The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22

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igcheese and butter the balance Of the
season in Canada are bright. Never
perhaps in the history of Canadian dali
rying have the pastures, taking the
country as whole, been better at this
season. In Ontario especially there is
abundance Of grass, and little If any
supplementary feed will be needed for
some time. In eastern Ontario and ex-
tending through Quebec and into the
maritime provinces the severe drought
Of May and early June caused pastures
to dry up considerably, forming a seri-
GUS menace to the milk flow. But copi-
Gus rains late in June and in July have
improved matters wonderfully. and the
outlook Is most hopeful for large
make.
In eastern Ontario and some parts of
Quebec, where the dairy is largely the
mainstay Of the farmer, drought leads
to serious consequences. When a farm
er cannot secure his usual, return FROM
the dairy and the hogs kept in connec-
ton with it he is in a bad way. The re-
.newal ofsthei pasture, therefore, means
much in the districts referred to-
In central and western Ontario.
though dairying forms an important
part Of the farmers operations in many
districts, he follows a more varied sys-
tenn Of farming and consequently is not
so seriously affected when the grass
supply fails.
Kansas Farmers Cooperating.
About year ago between eighty and
ninety farmers in the vicinity of Bland,
Kan, organized cooperative compa-
ny and erected a skimming station.
The machinery and everything includ
ed in the plant cost them an even
$1,000. They have made no effort to
make butter, and 1t is not creamery.
During most if not all the time so far
their butter fat has been sold to
creamery in Haven. During the past
year the concern has paid a trifie more
than the usual price for cream, but the
policy has. been decided upon Of paying
the same as other buyers for the next
year, and then If any surplus remains
after paying the 10 per cent dividend it
will be distributed among the patrons
to the amount of cream sold to it, This
is substantially the Rochdale system.
A 10 per cent dividend will be declared
in few weeks on the first years bust
ness and the company is hourishing.
It has about eighty members.
Not n Rival of Good Butter.
The dairy business is safe from cheap
imitation butter, but it is not safe from
competitor remarks Colon c.. Lille
in Michigan Farmer. Oleomargarine
(uncolored) has come to stay, and -
will cut quite figure. Every pound OF
poor butter gives oleomargarine anoth-
er friend. Oleomargarine is preferable
to poor butter and is bound to displace
all poor butter on the market It will
never affect the better grades of butter,
because they are better than oleomar-
garine, and people will buy them in
preference, But poor butter will sell
less and less till in time it will be driv-
en- entirely from the market. People
who will make poor butter should be
compelled to eat it themselves, and
with oleomargarine5 selling for what it
is and at it's normal price but little poor
butter can find place on the market.
One of the ImpossibiIities.
Producing cream with the same per
cent of fat from day to day is one Of
the things that verge on the impossi-
BILE, according to Hoard's Dairyman.
There are too many things that cause
variations. The speed Of the separator
bowl affects the cream by making it
richer as the speed increases. Equally
slower motion makes thin cream
thinner. So where a hand separator is
used there is no guarantee that an even
motion is kept up, and the uneven mo-
ton produces an uneven cream. If the
separator Is crowded with a full milk
flow and then for a short time the sup
ply Is leSsened the result is first a thin
cream and then a thick cream in small
amount. The separator is not infallible
in itsN cream product, and the fact
should be recognized.
Indiana "GOspeI' Meetings.
The Indiana State Dairy association
has decided to- conduct series of one
day meetings 1T points in the state
where there are dairy interests of suf-
fcient Importance to warrant it, special
attention being given to places where
there have never been any meetings Of
the dairy association. Professor H. e.
Van Norman, secretary Of the state as
ISOLATION, expects localities wanting
them to notify him and to give suh-
cient time for selecting the dates and
speakers and properly advertising the
meetings.
Then the Cow Died.
liza cow is sick do not consult cow
doctor, but get competent veterina-
rian. One time local cow doctor ad-
vised us to give glauber salts to valu-
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