Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-07-06
Fly Time.

Fly Time.
The Homestead: With the approach
OF warm weather one of the annoy
ances of the dairy herd is the swarms
of flies that attack them under the con-
ditions in which too many dairy herds
are kept. The pest Of flies, together
with the heat during summer form
an obstacle to successful dairying, lit
tie if any less severe than the cold
weather in winter, and protection
against it is quite as important. In
the older sections of the country
where stabling, at least during the
day, is practiced, the stable that is
darkened and yet ventilated affords
the required protection, but III the
west COWS kept on most farms are not
handled in this way, but are on pas
tune continuously. Shelter, both from
the sun and flies, should, however, be
provided SO far as possible. The best
method of doing this, perhaps, is to
have a pasture, when the situation will
admit of it, in which there is a high
knoll. If there are trees on the knoll
that will afford shade, and the spot is
without underbrush to prevent it from
being swept by the summer breezes,
it will be found that the COWS will
prefer it as a resting place to any 9TH
er part of the pasture as soon as they
have made their morning meal on the
grass and have reached the point
where they wish to go and lie dowp
quietly and chew the cud. If there are
no trees, it is wise plan to build upon
such a knoll an open shed that will
shade the cows without interfering
with the passing winds. Where cows
have the option to pass their time
upon knoll or on low ground on
which there is a thicket, they will
choose the former. even If they have
DO shade at all, because they escape
the flies there, while the thiclet, ar
though furnishing shade, attracts
these pests. This fact, which is mat
ter of common observation, indicates
how severely COWS feel the annoyance
of flies, and furnishes a measure of the
Importance of providing resting
place for the herd where the winds
will sweep the swarms away.
Renovated Butter in New York.
New York Produce Review: There
has been so much talk lately about the
" renovated butter" law, and how SER
iously its operation would affect the
trade here in those goods, that
sought an interview with five or six
of the merchants who are handling
that stock and yeceived from all of
them about the same story. Since
the notices were sent out by the state
agricultural department to the effect
that the law would hereafter be rigid
ly inforced, most of the goods have
come in properly branded, and those
that We're not marked "renovated but
ter have been branded in the stores.
There has been no attempt to eyade
the law so far as Branding is con-
cerned.
But the use of the words renovated
butter" seems to have almost killed
the trade. 1t is true that this is not
the best season of the year to test the
working of the law because the de-
mand for these goods is generally
light as warm weather comes on, and
during the summer business is at
standstill. However, the practical sus-
pension of inquiries during May is un-
usual and merchants here believe that
the trade in this state will be mater
tally lessened for all time to come.
One of the largest dealers said: THAT
word renovated is a nasty thing to
put on a tub of butter intended for ia
BILE use, and believe that kind of but
ter has received a knock out blow. At
present it is as dead as door nail.
l can't get rid of what have and GER
tainly don't want any more. 1t is not
p question of price-I would accept
any reasonable bid" This In sub
stance was the report In every store
that visited. Jobbers say that prices
for creamery are too low to warrant
any one bothering with the "renovat-
ed" butter and retailers say the brand
is a suspicious one, and likely to in
jure their trade in straight goods. in
these days when olecmargarine is try
ing to get foothold everywhere q lot
of people are afraid that they are be-
ing imposed on, and any strange
brand is calculated to condemn the
butter.
Dairy Notes.
The cleo business is reported to be