The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-04-20

vetch, cow peas and alfalfa for soiling
and hay purposes; and for silage, they
can grow cow peas and corn in combi-
nation, and this sort of silage with alfalfa
hay and with the corn from their own
farms give the cows practically nearly
balanced ration. This system will enable
the production of more milk and at a
minimum cost and do much for the i'm
provement of the fertility of the farm and
lessen the fertilizer bills.
Next, see that your cows have comfor-
table, warm and clean stables-a good
stable is one that is free from dust. dirt
and odors. A well cared for stable should
be almost as free from Objectionable
odors as your meadow pastures on
June morning, and men should be able
to stay in the barns for an indefinite time
with their dressed up clothes on and not
absorb any Objectionable odors. Stables
of this kind need not be expensive, in fact
they be less expensive than many of those
in use, and it is only necessary to adopt
such precautions for ventilations, clean
ing and so forth, that can be provided
and carried out by every farmer here,
with his own hands. A clean stable.
with good odorless atmosphere, is the
first requisite in producing high class
milk with good keeping qualities. The
next step is to cool the milk down below
500 as soon as possible, and after once
cold, keep it at that low temperature,
and milk treated in this manner will sur
prise everyone at the length of time it
will keep sweet.
Now, in cooling milk, remove it at once
from the stable and cool it by passing it
in thin layers over some one of the many
devices for this purpose. Milk can be
cooled in this way with much less expense
than any other and will be cooled quicker
and to a lower temperature than by
any other means The quicker milk
is cooled the longer it will keep good. 1t
requires infinitely less time and less than
one-half the ice to cool milk to low
temperature by passing it over a cooler
in thin sheets hat it does to cool it to
the same temperature in cans submerged
in ice watts without any agitation.
In this section of the State that abounds
in cold springs, as we'll as good supplies
of ice. the expense of properly cooling
should be very small and the returns re-
latively great.
In shipping milk, see that the cans are
thoroughly clean and without odor.
Then cool them thoroughly before put
ting the milk into them. Take precau-
tons to prevent the milk heating up in
transit to the depots and am sure that,
if these few simple things are followed,
your milk will reach your marketin good
condition and satisfy the consumer and
increase the demand for your products
and also increase your profits. To sum-
Marie:
First-See that you have profitable
cows.
Second-Give them regular. gentle and
good care.
Third-Feed your cows a good milk
producing feed.
Fourth-Feed your cows on home
grown protein ration.
Fifth-Have your stables comfortable,
warm, we'll ventilated and without any
odor.
Sixth-Have your stables free from dust
and dirt.
Seventh-Remove your milk from the
stable at once.
Eighth-Cool your milk as soon as
possible, by passing it over cold sur
face in thin layers.
. Ninth-Keep the milk at low temper
allure.
Tenth-See that all pals, cans etc,
used about the milk, are thoroughly
cleansed and without odors.
l am sure that. if these rules are fol-
lowed, if the consumers find their milk
unsatisfactory, the first place they will
have to look for faults will be with the
manner of caring for the milk after it
reaches them.
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