Evening journal., 1896-04-21

Household Necessities.
"Plenty OF Summer sunshine the
psst week has kept grass fsirly
Jumping" remsrked dsirymsn this
morning to q reporter. why, as a
matter of fact, we never had SO much
milk and butter at this early season.
But the price has not gone down and
will not Foc some reason, probably a
feeling of close compstition in Nsw
Castle, the price of milk was never
advanced to eight cents quart, AS Is
customary every Wiuter. ana It has kept
at the uniform price OF six cents all this
year.
The class OF farmers who fend nil TO
the city markets Is among the most en- p
terprising, and when the milk business Is
conducted intelligently, there Is almost
always q sure profit. Considering the
kind OF stock used by large number OF
farmers and the low prices obtained for
milk-six cents at retsil all the year
round is surprising that farmers can
see their way clear to 20 so heavily into
tis business.
But the milk aud butter business
seems TO have the preference In this
section OF the country, aud the produo
tion 10 lsrge. Shipments OF milk, cream
and butter, upon which a very low rate
is assessed by the railrosd companies are
numerous from this Gnd nsiRhb,ring
stations on the Delaware road
Tne herd that coassin1 COWS which
ield two gallons OF milk per day each IA
an average during tns ten months In the
Yesr, is considered a good one Some
farmers sell their own labor with the
milk and also ohargs for the uss Of the
team which carries the cans Co the
STATEN The manure also contains large
share of the proft and then the natural
increase OF the stock Is an Item to be
considered Increased fertility of the
soil. OF course. brings the greatest gain
II the dairymSn can increase the daily
| yield OF each COW but a single qlart, IL
amounts to 75 gallons during the ten
months allotted as ths milking psriod OF
each COW II he can double the yie.d
the profits will be p,rasps trebled be
cause the frat cost OF shelter and room
In the pasture will no. bo increased,
While but a slight increase In the ex
pensss for food will result.
Although breed is the key 10 success. 9
number OF farmers still continue to nss
cattle that are far bslow what should b.
found on the farm aad mistaken view
Ol cC0hOuy nhNo Aopt tutM
against the tide when they should be
prosperous. Many farmers kesp and
feed a COW that IL no good simply bs
cause she Is a COW. A man who gotE
coed COW can maks her pay for herself Il
year Hay and cora AsRl horevar 3.
the staff OF llfo to e COW; and a COW fs,
on corn fodder will not psy.
Customers can quickly detect, by Ia
lquslity Of the milk ''corn fodder fe,
COW. Ole dairyman ia town lost hi
best customer because he continued tn
habit Of fodder feeding
But look out for garlic this weak,
said the milkman who was oonvsrsinl
with tho reporter. Garlic Is due TO
morrow or next day aud then the demanS
for milk Will gradually fall of ,"
But Is there no remedy for this con
taminstion2' asked the newspaper msn
Yes, snd every farmer knows It bu
does not take advantage OF his knowledg,
along this line. You have noticed ths
mornings milk is not 30 sffscted witt
garlic as nights. That Is simply bscaus,
the COWS stayed ia the stable all nigh
and breathe off all the garlic.
Now the remedy for garlicky milk
to urge your dalryman to let his COW
stand IN the stable OF barnyard an hou
or 30 before milking instead Of hurryinl
them up and then rushing the work o
milking while even the cows bresth Is q
bad as q fellows who has insisted upoI
eating four fried onions