Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-19
SOME BUTTER cows.
These Cows Cannot Ring Feed Into Their
Drinking Trough.

These Cows Cannot Ring Feed Into Their
Drinking Trough.
The milk Is set In creamers as soon as
strained. After setting twelve hours
we draw Il. The morning aud evening
creams are well stirred together and set
in warm room. Of temperature OF
about 20 dogs, toripen. When sufficiently
ripe It is charmed in swing churn,
which l like best Of all. When tho but
ter "a nicely granulatcd draw of the
milk and rinse the butter twice in weak
brine. Il Is thon put on the worker
AS n rule use half an ounce OF salt to
the pound Of butter, sometimes more
IL tho customers prefer It, sometimes
less. Tho butter IS put up In prints, Is
all sold toprivate parties and at tao uni
form price Of fifty cents per pound tho
year around, said Mrs. Willotls.
We next went into the stables where
the dairy cows were being MIXED. In
stead Of the usual drop or gutter behind
tho cows, there is n deep and roomy
trench. made perfectly water tight.
Over this is n grating Of iron, mud through
this the droppings 70 TO tho trench, IN
which absorbents OF various kinds are
kept for utilizing tho liquids. The
manger Is cut low, SO that the COW can
lie down comfortably with her head
over II. This she does. lying on the bed
ding and avoiding the CRATE.
Between each two cows Is waterin
device. which, with tho improvomo
they have added. thoy consider an indi
l.. a.. - oil N
This Improvement is a board cover, wi
simple leather hinges. Il projects over
the edges Of tho basin, and when n COW
wishes to drink she raises the lid with
her nose and drinks. As soon as she re-
moves her nose tho I'D drops back over
the basin-it will not remain open. Tho
cows learn to use II In single day.
Standing In tho stables ono hears the
chatter Of tho lids falling 80 often that
We realize as never before how often
COWS will drink when opportunity Is
given them.
"what Is tho advantage OF this cover
over the drinking bowli'' we queriod Of
Mr.. Doncourt.
"That Is really very valuable add
ton. without II tho water becomes
foul. The cattle drink and fling bran OIL
meal from their mouths, also bits OF hay
aud onsilagc into an open bowl. Thii
In two or three days fcrmonts and sours
and II will get 20 sour sometimes thai
tho cattle will not drink tho water"
"Why not use tho common meta
hinges instead Of leather"
'Because they get wet and rust, ant
when the cows crowd up tho lid It nd
heres and will not drop. Tho Leather
doesn't rust"
GLOW long have you fed ensilagoY
wo queried OF Mrs. Willotts.
at Ia now four years, and wo like I
very much, and tho cows aroof the SAM
opinion. II keeps thom in the best o
health, Ia much moro palatable for then
and 1t makes better favored butte
than can be mado with dry forage. Gu
cows do better on II than with any othe
food"
"How many acres Of corn do yod plan
for ensilngeT
about fifteen acres. or these thrc
arc fed up while green; tho renainin
twelve go into tho silo."
"What grain foods do you useY'
"For our dairy mainly bran and oil
meal. For our calves wo prefer barley
In our experience II Is the best Of nj
We grind tho barley, cook It and mix
with skimmilk and little oilmea
The hot barley mush Is put into tn
milk. and II warns tho milk to just tn
desired temperature for tho calves. The