The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-29

Dairy Notes.
fFrom the Farmers Review
The American home market re-,
dairy products Is the one that snouia
engage the attention Of American COW
keepers We have the best market y
the world and a market that Is con
tinually increasing It's demand. MANY
Of our states and territories 90 NY
make enough butter to supply tnei.
home demand IN a recent report y
the dairy commissioner Of the olals
Of Washington we hnd that last year
that state imported from other states
400 900 pounds Of butter ana l,tlsl
600 pounds Of cheese. Though thr'0
are 200 creameries and 100 cheese la''
tories IN the state. the supply OF aalt5
products Is that much short Inc
populations IN these western states y
Increasing at a great rate. as well e
are the populations In the great clilss
Of the country. Although some OF the
western states that import dairy proc
ucts are really SO situated that IL
would be possible to produce the dairy
. foods needed. yet the habits OF
the people are such that no
great and rapid advance In that al
rectlon can be looked for. They are
absorbed in other pursuits that they
deem more profitable. These markets
are susceptible Of great Development
and with proper methods Of distrlbu-
ton the amounts CONSUMED would be
very much greater than at the pres
ent time.
An Australian dairyman, " ,.
Wylie. Kapunda. South Australia
makes rather remarkable statement
as to the gain arising from the cover
Ing OF his cows. We have seen cows
covered at night IN the stable ana
have heard OF dairymen that even per
mitted their COWS to 60 into the pas
lures with the blankets on. more
over. It is well known that In some
parts OF Europe the dairy farmers
cover their COWS ln the pastures. But
as a scheme that brings profits we have
not seen II generally recommended. II
looked like carrying the care OF COWS
to the extreme. But the Australian
in question believes that he reduces
the cost OF making butter nearly one
halt. In fact. he says that before the
use Of blankets the cost Of making q
pound OF butter was 22 cents and after
the practice had become well ealap'
llshed the cost was only ~ cents per
pound. We doubt II this remarkable
decrease IN cost was due 70 the con
seryatlon Of heat. but the Australian
eeems 70 have no doubt on the matter.
part he SAYS. 1T took me two
years to got the whole Of my twenty
six COWS under cover. because want.
ed 10 proceed cautiously, and see what
the result would be. and ! was 20 sur
prised that had to 80 over the work
again and again to be sure that ! was
making no mistake. Every COW that
was put into a cover gave Ae same
satisfactory results. BY increasing her
produce on a smaller quantity OF food.
and getting into better condition. The
effect OF the covers on the COWS was
marvellous Ny system Of managing
the covers Is to keep q record OF the
outside temperature. and when the
Thermometer goes above 90 degrees !
take the covers OF. When Il goes be.
low Go degrees / put them on. and al
ways keep them on In wet weather.
The material use Is gralnaac6a, two
Of them sown together. forming the
cover. with a rope round behind. fast
10 each corner 10 keep Il from going
forward. and a leather strap fastened
n front behind their forelegs 70 keep
it from going back. thought at nrA
that would have 70 oil the covers. but
was surprised 70 find that after COW
had worn one for about a month. the
grease and hair from her skin made
-tbe sack waterproof underneath, 50
that N the heaviest rain we have had
have never known the cover 70 wei
through. To see COWS fees'ng 10 The
rain with covers on wien Il is blow.
ing gale and taking no notice Of H.
Is surprising sight and gives me
/ great satisfaction"