Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-25
SOME PRACTICAL COW TALK.
Hints and Suggestions for Farmers and Dairymsn
That are Beneficial

Elgin quotations for one wet k in May
is steady at 20c, a decline of Sc from
last week. A year ago this week it was
2lc. The output in the Elgin district
was 544. 400 Chicago 2t 4t0, New
York 224. Boston %, Philadelphia 90.
The second week at Elgin firm at 191c;
the quotation year ago was 2ic. Chi
cago 49, New York 20c, Boston 1870,
Philadelphia gle, The output for the
Elgin district was 577, h00 pounds.
Mr.. z. H. Kieffer Iowa creamery in
spector, says If cream is held too long so
that 1t is spoiled, or, in other words so
that 1t has acquired an unelean or old
flavor, or even become sour when deliv-
cred to the creamery, it should be sent
back as unit to make the grade of but
ter That interests the buyer, because 1t
would certainly have q tendency to low
er the price. Now, II we buttermakels
desire to protect our trade and business,
we must rise mp from in under this pres-
sure and all declare to the world that we
VIII not make butter out of spoiled
cream. That means suicide to our trade,
Tor the farmer will gradually discen-
tlnue milking unti he is out of the bus
lness. Ii poor butter is going TO be
made 1t will require only one.fifth as
much to supply the trade as it would
take II good butter is made. | claim
that one pound of poor butter will go as
far In an ordinary family as five pounds
of good butter. The above are cold
facts which stare us in the face today,
and l earnestly appeal TO buttermakers
OF this state to carefully investigate the
conditions and take a sensible and prac-
tical view of the situation. Personally
ask every farmer who delivers hand sep
arator cream whether his separator is
thoroughly washed each time alter us-
ing. Insist that this be done. Ask him
to Immediately cool his cream TO fifty
degrees after separating and have him
always cool the fresh cream to the same
as the cream to which it is to be added
Have him skim about a 80 per cent.
cream so that you can make use of
good starter for cream riDening.
In an experiment conducted by E. c.
Salisbury, who is making study of bac-
terra in their relation to cleanliness in
the dairy, dipper was thoroughly scald-
ed by steaming and then allowed to dry
With this as a standard the following
results were obtained. After wiping
with q new clean cloth tE ere were three
aud one-haf times as many bacteria ON
the dipper as when the dipper was al
lowed TO dry without wiping. When
wiped with slightly dirty towel there
were 295 times as many as when nnwip-
ed, while with a soiled towel there were
1882 times as many as when allowed To
dry without wiping. While the vessel
allowed TO dry is not as bright as the
ore wiped, its sanitary condition will he
better If left unwiped. Since the keen
| ing quality of milk depends on excluding
the bacteria and keeping the milk cool
so that those getting in-in spite of care
cannot grow rapidly, it is evident that
care and attention in the proper clean
ing of vessels is an important factor in
quality of milk. was much interested
in Mr.. Porter's item in the CENSOR last
week on cleanliness Any family or fac
/ tory that will get milk cared for as /
doubt not Mr.. Porter cares for his will
| get cleanest sanitary kind of milk or
| cream.
DairYmen, do not forget to salt your
| cows. They should have salt where fbev
could get to it at all times. You viii
loose much money by neglecting this
A trial recently made at the Mississinnj
experiment station, indicates that mat
tention to this !, oint may be a rather ex-
| pensive oversight Three cows yera
kept without salt for four weeks and
their milk record kept during the last
| two weeks Of this period, then they were
| given the usual allowance of salt for tyUo
| weeks and en- comparing the milk rec.
| ords it was found that the cows gave
| 454 pounds of milk during the first peri
cd when salt was withheld, and 564 lbs
| during the second period when salt was
| furnished, a difference of 40 pounds of
| milk in two weeks in favor of sailing
Also, do not neglect good pure water for
| your cows. Milk contains about sS ner
cent. water and it will be ASTONISHING
| to you to know what amount of watar q
cow will drink during the day. | notice
| lot of catch.basins around the country
The COW should not be allowed TO pet
near them. With hogs waIlowinp into
them and cows drinking the filthy wat.
er, what kind of milk do you expect 10
get The poorest kind, of course.
The BioomiDgdale creamery paid 22c
for 2l April butter fat. They are max.
| ing 400 pounds Of butter daily at present
and are increasing right along. The
new boiler room is about complete and
a new tile drain laid to the river. THE
buttermaker has put ont few Simplex
separators since he has handled them.
Gus MoTterud, our secretary, was a
delegate to the state convention at Mad.
ison. 10000 reward to the first party
bringing n house plant of any kind tc
set in the plate glass front of the cream.
cry $1,000 to the second, and 80 on.
Please don't all come at once with them,
Yours truly,
!. n. WIGGINToN.
Rlnominpdale. MAY 21