02 Oct 1907
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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
1
A Vermont station herd study of about 700 year records and 400 lactations outlines methods to estimate annual milk and butter yields. It recommends three day monthly milk weighing and periodic milk testing with composite samples across calving months and various conditions. It notes potential device risks and cites a Breeder's Gazette critique of cow restraint designs.
The article notes high prices for prize dairy cattle. Third Piedge Clothilde yielded over 100 pounds of milk in a day and set seven day records of 643.9 pounds milk and 30.38 pounds butter. E H Knapp & Son sold the cow to D W Field for 6000 dollars. FE H Dollar sold Pontiac Rag Apple for 8000 dollars about a year earlier. Colantha Johanna Lad was also sold for 8000 dollars to the Fields Kimball Dairy Farmer.
Consumers should store milk promptly in a cool place and keep it sealed until use. Avoid mixing opened milk with fresh, limit handling, and use small milk vessels. Dust and odors spoil milk, so protect it from contamination and scald and cool vessels before pouring.
The article surveys silo filling costs on Wisconsin and Kansas farms with figures from professors and farmers, estimates 30 to 62 cents per ton, and discusses improved machinery and methods. It shifts to sheep farming tips, promoting old ewes for beginners, cautioning against overfeeding corn, and urging daily flock checks and disease prevention. It also highlights early lamb production in New Hampshire and criticizes low priced stallions as poor breeding choices.
A DC district conference report urges consumers to avoid milk with visible sediment after standing two hours or less as evidence of dirty, dangerous practices. It recommends boiling and rapid cooling of milk from suspect sources and keeping it on ice to ensure safety.
The piece warns readers not to buy churns or sell their output when agents claim they double or triple butter yield. Churns use chemicals to adulterate butter fat with milk solids, increasing apparent yield, but the product is not butter and is illegal. National Stockmap notes this ancient fraud persists in some areas.
Professor Thomas Shaw endorses oats for milk cows, noting their high quality and efficiency. He says they would be used more if not for cost, and that oats compare favorably with bran for milk production, even in hay form when cut at the right stage.
The Devon cow excites range country owners with its hustling rustling traits and low beef cost. Though smaller than Hereford or Shorthorn, it offers profitable milking potential, notes a western exchange.
The text describes a cow as a living machine and notes wind treatment reduces labor while boosting milk output. It asserts good work enhances the living machine, implying improved efficiency and productivity in dairy farming.
The article describes feeding cows at milking time with grain or mash to keep them calm. It notes limited value of sun-dried timothy hay and outlines a regimen of silage, bran, ground oats, clover hay, and wild hay. It cites Panha hay value as half greater than clover hay per the Indiana experiment station.
In England hogs receive a wide range of feeds including potatoes turnips carrots beets peas beans barley and oats. Grains are steamed or ground and vegetables are cooked and mixed with swill. Grasses and clovers are cut and fed in summer. English hogs lean toward bacon type and require varied muscle forming foods for lean meat.
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