The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-10-12


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chicks grow Older. md is
n EainS iss ~ aimed meat sinS soms
form must DO substituted later 81. .SS
j Breeders for the useful In fowls
4 should not DO carried away4twtth the
mere fancy adornments Of the birds. A
well-known poultryman says: ut has
been my experience that poultry fam
cters select rather for beauty and for
feathers than for practical qualities.
When ! was breeder Of Black Span
ish, we chose birds for white lobes,
for i've points on the comb, for GER
tain shaped tails and such points. We
were not after vigor. The Black Span
ish was once great egg producer, but
has deteriorated as result of atten-
ton to fancy points. The Minorcas
come from the same kind OF stock, and
have been less injured for practical
uses" But the buying public has not
yet reached the point where It takes
its birds according to their perform
ances. A man now buys bird and
pays fancy price for it because it has
scored high or won first" at some ex-
htbition. The time is coming when
birds will be bought because . they
have laid so many eggs per year or
for some other reason of the utilitarian
sort.
An English poultry expert asserts
that In that country the droppings
from hen are worth Is cents year.
This he ascertained by an actual ex-
pertinent, taking the droppings Of 100
hens for a year and using them on
land ass he did his commercial fertil-
izers. Watching the results he figured
its value on what like results would
cost II obtained through commercial
fertilizers. We do not doubt the
truth Of the estimate based on Eng
lish prices, but We doubt II the state
ment would hold good IL made regard
ing conditions in this country. How
ever. We have surer way of finding
the value Of such fertilizer, namely,
by chemical analysis. Often it is the
case that the farmer does not get out
OF the poultry manure the value that
is in it. Especially is this the case
where dust is used as an absorbant,
and the chemical actions are induced
that result in sending most of the
nitrogen into the air in the form OF
gas. Where large number OF fowls
are kept, it will pay 70 make provision
for keeping the manure in the best
possible condition.
Keep tho Creamery Clean.
A Canadian dairy instructor says:
l am sorry to say that the creameries
of Canada are not being improved as
much as they should be, particularly
in the way of equipment and santa
ton, or in providing suitable store
rooms which can be held at low tenn
perature for storing the butter in. A
great number of the summer creamer-
les are being run on the cream gather
Ing system. This necessitates an
abundant supply Of cold water which
is oftentimes allowed to run over the
floor, or In open cutters, and has a
tendency to keep the room damp and
prevent the churn and butter-worker
from becoming dry, and the result is
that they soon become foul smelling
The remedy for this is to conduct the
water away in pipes, and also attach a
hose and steampipe. After the
churn is thoroughly washed, close the
lid and insert the end of the hose in
the. buttermilk outlet, and then steam
thoroughly for twenty minutes. The
intense heat will destroy all germ
life, and leave the churn dry and
clean. This is also an excellent de-
vice for steaming the butter worker
and utensils, and also the cans or
tanks used in drawing the cream.
:. Records OF Holsteln-F riesian Cows,
=, During this month fourteen official
tests have been reported to me. Every
practical dairyman will recognize that
this is surprisingly large number
under the unfavorable conditions of
intense heat. One indicates nearly
nineteen pounds of butter at 80 per
cent of fat to the pound and a two
year-old heifer produces over sixteen
pounds.
Summarized the records are as fol-
lows, Two full age cows average s
years 8 months % days old, 80 days
after calving; milk 1859 pounds; but
ter fat 1890 pounds, equivalent to
II lbs. OF. butter 80 per cent tat, or
16 lbs. 3-5 OF. S5.7 per cent fat. Six
COWS (three-year-olds) average 3 years
8 months % days old, "A days after
calving; milk 367 pounds: butter fat
11.s48 pounds, equivalent to IA lbs 3
OF. butter so per cent fat, or 13 lbs
3-9 OF. S5.7 per cent fat. Six cows
(two-year-olds) average 2 years 3
months old, 20 days after calving;
milk 1893 pounds; butter fat 1O.4SO
pounds, equivalent to IL lbs. 1-6 OF. but
ter 80 per cent fat, of II lbs. SO OF.
S5.7 per cent fats. Hoxie. Yorkville,