The record-union., 1893-01-10


winter; before skimming. The cream be-
comes rank and rancid or decayed be-
fore churning. From twenty-eight to
thirty-siX hours is abundantly long
enough for milk to stand before skim
ming. Then, again, too many let the
milk stand too long before churning
Cream should be churned so soon us it
becomes the least bit turned or soured.
Another fault which most butter-mak-
ers have is, they churn in the morning.
The cream is then cold, and, in order to
warm 1t up, they pour in quantity OF
hot water and scald the particles Of but
ter, which makes the article strong or
rancid. The proper time to churn in
winter Is about O'Clock in the afternoon,
if the cream is kept in a warm room. No
hot water IS then needed, for the cream
becomes cold over night IN summer. Ii
the cream is kept in cool cellar or milk
house, 1t ought TO be brought out and let
stand from two to four hours where it
Will get warm enough to churn without
consuming SO much time.
Follow these rules, and good whole
some butter can be made all the time.
Then better prices can be realized for it
II many of the butter-makers would send
their product directly TO the retail grocers
OF this city. For good article they could
realize, during the summer, 20 cents to
% cents per pound, and in fall and winter
70 cents to 30 cents, and nearly double Tor
their eggs. There are plenty of reliable
grocery men who would be glad to re-
ceive those articles at those prices, for
they can sell them at a proft.-N., in Gin
clnnati Commercial Gazette.
CHANGERS AND FARMERS CLUBs.
1t is evident that the farmers at large
are manliesting more interest than ever
IN the forming Of clubs, oranges, ets., not
only to promote their moneyed returns,
but also the social features, which consti-
tute, perhaps, the principal advantages of
such organizations. ears ago, when
oranges were first Instituted, they We're
oDJecled to by many Tor their rule OF
secrecy, some worthy people refusing to
countenance anything like eXclusiV eness
III such organizations, but Of late we have
heard fewer objections TO this old rule OF
the Patrons OF Husbandry, for to those
who object the popular Farmers Club is
open, so that all may be suited. For
some reason, too, the complaint that
grangers acting as middle men between
sellers and buyers OF merchandise and
their customers was fatally objectionable,
seems TO have lost its force. since the pop-
ular doctrine of ''reciprocity' has been
prominently mOOted and well understood
by the American public generally. In
short, it seems to be universally con-
CtNtGd llitlL Jul ICAltAtdl people SlOulQ
have an unobstructed right to prefer that
form Of professional ana social organiza-
ton which plcases them best, the greatest
benefit in such societies being OF a social
character.
Man, in society, is like a flower
Blown IN It's native bed;
There only shines with proper luSter,
There only re4cAes its prOget use.
The grange first introduced The farm
ers' wives and daughters into asso-
clate work, and i'll the line OF educational
Interest, and in fact the DarticIpation OF
our fair sisters i'll al the duties Of good
citizenship TO which they are adapted. is
constantly, rapidly and gralilylngly in
creasing. Tho more this feature is en-
cOuraged, it is evident that the social,
moral and progressive influence Of clubs
and oranges Will be accelerated, and the
arrival Of The good time coming" he
hastened. Cincinnati Commercial Ga
Zette.
ABOLIsHTNG FENCES.
To make the declaration, ''The fences
on thousands of farms should be abol-
ished," is putting it pretty strong for the
acceptance OF the average farmer. Il is
quite likely there are many farms where
a part OF the fences might be abolished as
a matter OF economy, and as being really
unnecessary to the farm, but we cannot
conceive OF the thousands of farms that
would not be actually injured by abolish
ing fences. There IS where real injury is
done to farming interests-the making OF
tAoughtless declarations by the agricult-
ural writers OF perhaps little or no actual
experience upon the farm, that arc in
conflict with The good Judgment OF prac-
teal and judicious farmers. such talk is
"bosh" i'll the eyes Of intelligent farmers,
who will simply laugh at such an exhibit
OF lack of knowledge of farming. no,
farmers understand very well what is
necessary upon the farm, and usually
regulate their fences according to some
prevailing necessity. And it is a wise
torethOught in farmers to provide fences.
SO that writers upon agricultural topics
may, as they have opportunity, sit on
them and think, yes, and study q subiec.
that requires a pretty thorough under
standing OF in order 10 write or talk in
diligently. Fences are a necessity upon
farms, and if that TACT were not fully
recognized there would be less Labor
spent in fencing prairie lands where there
is an entire lack Of fencing material
Fences Will lie abandoned when farming
is.-Gernantown Telegraph.
THE DANES As BUTTaR-1IAkERs.
The Danes lead the world as butter
makers. Danish butter has taken the
first prize at most Of the Worlds Fairs
4GCAAtNillz L4tC i AillLtici !li4ld AculEHDl
Danish colonies are settling in the United
States with the idea OF supplying the
great cities with Danish-made butter, and
it is not improbable that the Danish
methods Of conducting the dairy NAV
supplant those in use in the United
States. From the northern part of Penn
sylvania, where large quantities of potted
butter are made for The city markets, and
where the question of better methods and
better results is always a pressing one, a
number OF dairynen have gone to Illi-
nOis for the purpose OF inspecting the
Danish improved system Of butter
making, aud with the idea of introducing
the system in Northern Pennsylvania.
If more farmers would engage in such
Investigations, farming would be more
prosperous business than it is.
COFFEE CURE FOR HORSES.
The German naturalist, Martin. relates
a case he recently met OF a horse which
owed its life to coffee. 1t was in such a
bad way thati was considered incurable,
and the owner sold the animal for SIS.
The animal was then almost d skeleton.
and SO weak that it could hardly walk.
The man who bought the horse immedi-
ately began to treat it with coffee, giving
infusions OF roasted coffee beans, and also
coffee beans ground and mixed with
honey. In short time the horse began
to improve, and after a few months its
new owner was offered $3.50 for it, He
told Herr Martin he had brought round
by the same treatment many horses
which had been overworked or had lost
their strength and appetite.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
IA large horse is that in Osceolo, Mo-,
which stands seventeen hands high and
weighs l,Si0 pounds.
1t is said that u woman in Ohio has a
churn which has been in her possession
tor fitty-fiye years, and which has made
more than $4,000 worth of butter
An experienced straw berry-grower in
Iowa alleges that he has trebled his Weld
OF berries by the liberal but judicious use