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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
2
The article links milk safety to cow cleanliness and stable sanitation. It describes udder washing, warm water, clean towels, fresh bedding, and keeping cows calm. It notes fastening tails and preventing dust during milking and emphasizes avoiding manure and dust to reduce contamination.
Illustration shows a wheel barrow converted into a low wheeled vehicle for carrying large milk cans. Barrow body removed and discs fitted to cradle the can. One man can brandie a 100 pound can, far easier than two on the wheel barrow.
A fragmented 19th century tasting note reports milk from Devon cows as superior after tests. Jersey milk had excess fat, Holstein excess cheese fat, while Day One milk scored highest for sweetness and closeness to a mother's milk. A stray anecdote mentions a mother leaving a baby and a reader reporting reactions.
The author advises dairy farmers to protect cows from heat by housing them indoors during the day and reducing crude feed while maintaining ample forage. He favors storing silage, alfalfa, clover, or corn for winter feeding, warns against overemphasizing cash crops, and argues that preserving green feed is more profitable than overextending land use.
The article argues breed alone does not determine milk quality. An average Holstein may yield more milk but with lower fat than Jersey or Guernsey. Advice suggests maintaining two breeds to balance quantity and fat content, mixing milk before bottling to improve fat percentage and color.
The text discusses causes of mottled butter, noting improper working and feeding as major factors. It stresses more sunshine and fresh air for cows, proper housing and ventilation, and avoiding rushed washing before churning. It mentions maintaining a steady, generous milk supply and ripening cream with seasonal timing.
A revival in a town in Misspelt area prompts a host to pour salt and a woman to strike the preacher with a Bible for keeping him overnight. The incident, recounted by Lippincott's Margarine, shows a harsh domestic reaction to unplanned guest hospitality.
Dialogue shows a farmer confessing to clearing land except for the mortgage. The exchange highlights rural property burdens and tension between owner and lender. The fragment hints at financial strain in farming communities.
A fragmentary exchange hints at a court case and a request for time to readjust. The dialogue mentions a supreme court answer and an offer of six months, suggesting a legal setting or appeal context.
Poorly legible OCR yields a jumbled fragment mentioning Bridget, a person named Harper, poker and money. The passage hints at social reactions to wealth and an unnamed worker who can always gain an audience, but key names and context are unclear.
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