Cleanliness and rapid cooling improve cream flavor
An article from Heard's Dairyman, via L A Tinkle of Wisconsin, urges strict cleanliness from milking to cream delivery and immediate rapid cooling after milk separation. It warns that dirty vessels and poor handling cause off flavors, while Holstein cows’ hardiness and high capacity make them ideal for efficient dairy production.
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L. A. Tinkle
University of Wisconsin
Heard
Dairyman
Milk House Procedures For Clean Separation And Cooling
Instructions emphasize cleaning separators after each use, rinsing apparatus, sun drying, and draining. Barns kept dry and free of mature matter, cows shielded from dust, udders cleaned before milking, milk collected in small topped buckets without wet bands, tents softened with vaseline, and rapid separation and cooling of cream. Keep cream in tubs with cold running water for quick cooling. Stay clean and cool cream promptly.
Hard Milking Cows and The Freshening Cow Practices
The article discusses methods for hard milking cows using teat plugs or bistoury to relax the teat, advising veterinarian input if relief fails. It notes that plugs should be worn between milkings and warns against use when dry. It also covers freshening cow care, stressing comfortable housing, loose feeding, and avoiding waste, plus urging farmers to test cows and ensure fair treatment before culling.
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Stoard
Advantages of sheep as a farm option
The sheep is a dual purpose animal producing wool and mutton. Initial expenditure is small and many farmers can invest in a few sheep. Wool and lamb values are saleable. Expensive buildings are seldom necessary. a shelter shed suffices for winter. Sheep destroy weeds, improve soil fertility, and require less daily attention than most livestock, contributing to steady returns.
Fall Golt Timing for Foal Births in Draft Horses
Late October through early November is ideal for fall foals, argues John Mason in the National Stockman. He warns against creating foals during fly seasons, noting flies devastate weak newborns. Prefer spring births or very late fall to avoid flies, highlighting Percheron as numerously used and sturdy.
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John Mason
National Stockman
Fies
Rearing a Sound Fall Foal From Liberty and Fresh Milk
Open air is essential for a fall foal to grow sound and straight. Avoid damp stalls and confinement. allow range, fresh air, and abundant sweet warm separator milk twice daily after one month old. Proper liberty and nutrition yield a robust horse, superior to restricted upbringing.
Epilepsy in Pigs and Cattle Losses in Queens
Epilepsy in pigs is linked to intestinal worms or spinal injury with treatment including worm relief and staged feeding. Separate report notes New York dairy cattle affected by foot and mouth disease in Queens, Long Island, requiring slaughter of a 28% herd valued around 22,500 dollars.
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New York
Queens
Long Island
Live Stock Husbandry and Dorset Sheep Traits
Freedom from drafts and dampness is vital for lambing and pneumonia prevention. Adequate ventilation and a sound roof matter more than extreme warmth. limit sheds to fifty sheep and ensure light. Dorset sheep, horned in both sexes, are prolific and sturdy with strong white wool. Dorset blood is favored in hot house lambing. The champion Dorset ram at Wisconsin state fair is shown here.
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Kansas
Feeding and shed design for sheep housing and feed storage
The text outlines shed floor dryness and ample space for animals, a four-bottom trough feeding rack with a slatted rack above, and spacing to allow feeding from both sides. If space is limited the rack bottom must slope to funnel grain to the sheep side to prevent mold. It warns against storing feed overhead to avoid sifted seeds spoiling wool quality.
Hogs in Winter Profit Depends on Feed Costs
A New York farmer explains in American Agriculturist that hog fattening this winter hinges on grain and mill feed prices. Economical feeding, silage, roots, alfalfa and dairy products help, but dry sleeping quarters and pure water are essential for success.
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New York
Silage Proved Best for Fattening Steers at Several Stations
Experiments over five years show corn silage in steer rations yields heavier, cheaper gains and higher market prices. Across five trials at the Inflianna station steers fed with silage averaged about seven dollars fifty cents more per head than those finished on dry feed.
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Inflianna
Training the Colt in First Winter Handling
The first winter is ideal to teach a colt to lead using a snug halter and a loop card under the belly. Gentle patience is essential as foals are easily strained, and close caretaker foal bonding yields mutual benefits.
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