Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
Milking Cows by Machinery.

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Milking Cows by Machinery.
The next place on the Connecticut river
road is the famous Goss farm, now owned
by Mr.. c. T. Rossiter, one of the most sue
cessful stock breeders in New Hampshire.
The house was built by Nathaniel Goss in
1888. 1t stands on a slightly hill, with
beautiful view, and is surrounded by rich
meadows and pastures. Mr.. Rossiter
keeps sixty-four thoroughbred Jerseys and
uses milking machines, which, he says,
are great success, and which can attend
to three cows while an ordinary milkmaid
or milkman can attend to one. One man
can look after five milking machines, and
an ordinary machine in good order can
milk COW in five minutes.
1t cannot be said that Everybody works
but father on farm where there are
milking machines, because the bulls fur
nish the power. The milking machine used
by Mr.. RoSsiter is composed of four rub
Der cups, with hard rims, which fit over
the teats Of the COW and are attached to a
big tin pail on one side and to long
rubber tube on the other The tube runs
back to the dairy house, where bull is
tied up in treadmll. He works the pump
which makes the vacuum and sucks the
milk from the udders. Mr.. RosSiter says
that the cows like it; that they never
hold back" their milk, but give it freely,
and seldom stir, unless they stung by
some insect He declares that the mixer
lie USES Is great Improvement IN the way
of speed and economy over the old-fash-
Toned way. The bull, however. suffers
painful humiliation. He turned his head
away because he was ashamed to look us
in the face. The emperor of the pasture
compelled to work a treadmill And he
not only runs the pump that creates the
vacuum that milks the cows, but spends
several hours a day on the treadmill fur
nishing power for a cream separator and
to churn the cream to butter.
Abandoned Farms Made to Pay.
AS I said in a recent letter, there are
no abandoned farms in the Connecticut
valley proper But over the hills which
form it's eastern boundary they are nu-
merous, and some Of them are quite at
tractive. A large number have already
been taken up. and their purchasers, in al
most every case, have been valuable addi-
lions to the communities. They have
brought In large amount of new capital;
they have contributed literally to every
public movement; they have paid their
taxes promptly; have walked up the public
spirit Of the people; have introduced new
Ideas and progressive methods of farm
ing, and some Of the farms that were
abandoned because they were improbable
have been made to pay by the investment
of sufficient capital and the application Of
more enterprise and energy than the origi-
nal owners possessed.
several desirable citizens, who came here
originally as summer residents. have given
up their homes elsewhere. and spend the
greater part Of the year in New Hampshire.
They go to New York, Washington or Bos-
ton for the cold winter months, and rent
quarters in apartment houses or family
hotels. but come back here in the early
spring and <emain until after the snow
falls. Several Of that sort Of people are
making a financial profit by raising stock.
poultry, fruit or flowers, or by selling
milk. butter and honey. For example, Mr..
William w. Wood, president of the Ameri-
can wooden trust, has started big stock
farm called Roslinwood. upon which he is
raising Holstein cattle, Yorkshire swire.
Shropshire sheep and Wyandotte and
Plymouth Rock poultry. He has sugar
grove of LOO trees, and shipped several
tons of maple sugar and syrup to market
last spring. Mr.. Wood operates upon a lib
eral scale; he has high-priced manager,
and follows all the scientific methods. by
which he is making good dividends every
year, much greater than he would derive
from the money if it were invested in ordi-
nary stocks or bonds. The fun and health
he gets out of 1t for himself and his family
are all clear gain.
Raises Roses by Thousands.
Another conspicuous case of success is
Mr.. w. A. Elliott. we'll known throughout
Massachusetts as 1.-The Asparagus King Of
Brighton. He came to Madbury, Stafford