The state herald., 1908-05-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PHILLIPS COUNTY
Iiow to prepare Butter and
Eggs For Market.

LSSo VI MAJ MT
BY request of the Editor of this pa.
per | write the following article for
Publication. 1t being the subject given
me to talk on at the farmers institute
he'd in ilolyoke, Colo, Mar. l3, aud Ia,
1903. My subject you will is most
ly yadapted to the work of the lady.
First, ! would say TO the husband or
man of the ranch that he provide. good
clran quarters for the COW and the hen.
Second, provide her with such food
as Is most beneficial to her for the sup
ply Of milk and production of the egg.
Dqnot put the COW in corral where
sht has no place to shelter during some
ofpur Colorado storms, except to back
up against the barn and draw herself
almost double. and then expect her to
provide the supply of milk that it re,
qpises for the housewife to convert in
to butter for family use or for market.
After this has been provided for us la
dies. we should give the milk our i'm
mediate attention. The vessels in
which we strain our milk should lie
thoroughly washed, scalded and rinsed.
Mils should not be allowed to stand in
wafm weather more than one day and
night and in cooler weather more than
rwo days before churning IL you wish to
havc'frst class butter. There are some
who will say. 81 am not going to both
era out chrrning every day or two, but
ana 6f.1 % opropare me large cream
Jar and save my cream till ] get il full
and then take whole day out of tn
week or month or whatever the case
may be. and get it ready for market
| am going TO sell it anyhow, 30 II toi't
make any difference TO me whether it
is rood or not" DO no let your cream
stand so long that il is like bidding
d,ar friend good bye when It is made
,nto butter and sent To market. In so
loing. the smell Of il is enough. saying
nothiIg about the taste.
In the way of preparing eggs for mar
ket II would be well TO have certain
hour each evening toga:her in our eggs,
some times we have nests that are quite
q ways from the house. let's go to those
nests MS regular as to those that are
more convenient. do not say. "well
hat nest is so far away and besides Il
fence to cross so will just let II 20
I'm tomorrow night" and perhaps for
get II the next night and leave them
here till the end Of the week, and then
20 out in time to get them ready for
market and bring in whole apron full
that have pyssibly been sat on during
,he week and rendered very unfit for
able use. II you do not have case to
put your eggs in. do not put them in n
basket and set them down In the wagon
md drive ns though you was going fer
h. doctor and expect To reach the mar
kct with the same appearance those do
lhit are In the case.
do think and always have thought
ever since have been keeping house
f1r myself that produce should be grad.
ed. believe II each person had 10 take
for their produce in accordance with the
way |, was sent TO market, that there
would be better class Of produce In
general sent to market. There are n
great many who don't care for the man
ncr In which they send It 10 long NJ
they get just M much for Il as those do
that are more particular, Hut being u
woman myself and knowing fomcthnR
uf their nature. believe there arr very
few who would let her noiRhbor get
more for her butter than she did for
hers, on account, Of quality, Ms Il in just
as easy 10 make good buttcr Ms foor
butter. Take the good butter maker.
lrt her 20 into the store pomc morning
lust before the morning delivery goes
uut. you will sec the merchant advance
and say. walt n minute, MIR, delivery
man. Good morning, Mrs. Jones. did
you bring In any buttcrr" "Yca. !
ave a pail full out here In the buggy, "
"very well. have m order which eallr
for four pounds Of good butter or none
81, all. aud ns I haven't any can send
out NJ being nrst.elaas butter ] will
lust step out and &c, yours and fill out
,hia orJer. aud then will be ready tt
wait on you" After the drliverymat
ia N on his tour. the merchant says
Now wha, can / d< for you this Morn