Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-01-24


ONE. Of sthe largest and most snecess-
ful dairy men in this country is Horace
L. Bronson of Cortland county, 4, 4,
whose dairy business is conducted on
tne same plans as a modern depart
|ment store. In a recent issue of the
american Agriculturist Mr.. Bronson
tells of the Importance of light and
..entilati0n in the cow barn as follows:
Cows are Infinitely better off in a
I~old, dry stable with plenty OF light
ana good air than in an overheated
dark ROOM never knew a COW to
get pneumonia or tuberculosis from be
ing in cold, dry, well lighted quarters.
but i have known whole herds to be
affected and destroyed from overhead
ed. ill lighted stalls. The component
parts tof air are oxygen and nitrogen
Oxygen supplies life to the animal
kingdom and nitrogen to the vegetable.
without oxygen animal life cannot be
maintained, for the reason that when
/ pure LII rs ldhCu iAtO Liz lungs A41C
oxygen lis appropriated to sitalize the
Blood.
There are people, | believe, who
wrongly suppose that all cold stables
are supplied with fresh air. This is a
mistake and you should see to it that
your COW barn is supplied with intakes
through which fresh air, from the out
~ .l,,il IL, s,,4,of7,,oad in front of f,a
cattle, and then provide a central shaft
leading from near the stable floor, up
through the stable and through the
roof This is in outtake and will main
tain moderate current, drawing the
ifnpure gases from the bottom up
through the shaft and into the open
space
1t your stable is not well lighted
by that mean thoroughly lighted
simply qa1t in more windows, suf11-
cient to give your stock room as well
lighted as your own living room. Do
not minimize the Importance of sun
shine, for it is one of the most eff
fective germ destroyers in nature.
Thirty minutes OF sunshine will gen
eraliy put ont of business many dis
ease germs. An abominable, poorly
lighted and ventilated stable can be
changed over into a model one at
trifling expense This can be done
generally by the farmer and his help
without employing skilled or high
priced labor
Land plaster should be used lfber-
ally. Sprinkle it over the drop when
filled and again after it is cleaned.
The mixing Of the plaster with the
compost induces a change wherein the
nitrogen or ammonia becomes fixed.
Without this the ammonia will to
large extent escape and float off into
the surrounding atmosphere. Inde-
pendent of the health of the animals.
permitting the ammonia to escape is
a waste which no farmer can afford.
Bear in mind that this ammonia is the
most expensive fertilizer that you
have TO buy In the form Of nitrate Of
soda. it often costs us $35 per ton,
while muriate of potash can be bought
for about $40, sometimes for about
S35; phosphoric acid about $45 per ton.
Again, the plaster is generally worth
its cost if applied directly to the land.
/ generally buy the plaster in carload
lots, costing from $3.50 to- So per ton
If you haven't used it In the past, try
it and Just see how nice It will seen,
for you to sit down to- the milking in
clean, sweet smelling stable
Regularity in milking and feeding is
necessary for best results. Many farm
ers pay little heed to either point Gen
orally farmers are compelled to depend
to a greater or less extent upon hired
help to do their milking In all such
cases the farmer should be careful to
see that his hired men are good milk
ers. There are plenty of shiftless fell
lows. who, when left to themselves,
will ruin the best COW by bad milking.
A poor mixer is an ;,lomination. No
COW can keep sound udder for any
considerable time unless she is MIXED
clean at least twice daily, and even
this does not quite cover the ground
She must be MIXED quickly or else she
becomes a stripper-that is, she will
hold back her milk for awhile, and then
it is but a short time before she has
lost one or more Of her quarters.
Fine HoIstein.
One of the finest Holsteins in this
country is Pietertje Josephine Abber
kerk. This COW took first prize at the
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