Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-27
Dairy Notes.

Dairy Notes.
A man will be careless in caring for
his milk because it is going to factory
where some of the patrons do not take
proper care of the milk they deliver.
Instead of having them deliver milk
that has been properly cared for he lets
his standard down to theirs and the
whole output of the factory is lessened
in its value and dividends lowered-for
no buttermaker can produce AL good
for second or third rate milk.
In the desire to get returns for their
money as quickly as possible in beef
cattle, the dairy COW will be overlooked,
and within year SO there will be q dearth
Of good mixers. Then 1t is that the
dairy interests will have boom. There
will be premium for good dairy cows,
and prices for butter and milk are
bound to increase. This nearly always
follows boom in beef cattle, but often.
times not until six to twelve months
after.
Cream of different ages should not be
mixed until cool. Keep 1t sweet until
enough is secured for churning, then
ripen 1t or sour it for churning. It
should be ripened at temperature of
between go to IS degrees, as this is q
very desirable temperature for the
growth of Tactic acid germs, which form
acid and give q sour taste to the cream
and the flavor to the butter. Cream
should not be more than four days old
when churned. Twenty-four hours is
sufficient time for souring cream for
churning. If 1t is kept reasonably cool,
1t will not get too sour In four days.
Dairy and Creamery.
The Canadian Experiment station
has made quite a thorough inyestiga-
tion concerning the most economical
method of feeding skim milk to pigs.
From its report we condense the follow
ing conclusions:
1. Skim milk may form the largest
part of the feed Of young and growing
pigs with advantage and economy.
2. For the fsttening of swine weigh
ing on the average over 100 pounds each,
live weight, it is economical to give an
allowing of skim milk not exceeding
five pounds head per day.
3. In every case the swine fed with
part of their ration of skim milk were
lustier, more vigorous and of q more
healthy appearance than swine fed
wholly on ration of grain.
4. 1t is seldom profitable to feed
skim milk or buttermilk alone to swine
Farm separators are gaining popular
ity in Iowa, as is shown by the returns.
In 1898 there were 9O4 in the state; In
1899, 1852; in 1900, 1882, and in 1901,
5,23l.
While the farm separator has been in
creasing the cresmeries In the state
have been decreasing In 1900 there
were 994 creameries, in 1901 only $50, q
falling off of 81 during the year.
Many poultry raiser has failed in
the business because he had his yards
and houses overcrowded. Good cattle
raisers do not overcrowd their pastures,
and good poultrymen do not overcrowd
their yards and houses. Give the birds
plenty of room If you want them to do
well, each bird should have one square
yard of floor space if you want them to
do we'll.
Some idea can be had of the import
ance of the beet sugar industry in this
country and its rapid development
when it is known that In 1896 there
/ were but six plants in the United States
| and last year they had increased to forty
| eight. In 1898 the production amount
ed to $4,000 tons and last year there
| were $4,000 tons produced. An in
| crease of 45O per cent in three years.
] The poultryman that does not pro
vide his birds with good pasture OF
supply them with green food, csnno
expect them to succeed, and he will not
Poultry require green food, must have
1t or they will not do their best, no diff
ference how choice your birds may b.
unless they have the green food they viii
disappoint you. Every poultry maj
should SOW patch of fall rye, 1t make
an excellent fall pasture and is read,
for the poultry early in the spring, 1t
much better than SO much grain fee
and is cheaper too, as it makes a bal
anced ration.
Gov. Hoard says: "The average cos
of keeping the dairy COWS in Iowa /
S26. .O3 per year. The average net earn
, ings of the COWS was $27.79. Thi
leaves only s1.76 for pay of labor an
interest on investment. That this stat
, of affairs is all due to the wrong idea
a of the business is, 1 believe, true. Their
is no need of it.'
Il Some idea of the growth of the shee
a industry in our western territories ca
be gained from the conditions in Mon
. tana.
9 The first sheep were introduced int
d Montana in 1860, and 1t was 1874 befol
o the first sheep contract was made, th
n flock numbering only 1000. Toda
q Montana has over 6,l7l,oOO sheep an
!" stands first in the production of WOO
b In 1891 the state sold 100000 poune
of wool at an average price Of 49,
cents.-Farners' Tribune.