The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-04
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 Fairfield. Oct 1.-The Greenfield grange hall was taxed to its capacity last evening when the, members held another of it's good times and social affairs. fine program was arrang- ei for the evening and the party was one of the most enjoyed times neld .-so far this season. The program con- s.sted of several interesting talks and fine musical selections which was fol- 1iowehAy afeaest sf lsSme made sing. %erf bread and Sweet cider. There were ever d hundred in the hall, many Of nom came in. autos and teams from .l sections of the town. The program fsr the evening was as follows: over feref Manhattan orchestra of Bridge pert. recitation. Miss Elva Banks; Old Time Reels by grand orchestra; sad- ,sress by Mayor Edward T. Bucking- sfam of Bridgeport subject, Man in tls City and Man in the Country" 1ection Manhattan orchestra; recita- fjnn Mrs. Clifford Banks; selection arsh ittan orchestra: paper reading, r.. w. J. southey. D, V. s. of Bridge
 The paper of Dr. southey's proved |. ie the most interesting. The fol- T 'xir is an abstract:
 MT Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
 rr genial friend NIT. Boyle. has ask, sd ms to address this grange meet 1g on the care of cattle, but believe E. 4s doing n,--he little realizes the diff isculties--ef trying: ito. gen aiize son ssibj ject on which so much can be said
 I say generalize. because it would Fe impossible fpr me to go into finer Getsils on the care of cattle with all iss divisions of breeds and breeding, nf mil s general etc. without occupying more sme than I could be favored with here: but perhaps by expressing my opinions of one who has given the subject of domestic animals his undi- vided attention and study for several years.
 The subjects of general feeding and Inilk production appear to be of most vital and basic. Interest to the dairy men. and in regard to the former sub ject; desire to say in beginning that the Creator has endowed our domes- tic cows with one or the most perfect digestive systems.
 The study alone of the wonderful four stomachs of the COW has been a revelation of medical science, and to zone who has made a technical study of the same, it would seem as though it were almost impossible for that an- irnaI to suffer from anysdigestive dis orders yf
 It has been my experience however, that at least one haIf of the simple traced to irregularities of the digestive organs. It appears to me that some men seem to think that diet of car pet tacixs ought to be readily assim- ulated by a cow, aad1if it so happens that the silo is getting low and the trid, it can be mores easily fed to the eowss thano threwn aYRya and then to make the meal more palatabie and di- sestfble, he shovels in a few scoops full of frozen mangels and tops the feed off with a liberal forkful of the poorest and coursest hay that his fields produce.
 I am going td change the subject a little now, and express a few opinions on that much talked of subject-milk. The quality Of wholesomeness of milk is the matter of rich, fundamental inn portai1ce, that surely no r excuse is needed for presenting it here. The enormous extent in which it is used as a food for both children and adults; the extent to which it is used for growing calves and other live stock; the ease of infection and the fact that bacteria multiply rapidly in it., and the very grave dangers from bad milk all ehnphasizei the vast import ance of the subject. s~.s
 Under the very epnraons 1conditions rOI kE,at Il tical1y more or less pollution, which may or may not be carrying disease germs. Zhis pollution may come from the COWS themselves, from dirty hands of the milker, from the utensils that are not properly cleaned and from dust and dirt from ordinary transit. A few homely illustrations of poiRts that are frequently overlooked will suffice Milk should be removed from the \. barn as soon as drawn and kept apart from the stables. This milk should be screened as flies should never have access to milk receptacles Just think Of the thousand varieties of. filth and infection which flies can easily transS fer te the milk or containers.
 Clean hands are of paramount inn portance in the production of clean 4milk. My friends, just think of some e~nf the dirty and personal habits of some milkers. Within. the past few weeks, I am sorry to say not five miles from the club house, was in stable with. man where the cows tendant settled himself on a. stool, drew very liberal amount of milk into very dirty and unclean pair of hands to. moisten them and then pro- ceeded to fill the pail It is rather unnecessary for me to describe the slimy, dirty aspect of his hands.
 It is important to realize that clean milk has wonderful keeping qualities if properly handled
 Properly handled and properly cool- ed milk, that changes rapidly is dir ty milk.
 The present methods of generalized of milk-inspectors are perhaps a, very decide improvement upon the older plan of no inspection at all, and pos sible progress has been made as ra- pidly as. could be expected, yet to my way of thinking, the present meth ods are not exactly creditable to mod ern sanitation.
 t In addition of the Babcock test of butter fats chemical tests for pre- servatives. specific gravity, etc, I be- lieve there should be more stringent labratory specifications, to which milk must answer, and the dairymen that ~cou1d not produce milk that would live up to the specifications should have his license revoked, as good c1ean.S wholesome milk can be produced by dairymerr who really want to. just as easily as milk of an infer for quality can be produced
 Perhaps in closing my remarks in the milk question, it might be we'll to remind you my friends. that man is still his brothers keeper, just as much r~ in the days when Cain heard his sns ster's voice asaing for his brother. =. ac.:@51r1-1- and scitizenss you can not escape the responsfbilities and I am sure that you don't intend to shirk them.
 Maintain your dairies and produce H. A~ --<