Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-12-22
BULLETIN NO. A.


Agriculture and Domestic Econom,
has issued Bulletin No Z, which lik,
the others issued previously is of grea
value and should be read by everyone
the farmer and housewife especially
10 1t are many useful hints, which, il
put in application, would certainly i'm
prove conditions in Marathon county.
| The first subject treated, Butter
Making in the Home Dairy and Small
Factory" contains many useful sugges-
tons pertaining to butter making,
which are appreciated by the grocery
men as well as the retail buyer of this
article. A majority of the grocerymen,
who have been in business here any
length of time, have been forced to take
butter in trade which they have handled
at loss. The poorest of it has been
refused by customers, and it spoiled if
such transformation of quality can be
said to have taken place, and was
finally consigned to the little fishes in
the Wisconsin river. OF late thousands
of pounds of this butter has been
shipped to the process factory at Dixon,
| ILL.,, where it has been worked over and
'doctored up," and perhaps later
returned as Elgin butter When
groceryman refuses butter, the farmer
does not ascertain why and then try to
improve the grade, but goes home and
fol h.ac 4
more of the same poor article This
bulletin offers good advice as to how to
remedy the evil, which should not be
ignored by the progressive butter
maker. the last sentence on this subject
perhaps being the most Important
cleanliness in all things connected
with dairy work is one of the greatest
factors leading to success
Useful Farm Mechanics, I" the second
subject treated, should interest farmers
who have not had the advantages of an
education along the lines dealt with
under this head, and influence them in
sending their boys to this school,
As we have often said in these col
ums, practical methods of architecture,
blacksmithing and other useful lines of
mechanical knowledge are taught in
this school Examples in arithmetic,
where tables of measurements are APP
piled, are usually pretty dry for the
average school boy, but let him solve
these examples in a practical way and
they become of interest to him For in
stance let him figure out how many
shing es are required for the re-shing-
ling of a barn, or how many feet, board
measure, of lumber will be needed for
the construction of granary aud the
total cost of such lumber, figured at its
market price, and he will work with |
more energy and is acquiring knowl- |
edge that will be of practical benefit |
to him. The farmer always has more |
of less building to do, bat how few there
are that are mechanics or can figure |
the cost and amount of building mater
ial required The agricultural school
teaches this and more too.
Cake Making" TO Wash Flannels'
shrinking and "To Keep Prints
From Fading" three subjects for every
to note, who has daughters
entering on womanhood, and practical
information relative to these are con- |
tanned in this booklet.
The closing topic is entitled "The
Relation of Food to Health" demon |
strating that large part of the ills and
discomforts of life are due to improperly |
cooked foods or diet of nnagreeable |
victuals. The writer states that in |
many cases the depletion of the family |
income is due to errors in food economy,
too much being cooked and wasted. |
through lack of judgment in knowing
how and what to cook. Many kitchen
stoves are better fed than the family. |
some housewives not knowing how to
plan to cook the greatest number of |
dishes when the greatest amount of fire
is needed. Vegetables, etc., out of |
season and high priced, are not whole
some. Eggs at 25c per dozen demon
strates that they are scarce and that
the cold storage product is the only one
A woman with thought
to wholesomeness and economy will |
serve eggs or vegetables when they are
fresh and plentiful, and use her know
ledge of food stuf1s to substitute some
thing else when these articles are out
of season, unwholesome and high priced.