The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-12-27

One Of the largest aud most success
ful dalrymeu in this country is Horace
L. Bronson OF Cortland county, ~ Y.
whose dairy business Is conducted on
che same plans as u modern depart
ment store, In a recent issue of the
American Agriculturist Mr. Bronson
tells of the Importance or light and
ventilation in the COW barn ns follows:
cows are Infinitely l,cttcr on In n
cold. dry stable with plenty of light
and good air than In an ovcrheated
dark room | never knew It COW to
ret pneumonia or tuberculosis from be-
Ing In cold dry. well lighted quarters
but | have known whole herds to be
affected and destroyed from overheat-
ed. Ill lighted stalls. The component
parts OF air are oxygen and nitrogen.
oxygen supplies life to the animal
Kingdom and nitrogen to the vegetable.
Without oxygen animal life cannot be
maintained. tor the reason that when
pure air is taken into the lungs the
blood.
There are people. believe, who
wrongly suppose that all cold stables
are supplied with fresh air. This is II
mistake. and you should see to it that
your COW barn is supplied with intakes
through which fresh air from the out
side shall be introduced in front OF the
cattle, and then provide central shaft
leading from near the stable floor, up
through the stable aud through the
roof. This is AN outtake and will maiu-
tain a moderate current drawing the
impure gases from the bottom up
through the shaft and into the open
space.
If your stable is not well lighted
oy that / mean thoroughly lighted
simply put in more winoows. SUN
cieut to give your stock room as vel
lighted AZ your own living room. DC
not minimize tile Importance of sun
shine. for it is one Of the most ef
fective germ destroyers In nature
Thirty minutes OF sunshine will gen
orally put out OF busincss many dis
ease germs. An aboninahle poorly
lighted and ventilated stable can bt
changed over into modei one n
triling expense This cau he done
generally by the farmer and his he'll
without employing skilled or hiGl
priced labor.
Land plaster should he used liher
ally Sprinkle it oyer the drop wher
filled and again after il Is cleaned
The mixing of the plaster with th'
compost induces change wherein il'
nitrogen or ammonia becomes fixed
without this the ammonia will 10 {
large extent escape and float of int
the surrounding atmosphere. lnde
pendent OF the health of tiIe animals
permitting the ammonia to escape u
waste which no farmer can afford
Bear in mind that this ammonia is th
most expensive fertilizer that yo'
have to buy. In the form OF nitrate o
soda. it often costs us S35 per ton
while murate nf potash can he bouGh
for abont $40. sometimes for ahou
s35: phosphoric acid about Si5 per ton
Again. the plaster is generally WORT
its cost if applied directly 10 the land
/ generally buy the plaster In CARLOAD
1ofs. costing from SEQ tn So per ton
If you haven't used it in the past. tr.
il and Just see ii0w nice it will seen
for you to sit down 10 the milking II
IL clean. sweet smelling stable
Regularity in milking and feeding !
necessary for best results Many farm
ars pay little heed tn either point, Gen
Arally farmers are compelled 10 depen'
10 Il greater or less extent upon hire
mel. 10 do their milking. In all sue
cases the farmer should he careful +
see that his hired men are good milk
ers. There are plenty Of shiftlesS fe
lows. who when left tn themselNe'
will ruin the hest COW hy had milking
4 poor milkcr is an abominati"n. y
cow can Keep sound ndder for an
considerable time unless sh" Is mike
clean at least twice daily. and eve
this does not quite cover the groun'
She must he MIXED quickly or else 81,
becomes stiipper-that Is, she wi
hold back her milk for awhile and the
it is but short time before she ha
lost one or more of her quarters.
Fine Hoist~in.
one Of the finest Holsteins In thl
county is Pletertie Josephine Able
kerk. This cow took first prize NJ H.
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