The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-01
FINEST BARN IN STATE
STABLE PERFECTION ATTAINED
IN NORFOLK NOW.
AT ROME MILLER DAIRY FARM
With Cement Floors the Stables are
Kept Clean, Milking viii be Done
Three Times a Day, and Science
Rules Every Feature Of the Place.

Three Times a Day, and Science
Rules Every Feature Of the Place.
Norfolk lays claim, among other
good things, to the finest cattle barn
in the state of Nebraska. Approaching
a higher degree Of stable perfection
than any other barn in the common
wealth, 1t is an intensely interesting
institution because of the endless num-
Der of new wrinkles that have been
put into service in the place for the
excellent care of cattle, horses and
swine. The many devices that are
improvements over former methods,
make the big barn resemble modern
department store, with cement floors,
automatic chutes and many other fea-
lures that we're until recently un-
known. This is the barn at the Rome
Miller Jersey dairy at Norfolk juno
ton, in which are kept his herd OF
sixty thoroughbred Jersey cows, few
thoroughbred Holsteins, few horses
and large herd of pure blooded
swine.
From this barn in Norfolk comes the
milk that goes to feed all of the eating
houses along the Nebraska & Wyom-
ing division Of the Northwestern rail-
way, besides milk for both the Her
Grand and the Millard hotels in
Omaha, both of which are owned by
Mr.. Miller. And in return, all of the
scrap bread and food stuffs from these
big hotels is shipped to the Norfolk
barn and fed to the pigs, to make
pork.
The Norfolk barn has all of the
advantages and modern improvements
claimed by the state university farm
barn at Lincoln, and many which are
unknown to that stable.
The Milking of the Jerseys.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of the whole days schedule at the
big barn-for everything goes by
schedule is the milking of the herd
of Jerseys and the Holsteins twice
every day. And, although the milking
process is done but twice a day, as
soon as a herd of ten more thorough
bred Holsteins arrive from New York,
it will be necessary to milk three
times a day, morning, noon and night,
on account of the enormous and al
most incredible amount of milk that
the Holsteins which have been order
ed, will give.
Cleanliness in the milk is the great
est factor in this twice-daily perfor-
nance. And the system that is adopt
ed to attain perfect cleanliness into
a science and fine art. II the first
place the COWS are driven into the
stable, which has concrete cement
floors throughout and which has been
scrubbed out previously with a hose,
and their pretty heads are fastened
into swinging stanchions, so that they
may be quieted and at the same time
enjoy free exercise with their necks
The COWS are washed clean before the
milking, the mixers change their
outer garments so that no dust may
get into the milk from their clothing
their hands are washed winter than
snow, and small boys with fy-brooms
keep the COWS comfortable throughout
the process so that there may be nc
shrinkage in the milk. The pure white
milk is sent in tiny streams into pals
which are covered with double layer
of cloth strainers, later the milk is
strained again, and then third time
it is strained in the cream separatorS
Enormous Quantities of Milk.
The weight of the milk given by
each COW at each milking is kept in a
record book, so that the moment an
animal begins to shrink in her supply
the cause may be traced either to
food or carelessness in the milkman
In order to do this each COW has a
number that is all her own and that
number is pasted up above her head
in the stanchion. After the individual
milkings have been weighed on scales
at the bar, the entire bulk of the milk
is weighed by the foreman, so that
there is an absolute check on the
figures recorded.
An enormous quantities of milk are
given by these fine animals. Each Of
the Jerseys gives all the way from
eleven to twenty-five pounds of mill
at a milking, there being eight pounds
to a gallon, and this Jersey milk tests
up at 05 to O56 per cent, which is {
remarkably excellent test, ordinar!
cows milk testing at about 04 or .O45
The Holsteins give even more milk
though their tests do not run as high
and the ten Holsteins that have beer
ordered and which are to be selected
by Prof Lyon of lie state universit!
farm, come from a race of animals
that give from 100 to Ia pounds o
milk per day. or from twelve to fifteel
gallons of milk a day per COW. Tha
is why they will have to be milket
three times a day.
In order to attain these high quar
titles of milk, man is employed t
do nothing else but study that herd o
Jerseys, taking care of their food
just as a doctor prescribes diet for
human being and feeding each indiV