Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-06
PRACTICAL DAIRY TIPS

PRACTICAL DAIRY TIPS.
Tlie value of whey as an article !,
fooi for swine is frequently referrad
to IL agricultural journals, and I mesa
to 1--WE 1t passing notice here.
! would call the attention Of dairv
niea to the fact that whey from closa
~ skinned milk In cheese makin.
possesses but small amount of nutr;
tive value. Especially in the cola
weather Of late fall when this thin
green whey is fed in half-frozen
state to the swine 1t does them mors
harm than good.
Ii warmed however. and enriched
by the admixture of a little ground
feed it will give growing pigs a good
start for winter.
| saw nice way of feeding pump.
kins the other day in dairy of ten
cows. The stable was arranged with
stalls separated by low partitions, and
with low manger at the head Of each
v lille the cows were at water a peck
of ripe pumpkins cut in small pieces
was placed in each manger, where
they could eat them at their leisure
when they were tied up.
will warrant that the pumpkins
fed in this way We're to the cows Of
twice as much producing value
as though scattered il the yard to be
trampled on and befouled and eaten
of in irregular quantities.
Did you ever try giving the stable
thorough "house cleaning" before the
COWS went into 1t for regular winter
quarters?
rlenty of light and sunshine are es,
sential to maintain the winter health
of cows, and yet but little of either
car struggle through the dirty, dusty
window panes so often seen in COW
stables. Scrubbing them with soap
anil water at least every fall would
pay Il hundred per cent. of sanitary
profit on the time thus invested.
Then, again. the dirty walls If scrub
bed and whitewashed will rob the
stable of much of that tang and odor
so readily absorbed by milk. Anything
that contributes to the sweetness of
the stables atmosphere adds to the
health and milk productiveness Of the
confined animals.
II should nor be forgotten that the
cold. raw days bordering between fall
and winter weather may do the cows
more injury if long exposed than
would a settled winter temperature,
In the care of cows we must regard
weather conditions and not strictly
the time OF the year, and always give
the cow the benefit of the doubt
Cheese factories will run but little
longer this season, while many cream
cries will remain open all winter. The
shipping stations, however, will take
the bulk Of winter-produced milk.
The dairy industry in that rich agri-
cultural section occupying the upper
Unadilla Valley will be stimulated by
the recent opening Of new railroad
twenty miles In length connecting the
Ontario and Western. ,atl New Berlin
Chenango county, with the Lackawan-
ma system, at Bridgewater. Oneida
county. Hitherto dairy men there
have been compelled to haul their
milk, butter and cheese long distances
to market, but this has been changed
by the new railroad, and more COWS
will undoubtedly be maintained In the
future.
Taking all things into consideration
the summer dairy season for the farm
ars of central New York is closing, as
It has been maintained prosperously-
Droughty weather has been a draw
back, but 1t has not entailed more loss
than larger dairy production with
very low prices would have done.
Those who are able to tackle the
season of 1895 with active milk pro-
duction by New Years or before can
Dot fail of making remunerative
profits. Winter dairying always pays
those who are fully prepared for It.
The failures and disappointments
come from those who have not made
sufficient previous provisions.--G
+. Newell in American Cultiyator.