Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-08
Thursday October S, 1908.

80 49,
bowl from splitting IS to rub It well
with fresh lard before 1t has ever
been wet. Heat the lard and grease
the bowl inside and out just as long as
the wood will absorb the lard. which
will usually be a large cupflI. A small
brush is a convenient article to use
about cleaning the churn and dairy
utensils, as IL Ii dHaicult to clean the
corners OF the churn and seams of the
pans with a cloth. and when these
are neglected they make fine breeding
places for microbes. A good way to
clean the wire piece of the milk strain
er is TO rub it both inside and out with
dry salt and then shake it thoroughly.
Before beginning the work Of churn-
ing n should have plenty of boiling
water ready to use as soon as the
c~hurning is finished, and the sooner the
milk and butter are removed from the
churn the less trouble 1t will be to
clean. Cold water should be used first
to wash off the milk adhering to the
side, and then scalding water must be
freely used and In such a way that it
will reach the corners and crevices.
Then dry the churn ia the shade first
and place 1t I'm the sun, for If it is set
In the sun while wet the wood is apt
TO get warped. In most cases sour
milk is the result Of the cans not being
porperly washed, and the best method
OF cleaning them is to first wash the
pans in warm water and then scaId
thoroughly and set in the sun 10 dry.
There should be plenty of cloths to use
about the dairy, and a good plan Is to
have two sets OF cloths and use them
on alternate days, summing when not
in use. The cloths may be kept clean
and white until they are entirely worn
out II they are boiled every other day
In d strong suds. but they should be
washed out In warm water first. When
removed from the boiling water they
should be rinsed carefully. Then the
cloths must have d good airing and
summing to keep them fresh and sweet.
Farmers Advocate.
Poor Cows.
When a man increases the number OF
his cows at the expense OF quality lie
does u very unbusinesslike thing, says
Dairy and Creamery. Better not keep
more cows unless they are good ones
Take better care Of what you have and
be content rather than buy poor cows.
Where one raises his own cows he
should test out the heifers that do not
promise as well al possible, no matter
liz they are registered and have a good
pedigree. We must have something In
the dairy barn besides breeding to
make a success. We want individual
ity. When this is well backed up By
breeding all the better. but the profita-
bio cow we must have. 1t is not al
why's judiciOus to sell q heller IL she
does not come up to the standard the
FIRST season provided she gives promise
OF bettcv work later on. One must use
his judgment as well as the scales and
Babcock test with a heifer. 1t IS a good
plan to hayN an animal clearance sale
and dispose os the undesirable COWS to
tfe butcher.
Moisture I'm Buttcr.
One Of the proniems for our butter
makers to solve I'm the near future Is
how TO bring up the per cent OF mois-
ture in our butter without interfering
with It's other market qualities. says
Dairy and Creamery. The British law
allows 16 per cent OF moisture In but
ter that Is called genuine. while the
average moisture content Of our butter
liz about 1928 per cent. or il large mum
ber Of samples Of Danish. Swedisli and
Irish butter analysed the lowest aver.
age Of any lot was 1861. while most
Of the lots ran above Ill Der cent
moisture. 1t will TINS be seen that our
competitors are making ii good sale OF
water. which costs them nothing and
which appears to improve the quality
Of their goods. as Danish. Irish ana
Swedish butter brings a higher price
than flyc Canadian article. rho nor
mai content Of butter fs Ii til from
the chyrn ii anywhere between IL and
20 per cent. After washing ii may be
from 9 to II per ceng. the best con-
taining about Is per cont Of moisture.
IT would thus appear that by Il uni
form method of washing and working
n greater per cent cF moisture corla be
Totained OF. lit any rate. d greater uni
foxnity In the moisturs coutens.
a Tinc Ayrshire Cow.
Winnie Ponder. whose pictsirc II here
reproduced frnm Hoard's Dairyman. Is