New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-20
GIVING DdIRYMEN 4 LESSON.
An EMPHATIC TRIBUTE TO THE COMMERCE AL
VALUE OF HIGH BRED JERSEY
eovS AT WALTON,

g. COWS AT WALIo"
Walton, n. Y, June 10 (SpecaD.-Thc heavy ana
persistent rains that have fallen lately no doup'
many to put an unfavorable Interpretation upon inc
somewhat threatening sky and the southerg breeze
~ this morning Yet by IL O'Clock, about hnndrod
Of the dairy farmers and dairy farmers wives OF ms
section OF Delaware County gauercu a' VIZ
Grounds to hear and tho whole SUBJECT OF ou.e
making discussed and practically demonstrated ms
duty fell to Colonel Frank d. Curtis, OF .narnon'
s.r,too. Coun,v and william n. Gilbert, OF Rlchanu,
oswseo County, both we'll known and sucoessiui
dairymsn who have been selected ny INC o'A'o n'e
o,,;o a. act as instructors at this series OF con.
| fsrenc.s As some missppehenson exis's on 'ns'
nont IL may be well to say that these conioro.'
or. under tho exclusive auspices OF the Now lorh
g.. D.,rmen,s Assoc iation, OF which Professor l. T.
pon.rts az Ithaca is president, and the Hon. JOSIAH
sbull OF Ilion, secretary. Nj shuii u sso u'o UT
,,n,,er and director OF the conferences at~huhs
them personally and supervising all me arrange
ments. Toward the expenses OF the meNihgS' Vi
which forty In all are be held this year. the Legs
,.,ur. b,s appropriated $40 900. After Mr.. Gilbert
ia resa from tho societys bulletin clear statement
~ ,ts ob,ects mainly directed TO showing the farmer
how to meet the growing demand FOR uut,or Vi 'i'
hest grade and finest quality on the part Oh 'ne ~
SINNERS whose tastes are daily becoming moro he""
educated, Colonel Curtis briefly and In simple erin'
stated the name and nature OF escn VI '
chemical constituents OF which milk, cream ~nu
hutt.r are composed, showed the part playeo y!
eacb in the results and explained Inc choh'
and other changes that take place NJ separauue VIZ
cream from the milk, and finally IN coh'o''"e
bntter Meanwhile Mr.. Gilbert took on MS con- orr
proceeded to chuIn the cream from sainp'e
hv pl,.s n, Rowland and skinned from twohunoree
pounds OF milk, representing four hrhs OF Mohua.
milking Of his twenty-one grade Jersey cows i"'
cbnrn which was OF tho square, revolving pa"oF"
demanding on the principle Of concussion' was 'nou
turned forty eight times a minute, for '"ei'' nina"
when the buttermilk drawn on, the ou''er uo
with strong brine, then again washed WIN ","''
the butter skinned off, and laid on the ou.''r
After being worked for q fey minutes ana sal'eo ~
ths rat. Of uu ounce to the pound, the butter was
found 20 weigh thirteen and souArtsr pounds beeF
cualtv and color ono would not wish to so'
In the afternoon a similar demonstration was meno
ui,b tho cream from a like quantity OF muk iroth
seventeen cows owned by william IT, lnompson
mainly OF low grades. but inciudins sn'~
proportion Of the Jersey Hrah' iH0 Ian, S"
cburn. rcvolved ffy six times minute
,roroht butter I'm sixteen minutes. Tho
uaptty. however proved to be only seven and nan
mounds but the quality and color were good "s 's
second experiment showed yield OF only one pouno
NJ butter frpm twentysM and hair pouhuS Vi MIN
while the first sample had gwen the same result
with fifteen pounds Of milk, and as both samples RAJ
been impartlally chosen by the local committee
more convincing proof OF the great vaue OF 'h'sc
conferences could hardly be demanded Inc iso' VI
the spectators showed that they hal learned some
thing. Most expressive Of all, perhaps was ME-
Tbompson's, as we'll II might be- for, even allowing
literally for variation IN the rpeneSs oi inc ere""'
the difference against his commercial result as com
pAred with Mr.. uovlands, amounts To 80 per cent
a handsome dividend at any time, but e>pecA"S III
these days of active competition 10 all directions
Moreover rs Mr.. Gilbert pointed out, the difference
in the price Of the best butter and that which Is only
ordinary IS tho difference between 30 cents and ID
also worth noting that Mr. Gilbert declared the aNefas 20
yield throughout the state 10 10 aDou 'e
same rs MIR. ThomIbons, without encitins inc a.eh'
of any one present. But tho dairy farmers ana '"er
wives, who listened and watched 50 earnestly even
eagerly had not take their instruction Oh fah
and colonel Curtis and Mr. Gilbert were kept busy for
| an hour 10 answering, always clearly ard with un'
falling good hurof their direct and searching QestohS
,wh,cb nresenuy Strayed into tho VIDE region % cn
ssge and brought exhaustive Discussion oil THAI
entire subject. " .,, ,,,..v
| Conferences will be held at Sidney Tomorrow
! Deposit on Friday and Ballston spa on June 70