The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11
0 AND DAIRY NOTES.

Creameries and cheese factories d.
Some work on Sundays, but the aggre
gate is much less than farmers wlve,
and daughters would have to do
there were no creameries at all. This
constitutes an argument for the cream
cries.
To attempt to control the sex in
stock breeding is not yet a triumph Of
science. What is more, it probably
never will be. Some things IN nature
were not intended to De known, and
sc entists might as well stop trying to
find them out.
Fly screen doors are fine for horse
and cattle stables in hot weather
The torment of flies reduces flesh and
crea es more demand for fodder. One
a protect stock from flies, partially
at least, in a stable, but not much u
pasturing them.
The farmer who is afraid that l.,
COWS will become "'tOO fat" does not
often reach that conclusion through
his own experience. Any COW giving
milk should be fat enough to butcher
at NV time. Only a sleek, well fed
COW will do her best.
Poor feed and stock make not only
poor NINA his, but poor manure But
poor manure costs as much to handle
and Apply as the best. A poorquaIity
Of cattle, feed, attention, etc, always
brings poor returns, and that is an
attendant Of poor farming.
The filth of COW stables in warm
weather is one Of the drawbacks to
pure milk, Some day we shall have
a regular and systematic inspection 0.
cow stables in order to protect public
health. Cleanliness is easy enough to
those who will practice it. Stables
rightly constructed, with plenty Of
litter to keep down the odors, is the
most that is needed.
Turnips for stock receive less atten.
ton in this country than IN England.
because corn, which is better, is sue.
cessfulIy grown here, and cannot be
grown at much profit in England
Though turnips are easily gro Vn in a
well prepared soil, and at the rate OF
many tons per acre, they are bulky TO
handle and store, and unless fed with
great care as to time, impart an often
sive flavor to milk and butter. But
tUrnips and other root crops FIR stock
have value which wise dairymenShOuId
not overlook.
The price of good horses, even Of
plough horses, is much above what 1t
was in anti war times, and the CUES
ton of raising them in greater NUN
bers might we'll engage the attention
of farmers as long as hay and gran
sell at low prices. The demand 70!
horses is not likely to be greatly De
creased by the use Of electricity toF
propelIing street cars. Though horses
are not as useful after death as cattle.
sheep and swine, they will always oe
in demand, and a tendency to cheap
ness may cause them to dlsplace the
uDgainly and unmusical mule.
Inc census 6nulQ6FaLOIS nave H"1
hard tussIe with the farmers IN regard
to agricultural facts. They can find
out how many COWS a farmer has, but
as to the income from them, pounds
of butter, cheese, quarts or pounds o,
milk, value Of dairy produces, j. IS
usually guess work, and often very
wild guessing. 1t is the same with
other farm products. Most farmers
know how many acres of land they
have, but when the census man too''
up their acreage of hay, corn, oa,s
potatoes, fax, barley, beans, sorgAo.I.
etc, be often finds the aggregate nue.
more than the farm contains. IAsI
the guessing has to be revised, or 'Is
census figures Leland they often ~
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