Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-03-23
ESTABLISHED 1883
DAIRY AND CREAMERY INFORMATION.
Instructive Facts and Figures Contributed BY Ex-
Operator.

The Elgin market March 18th. wac
nrm at 244c, the same as last wselx
Inere were 81 tubs offered but no bids
or sales made. The arket for the vCaslr
Is 42'' 300 pounds, 15G pounds mora
enan 'ast weeK. iere has been no
change of import in the quantity Of
ontpus Tor some 4 ). The quotation a
year ago this wf..9 vas 284c. Chicago
25t; Boston. "a sw York, "a; PhiIa.
uelpnla' @4t orts this week consist
lnoS1Iy Oh SEE y s; in creameries 4, 600
packsses WEI E from New York in one
bloohiing 9 Cooperative Creamery
company clear of expenses for Feb
fuary, butter fat to its patrons
Easb " Valley Creamery company
PAID 20tc its patrons for January INF.
ter fat. 'ue
Elgln 8 butter output for 1903: Totals
Al, 2Tl, AL lbs, average price for tho
year. 20. O4c, against "a 13c in 1912 Tha
l9U5 had value of $40, esd, SAG. and the
1902 SIC. SS7, 7S4 'o
Creameries will be built this sprinp at
Deronda. cooperative Mt Tonab tn enat
81 500, Bsyfeld, Flainbeau, Gilman
Wayanged started February 8. Fall CY.
ty, Ellis, one at Spring Valley with over
500 cows, Bruno Fslls, co-operatiye at
Dells Dam, SrGaett Falls, Downsyille
A Jar of butter was placed in a snring
forty two year ago at Decatur. Nebras.
ka. a. few days later it disappeared and
was supposed to have been taken by the
Indians; lately it las uneartbed and
will be taken TO the st. Louis exposition,
Think of it, farmer making hnttsr
that will keep az years. / think we
should have such buttermakers nova.
days. Believe he would command hioh.
er wages than the buttermaker beIoyU
supposed to be the largest salary paid to
any buttermaker 1n the world Martin
Mortenson is working for the Hazel
WOOD creamery company at Portland.
Oregon, at salary Of s., 500 a wear He
came to this country in 1894.
Oleomargerine output at Chica0o for
February was 3S, SIG tubs, or i g40 500
pounds. and since July 277. .O94 tuhs or
13, S51, 700 Iounds, under the new law
And for the same period under the oId
law in 1901, 600 6S7 tubs or 30 034 350
pounds, difference Of 10, 1S2, $50 lbs.
a tax of ten cents pound makes some
difference, does 1t ,'ota This is as good
as equal taxation / think If we had
the primary election law, which we
ought to have, and could get at oleo-
margarine we would vote it out of ex-
istence, would we not my dear farmers 2
A Wisconsin creamery patrons COW
brought him xS7. ii for one years milk
b. e. kocL, McFarand, Wis, from jan
uary 23d and ending December, 6, 500
pounds OF milk, averge test sol, pounds
butter 3SO.1, average price for butter
~ VIC, average price for milk 81, 80.
This is the COW TO keep.
A number of farmers in this neigh
/ borheod complain of their cows loosing
their calves. This is very serious dis
ease, as 1t is 8 disease and contagious
writes MIR. Adams of tbs State Expert.
ment Station, Madison. He saws it will
| go through the whole herd, and recon.
mends 'henoluu ANY of our readers
Who have this trouble will please write
me for 1t and | win gladly get it for
you.
h Patrons please notice our bulletin
board for butter prices each week
| Patrons of our creameries must be
very careful with their cream this
changeable weather Do not put fresh
cream into the old before well cooled
and aired. Always air your cream well
| ont In the air by turning IL from one
pail or can to the other few times,
Put your cream in good clean place
and be sure and keep it away from cook
stove, and do not cover it tight tie A
little cheese cloth or mosquito netting
over can to keep out mice or rats.
Run your separator little above the
required speed. Do -rIt start your milk
until machine is up in speed. Have
your milk about S5 degrees while separ.
ating; cool and air it at once; skim at
about 32 per cent cream; do not skim
any less as the milk that is left In the
cream will spoil it es zach as any
thing. Take your cream to the factory
as soon after as ycu can, do not wait 10
get your can full All these instruc-
tions are for your benefit. as you re-
ceive the pay; poor cream poor pay No
creamery will take in poor cream X tbs
buttermaker knows himself.
If you fesd your cows vegetables of
any kind feed them after milking.
Yours truly, J. N. WIGGINToN,
ButtermRker