The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-24
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful FARMERS Operate This
Departments OF the Farm - Few
Hint. rs to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry

and Poultry.
Cream separators on the Farm.
On invitation Of Secretary F. D. Co
burn. Of the Kansas State Board of
Agriculture, an address was delivered
at the Boards recent annual meeting
by Mr.. Geo. Morgan. longtime, OBJ
servant dairy and creamery man, on
the subject Of using cream separators
on the farm. Mr.. Morgan is entirely
convinced OF the desirability Of the
milk-producer having his separating
done at home rather than at the fac
tory or station, and some Of his OBJ
seyyations are as follows:
The value OF the farm separator
to- the private dasrymAp has already
passed the experimental stage. The
evidence Of our experimental stations
and the testimony Of all who have
made CAREFUL, intelligent comparison
between the gravity system and The
modern cream separator is practically
a unit in favor of the latter for the
private dafryman. The question as to
Its advantages in localities where
creamefies are esta blished is one con-
fronting creameries at this time in
their operating expenses. This applies
alike both to creamery and patron,
whether under cooperative or pro-
prietary management, it makes but ill.,
5le difference. All are vitality interest
cd In the expense account. If the east
CEN creamery enjoys patronage of
from 10000 to" 10000 pounds OF milk
peg day, while raany of our cresmeries
arg running along at from 5000 to
5,0eH pounds, then we have lost much
of thee advantages we possess. ON ac-
court OF our cheaper dairy foods in
the Increased cost ct operating. Eyi-
dentlH as long as present conditions
exist; stsme system Of Capitalization is
inevitable.
The' farm separatcls. we think, win
assist greatly in solving this problem.
1t means; minimum OF labor with D
maximum of profit. The product is
carried i'm condensed ftgm from The
patron to the creamery In our state.
dairyingiss incidental toobeef and pork
production The conditions at times
are peculiar and perplexing. The
farmer has a way of putting the creansa-
cry on hale rations of milk. When
times and crops are good, it is no UNI
common thing to find him at milking,
time quietly sitting on the fence with.
q complacent smile upon his counte-
nance, as hes watches the calf do the
milking, but when reverses come, the
COW and the creamery are counted
amongst his best friends and assets.
Where large investments are made in
skimming stations and these spells
strike the patrons, 1t often proves very
disastrous to the management as they
feel compelled to keep, running
though the patronage has gone below
any chance of profit We feel safe in
saying that fully one-third at the
skimming stations in this state from
October to May do not pay running ex-
penses. It is in these localities where the
farm separator will prove of the great
est benefit. IT. the patronage is light
then the expense is correspondingly
light. We place-the average cost of a
skimming station at $1,000 and the
average cost ofLoperating at $500 per
annum.
At points where the patronage is
liberal, any radical change would not
be advisable. twill to great extent
work it's own way, But at these weak
er, non-paying stations much good can
be accomplished by the use of the farm
separator, especially in territory where
the distance Is too great to hau1. milk.
True, to carry out this plan the farm
er must make an1investment for" which
he is amply compensated in the in
creased value ofthe skim milk and. the
convenience OF. having it on the farm
morning and eEening to be fed while
warm, sweet and fresh and in the best
possible condition to be fed to the
young animal. The milk patroaaoften
suffers severe, loss on account of his
Sundays mill8 during the heatea1term.
He also loses again by feeding nav milk
to the calf for. six or eight weeks on
account Of the danger,incurred in feed
ing the creamery, milk. Where milk
Is fed from the farm separator by care
full management and the use of Kafir-.
corn-meal, tina calf can be put upon the
skinned milk at; IL. days old 1t has
been our experience that the patrons,
with from 10 to, IL COWS save enough.
in one year to. pay for g. 500 mar.
chine.
Poultry Briefs
It with do no harm to give the peulA
try soms powdered charcoal. which. is
thing very easy to obtain on farms,
where wood is burned almost exclu-.
sively.
Diseased stock shoulh be got rid az
as it seldom pays to keep birds that