Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-16
An Interesting Experiment,

~ iiiNSISSNhIs INpStitiients
The Delaware agricultural expert
ment station has made some compar-
alive tests OF the cream separator
and the butter extractor. The extract
or goes a step farther than the separ-
ator and churns the cream separated
by centrifugal force from fresh milk
into butter. The results of the trials
were in favor of the cream separator
and the churn. They secured 1894
pounds of butter out OF every 100
pounds in the milk, while the extract
or obtained only S4.60 pounds, and
the quality OF the sweet cream but
ter was not equal to that from ripen-
ed cream. As n skinner the extract
or was asuCcess. In regard to the mer-
it's of the machine the chemist of the
station says. although the extract
or appeared unfavorably in compar-
ison with n much older method, it can
not be regarded asSamarvel of invent
i've and mechanical skill. The surprise
is in the firstsnstance that it should
do it's work at all, and then even
though it be found wanting, that it
should do it's work so we'll. 1t is
brought at the start into competition
with a highly perfected machine and II
method thoroughly understood for
many years OF experience. Its short
coming under the severe test to which
it is obliged to submit ought not to
be cause OF disappointment; there is
room rather for encouragement, be-
cause it a done so much. slut
ure development is probably a quest
ton of the relative merits of ''sweet-
cream butter" and "sour-cream but.
ter"
Increase of Cattle In Montana.
A favorable report for the cattle in
dustry in Montana is made by the
Rocky Mountain Husbandman, which
states that from the best information
we can gather, the coming season will
be one of the greatest the state has
ever known in regard to incoming
cattle. A great many contracts have
been let for the delivery OF young
steers into Mountaineering the season,
and it is safe to put the incoming
herds at 10000 head and it may 60
80 or 1OO, 900 head.
Last year there were marketed
nearly 100, 600 Montanagrazed Texas
or southern steers, but these did not
all come in in one season, but were
the ac~cumulations OF several years
driving. But the great successes o.
the experiments with southern steers
will induce q much larger shipment
from the south this year than last.
The good grass crop last year and the
mild winter will also have their in.
tluence upon the drive and shipments
northward from the southern breed
ing grounds and the local breeders OF
our state may consider themselves
fortunate indeed if the capabilities of
our ranges are not overdone. As q
matter of course III greatest interest
lies with the local breeder and we
look to his interest first. But we do
not oppose the drive, yet we would
advise light instead of heavy pur.
chases.
Treating Horses Legs and Feet.
There seems to be some difference of
opinion as to how horses feet and legs
should be treated. The feet should
be carefully picked out daily, so that
no foreign substance shall find more
than o temporary Judgement at
the most. They should also be
washed out carefully with sponge and
water and without, as a general thing,
wetting the hair above the hoof. If
inclined to dryness, they should be
stuffed with wet clay, which is simple,
but excellent preventive. Where the
horse is kept shod most of the time,
the shoes should be removed, the feet
dressed and the shoes replaced, at
least every four weeks; if the feet grow
very vast this should be done more
frequently. 'No foot no horse"
As a rule the legs should be kept
dry and cleaned thoroughly with the
brush, but if the horse is brought in
with the legs covered with mud or
dried ~perspiration, tits best to cleanse
them with clean water and wipe them
dry, leaving them SO the hair will feel
slightly moist to the hand.