The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
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A Carolina dairy man writing in Prac-
teal Farmer, says: We fed them two grain
feeds at regular hours-twice a day. Our
milk had to leave the dairy at a. m. We
began milking at a. m. Each COW was
given her grain ration to eat while being
MIXED. At p. m. we began milking Tor
evening delivery, The grain feed consisted
of corn meal, wheat bran, cracked or boil
ed COW peas, cooked COW food"a COM
bination of oats, corn and peas ground to-
gether end steamed. After each milking the
COWS were given all the hay, pea vines
peanut vines or corn fodder they would
eat BY way of variety, a mess OF boiled
turnipS or sweet potatoes was added to the
above. In all cases a balanced ration
was aimed at. In winter the grain 1000
was fed warm. The last thing at night the
racks were filed with rough food. Each
rack held just about what feed one COW
would eat through the night. Our stables
were plain frame buildings, weather proof
We had two stables for our cattle-a night
stable and day one. The cows We're
groomed before milking in the morning
in the stable in which they passed the
night. They were then taken into the
stalls which were in a separate building
entirely, for feed and milking. This seems
very gentle, all pets they We're easily and
quietly handled. In this way we always
had the cows clean, and MIXED In clean
quarters. The stables had cement floors
and cutters. They were all well bedded.
Land plaster was freely used, and leaves
and pine straw were used for bedding
The stables were whitewashed inside and
out The bedding was changed twice daily
The floors and cutters We're
scrubbed once each day. We
required, and saw to it. that our
mixers were perfectly clean in personal
matters. We never employed people who
used tobacco, and so did not have smok-
ers to contend with. The cows were milk
ed rapidly and gently by mixers with dry
clean hands. Their udders We're always
thoroughly brushed washed and dried be-
fore milking. The milk was drawn with
two hands into covered buckets. The
milk bucket used had no spout strainer.
They were covered over with funnel in
the top of which was a strainer. AS ev-
cry kind of odor is absorbed by milk, and
small particles of filth dissolved in it, we
tried to keep such things out. As soon as
milk was drawn it was carried into the
dairy-room and strained into clean cans.
The stratners were of finest hair wire,
made to order; we used four. As we serv-
ed private families, hotels and colleges,
we put our milk into bottles and cans.
Each customers quantity was put up at
the dairy Our milk vessels were rinsed
out in cold water after each using, washed
out with warm soda water, scalded out
with boiling water, and before using again
rinsed out We had two sets of every
thing. One set was summing while the
other was in use. Our buckets, cans, etc,
were made to order with as few rims and
seams as possible. In washing every
time. a stick was run around the rims.
along seams and every place a bit of cheesy
or other filthy matter might lodge. The
strainers were cleaned with brushes. and
could be taken apart for cleansing Our
cows always had clean, fresh water ac-
cessble In winter the chill was taken
off: in summer it was cool as possible.
Rock salt was kept in the managers. The
cows We're kept as quiet as possible. No
dogs were allowed to chase them. No
small boy was allowed to torment them.
The man who "cussed'' or talked loud
in the presence of our COWS was dismissed.
Kindness was the rule, and the rule was
enforced.