The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-21

the small farms. While It would be q
means OF improving the great mass Of
this butter to have itmade at the
large creamery, still the impossibjlity
OF such thing until theirs is a great
change IN the existing circumstances.
makes 1i'ss q sudden reform out Of the.
question. The only thing, therefore,
That seems feasible at present, says
Mr. ohm Gould, is to carry on 8,
campaign OF education and see If these
people can not bereached and the idea
made plain to them, that there il a
market fashion in butter and that
the highest price goes with the highest
grade, and that all butter which does
| not reach that standard Of excellence
Is 70 q greater or less extent a drug in
the market, and is forced to
pe sold at a price that the buyer
names, and the seller must take
ihls, we are glad to notice, is work
the dairy bureau has undertaken in a
measure The greatest fault OF the
putter-maker is that he or she, as the
case may be; is unteachableto a great
extent, and refuses to see or under.
stand that skill can be sold in a ball
OF butter, as well as in a painting or a
! fine watch.
The whole matter is one OF dairy
knowledge, and those who apply their
reasoning faculties to find out and
master these things, will make as good
butter IN the farm house as the
creamery, and often better, and il
this butter is put into a market. top
prices will be realized for it, There
tore, says Mr.. Gould, help the small
dalryman-if he will to help himself
Care Of Calving Cows.
A great deal oftroubleis experienced
with cows when calving because OF
sheer carlessness. This is a process OF
nature, and there should be no trouble;
butif we antagonize nature in other
directions, we cripple her all around.
Many a COW has no special attention
paid to her, either while she is carry
ing her calf, Or at calving time. She is
permitted to get along the best way
she can; and not unfrequently the
system is in such weakened cond:-
ton that to expect her to calve with
safety is foolish. But she should not
be killed with kindness. She should
not be fattened, for instance. She
should simply be kept in good eondi-
ton, and every ones Judgment will
suggest what that is. Milk secretions
should not be greatly encouraged be-
fore calving. The animals food
should consist principally OF the bone
and muscle forming varieties. And
after calving great care should be
taken that she does not get cold, and
her food for a few days should be OF
non-stimulating character. The sys-
tenn for q time needs opportunity to
recuperate, and until it has had
chance to do that no additional strain
should be put upon it; for a time the
machinery should be run at low
speed. The Farming World.
Number of Eggs,
How many eggs per annum will the
best non-setting varieties Of hens lay?
We have heard OF single Hamburg and
Leghorn hens producing $50 to 800
eggs each per annum; but what we
would like to know is, can flock OF
ten up to fifty average this? There is
no doubt. with proper care in selecting
to breed from, and in time such a
flock could bebrought upto this great
average. The difficulty, however, in
selecting breeders from a flock is to
ascertain which hens out OF it lay the
most eggs; for there are some, even
among the non-sitters that lay few,
and if their eggs are Matched, the chick-
ems like their mothers, would prob
ably grow up poor layers. In order
to increase the average laying OF a
flock, eggs for Matching must be select
ed from those hens which lay the great
est number. Now who will go into
this and give us hens that we can de-
pend upon, every one, to lay an as.
sured number OF eggs per annum, as
with COWS which will give a certain
quantity Of milk or butter per annum?
Yet, to be certain of this, the former,
like the latter, must be kept separate.
Who will take the particular trouble
to do this? 1t will be well worth ones
while; for he could rapidly sell chick
ems thus producing at a large price
n. Y. Evening Post.
Farm Hints,
Thoroughbred breeders as much as
thoroughbred stock are needed.
It is not every soil that is favorable
to permanent meadow or pasture.
There is no disease where there is
no interference with the circulation.
Give your animals all the freedom