The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-11-14

| C0IlO.
"TEe following are some of the
causes Of gassy and tainted milk:
ALLOWING the COWS to drink impure
water from dirty watering troughs,
| stagnant ponds. soakage from barn
yards
Feeding rye, rape, turnip tops, rag
| weed, leeks or apples.
"Not wiping cows tanks, udders and
| teats before milking.
Milking with dirty hands.
| Using wooden pals for milk.
"Not straining the milk Immediately
| after milking.
Stirring or aerating exposing to the
air. close to a swill barrel, hogpen, hog
trough, hogs, barnyard or milking yard.
"a rusty old milk can.
milking the COW. dumping the milk
| into the milk can and leaving it over
night without either straining, aerat-
| ing or cooling.
"Sour milk is caused by leaving Or
keeping it at too high temperature.
"Milk should always be strained and
aerated by running through an aera-
| tor dipping and stirring Immediately
after milking"
How to Handle the Heifer.
For long time it was our rule not
to allow the heifer cows or yearlings
to run out with the COWS. AS a conse
quence, when they arrived at the milk
ing age, we always experienced some
trouble in handling them, says q cor
respondent in National Stockman. At
one time circumstances necessitated
our keeping a two-year-old heifer in
the herd of cows. We stabbed and fed
her as we did the others When we
went to milk, we always strOked her
kindly and with pail in hand pretend
ed to milk her at the same time. Nor
were the few moments spent thus vain.
When she became a COW, we did not
have the old trouble Of breaking the
heifer." as heretofore. We have no
kicking heifers or nervous COWS in our
herd, which we attribute to this kind
of treatment, as we follow out the
plan, with always the same good re-
suit
Butter Prices In 1900.
The average price obtained for all
butter as reported by the creameries
for 1900 was very nearly POI cents per
pound, the average for that packed sol
id was 1914 cents and for the prints or
rolls 22.1 cents. This makes quite a
difference in favor Of the prints, as
will be seen. Nearby markets have
also something to do with increase in
prices, as Massachusetts, and Pennsyl-
vania average about 2311a cents pound
for prints, while in Connecticut it
reaches 24.6 cents The average for
some Of the states in packed tubs was:
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 10
cents; Nebraska, IS cents; Kansas, II
cents.-Census Reports.
Stable Sanitation.
Whitewash will kill and hold all
germs with which it comes in contact.
1t has the effect of making the barn or
inclosure lighter and much more whole
some for the animals contained in it.
Whitewash can be put on with a good
spray pump made for that purpose, or
with brush. On rough walls the ma
terial should be very thick. especially
for the first coat. The interior of any
building sprayed several times during
the season will be much less bic to
spread germs in the milk and other
substances.
A Higher Standard.
The day of the successful haphazard
butter making is past. says Cream
cry Journal. Before the standard for
fine butter was placed on the high
pinnacle it now occupies this style Of
making butter answered reasonably
we'll, but now all is changed. Butter
that would have scored 96 points five
years ago would not score over 93 at
the present time. This is because more
good butter is being made. Good but
ter makers are using modern methods
in an endeavor to make fancy butter
every day of the year
Cooperative Cont nation
The cooperative creameres of Lewis
and adjoining counties in New York 70
the number of about forty have ell
tered into an organization the purpose
Of which is to advance their interests
and take such steps as shall best pro-
mote the dairy interests Of that Sec
ton.
What a Dairyman Needs.
There are many things dairyman
needs. A complete outfit of good cans
and the best implements will not in
sure success. Something more than
these is needed. The dairyman needs
Il thorough knowledge of the details of
the business and also faculty for put
ing that knowledge into practical use.
Have Vaseline Handy.
The thoughtful dairyman will keep
vaseline handy and use it on the cows
teats. This will keep them from chap
ping. and if there are any warts they