The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-06
.AGRICULTURE.
Suggestion for Farm Daughters

The origin Of our word daughter 10 dahi-
nj, meaning "a mixer OF cows. This csls
upa picture Of life among our Aryan ances
tors In the primal time. One finds nova
days occasionally women ard girls helping
with the milking as they do largely In
Europe. Some ale very proud OF their
mplishments, and indeed, In moders-
ton, 1t ia no great hardship. A little girl
OF my acquaintance Is the only one OF her
family that an unruly COW will allow to
milk her, However, 1t 10 the best plan for
utilizing the milk OF which wish to spesf,
viz f, to pass 1t through separator. Tie
ranch, must Of course, be sufficiently near
to a railroad line to make twice a-week
Journey an easy matter, The freight ex.
penses are, as rule, borne by the cream
cry man.
! should like to see the separation made
a cooperative family concern. The daugh-
tiers will not have capital to own the COVE,
or to command the labor for filling the
barns with hay, or laying up supplies OF
roots for winter feed, or for purchasing the
required mill feed. But they may have
enough to own their separator. There Is
no reason why they should not, after the
ploughing and narrowing are through, help
Ia seeding the root crops, in keeping them
and In harvesting. They can teach the calves
to drink, and then give them their meals OF
warm, separated milk, with regularity and
discipline. A strong trough, divided into
compartments each holding a gallor, Is
necessary. With switch In hand, the
pretty, little, naughty creatures can lie
soon laugh to keep each Its own place and
not behave like the proven bal hog. In an
Oregon family couple Of girls raised
thirty good calves last year. There Il a
family in our neighborhood where the
mother and girls have entire charge Of sep
arator, and hear this IL no unusual ms
stance. The father was dead Get sgainst
he Innovation, but the boys urged 1t unre-
remittingly, and at last he gave in.
With every year 1t is demonstrated that
the old sort OF butter fetches poor priceF,
making 1t rot worth while to produce 1t
kept for family use. Much time and
tro uble ore Involved, and WHEN Ice must be
bJught there Is added expense. With The
separator the young dairy woman soon
learns to consider butter fat" only as
(, market produc', for which the cream
9 mostly pays only 2 2 per cent. less
p und than for the highest priced butter.
the old way, from 10 to 80 per cent. Of
butter fat IL lost. What tiiectually IL lost
by the high velocity separator process is
be iuconceivable amount Of filthy germs
which were set In the old process. Further
in the uDpalatsble kim milk the nutritious
sugar OF milk was turned into a harmful
Aeii.
With pinching economy our ranch daugh
tiers are often given high school or COL
lege education, that serves to lead them
away from their homes. II Is but natural,
however, thas they ought to wish to re-
urn and help to improve their old condi-
lions. lie. them just bring their awakened
brain power to bear on the study Of separa-
or economies; read up Its literature; pick
up working experience from any neighbor
talk dsiry," as friend OF ours rays, 'for
ali;i is worth, that being q good deal" ard
hen get their believing friends to bring
their parents round to their way OF think
Ing. When this point is gained an under.
standing should follow on the percentage
On sales OF butter fst that will be theirs.
The baby separator requires no great
trens tn 10 Iun. From $50 to $50 pounds Of |
milk can be treated In an hour. Unlike
1ther farm machines, which are used awhile |
and then laid aside for months, this baby |
does its work twice each day, Surdiys In
cluded.
| shall hope to gee more and more girls
take the agricultural course at State col
eyes, which Is not an unknown thing here
In Oregon. Anyhow, With this practical
work In hand, their ambi ion for the farm
will greatly incnase, ard ambition Is tie
great tpur to life. With good rotd', free
deliv, ry, raral telephone aad a thicker net
woik OF grange literary soeie les all around
they will feel tina, they still live and M Q
10 the great world. Thee will be slws,f
10 much OF ne to lesre, ard iesrning 10 so
ielightfulf 10 short, lie on the farm ma
be the sppies' . s,ll ss The mott health.
lul, for our laughter, MT each becomts
= queen Of the home" hat Ia sonehere On
other awaiting her Louie A. Nah, Pot.
and, Oregon.