Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-12

the present time the dairy farmer
Meeting with fair success. Grain,
III and mill feed are all cheap, and
;<se who have in the past devoted
"a attention to raising hay and grain.
who have surplus of those pro
is on hand now can not reai1ze pet
prices upon them in any other way
"a by turning them into milk and
ter, says the Province of Victoria.
inter still maintains fair price, and
mould be the earnest effort OF every
|fmer to make and offer for sale moth
a but a really first-class article.
inter is much more liable to injury
81n too much than too little working.
6e old-fashioned idea that it was nee
AIRY to work and re-work butter un-
avery vestige of grain was destroyed
mo longer in vogue. Buttermllk
|ould be washed out while the butter
till in the granulated form, and very
lie work is needed to liberate the
Inc. Many work their butter in the
|nrn, using a swing-box or barrel
urn for the purpose. Doubtless there
Pnothing better than a lever worker.
\ the use of which direct but gentle
assure is obtained without the grind
q motion, which is at all times to be
foided.
Qther things being equal, we would
FER for butter making the COW that
ade the most pounds of butter from
1e hundred pounds of milk, because
costs both time and money to make
ID handle the extra amount OF water
the milk. The Jerseys have the best
.cord of any as the rich milk givers.
II WAS reported recently of Jersey
~ that one pound of butter was made
ON five pounds of milk drawn from
"a This is exceptional, but it shows
NV rich concentrated milk may be.
Wenty pounds of milk to one pound OF
liter may be regarded as very good,
ia 25 to one is about the average, TAX
ii the country through.
Salt given to COWS has some effect
b the milk. This is necessarily so as
le salt aids very much in the digestion
the food, and it is the quantity of
IL food digested that regulates the
Qality and quantity of the milk. Salt
indispensable to the health of any
0imal that feeds on vegetable matter
ia the milk is affected greatly by the
ealth or opposite condition of the COW.
Al brcechy COW or steer can never be
'usted. To stop them from jumping
ven fences, nail a horseshoe on one
re foot. This prevents the hosf from
4reading and consequently renders
81 animal unable to spring. This is
~ W Ue HlOSl GlleCludl
Eight drops of tincture of aconite
ropped on a piece of bread and mixed
It'll the food at night, and next morn
sg four drops more given in the same
lanner will generally complete the cure
garget in COWS.
For scours in calves a raw egg broken
to their milk is the most effectual
smedy. A piece of rennet soaked in
lilk is also good, but we consider the
wv egg preferable.
ca Hog Pens.
Tho floor of a hog pen should be
,rmed of some solid substance so that
he hogs can not grub the root and
,at they may be kept clean. If allowed
} grub up the floor of the pen they will
ways be in an uncleanly and I'M
ealthy condition and much food will
G wasted. 1t is quite unnecessary for
|ther the comfort or the health of the
ogs to let them exercise their natural
ropensity to root in the ground. The
kercise is really waste of food and
lkes so much from their growth. Hogs
III fatten most quickly wnen they eat
nd sleep and remain perfectly quiet,
they do in dry, warm pen with a
lank floor and bedding of clean straw
nd plenty to eat.
Hogs require free access to water in
he summer time. If they can have a
lace to battle or wallow in it is bene-
cial to them as it cools and cleanses
he skin. Mud is not filth; it is good
and healthful. Mud baths
ave ere now been found extremely
seful as medicinal treatment for the
Imam subject.
Sheep.
Sheep are profitable for several rea-
BINS, among them being the small ex-
ense of maintaining flock. By this
ne does not mean to turn them into
be woods and expect, when called up
or sailing, to find dollar bills covering
heir pelts rather than wool.
They cost but little when cared for,
ecause they are not at all choice in
he matter of feeding. They greedily
evour much that would be unservice-
bile, and for that reason are a neces-
airy adjunct on a farm as a measure of
Economy. A flock of sheep would al
host starve in a field of high clover
nd will quickly leave such for the
Privilege of feeding on the short her
age that grows III the fence corners
hey are great renovators of the soil
catering manure evenly and pressing
in, thus improving the land on which
hey feed. They multiply rapidly, a
mall. flock soon becoming a large one
nd they produce profit in three direc-
ions-wool, mutton and lambs.