The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-06

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E@ended tougo Enropsssas 5especfal
and exclasiSe representaSxe The
Ohio Farmer Upon fonr he 3
mating a STUDY OF ausofIae asricnt
Erurai intereststhat are1eadins indus
tries in thef- respective re&ons and
from the fact that Professor Brainera
is a careful STUDENT Of all subjects per
tanning to practical agriculture. live
stock husbandry and darling, and a
recognized authority upon sone
branches. we may readily tconcinde
that his letters win be interesting and
valuable. We have arranged with The
Ohio Farmer to publish portions of his
correspondence. for tie benefit OF our
subscribers The following is from his
letter published in The Farmer of
June
The Gairies or COW shc'ts within
the city of London are the relics OF
the days waen the city's milk was pro
duced within the city. or the nearby
country. and date back TO the times
when railroad transportation was moi
nearly so wen developed as at present
They are conducted under city licenses
which are renewed yearly. the right
to which have been gained through
the fact that the COW sheds were in
operation before the passage Of the
present sanitary laws. II is practical
" impossible to secure a license fol-
the starting Of more sheds and those
in operation are gradually passing out
of existence on account of the string
ent laws which govern their opera
| ton Only about one hundred exist
each year, and it will only be few
years until they disappear. altoSeth-
err. In most cases milk can be bought
cheaper from the country than 1t can
be produced in the city and many Of
the sheds are held by milk dealers
merely as an advertisement for their
business. It is 4 well recognized fact
that milk produced rnder the su.
pervision Of the health department
and distributed when fresi1. is more
wholesome than that which is shipped
into the city. The milk dealer who
can add -cowkeeper to his sign finds
more ready sale for his milk than the
man who is only a dealer Some OF
the rules governing these establish
ments illustrate the difficulties to be
met by the cowkeeper in London. and
the efforts of the city authorities in
legislatnS out OF existence. what is
probably the best source of infant
milk in the city II keeper fails at
any time to keep COWS in any room OF
stable for which he has license. he
forfeits the license. e for a few
days only. the cowkeeper fails to
keep cows in his stable or portion Of
his stable he forfeits forever his right
in this direction If he uses. his sta
BILE for any other purpose such as
keeping horse in one stall. he 10Y
feits his license The sanitary condt- |
tions must be the best No lofts are
permitted over the COWS Each coz
must have an adequate supply OF air
space. The ventilation must be OF
the best The city veterinarian IN !
spects the cows and il any are not
in good health. they are DESTROYED.
The manure must be disposed OF
daily. etc. To the American dalrTma1i
these cowSheds are OF greatest inter-
est from the methods used in feeding
and handling the cows
The Cows Used-The cows are
mostly the dairy type OF: Shorthorns.
The general purpose type of COW IS
used because they are fed: OILY Tor a
short period and then sold for beef.
The cows are purchased fresh in the
London market. fed for an average
of about ten months. and turned or
TO the butcher. They cost when
fresh. f.-ln $50 to s1oo-rc head for
the better class and when sold bring
SO 10 $50 for beef. The COW is fec
a full ration during this period and as
the flow OF milk decreases she puts on
flesh and in the sheds visited. the cows
nearly dry were in fair condition for
the block The men in charge con-
planned that the competition of Ameri-5
can beef was greatly decreasing the
income from the sale of these cows
and If the present conditions Ee1d.
they should be obliged to choose 4
different type Of COW and change the
system of securing fresh COWS. These
COWS are never taken from the stable
from the time they enter until they so
; to the block.