Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-10

ne comparisons al to prices OF lana
I'd Germanyl.
Linseed oil cake 6 kilogramms. value
NJ 81 cents.
Palm seed cake IL kilogramms, val
ue NJ. IS cents.
Total 1855 Kilograms. value NJ.
310.5S or about 232 English or
American pounds, and $251 per day.
an average of about IL cents per COW.
This feed is broken up and soaked IN
water several hours in cement tanks
and each COW receives about three gal
Ions at each meal. Wheat and oat
chaff is mixed IN to give 1t the proper
consistency. The weight Of best root
sugar tops Is not given.
The above ration is fed the ordinary
COW for the milk sold as whole" milk.
which is equivalent to pure milk with
out any addition of water or preserva-
tive and not skinned. Another ration
is fed the cows which are called dry
fed" of which only about 10 per cent
are of the whole number which is nor
mally 240 in all the stables. These
COWS are not given any llnseed meal
and no green feed whatever. The milk
IS said to have more aibumen and less
butter fat than that from FUN fed"
cows and is sold for a higher price for
the use of small children. This theory
that the percentage OF butter fat can
be increased or diminished by feeding
Is disputed in this country.)
Price Of Milk.
The following prices are charged the
whole year. delivered to customers by
wagon in Cologne. A litre approximates
our quart
One-half litre bottle, II pfennigs,
about 4 cents.
One to ltre bottle, 80 pfennigs.
about Z cents
Three litre bottle, So pfennigs about
20 cents.
Four litre bottle. 10 pfennigs, about
~ cents
Five to 10 litres in cans per litre.
% pfennigs. about 5 cents.
Ten to 20 litres in cans per Htre, 10
pfennigs. about I cents
Twenty or more. II pfennigs. about
4 cents.
Treatment Of Milk.
The milk from each COW Is passed
thru a fne metal strainer into tin
pail. containing a movable dasher on
The handle OF which IS indicated the
quantity in litres. 1t IL then run thru
an air cooler, later thru a thick cloth
strainer and lastly thru sheet Of cell
lulose then into an ammonia cooler and
then bottled
The nights ard mornings milking is
sold in the morning and the noon
milking In the afternoon. there being
two deliveries per day. 1t is hardly
reedless to say that all the operations
Of handling the milk are conducted in
;be most clearly manner.
Guard Against Disease.
The utmost care is exercised to pre-
vent purchase OF cows afflicted with
either OF the foot and mouth disease
and tuberculosis. A ten days quaran-
tine is undergone by all animals pur-
chased. after nrst being examined by
the state veterinarian.
The average daily yield OF the 24O
COWS now In the stables amounts to
$500 litres. nearly $500 quarts
Wages Paid Mixers and Drivers.
The superintendent OF each stable
but boards himself
Drivers os wagons, who make the
daily deliveries. receive $3.50 per
month and board themselves
Milkmen, who milk, feed and wash
the COWS, clean the stables. ETC.. re-
ceive 96.2 cents per day and board
themselves.
Tsvt Book.
The principal text book used for
feeding and care Is called "Grundzuege
der Futterungslehre," is by DR.. d. Kell-
ner, and is published by Paul Parey.
Berlin, price 3 marks. or 72 cents
II I have not made the above SUI
ficiently plain. or. II you desire infor-
nation on points not mentioned. shall
very willingly procure It for you, If pos
sible. have the honor. Sir. to be
Yours very respectfully.
H. ]. DUNLAP.
American Consul.
1t viii he seen that the amount re-
ceivsd from tho product Of this farm
does not vary very much from what is
possible to receive hero under similar
circumstances Of nearneae to market
ana size Of farm. Butter at 81 cents
may be some higher than the present
market in Marshalltown but milk IL
lower. Feed at II cents Der day 10 no
higher than milk is. Labor is about
SO per cent higher here than in Ger
many but the labor cost to q quart of
milk or a pound OF butter IL very small.
This business - conducted on land
averaging $3.50 per aero in value.
Much has been said concerning our
high priced land. Some opinions are
that 1t 10 too high. others think not.
while some others look for still further
advances.