Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-31

product,
The work done at the university
farm is briefly noticed. A tract OF
some ten acres has been set aside az
the farm for irrigation experiments
by Prot, King, Water is carried to
this tract through six-ineh wrought
iron pipe, from which II Is distributed
rs required, II Is the plan, says the
report, to gradually extend the irriga-
ton system until much OF the farm
can be irrigated,
One of the novel reports is by
frots, W, A, Henry and r. W. Wolf
on The Yield and Composition of
Sow's Milk, This is subject ON
which hut little previous Investigation
had vet been made, The ex-
porImcntS were made at the university
farm nearly year ago, The yield
was determined by Weighing the pigS
before and after sucking, Samples
of milk were then secured and sub,
Iected to identical analysis, Great
difficulty was experienced In securing
samples, the sows seeming unwilling
to allow any milk to be drawn by the
attendant, In the first trials the at
tendant would attempt to milk teat
before any milk had been drawn from
II by the pigs. but while they were
taking milk from other teats. Under
this method only very small quantities
of milk could he secured at best
Later Il was found that more milk
could be Obtained with less trouble
by allowing a pig to empty an udder
In part, At this stage the young ami
NAL was pushed aside, and the attend,
ant quickly drew what milk he could
from tho teat before the dam becau
aware of what was happening. While
familiar With the attendant and not
at all afraid OF him, tho sows exhibit
cd apparent surprise and repugnance
at all efforts to secure milk samples
from them.
Profs, Henry and Woll found the
average fat contents OF the milk ex-
amined to he S,24 per cent, Averages
by other chemists have been consider
ably lower, one being GA per cent.
The average fat contents In cows milk
In 217S cases Investigated In Mas
sachusetts was 400 per cent
The average daily yield OF milk or
the four sows ranged about pounds
day. If We consider this yield mn
average for good sows, and the fat con-
tent above given, GA per cent, an ap-
proximately correct figure, sow will
yield 1897 pounds of fat day, very
fair performance for an animal weigh
ing only one-third as much as an
average COW, especially since the milk
producing faculties OF the SOW have
hardly received any thought from tho
breeder or the feeder The micro
SCOPE examination OF the milk shows
that the fat globulos OF sows' milk are
of very minute size, on the average
only about one-quarter that OF aver
age sized fat globules In cows milk,
On tho other hand, tho number az
globues In a given volume OF milk In
about eight times as large In sows'
milk as In cows milk. The fat glo-
bules In sow's milk nre of about
tho same size as those OF separator
skim milk.
Tho main subjects treated are az
follows: Cost OF Feeding Pigs Before
and After WEAVING Compared, w. A.
Henry; Whole Corn Compared with
Corn Menl for Pig Feeding, W. A.
Henry; Corn for Lambs Before Wean-
ing, John A. Craig; Grain Mixture for
Lambs Before and After WEAVING.
John A. Craig; Lambs for Early
Spring Market John A. Craig; Estah-
fishing Flock of Mutton Sheep, John
A. Craig; Growth and Uses Of the
Rape Crop, John A, Craig; Statistics
from 81 Wisconsin Separator Cream
cries, t. H. Harrington: Statistical
Data Relative to the Cheese Industry
OF Wisconsin. John A. Decker; The
Distribution OF Cheese Factories In
Wiconsin. s NJ. Babcock, II. l.. Russell
and ] w, Decker; Test of the Guern-
sey Cow Suke OF Rosendale t6620 a..
n. b.. i. w. VOL; Unorganlzed
Ferments of Milk: New Factor In
the Rlpenlng OF Cheese 8, M Babcock
and II. L. Russell; Influence OF Tenn
perature on the Ripening OF Cheese,
8. NJ. Babcnck and II. H. Russell:
Tolerance Of Certain Milk Bacteria
Toward Ether. s. N. Babcock and IT.
l.. Russell; The Importance of the
Right Amount and the Right Distri-
button OF Water In Crop Production.
+, II. King; Tho Treatment OF Swamp
or Humus Soils. r. II, King; The
Amount OF Water Pumped by Ceared
10 II. Aermotor Wind Mil. r. II King:
Pot Culture Tests OF the Productive.
ness OF the Soils OF Mlnong Pine Bar
rens In Douglas County, r. II. King;
Per Cent. OF Water Retained by Long
Columns OF Sand, r.. III. King; Analy-
sis OF Licensed Commercial FERTILE
ers, r. w. Vol: Fertilizer Expert
menB with Indian Corn on Marsh
Soils, r. w. Vol; The Application Of
Artificial Root Pressure to Recently
TransDlanted Trees. n. 8. Goff; Is the
Ripening Season OF a Pistlllate Straw
berry Affected by the Blooming
Period OF It's Pollenizer? -. 8. Con-.
A Study OF the Roots OF Certain Peren-
m. n f3t-