The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-05-11
AMONG FARMERS.

A. j. Clark of Liberty has been appoint
ed cheese instructor for Manitowoc coun.
ty.
The regular weekly crop bulletin from
Washington is quite encouraging as to
! the condition of crops generally through
| out the grain region.
REEDsvILLE, Wis, May 5th, 1893.
Offerlngs-3J boxes Twins; $50 boxes
Sales so boxes Y. A at 924c.
j: e. SCHULZ, Secy.
Mr.. Savage of Manitowoc Rapids says
he had fully one-half his spring planting
completed before the late wet season and
| that the grain is coming up nicely and
does not appear to have suffered by the
cold and wet weather.
w. H. Aldrich OF Cooperstown the
man on whose farm the caves" are, has
purchased the Crocker property which
| lies on the north side of the Little Mani
towoc. He sold his farm in Cooperstown
last winter. Mr.. Aldrich will soon take
| up his residence here.
Official Weather Forecast Moore of
Milwaukee predicts that May and June
will be warm and sunshiny, and that far
| mers have no reason to feel discouraged
by the lateness of the season. A rainy
April he says is generally followed by dry
weather in May and June. April of this
wear has been uncommonly disagreeable.
The average number of cloudless days for
that month Is eight, while this year we
have had but three.
Forecast official Moore reports that
the average rain fall for the last week
throughout the state was below the nor
NAL. Winter grains and grasses are Ia
excellent condition. There has not been
any rottlng of early sown seed reported.
except from Calumet and Marquette
counties and but little damage is report
ed from these counties. Early sown
wheat as far north as Waupaca county
is reported doing well.
The effect of purchasing milk and pay
ing for 1t according to the per cent. of
butter fat 1t contains is well shown bv
the lists made by Mr.. Kellogg, who is
manager Of creameres at Cato, Branch
and Kellner's Corners. The first test
was made April "a. The best quality of
milk contained 4 per cent. the poorest
? 5 per cent. The highest price paid for
milk according to the test was Si.05 per
100 lbs. and the lowest price GA cents per
100 lbs.
1t will be seen that the farmers who
Il d their cows properly and kept their
llk undiluted received II cents more
han did those whose milk was of poor
4uallty. Each got pay for the quality If
n ilk furnished. BY the old system. in
" hlch bulk and not quality was counted,
ach would receive the same pay. It Is
ute evident that the old system offered
premium on delited milk.
ut mark the improvement in the
qua'ly OF milk in the short course OF one
week: The test the week following the
fret, showed the best quality of milk to
have per cent. OF butter fat, and the
lowest 81 per cent. When milk sold ac-
cordiDg to quality, there was almost an
immediate improvement of one. tenth per
cent. In the best quality and two-tenths
per cent. improvement in the poor
er quality. The best quality of milk
brought 3l.13 per 100 lbs. the poorest
3 cts. per 100 lbs. The market ad-
vlnCe was cents per 100 lbs, so that
IN improving the milk the increase in
price, through richer milk. was &c. for the
best quality, per 100, and &c for the poor
quality. Mr.. Kellogg says that the test
for last week shows still further improve
ment and consequent advance in the
price paid. There are patrons whose
milk did not go 3 per cent. The test will
usher In the era of good feeding and hon.
esty.