Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-10-06

pounds, says American Agriculturist. |
His sire was Claude 234 and dam
Grace Benedict 521, who in ten months
gave 7,S24.8 pounds of milk. Claudius
was shown in 1907, 1903 and 1901 at
the leading fairs in the east, including
New York, New Jersey and the Pan
American. Out of possible seventeen
first prizes he took thirteen. In 1901
he headed his herd and took first at all
fairs shown. He also took sweepstakes
at Syracuse, N. Y, in 1901 and the
prize for bull and get at Trenton,
N. ]. Claudius is owned by 8. A. F.
Servin of Orange county, N. Y, who
also has Countess Warwick H.. consid-
cred one Of the handsomest Dutch belt
ed cows ever on Valley farm. She was
first shown in 1901 and took first prize
at the Pan-American.
Nebraska ~ . Dairy State.
In a recent bulletin by Professor A.
L. Hacker prepared for railroad
company he shows what he believes to
be the future possibilities Of Nebraska
as a dairying state. One creamery
paid to farmers in 1903 for butter fat
the sum of 81, 25O, 900, and another paid
| 100000. This, he believes. is only a
small representation Of what will be
| paid In the future when the dairy in
dustry is more fully developed.
Weed Out the Drones.
Weed out the drones from your herd.
The sooner you do this the better. An
improbable COW should have no place
in dairy herd. They are robbers and
should be sent to the shambles.-Dairy
and Creamery.
Abortion In Dairy Herds.
The cow which has aborted should
first be isolated In portion Of the
barn entirely removed from the
healthy animals, says DR.. Lehnert II
American Agriculturist. Use some dis
infectant literally about the stall, and
wash out the uterus daily for weel
to ten days and then every few day
az long as there II any discharge from
the vulva. For this purpose use 3 t
per cent solution Of creolin or sulph'
naphthol. The cheapest and best ap
paratus for douching is three-quarte
foot Of one-half inch hose and an OF
binary tin funnel or tunnel. This
preferable to a syringe or pump. as
IL less irritating. About two quart
should be used at each douche. usin
warm water. Do not breed affecte
COWS for six months, and keep ther
farrow a year II they are worth 1t.
Moisture In Butter.
According to the Iowa experimeI
station, butter can contain IS per Ger
moisture without any apparent injur
to the commercial quality Of the bu
= ter. It requires a keen observer an
good Judge to fault butter containin
!, as much as 20 per cent without tt
y use of a special test when moisture hi
been properly Incorporated.
:, Ration For Dairy Cow.
- While most dairymen feed largely
what they have on hand, the foilowir
- ration is one which will bring good
- suits, hence warrant the purchase
:. any of the grains which must
. bought. Sell some Of the surplus Co
~ II necessary to buy the other grair
~ for it will pay, says Farmers ADV
!. cate. The ration given Is based
- feeding q COW of average size and
=, petite and may be reduced or incre.
ed to suit individual needs. For graz
four pounds Of wheat bran and thr
pounds Of gluten meal with mite
Is pounds of hay Of good quality-this
lef the ration for one day and Is mt
DIS economical. one. When the cows
Ill turned on to pasture, grain feedi
an should be continued, gradually red
NO ing It a. the grass gives the results
milk.