The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
by BUck

stalls. Water pipes stretched to the
managers.
But nevertheless, the inherited"
COW shed is far behind the cattle
yards constructed by the commune,
At every step can be felt their care
for the collective property, in the
building itself, in the neatness and
cleanliness which is maintained
here by the efforts of the members
of the commune. Everywhere it is
bright, airy and comfortable. When
the rays of the setting sun pour
through the wide open gate of the
stables and piggeries and cover the
white walls with brilliant patches, 1t
seems that we are not in cattle
yard but under the arches of a
great railway station.
Before anyone can go into the
piggery, he must pass through a
disinfection chamber and wipe the
soles of his boots with chloride OF
lime. A drainage canal runs from
every sty through which the liquid
manure will flow into an under
ground reservoir where it is kept
closed up. From here it is pumped
into barrels and carried to the fields
for use as fertilizer.
The latest novelty in the cattle
yard of the commune consists OF
drinking basins for the COWS. Metal
basins are attached to each STAB
with a tap from the water pipe.
When the COW takes a drink, its
muzzle presses down the false bot
tom of the basin thus opening the
faucet and admitting water. Thanks
to this device, The COW always re-
ceives water that is fresh and clean
land in winter-warm). In addi-
ton, work is made easier in the
cattle yard. The COWS are very well
able to "work" these basins.
The pig farm of the commune is
very interesting. The menu" Of the
pigs is prepared mechanically. Big
watts are set up in a special pigs
kitchen, heated by steam. When
the food is cooked, the watts auto
matically empty into small cars
which Garry the food to the dining
room" Here, as in the COW sheds,
the hand labor of the attendants is
reduced to a minimum.
All this would have been impos-
sible in the farm Of the princess.
The whole farm of the former land
lord seems pitiful compared with
the farm of the commune.
Lvov, the veterinary surgeon of
the commune, says:
when organizing the commune
we received from the old farm six
horses, not pure breed and more
over in bad condition. With this
we began our horse breeding. Year
by year the horses increased in
number and type, and now the
commune has 10 pedigreed horses.
The herd of cattle at first con-
sisted Of 16 COWS, giving four OF
five quarts of milk day. Now the
commune has AS COWS, including
some which give 80 quarts of milk a
day. 1t is curious to note that the
district agricultural authorities die
not believe at first in the success Of
the commune in regard to mills
production. A special commission
was even sent to check up on the
spot as to the amount of milk.
The commune only received foul
pigs from the former landlords es.
tate, weighing about $50 pounds
each. At present the commune ha'
1874 breeding sows of the big Eng.
lish stock. In the present season
there have been 1890 piglets
Among the members of the com
mune are some real enthusiasts fo
pig breeding. BY their efforts /
highly productive and profitable phi
farm has been formed in the com
mune. The cattle farms of tn,
commune occupy an enormous ter
ritory.
Ito Be Continued