farm is sold
to pay the mortgage. you may sit by
q desolate hearth with your gray
haired wife and say: 'Well, ma, this
is hard luck"
But there is a better way for the
dairyman. 1t is the broad road of
progress. The first step is, rea' IL
best dairy papers. You will soon De-
come acquainted with the best dali
breeds and the methods of men who
have been successful. You will see
that his COWS have warm barns. that
they are kept warm, clean and COM
Portable; that the corn is cut and care
fully saved in stock or silo, and judi