The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-08

the first two days. reporting at the
barns at $3.50 o'clock q. m. for the
morning milking. They have appoint
ed w. s. Page from the Kentucky sta
ton. W. 81. Saylor from the Pennsyl-
vania station and H. J. Burt from the
Illinois station, as their representa-
tives in the matter Of weighing out the
feed, watching the milkings and TAX.
ing the samples for. the laboratory.
These are young men who have been
accustomed to such work at the sta.
tions and are being personally in
structed in this special work. They
will be assigned different barns each
day and at the close of the agricultural
college term win be relieved by other
students.
ALI feed is furnished free by the ex-
position company and each superin-
itendent is allowed as much as he
wants. Every pound is weighed and
charged to him and two Columbian
guards are stationed in each barn night
and day, specially detailed for the pur-
pose of seeing that no eight lunches
are surreptitiously given the cows be-
tween meals. The time and manner
of feeding are determined by each SUI
perintendent.
Each cow is charged with every
ounce OF feed consumed. The follow
ing values have been fixed on the feeds
furnished: Hay, timothy, No. /, S12 a
ton; prairie hay, $40; corn meal. s2e;
cottonseed meal, 500; linseed meal, 500:
oats, $2s; middlings, S1s; bran, S12. so.
and silage, 81. In the cheese test in
crease and decrease in live weight of
COW will be considered at the rate of
four and half cents per pound.
The milking of every cow.is done un-
der the eye Of the scientists or their
representatives. AS soon as the milk
ing is finished a sample for chemical
analysis In the laboratory in barn is
taken by simple yet ingenious and
extremely useful milk sampling tube.
Galvanized iron boxes, holding twenty
six pint Mason fruit jars-one for each
cow and one for the herd milk-are
used for transporting the samples to
the laboratory. These boxes will be
sealed by tin tags similar to those in
use on freight cars. Many Of the COWS
are MIXED three times day, and the
jars are amply large to contain sam
pie Of each milking, thus Attending a
sample of each cows milk for the day.
The milk as soon as sampled Is turned
into a large can, and at the conclusion
Of the milking composite sample is
taken from the mixed milk of the herd.
This sample, called the ssX" sample, is
put In the remaining jar and the box is
sealed and sent to the laboratory.
The can containing the milk is sealed
and carted to the Dairy building and
the noon and night milkings are cooled
and aerated and the can is again sealed
and left over night. The morning
milk is aerated, mixed with the
other milkings, and all is weighed and
put into the cheese vats.
Cheese makers have been appointed
by superintendent Gilbert as follows.
3. L. Stone, Evansville, N. Y, a fac
toryman, and w. 81. Phillips, Wau-
pun, Wis, state cheese inspector. De-
witt Goodrich, Fort. Atkinson, Wis, is
their assistant aE.AN @4'sesl
The Dairy building, the elevation of
which is shown, stands near the lake
shore in the southeastern part of the
park and close by the general live
stock exhibit. 1t covers approximate.
~ half an acre, measuring 95x2oo feet,