The Columbus journal., 1896-01-22

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The oldquestion Of temperature comes
to the front this winter as usual. A
reader Of the Farmers Review gives
this little piece Of Information, which
may prove Of use to some: He says
that last winter he kept thermometer
in his house and another outside. He
was astonished to see how little differ
ence there was between the two. only
four or llve degrees, as general thing.
He nailed paper over the inside OF his
house and that raised the difference
two or three degrees, but not nearly
50 much as he had hoped. This fall
he has been putting coal ashes into his
hen house, principally to act as an alb
sorbent. It has seemed to do more than
that. One morning recently. when the
thermometer out of doors was about
Is degrees below the freezing point.
he went into his hen house to take
away pan of water he had left there
the previous night. He expected to
find it frozen solid. but instead he found
it not yet reduced to the congealing
point, while the temperature around
him was as high as desirable for poul-
try in winter time, and the hens
seemed to be happy. He Is Of the opin-
ion that the foot of ashes over the
floor prevented good deal Of cold from
getting in, for there is no doubt that a
great deal Of cold does come up through
the floor. 1t is q good idea to look
after the warmth Of the floor as well
as the sides. ends and roof of the house.
Mallein for Glanders.
We have on the highest veterinary
authority that the diagnostic agent
known as "mallein" is a sure test for
the existence Of glanders in the horse
and mule. There is an article in the
American Veterinary Review by Pro-
fessor Nocard of Abort. in which he
begins a resume of the results of test
ing over 5000 horses with mallein and
closes by saying: From all that pre-
cedes it results that the systematic use
Of mallein constitutes the surest, the
quickest and the least expensive means
to relieve the most seriously affected
center Of glanders." By the use Of this
agent glanders can be detected in its
earliest and mildest form. and it can
be clearly told whether a suspected
case is Of glanders or Of some less seri-
GUS disease Of the air passages. Cali
fornia veterinarians are now receiving
mallein from the Bureau Of Animal
Industry at Washington and are using
it under the authority Of the boards Of
supervisors in some counties. Every
facility should be given the horse own
ers for the application Of the test, to
the end that glanders may be stamped
out. We notice that the colony of
Queensland gives notice that it will ap-
ply mallein and make its quarantine
against imported horses less severe
Southwestern Stockman.
Fall Cheese.-As a general thing IL
is more difficult to make good cheese |
in fall than in summer. This Is owing !
largely to the difficulty Of keeping the |
curing room at an even temperature. !
If the heat is allowed to run down to !
20 degrees or less during the night |!
through lack Of proper fire, and then |
to double that amount during the day, |
the chances are that originally good !
cheese is likely to be ruiped. Half of ;
the time out of the twenty-four hours
it will be as hard as rock on account
of the hardening Of the butter-fat and
caseine by cold, and then very soft
the remainder Of the day by excessive |
heat. Another mistake is that fall |
cheeses are often made too large, be-
cause they will not cure as quickly as
small ones. which is an imp0r tant
thing to reckon on when the weather is
cool. Moreover, cheeses should be
turned over and oiled in cool weather
just as frequently as in summer, since
this also hastens their curing. Alto
gether the process of cheese making is
more of science than many would
suppose, for the best cheese and that
which commands the highest prices,
is produced by those who are the most
expert and careful at its manufacture.
Keep Up the Qual;ty.-It is Of the
utmost importance that we maintain
the quality Of our live stock, and the
only way to do this is to strive hard to
improve it. Good beef never lacks de-
mand either at home or abroad. In
fact, it is a potent influence in creating
that fellow feeling which makes a
mortal wondrous kind" The Britisher
has a warm spot in his heart for a good
bit Of American roast, though he may
not tell about it, and the American
epicure keenly relishes bit of English
we'll prepared. though he may
not tell about it, either. Our export
trade in live stock and meats has
reached enormous proportions Our
products, however, have to stand sharp
in the worlds markets,
and in order to hold our own we have
got to give close attention to the
of our live stock and to its
quality.
Hints from Denmark.-Danish dairy
men never waste their skim-milk and
whey, not a drop. They take it back
from the factory and are glad to do
30. The milk is utilized before being
to the dairyman. 1t is used
IN the household for cooking; it is fed
10 pigs and calves, and made into
cheese. They never allow the calves
% suck their dams. but raise them by
hand. The greater part of the skim
milk is made into cheese, but little of
his is exported, being used at home.
L is of good quality and when rightly
made skim-milk cheese is not to be de- !
South Americans Grading Up.-
Three high bred Aberdeen-Angus bulls
we're recently shipped from Scotland to
South American breeders. They are .
llso getting every month some Here
ords. Shorthorhs and Galloways.
Thus, while we have lost our courage
ind quit breeding and improving our