The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-07

n strong competitor with the putter from
an other lands The railroads, being con
trolled by The government carry the
goods ut such a low rate that the butter
is brought to tideWater on the Balllc AZ
small cost .,.s-
The dairymaus knowledge needs to be
wide and varied as well as sclentlhc, pc
cause there are so many problems 10
be first last and all the time a close stu
dent and an observer of his business.
Many people suffer in summer from
swollen and aching feet Alternating two
pairs of shoes, wearing each one-hal a
day at a time is a great help. Bathe the
feet fifteen minutes before going to bed at
night using warm water in which enough
boraN has been dissolved 10 make the
water feel soft and pleasant. 1t Will take
out the heat and inflammation.
Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell has re-
ceived notice from Secretary Sudendorf,
of tho National Creamery Buttermakers'
association that the association Will hold
its annual meeting in MILWAUKEE, OCT:
2O-24, having accepted the ofter OF that
city 10 add $1,000 to the cash premium
fund.
While trying to make a farm productive
one should also keep a close watchout for
making il 4 home. His wife and children
are there continuously. He owes 1t to
them TO 8 p it all the comfort and beauty
he possibly can afford. There is ever so
much more than money in II. There is
more content and happir esS, pleasure to
the wife and refining and purifying IN
HuenctS upon the children, all OF lneStlma-
bic value.
Eighty teams working in one corntield
Is 4 sight that is rarely seen, and vet
there are two farms in the vicinity or
Odcbolt Sac county. Iowa, where at TINS
season of the year such parade may be
witnessed. Ire owners and managers or
these farms are Mir. A. E. Cook and Mr..
w. 2. Adams, the estate or each com
priSiug about 1000 acres OF fertile Iowa
soil, 1000 acres of Which IS under corn
Mrs. Rorer. the well known lecturer on
household topics, says: The farmer rides
to plow to cultivate, to NOW, to reap, UNI
til one might think he would lose the use
of his lower limbs; but his wife walks
miles doing houseWork. much larger
amount Of money is spent for farm ma
chinery than Tor kitchen conNeniences.
Every time ycIr husband buys new
harvester ask him to spend an equal
amount for your kitchen. Just think how
many things $3.50 would buy Tor your
Kitchen
Depend upon it, the kicking COW is
made-nOt born so Upon the care given
the heifer the first few times that she
is MIXED, depends, in large measure
Proper care given at this time is quite
sure 10 rake her quiet and gentle at milk
ing time during all her future life Of use
fulnesS. while the want on II may make
her all that the opposite Suggests-the
terror of the stable.
Be sure to furnish your pigs with plenty
of good, nure, fresh water to drink; per
haps a stock fountain attached to bar
rel is as successful method as any.
How to keep cool is an interesting prob
lem to the housekeeper when the mercury
reaches the ninetieS every day. Much or
the discomfort of cooking may he avoid
ed by planning the work carefully. Pud-
dings pies salads and almost everything
needed for the day may be cooked in the
morning if one rises early and takes ad-
vantage OF the cool hours.
When yet young the calf should be
taught to be led and handled and to
come At The call. Like all other domes-
tic animals, it is much easier to teach
the young calf the useful lessons of life
than it is to teach it after it has grown
older. Use the utmost kindness at all
times, being firm, without har shness when
necessary.
The present high price of pork will
cause many inexperienced men to go
into the hog business; undoubtedly the
first attempt of many will be disastrous
much haste as they went into 1t, and
then say that the teachings of expert
enced hog men are false and misleading.
Three times daily" says a house
keeper, the old query, What shall I
cook? cOnfronts me and 1 begin skirm
ishing around and raid the orchard and
the garden. generally. finding something
for at least one-half of the meals To-
day il was apples from the Yellow Trans
parent our earliest and best, washed
sliced, then fried in butter, little water
added to help steam them tender; sprin-
Killed. with sugar, just before placing on
the table, they make an appetizing dish !"
Are the drinking places in your pas
ture clean? If moss or other vegetable
groWths appear in your water tank, you
can destroy them by putting a little
unslacked lime in the tank. During the
hot, dry weather cows should have water
20 go to at will. If they can have this
they will yield more milk than if they
are watered only once or twice a day.
See that they have access to salt. Good
care now will count for the future The
dairyman should aways be planning for
the future. In no other branch of agri-
culture will brain work pay as we'll as
in dairying.
All dark deeds should be sprayed with
daylight. The man who goes to the tim
per TO maui wood at night because he
CLAIMS he has no time during the day,
should be watched. The man who is get
ting up stock company or is giving
something for nothing should also be
watched Some people say they do not
like 70 be told to always be on the look
out B)r sharpers. They feel safe, because
they think their games are too thin. Any
pody with sense can see through them.
guess not. Some of the shrewdest men
L
men who float schemes are shrewd.
During hot weather, when it can be
done, milk should be cooled as soon as
possible after milking. This checks the
growth or bacteria and keeps the milk
from sOuring. If one can have wind
II IS only necessary to set the cans in the
tank. We should try to cooperate with
our buttermaker and deliver our milk in
as sweet and clean condition as possible
a
ticle. 1t is also well to stir the milk fire.
quently to let the heat escape, and it is
just as important to keep the milk cans
perfectly clean They need pure air and
sunshine when empty.
One of the things that should be found
In every farm home is plenty of good.
Well-selected reading matter A great
zeal OF the farmers company is or should
i pc +b Poohs: Every farm house, especially
II there are young people in 1t should
have reading room. This room need NOT
be elegantly furnished nor in any way
expensive "opens 1t should be some kind of a
suing room which Is always comfortable
and pleasant. A table should be kent
solely for books and papers and nothins,
else. except a lamp should be allowed
thereon. With an arrangement of this
KIND a great deal of time will be devoted
TO reading that otherwise would be vast
Powdered milk is now a commercial
commodity. 1t is made in two sizes -
namely, that from whole milk and that
from skim milk. Prof. Max Ekenbere.
Sweden, has invented a machine that
makes powder out of these two sorts of
milk The cost of reduction is said to
be "a cents for whole milk and the skim
mix flour can be made for Is cents per
pound. The flour" in its dry state NAV
De transported in bags. boxes, barrels or
similar receptacles and does not turn sour
or change in any way so long as kent
from water2 When mixed with water il
returns 10 It's original condition and can
be used for any purpose for which ordi-