Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-20
Dairy Notes.

Dairy Notes.
The old way of feeding corn fodder
should give way to the new as fast
cutters and shredders. By the old
way, waste was encouraged. The large
ends Of the stalks were uneaten and
had to be cast out as rubbish. They
were not even fit to be used for bed
ding. Where shredding is possible
these same stalks are not only rem
dered fit for the cows to eat, but If,
by chance, anything be left, 1t is suit
able for bedding.
It is estimated that the butter and
cheese consumed in England amount
to 495,00 tons, OF which $4,000 tons
are imported. The wonder is that the
Engl.zb buy much of their dairy prod
ucts /; pm countries that are more
denselyy populated than England. Even
the far ends of the earth are helping
to supply this important class OF food.
It is rather humiliating that the
United States of American can get so
small part of this immense trade,
and that, too, because some greedy men
are allowed to impose on the British
POO4AC ny DOSuS
A contemporaneous dairy paper says
that it does not regard the grinding
together of the corn and cob, into
what is known as corn and cob meal,
as any advantage to the feeding "a
ton. However, it has been demon
strated that the cob ground up is as
valuable as the meal pound for pound
provided it be ground or mixed with
the corn meal One of the largest feed
ing establishments in Nebraska not
only grinds up all the corn on the cob
that it can get, but even goes to the
trouble Of purchasing corn cobs by the
carload to grind up for the use Of it's
cattle. and regards corn and cob meal
as very valuable.
New Zealand is not going to be be-
hind other countries in fostering her
export trade in dairy products. Real
izing that the government regulations
Of Canada, Australia and Denmark
have accomplished much in the way OF
developing their export trade in dairy
products, New Zealand has placed on
the statute books an act called the
''Dairy Industry Act" Among other
things this act provides for the stoT-
ing, at government expense and under
government supervision, Of ali butter
intended for export, provided the but
ter be not put into the warehouses
more than thirty days before the
steamer that is to take it sails. Sim
liar regulations are made as to cheese.
The whole is under control OF the de-
rartment of agriculture.
The Pure Butter Dealers Associa-
tIen of Philadelphia is doing work
that should be paralleled in every
state where there are butter laws. II
is gathering evidence to present in
court as to the sale of oleomargarine
for butter, not only by the butter
stores, but also by the restaurants and
| Dtels. It is not that the sellers OF
this product cars much about the law
suits, but it stirs up the people to a
realization of the fact that such
places are selling or using butterine
instead Of butter. Most of our hotels
| put on proud airs and would not fol
a good deal have the travelling public
convinced that they use a substitute
for butter. Only keep these places ad.
vertfsed and they will soon discard
o1eomargarine for pure butter. The
same is true Of big grocers, especially
those that cater to the best paying Gus
tom, that Of the rich and we1l-to-do
Too little effort has been made to bring
their habits to the notice Of the PEG.
pie.
Keeping the cow stable clean ant
sweet is one Of the necessary reQui
sites Of good dairying. It is impos
sible to draw milk in a stable that i
nauseat1ng in its atmosphere and hay,
the milk pure. The atmosphere fur
nishes the cause Of bad odors tina
become worse when developed in tn
milk. It is not infrequent that mai
takes great pains to have his hand
washed and clean clothes on when b
milks and yet allows the doors of tn
manure to so permeate the who'll
stable that it is impossible to get goo
results as to a clean product. Ever,
few months the stable should be give
a thorough cleaning, using not onl,
I've washes but disinfectants as well
Then the daily task should be to kee
, 1t clean. OF course it is not possibl
to do as great New Jersey dairyma-
does-keep a man to do nothing Blu
to remove the droppings as fast a
/ they are made, but the barn should b
! cleaned out often enough to proven
the odors from permeating every
thing. Whitewashing is valuable be
cause 1t not only covers up germs ths
may have escaped the disinfecta1
washes, but acts as a reminder to tn
, dairyman that his stable is to be keT
? clean. Dirt cannot accumulate o
whitewash without being recognized
5 and thus the cleanings are likely to h
nearer together. Some have adopte
the practice of painting the board
near the COWS with coal tar. TIL
would appear to be a good thing, as
prevents the boards taking in fit
a and holding it. they should also /
S easier cleaned for this painting.
: Poultry Notes.
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