Granular Butter and Private Dairies Best for Quality
A dairy column explains granulating butter until grain size resembles wheat kernels, rinsing and salting in stages, and the importance of not overworking to avoid grain collapse. It endorses private dairies for full control, cites salt melt tests, and discusses packaging trends and a reader’s heated-milk calf experiment with the Devonshire method.
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Misibry
Clinton, Fo Va
Why the Butter Does Not Come in Churning
A farmer notes factors affecting butter yield from cream. If a cow calves soon avoid churning. if kept with calf or delayed, give a drench of Epsom salts and ginger, feed bran or oats, and hay. Keep cream cool and well soured, churn at about 60 degrees F, raise to 70 if needed.
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WM. A. Scoville
Ken Weir
Devonshire Cream-Raising Method for Cold Weather Butter
Reader shares a Devonshire cream-raising technique to reduce churning time. Milk is scalded then cooled, kept in shallow pans twelve hours, heated to just under 190 degrees, then rested twenty four hours for cream to rise. Two beatings are used before and after twelve hour rest, with low heat to prevent souring and produce clearer butter.
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Lake View
Milton
Jennie M
Wills N. Steerer
Fein and Stockman
Devonshire
Lesange
Winter pruning guidance for neglected orchards and fruitfulness
The text advises prudent winter pruning of long neglected orchards by removing large stems but leaving some shoots to recover. Severe pruning concentrates sap into few branches, risking poor fruit set. moderate pruning with steady sap flow encourages better next year yields. It notes vigorous trees may tolerate cutting older growth while preserving buds for future fruiting.
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Auction Market Mare Showed Intelligence and Faults
A striking mare sold with warning she had a hidden flaw in harness. After a dangerous rush, a dental issue revealed a remount tooth that was removed, restoring calm and proving the horse valuable. The piece urges regular tooth checks to prevent digestive and health problems in horses.
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Aleo
ETL Riddick
New York
Saddle horses and bicycle use reshape farming values
An early 20th century essay examines the waning saddle horse market as bicycles rise in popularity. It notes prices for horses remain strong for desirable bloodlines while farmers seek new revenue sources. The author argues dedicated horse owners prefer a horse for pleasure and work, even as mechanized transport expands.
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