The morning call., 1891-06-21
VIEW OF EWB1Ds RANCH AND EARNS.

about half a mile in length and has trees on
either side fully grown and affording the
best of shade for the cows, where they can
chew their cud In peace and undiSturbed
quiet The roads about the place are in
excellent condition, and on reaching the
barns and Outh0uses YOU are at once struck
with the absolute cleanliness which pre-
walls. The barns are carefully swept and
washed after each milking, and no foreign
substance allowed to remain that would
tend to breed disease or cOntaminate the
milk. The feed-bins in the various stables
are kept in the same condition, and it would
almost seem impossible TO observe such
sanitary conditions. The milk, on being
drawn from the cows, is cooled and put into
large cans and placed in big tank filed with
ice-cold spTing-water in the cooling-room.
The ventilation of the buildings is perfect
and absolutely no foul OdOr can reach the
room where the milk is handled A string
of $50 cows were just about to be turned out
TO pasture as The CALL representative
reached the barns. They made fine show
They were Of different breeds, but chiefly
Short-hOrned cattle, while q great many
crosses were noticed. My experience, said
Mr.. Brewer, IN modern dairy farming
has taught me that the thoroughbred COW is
not the best for dairy purposes, but that
judiciOus crossing, with an eye more to the
yield of milk. gives the best results. have
found the HolStein COW the best and with
Il
the finest thoroughbred bulls in the coun-
try, both being prize-winnerS. The food
fed is OF the best and purest, consisting of
bran, middlings, oil cake and such other
changes as will insure the richest and pureSt
supply Of milk and cream. Mr. Brewer does
not approve of brewery grains for food
as they are hard TO obtain sweet and con-
tanning proper nutriment. Large quantities
of wheat, corn and oats are raised on the
ranch and cut green and fed to the cows,
thus insuring them a constant supply of
green food when the grass season is passed
Only the choicest calves are raised aud tile
balance go to the butcher.
The San MateO Ranch Dairy send no
skirl-milk To market, but prefer TO con-
sumo 1t on the ranch as feed for the hogs
and calves. A perfect record is kept of
each days milking, and both milk and
cream are thoroughly tested Mr.. Brewer
advanced the most logical and convincing
arguments why diaries should not be per-
mitted within the city limits. but the most
convincing proof would be for some of the
people that are too penurlOus and neglect
full of health to visit his beautiful place and
then visit some OF the pent-up city diaries.
The can-cleanlng roonS were next visited,
and they were found in keeping with the
rest of the establishment. Too great care,
said Mr.. Brewer, cannot be exercised in
seeing that the cans are. cleansed prOpe ly,
as otherwise your milk would soon spoil,
water and brushes are used, with plenty of
soap and soda. The floor of these rooms is
of artili, ial stone, and was clean enough to
eat ones dinner Off
The De Laval cream separator is used,
and the one boiler and engine runs all the
requisite machinery. The fields and yards
and barns are all supplied with artesian
wells Of pure spring water, insuring a
never-ceasing supply for the cows and other
requirements.
After the milk is all in the cans it is
shipped twice daily by the railroad TO the
city, and on arrival is met by the numerous
city delivery wagons and served to CUSTOM
eTS as soon as possible.
Everywhere trees have been planted, and
they lend identifying appearance to the
ranch and furnish shade for the cows. The
upper dairy was next visited and was found
ON close inspection to be in the same excel
lent condition as the lower. A roam through
the haying-feld was INDUCED in, and the
grain and vegetable products gone over
Numerous men were at work all over the
ranch and in the various other departments
of this extensive business. all under the
careful supervision of Mr.. Brewer, who
tests the good qualities of his men at the
ranch before sending them to the city to
drive
Repairing to the house of the overseer,
milk was INDUCED in; and such milk
creamy aud pure. Mr.. Brewer numbers