The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-10-15

somewhat strained. The strife for
cream is so great that cream of any
kind is accepted, regardless of quail
ity. This is a matter that we must
bring up at the next state dairymen's
convention and have an understand
ing for the good of the industry. We
must have the combined efforts of all
in this important matter, otherwise
we might as we'll discontinue an office
like the dairy commissioners"
For warts on cows teats, apply cas-
tor oil twice day, leaving the warts
we'll saturated with the OIL 1t usually
requires continued application of the
oil for two weeks to effect a COM
plete cure.
Once again, the profits of the dairy
depend upon the yield and quality of
the milk of the COWS, and these things
can be accurately determined only by
knowing what each individual COW is
doing Better get busy with the test
Right now is the time to begin to
look after the COWS, which have
tendency to abort. In the majority OF
cases the trouble is not contagious
abortion, but it comes from a weak
ness of the genital organs. Give prop
er care during the winter, good shell
ter. and keep the animals away from
other animals where they are liable to
injury from horning or crowding. Then
feed we'll and nature will do the rest.
There has been considerable complaint
during the past year from dairy herds,
and many valuable cows have become
chronic cases. Take hold of the mat
ter in time, handle it right and the
trouble will be overcome
Many COWS are permitted to go dry
when the fall season approaches rath-
er than give grain of any kind. This
faint heartedness is the beginning OF
nearly all our failures in the dairy
business. 1t can be set down as an
established rule that the grass dairy
man is a mere scalper in the milk and
butter business. He has no conception
of real dairy principles and never real
ICES the benefits that accrue to the
fellow who runs his business twelve
months in the year instead of being
satisfied to let the business run him
for eight months out of twelve. The
true dairyman strains every nerve and
muscle to get the largest flow of good
milk from each COW for twelve months
in every year. This effort makes
paying dairy business, even when only
a small bunch of COWS is employed.
Butter may appear leaky or dull or
dry, depending upon the way in which
the water is incorporated. The chief
factors causing leaky conditions are
churning to small granules, washing
very little in cold water, sailing heav-
lily while the granules are still small
and firm and working very little in the
presence of moisture or brine. The
dry appearance may be due to an ex-
longed churning in the buttermilk or
wash water, or by churning at high
temperature. 1t may also be brought
about by overworking in which case
in a dry climate the moisture con-
tent as a rule is low 1t is difficult
however to differentiate between but
ter containing much and little mois-
ture. When the moisture has been
properly incorporated butter may con-
tain much more than sixteen per cent
without the fact being recognized ex-
cept by special methods. Some leg
islatures have passed specific laws as
to the amount of moisture content
butter shall carry.
A. L. Swaggart, of Athena, Ore, has