Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14
EXPLAINS
DER JERMAN MAJ
Tells Crsamsryman HIS .e.s IN Der Waiter
Vades" and corrq Ter Milk.

vades' and cOrrq s Ter Milk.
Elgin, August 30 - tier las again
| advanced 4c; the ma : is firm at 19c:
year ago it was 1871 : Chicago, cream
cries extra, 49, to 10 : Jheese full cream
twins 8 to u. Be S i, 49, to 20 New
| York 49,, Elgin, : ember 3, butter
the same as last We s firm at 1Sc. One
| year ago this week = ter was 49,. East
| ern markets rule the same as last week
The milk COW has been fed on shucks
! TO make 20-cent butter, while her bro
| ther has eaten corn TO make 4-cent beef.
She has been sheltered in postoak brush,
while the good warm barn was used to
keep $40 race horse i'll. The cows only
protection in winter is heavy coat of
| frost, and for which sne gives in return
$50 worth of butter The race horse
wore nice red blanket, and won 80 at
the county fair in the fall, and yet with
these indignities the COW has patiently
awaited her day.
Talk about milk testlngl | had a Ger.
lnan patron some years ago who did not
bring pure milk to the factory. | called
his attention to tit was in ths month
of August, fly time He had a very
good answer, saying: "Mr. Veginton, |
Just explain dot to you; you see dor cows
she goes In der waiter und de waiter goes
her de dts up und you see / cant helps
dot, dot is just vot it ish. He went
away from the factory happy thinking
had understood the truth
There is no doubt that butter will be
higher this winter than last. There is
81 per cent. less butter in cold storage
than there was last year, which makes
a difference of 90, ,361 tubs or 5,721, $50
pounds There are II per cent more
eggs in storage than last year.
In an address before Missouri dairy
men, at their last convention John Pat
terson Of Kirksville, that stats, asid
My experience proves to me that good
dairy cows will pay better than other
stock, and you get the money quicker
because you can sell the product every
day. When the beef man sells his fat
steers he has to take good part of the
money he gets to buy steers to put in
their place. The big objection to the
dairy business is that it confines you at
home. That ought to be the best place
in the world for you. You ought to love
| it for that
The best time to have your COWS come
in is from September to December
| They will give good flow of milk
| through the winter when butter is at
| it's highest, and when grass comes in
spring they will keep up their flow of
milk until near calving time in fall
| When COW is fresh in May and June
they will give good flow of milk until
| the drouth comes or your pastures get
short in August and September, through
| the lowest prices for butter in the year.
l Vss 1.n,s Aharr yvvtll &r,
shrink and you cannot keep the flow of
milk up Once a COW gets down in her
milk flow you cancot get her back with
out extra cost of teeds. Wild crab
apples will dry up coy quicker than
anything she can eat. and e you have
any in your pastures cut them down at
once. | know Of whole herds Of G1ws
drying up on their milk by eating then
in the fall
Talking TO a farmer the other day, he
said he had sold one Of his best cows, a
fresh COW for $40 | asked him why he
did this, he said he could not sell his
poor cows for any price and had to sell
q good one to get the price. Now this
farmer loses each year $40 by keeping
the poor COW. Sell the poor ones for
what their hide will bring, you will be
money ahead Keep your good cows
and you will be $50 to $40 ahead at the
end of the year, and have the cow be-
sides. Much blame in certain sections
of the state has been heaped on the
cream separator for the past seasons
record of poor quality OF butter 1t can
not be the fault of the separator, how
ever. Instead of that they are the great.
| est blessing sent to dairymen, but there
are lessons to be learned along with its
introduction. the chief one being care Of
the cream after separating, often de-
liveries and cleanliness. Bad cream
means bad butter, and not only loss
to the patrons in the cut in price, but
also to the reputation Of the creamery,
f. E Mccormick Of Almond, was
awarded first prize on creamery butter
at the Wisconsin state fair A. L.
| Weaver second; F. Fl. Keeling Jeffer-
son. third A Wisconsin boy captured
frat prize on creamery butter at Mime
| sofa state fair, with score of 9Sl. All
herds of COWS have dropped out Of the
Worlds Fair contest excepting the Jer-
seys end Holsteins, which are making
harz fight for first place
The Avalanche cheese factory has
closed and some of their patrons are
patronizing the Bloomingdale creamery.
We have at present SO patrons and ex-
meet TO get to the 100 mark before the
close of,the year J. W. WIGGTN TON.
Bloomingdale, Sept. 10.