Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-21
REFORM in

Additional knowledge and the necessity
for looking after every detail in order that
the dairy may he profitable. has resulted
in wonderful Improvements in the care
of COWS and of the milk af;erward. Strin-
gent health laws of the several cities have
forced the shiftless mar to wake up or
else get out of business. There are still
many opportunities for Improvement par
ticularly along the Inc of cleanliness of
the cows and of the stables and milking
along more scientific lines. Only y~cSter-
day | watched a milkman. a man who
buys his milk, and 1t seemed to me that
If the dairyman was hal. as clean IS the
milkman there would be little to complain
of. This milkman must, of course, keep
his milk on ice, but he uses an abundance
of scalding water in the washing Of his
bottles and utensils of tin and then they
are further purified by the sun. He goes
farther and washes the little crates Of
wood in which his bottles of milk are car
ricd, using hot water and securing soap
and then these too are given a sun bath.
HIS ice boxes are scrubbed with hot water
daily, the milk house floor is also scrubbed
and then thoroughly dried. Now suppose
these same methods were employed by the
man from whom the milk is received.
Surely the milk would come up to the
standard to which the law demands. One
of the worst troubles with dairymen is
their inclination to let things go m the
stables too long without cleaning. They
are very careful with their pals and pans,
but careless with the stables and with the
cows. forgetting, probably, how quickly
milk takes disagreeablc doors. Give the
subject a little thought and see 4 the ar
rangement of the stables annot be i'm
proved so that things may be KEEP, cleaner.
POOR FEED FOR HORSES.
Sometimes it seems as If poor CT dam
aged food may be given fowls and p.ss
without injury If it is skillfulIy mixed
with the better quality although there is a
risk in this sort of feeding. The horse, on
the other hand, does not seem to be able
to take his share of damaged feed and the
feeding Of it generally results in a bad
stomach or bowel trouble. These organs
of the horse are much more sensitive and
delicate than generally supposed and
great care should therefore be used IN
feeding. Poor hay is another bad thing
for horses and i; is also poor policy to at
tempt to carry a horse very far on hay,
whether good or poor, and water feeding
small quantities of grain. Beyond all
doubt oats are the best of any grain for
horses. but it is quite as good policy to
furnish variety to the horses as to the
other stock on the farm, but making sure
that the animal has one fed daily Of first
class oats, and that oats form one of the
grains in one of the mixtures Of the day.
Let all of the food be first class including
the hay and the horse will thrive on it and
really eat less than of the poor food.
ONCE MORE PLENTY OF WATER
This month is likely to be warm enough
so that stock Of all kinds Will NOT object
to an abundance of fresh water. 1t is as
tonlshing how many people think animals
do not particularly need watcr. They
give the horses and the dogs all they want
and frequently; the cows not so frequently
and the rest of the stock on the farm
when they think of 1t. We frequently hear
people say that cats do not require water
and yet those who have had experience
know that cats crave water: not much at
a time but several times a day. The lack
OF water has thrown them into convui-
sions. Twenty years ago the writer came
to the conclusion that If he needed con-
siderable water in order 10 be healthy
there was no reason why animals should
not need 1t and acting on that plan we
!h2ve ever since watcred our poultry and