Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27

Dairyins in Siberia.

On tne SUBJECT: 1t Is shown that 81
he1da fs naturally adapted for becom'
ing the future dairy country. AS soon
Al; the Ural mountains have been
crossed, one is astonished at the enor-
znous pEairies with luxurious growth OF
1saage plants, veritable heaven fo1
cattle and dairying, and this impress
Sian is confirmed if one gets chance
ID Examine the soil which is of the
sams rich, black kind known in the
-sfEUpean Russia. Herds of several
Hundred head of cattle are frequently
seen and the impression is that dairy
Eng must be prominent.
The Russian government has also
commenced to understand that it has
4 gold mine in Siberia and has taken
steps to utilize it, but to stranger 1t
will seem as if the cart was being put
5efore the horse by establishing re-
higerator trains for export instead of
Arst Improving the production. The
lecturer attended one of the great
dairy exhibitions held every third
year, this time in Kurgan, Tobolsk.
There we're 400 firkins of butter, fresh
and preserved, shown, and not a
single perfect or simply good could be
found among the fresh samples and as
TO the preserved the smell was enough
% prevent him tasting it. The main
llazne he lays on the dairy instructors.
Of course there are exceptions but as
l. rule, he did believe them to be COM
pesent and he mentions a sample of
Fresh butter made by an instructor to
which had ben added several pounds
Of sugar" When this is done by an
instructor what can be expected from
he rank and file? No! first of all ex-
Pert Instructors are needed. It must
be remembered what kind of people
Il is who handle the milk. They are
aa . very low plain of civilization,
zasy have even deemed the centrifu-
gal sepaEators the work of the devil
End believe that the late drought was
Gofs punishment for the introduction
N Asse machines.
Cleanliness, the foundation of dairy
ZIG, was not much in evidence at the
show, how much worse must it be in
the creameries!
These are both individual and CO.
operative, and there as everywhere it
ias been demonstrated that the CO.
operative creameries make the best
butte1 and they also took most of the
premiums at the show. A peculiar
thing is that but seldom is mechanical
power used to run the separators;
as rule they are run by hand. Every
Ratron has his separator by which his
milk is separated at the creamery
f.! y That is a great bother and
loss Of power is evident, but the rea-
son is that human power is cheap and
sne2 very dear. Pasteurization is near
~ unknown and the care of the COWS
IS poor, the COWS small of various
breeds and give but little milk which,
however, is very rich, testing to 6
aVen per cent.
Origin OF Buff Wyandottes.
Bulletin 81, of the Department OF
agriculture, says: There has been
considerable contention about the
question of priority of production of
this variety. From all information at
hand the indications are in favor of
George H. Brackenbury, of Auburn,
y. ". as the pioneer, with DR.. AL
bridge and R. G. Burlington, of Fall
River, Mass, close seconds. These
1Wa distinct lines were produced under
different methods. One was formed
from Wyandotte-Buff Cochin cross;
the other came through the Rhode
Island Red-Wyandotte cross. Other
all aiming for the same end, but each
using separate rule of procedure.
The New York strain of Buff Wyan-
aottes was produced from the union of
Wyandotte males and Buff Cochin fe-
males. This strain is largely Cochin
ia blood and form, in color of wings
and tail, and in surface color, and is
the best Of any of the early productions.
The amaigamaticn of this and the other
strains improved all and. gave them
the start toward their present per-
lection of form and color. The Buff
Wyandotte is nearer related to the
Asiatic family than any of the older
Wyandotte varieties, as the latter were
crossed again upon the Cochin to gain
She desired color. The original Fall
River strain ESQ called) came as the
result of an unguided cross of Silver
Laced Wyandottes and Rhode Island
Reds The Rhode Island Red, a cross
bred farm fowl, in union with the
Wyandottes, which were placed among
Ehe Reds to advance their value as
market poultry, gave product that
vas nodded into the proper form and
color for the Buff Wyandotte. The
Rhode Island Red was largely de-
seended from the early Asiatics, and
thus gave renewed strength to these
later blood lines, and adding to, rath-
er than detracting from, the tendency
5nWard Asiatic form.
Farm Stock in Middle Asia.