The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-18
CBy A. GALLAGHER, ohio)

10y ~ SAl>isiofffft, Ohlo.J
I A great many people have trouble
with their cream and butter during
the winter months; others have more
or less trouble all the time.
! Why? Simply because there is
something wrong with their method OF
ter. Sometimes the butter will not
come" with a reasonable amount OF
churning. One complains of white
specks in the butter; another says
the butter has a peculiar bitter tsste,
and so IL goes.
Some Of the people use cream sepa-
rators. while others do not. However,
It is safe to say that in either case
/ the cream Is not in the proper condi-
ton 20 be churned.
Either the temperature is at fault
or else IT, cream has not been prop
erly r., D.d"-probably both COM
bined. Some peop.e contend that the
food which COW consumes has more
| TO do with the conditions of the cream
I than the way in which it is ripened
and churned.
However this may be, there is no
/ denying the fact that well-fed, we'll
Caredfor COW VIII give richer milk
| and more of II than one that Is half
starved and otherwise neglected.
The word abused might be substi-
tuted for neglected. There should be
law passed TO punish thoughtless
people who drive their cows with dogs.
We never have any trouble with
our cream or butter at any season OF
| the year.
We are not In the dairy business
and therefore have never tried any
improved methods so essential to sue
/ ,ess wheel the business is conducted
| upon n large scale.
One OF cur cows is n family pet.
She is very old and not so very pro-
fitable. but she gets the same care
that the others do.
We have all the milk, cream and
butter that We can use the year
around and some butter to sell--quite
aHittle more in proportion to the num-
TER OF COWS kept than most OF our
neighbors.
Last winter we MIXED two cows all
winter and kept an account Of the
butter we sold.
During the coolest part OF the win
ter. from December 90 TO January 90,
we churned and sold &c pounds and 10
ounces.
or this amount 24Is pounds was
the product OF ten days milk, minus
that which We kept for table use This,
We think, is a pretty good showing
for two COWS such as ours; for. being
ordinary farmer folk. we keep ordi-
nary cows; but they are well cared
for and in consequence they give good
returns.
During the fall and winter months
they are kept in the stable every
night; In the summer they have an
open shed for shelter.
They always have pasture In sea.
son and little ground grain twice a
day. When pasture begins TO get
scarce late in the summer. we feed
green fodder or some other green
roughage TO take its place.
In the winter they have plenty OF
good hay and fodder besides grain
three times a day; about two quarts
Of feed for each COW.
Corn and oat chop or equal parts
corn mean bran with little oil meal
added is the usual grain ration in the
winter. Two quarts of ground grain
added to about two gallons of cut
clover makes a satisfying meal for a
COW. The clover is always scalded
before the grain is added.
We add little salt and then mix
thoroughly. Wooden candy buckets
are used. These buckets are large
and last quite a while.
Sometimes apples. rutabagas or
pumpkins without the seed are
giyon instead of the scalded clover,
but the clover. we find, gives very
satisfactory results.
In either case the amount OF ground
grain IL the same. Whole grain not
being suitable feed for mllch cows, we
have tried crushed corn, but our cows
do not give as much milk when IL is
being fed. probably on account Of the
cob.
Bran and cornmeal. equal parts,
with a half pint OF oll-meal added,
gives excellent results.
Our cows. like all the rest of the
live stoc~, have plenty OF good water
TO drink.
In very cold weather We take the
chill OF the water. for when the
water Is very cold or partly frozen
cows win not drink as much as they
require. and COWS need great deal OF
water.