The Globe-republican., 1897-09-02
Dairying In Sweden

Among the dairies the cooperative
| Oaes are the largest. The number of
their members sometimes amounts to
more than 400. Many of the co-opera-
tive diaries receive 1000 to $500 gal
Ions, and the largest more than 1000
gallons Of milk daily. For the most
part men are employed, but maid is
always engaged for working the but
ter, and one, two, or more maids for
washing. In a few diaries the work.
ers are chiefly women. Dairy instruc-
ton is undertaken by one higher dairy
school for consulents (experts), one
lower dairy school for men, seven dairy
schools for women and twenty-four
dairy stations for women At the cost
Of the Government a dairy inspector is
maintained; and in every county there
is dairy consulent (experD, who has
to go about in the county in order to
give advice and information in dairy
ing. The number of these consulents
is twenty-three, of whom one is a wo-
man, and they are paid by the Agri-
cultural Societies of the different coun-
of butter for export, there are every
year in Gothenburg and Malmo twenty
control butter judgings, to which the
dairieS have to send a cask of butter.
Immediately on receipt of notice to do
SO. The expenses for these judgings
amount to about 500 a year. In ad-
dition, a yearly butter exhibition is
hold olfornotolU in Na1vv,n
burg, and larger cheese exhibition al
most every year in Stockholm: while
smaller exhibitions of butter and cheese
take place once or twice a year in most
counties. In order 10 promote the
dairy industry, several Dairy Associa-
tons are in existence. an regard to the
cooperative dairies it may be stated
that the dairy farmers generally take
back all skim and buttermilk. which
is used for feeding calves and fatteniug
pigs. Some dairies, however, keep
calves and pigs in order to utilize the
by products. A small quantity of skim
mi. K is employed for cheesemaking. In
Sweden there are about 100000 pigs. |
Bacon is exported principally to Eng
land. Dairy machines, apparatus, i'm
plements, and supplies are manufac-
tured in many factories, such as those
of the Separator Company" in Stock
holm; Carl Holmberg, in Lund. and A. |
Hollingworth, in Orebro. The grant of
the Government for dairy purposes
amounts yearly to sum of about
e2,70O, and those Of the Agricultural
Societies to f5.30O.-Dr Engstrom.
Ashes for Gooseberries.-Int the Apr,l
number of the Fruit Grower Mrs. Ora
ham, of Indiana, writes that she has
the best success with gocseberries that
are not cultivated. Ny experience is
much the same. use hard and soft
coal ashes and cinders as mulch. and
End that the bushes treat in this way
are in every respect superior to thoss
not treated with the cinders. / shall
treat all my bushes, both currant AMI
gooseberry, in this manner as fast a
I can set the cinders.-W. B. Hall in
Green's Fruit-Grower.
The Cow.-The higher the degiee OF
attained, the more room
for deterioration in useful qualities in
unskilled hands. The COW, of what
ever breed, is more than a machine.
Moreover, what her merits may actu-
ally be. she is susceptible of improve
ment. Never conclude her to be
hing Of perfection.-Ex.
In buying trees good roots are the
most important item to look after.