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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
2
Farmers expand windmill use from stock tanks to barn storage and silos. A barn top tank with drinking cups improves dairy profits while anti friction bearings and oiling cut maintenance. Wind speed, cylinder size, and wheel diameter govern pumping capacity and efficiency.
Cornell professor J D Brew says milk is highly perishable as bacteria multiply rapidly. Bacteria counts vary from thousands to over a million per cubic centimeter. Cooling milk slows growth, with experiments by Professor Hummer showing souring times of 63 hours at 60F, 86 hours at 50F, and over a month at 32F.
The text states dairy cows require about three-fourths of an ounce of salt daily per 1000 pounds of live weight and an extra three-fourths of an ounce per 20 pounds of milk produced. Cattle may have free access to salt or it can be mixed with grain at one pound per 100 pounds of grain.
Ice cream production rose to 368,448 KM gallons last year, with 1028 figures showing 348,046,000 gallons. The USDA notes near zero imports and exports, so consumption per person is about three gallons annually, while a decade earlier per capita use was around two gallons.
On July 4 1826 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other in Massachusetts linking their famed 1776 collaboration. The piece recalls their rivalry and later friendship and notes other presidential ties to the holiday including Monroe Garfield and Coolidge with birth and death dates and places.
Health milk standards push toward uniform state regulations. Data from Holstein-Friesian Association show 44 states regulate fat and solids in whole milk while five follow federal rules. Fat requirements range from 3.25 to 8.3 percent, with no state at 4 percent and debate over 3.25 versus higher fat levels for children and invalids.
Dairymen seeking high grade butter should use clean utensils to prevent contamination. Winter quality depends on clean cows with spotless stalls and clipped hair on the udder and right flank, plus removal of loose dirt with a damp rag.
Salt and mineral cups attached to stanchions near automatic drinking bowls increase milk flow by providing minerals and stimulating thirst. Dairymen report the cups pay for themselves in about two months, with research favoring narrow openings to reduce mineral waste.
Dr H J Metzger of the New York State College of Agriculture says complete eradication of abortion disease in cattle is possible. He urges blood tests and culling of infected animals along with thorough sanitation and restocking to prevent re infection. A new bulletin by Dr Metzer from Ithaca outlines these measures and is available free on request as bulletin M 18%
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