14 May 1918
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
1
The article stresses clean milking practices to prevent taints, including washing udders and hands, cleaning the byre, and streaming milk through strainers. It discusses thunder’s unclear role in souring milk, offering chemical and environmental theories and favoring sunlight to reduce bacteria.
A historical discussion on poultry yard hygiene stresses drainage, elevated floors, sun and wind exposure, and the need for sanitary poultry houses to prevent disease. It covers methods to age eggs by float tests, the water glass method for winter egg preservation, and nutritional data on egg components and leghorn versus mongrel breeds with productivity and profit notes.
Mrs Hugh Fraser, wife of the British Ambassador to Japan, discusses Japanese women’s progress in education and trades. She notes higher education, industrial training, and the revered teacher profession, with Empress and imperial princesses pushing new roles while preserving feminine elegance.
An article argues that keeping records and weighing milk boosts productivity. Data show fat yield per cow rose from 194 to 289 pounds yearly after testing. Care increases as owners monitor feed, milking, and shelter, revealing both best cows and dairyman’s shortcomings.
The article explains dairy calf growth and selection for dairy purpose, stressing a long body, deep center, large hindquarters for udder room, and restraint of fattening. It notes dairy feeding emphasizes rich, digestible, muscle-building food, with dam’s milk as natural early food and skimmed milk plus grain as a substitute after a few weeks.
The article argues for improved milk filtration beyond wire gauze, recommending butter-cloth layers and cotton-wool filters to capture dust, dandruff, hair, and other impurities. It notes even with clean cowsheds and milking, some contaminants enter the milk, and proper filtering at each milking is essential to prevent contamination before separation.
Farmers neglect horse feeding while cattle and sheep get attention. Horses need frequent, varied rations beyond hay and oats, adjusted to work level. Good stemmy hay is best, but grain and water timing matter to avoid stomach upset and bowel trouble.
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