Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-07-05
THE HOME AND FARM.
TWO -BUTTERMAKERs

today" asked one farmer of another.
II got 80 cents a pound, replied the
other.
what! 30 cents a pound"
THAT what l said"
Why Ionly got 1S cents for mine.
How did you manage itp"
II saw a mans name reported in an
article descriptive of a society event.
got a friend in the city to look up his
address in the directory and then sent
him a pound of my butter. At the
same time wrote him giving him my
references, describing my process of
making the butter and laying special,
stress upon. the Clearly manner in
which all my dairying operations were
being conducted. and Iexpressed the
hope that If he and his family liked
the butter I should be pleased to for
ward him a regular weekly supply
guaranteed to be equal to the sample.
did not have to wait long before /
heard from him. He wrote: will
take 20 pounds weekly till further
orders at 80 cents the year around.
Must be equal to sample Since then
other orders have come In from his
acquaintance, and l simply can't
meet the demand.n
The farmer addressed was greatly
surprised, but in speaking of the Incl
dent to the writer a short time ago the
progressive dairyman remarked that
he was as well satisfied as if he had
never explained the matter, that his
casual acquaintance would continue
to do business at the old stand Just the
same as he had been doing for years.
Such men are insensible to either i'm
provemento or enterprise. Dairy World.
If dairymen will bear in mind that
the best butter pays a profit and the
poorest insures a loss they will have
one large foundation stone of dairy
economy established. The average
grade just pays the cost of production;
the poorer grades fall below and the
better grades rise above. The profit
accrues from the better grades of but
ter produced from the better grades of
COWS. For while it is entirely practi-
cable to always make a high grade
butter from a low grade COW, it is not
possible to secure a profit because of
the small quantity. Neither can a
profit be obtained by making large
quantities of poor butter. First, we
need a good COW then give the COW
and her milk good care and success is
certain. There is comfort in the fact
that it is just as easy to make good
butter by good methods as to make.
poor butter by ''old granny" methods.
In fact, it is very much easier and ten
times mor satisfactory Orange Judd
Farmer.
GRASS FOR DAIRY COWS.
Grass that will produce an excellent
quality of milk and butter must be
good for the production of an excellent
quality of meat, for milk and butter
quickly reflect the character of the feed
and are much more susceptible to
faint from improper food. Milk is in
tended by nature for the nourishment
and growth of the offspring, and the
food which will produce the best milk
must also produce the best growth of
the animal. Grass is the natural food
for the production of milk, and it is
the natural food for the growth and
strength of our domestic animals.
Hence, when we improve the quantity
and quality of u grasses for pastur-
age and hay, we also necessarily i'm
prove the quality of our animals and
the quantity and quality of the milk
and meat we get from them.-Rural
World.
II STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE.
We know OF no absolute protection
from the attacks of this insect. Usu>
ally the plants car be saved from de-
struction or serious injury by appli-
cations Of land plaster, bone dust or
almost any other dust like material.
When, as is sometimes the case, the
beetles appear in large numbers, they
may destroy the young plants in spite
of such applications. Paris green is a
promising remedy, and if a little lime
is added to the Paris green water the
foliage will not be injured. Apply it
in a fine spray, taking care to reach
the lower side of the leaves. There are
spraying nozzles now made for that
particular purpose. One favorite
method Of keeping off the beetles and
killing the maggots, if there are any
at the roots, is to cover the ground
around the plants on each hill with
an inch or more of tobacco dust.
Soaking the ground near the roots
with a solution of saltpeter, limewater
or tobacco is also likely to give relief
from maggots. American Gardening.
Summer Weakness
And that tired feeling, loss of appetite