1893 
73 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
CONNECTICUT DAIRYMMEN IN COUNCIL. 
Creams that wont mix well; disease in milk ; dairy edu¬ 
cation ; questions about ensilage. 
The handling of cream was discussed with animation 
at the dairymen’s meeting in Hartford, Conn., January 
17-19. In answer to the question, “Can cream pro¬ 
duced by gravity and that collected by separator 
processes be used together in creameries without seri¬ 
ous loss and trouble ? ” the general sentiment was that 
they could not. The cooperative and proprietary 
creameries, so common throughout New England, are 
frequently blamed because they use cream from only 
one system. Most of the butter-makers believe the use 
of the two creams necessitates separate churnings, or 
that otherwise there will be an escape of butter fat 
in the buttermilk. 
N. G. Williams, of Bellows Falls, Vt., in a brief 
speech explained the reasons for the excellent success 
of cream-gathering creameries as due to the uniform 
condition of the cream and accuracy of management 
Pres. George A. Bowen stated that the creamery in 
Woodstock, his home town, employs cream from 
both separator and deep-can setting, but pays two 
prices. Mr. Williams insisted that the two creams 
churned together caused a loss in the churn. Dr. E. H. 
Jenkins held that comparison and test of the butter¬ 
milk in the Babcock tester would tell the stcry. 
Prof. W. H. Brewer, in his lecture on “ Milk as re¬ 
lated to the public health,” pointed out that milk might 
carry disease in several ways, but chiefly by bacteria in 
contagious cases, which easily live in it. Cows afflicted 
with foot-and-month disease transmit sore mouths 
to adults. [There has never been a case of this dis¬ 
ease in North America since the suppression of a slight 
outbreak in 1870, caused by the importation of diseased 
stock.— Eds.] He gave numerous instances of sickness 
caused by the use of milk from cows drinking impure 
water. Nobody would buy milk from a wagon known 
to carry a single can that was contaminated, yet many 
run the risk of letting their cows drink filth and fever 
germs. Typhoid and scarlet fevers are peculiarly 
liable to be conveyed in milk, even when the cow 
drinking the germs is in no way affected. Negligence 
of a milkman has often proved fatal to consumers. 
The Professor believes those guilty of such careless¬ 
ness should be held criminally responsible. He said : 
“ Great quantities of skim-milk are brought to New 
Haven, but none is ever known to be sold. What be¬ 
comes of it ? We need some general law to prevent 
the sale of impure and skim-milk.” J. S. Kirkham, of 
Newington, believes we should have a milk inspector 
paid for his services in every town. 
Ex-Gov. Hoard, of Wisconsin, insisted on the need 
of more general dairy education. He said, “ The 
measure of our success is to be found within ourselves. 
This is the hardest thing to teach the farmer of to-day. 
He invariably attributes failure to some force outside 
of himself. We need a broader intellectuality. What 
has made the little island of Great Britain the domin¬ 
ant factor in the origin of the best horses, cattle and 
swine that have modified the character of the animals 
of the whole earth ? What but the fact that agricul¬ 
ture was the great subject for great minds away back 
in the ages? ‘Familiarity breeds contempt.’ Has 
man been in the cow’s society so long that he calls her 
nothing but a brute ? Wherever agriculture is run 
with brains, no dissatisfaction is found with the profits. 
There is need of more dairy education, for the sake of 
lessening the cost of production. Every farmer keep¬ 
ing cows in the East is facing about the same ratio of 
expense per head, whether the cow produces ldO or 300 
pounds of butter per year. Dairying is to-day the 
subject of evolution as much as any other one 
thing, and feeding is an essential part of this evolu¬ 
tion. Farmers in the East, where feed is highest, 
study less the reduction of ration expense than those 
in Wisconsin. We are conservative: are we not too 
much so ?” 
Mr. Sadd inquired : “ What is the position of cream¬ 
eries toward cream made from ensilage ?” 
A. M. Bancroft thought there is far less opposition 
to it than formerly. “ We are progressing in knowl¬ 
edge. We make better ensilage now. Bad ensilage, 
like bad cotton-seed meal or bran, will not make good 
cream.” 
“ Do you use ensilage cream at your creamery ?” 
“ We do and wish we could get more of it.” 
Gov. Hoard said: “ It increases the churnability of 
cream, because it contains so much succulence. It 
makes the conditions right the same as succulent 
grasses do in summer.” 
“ What is poor ensilage ?” 
Gov. Hoard : “ Ensilage made improperly of poorly- 
grown corn, or spoiled in making. A little white 
mold does not hurt it, but black mold should be thrown 
out. If it is only heated to 100 or 110 degrees when 
put in the pit the growth of bacteria is encouraged. 
Heat reaching 125 to 130 degrees destroys these cells 
and sterilizes the ensilage.” 
“ How is the silo best covered ?” 
Gov. Hoard: “ I prefer two to three feet of swale 
grass put on green. The heat seems to melt it and 
rot it into one solid mass which is a perfect protec¬ 
tion.” 
Mr. Potter: “ Is it wise to ensilo frosted corn ? ” 
Gov. Hoard: “I have never seen that kind of corn put 
into a silo, that did not come out perfect.” 
“ At what stage should corn be cut for the silo ? ” 
“When it is well past glazing. We get the sweetest 
ensilage from well-matured corn.” 
“ Should it be cut fine?” 
“ Preferably; that it may be handled more easily. 
But cutting does not improve its quality. Put it in 
whole if you can’t cut it.” 
“What crops are desirable for the silo besides corn?” 
“Peas and oats are even better, as they are nearer a 
perfect food.” 
“How is the seed proportioned?” 
“ I use one bushel of oats to two and a half or three 
of peas.” 
Wm. Crane of Ellington, said: “ I believe any man 
who makes ensilage of corn not a native of the place 
where it is used makes a mistake. Nothing I have 
ever used to cover the silo is as good as three or four 
inches of sawdust.” 
“ Is it right to wet corn put in the silo when it has 
got too dry ? ” . . 
Mr. Hoard does not object: “ When it is too dry it is 
liable to ‘ fire-fang.’ ” 
S. 0. Bowen: “ Peas and oats make the best fodder 
of any I ever raised. Severe wind lodged mine last 
season and rather than see them spoil I cut them be¬ 
fore it was time. Some of the crop was fed the covt a 
green during a severe drought and it doubled the quan¬ 
tity of their milk. HOLLISTER sage. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
There Is no charge for the little book on caponlzlng sent by Geo. P. 
Pilling & Son, Philadelphia, Pa. Send for It and see what you think 
of the operation. 
How many farmers have a water-proof covering large enough to 
cover a load of produce In case of rain while on the road ? Many a 
New England farmer In the old times used the sail of his boat for 
covering hay or potatoes. His grandson has no business to stop this 
old practice just because waterproofing Is cheaper. 
We have just received a very nicely printed catalogue of the goods 
manufactured by the M. Rumely Company, La Porte, Ind., consisting 
of traction engines, thrashing separators, engines, etc. This Is a good 
house, and any one interested In this line of goods will find matter of 
interest In the catalogue which, we suppose, will be sent to any one 
who requests a copy. 
Here Is the way English writers talk about the American farmer . 
“ The American farmers are represented as living a hard life on ‘ pork 
and beans,'exposed to all hardships, and working most laboriously: 
crushed, too, by the Interest on mortgages, with no Indulgent land¬ 
lord to fall back upon, their real landlords being inexorable money- 
lending Institutions.” How much of that Is really true ? 
Roads in Iowa.—A great deal of Interest Is manifested Inroads 
all through this section of the State. It Is quite generally conceded 
that until all our taxes are paid In money and the work Is done by 
contract labor, the roads will remain as they are, a confirmed nuisance 
a large share of the year. The truth Is, we have too many roads for 
the number of men to work, under the present system. The farms are 
too large for the road management. e. b. h. 
The harness factory of King & Co., of Owego, N. Y., has made a very 
rapid growth during the past few years. It now occupies a whole 
building all to itself, and the leather used Is oiled and finished at the 
factory. The firm has for years been selling directly to farmers, and 
the growth of the business lndlctates that purchasers can save money 
by buying harness from It directly, without paying '• the middleman's 
share.” 
No Investment on the farm will pay better than that for a coat of 
paint for the farm Implements as well as farm buildings. The sleighs 
should now be treated to one before they are put away until next 
season, and the wagons should have equal attention before they are 
taken out for the spring work. It is safe to say that any implement 
used on the farm will last 50 per cent longer, If yearly treated to a coat 
of paint. Several firms now put up mixed paints ready for use. O. W. 
Ingersoll, 248 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., Is one of the oldest 
houses In the business. 
The Stockbridcie Fertieizers.— The Bowker Fertilizer Company, 
of Boston, Mass., Issues several Interesting pamphlets describing 
these fertilizers and detailing the success many good farmers have 
had In their use. Let every reader of The R. N.-Y. send for them and 
look them over They are well got up and tilled with excellent photo¬ 
engravings taken from nature. One of them makos a better “ picture 
book” than those that were sold at a high price to our fathers. The 
Stockbrldge system of fertilizing Is based on the fact that different 
plants have different needs and that different forms of fertility must 
be supplied to sustain the plant through Its various stages of growth, 
and—but all is explained In these pamphlets. 
It Is always unploasant to see a nice selection of flowers set In a 
cheap, Irregular, chipped lot of flower pots, and this Is a sight one 
often sees. We suppose the trouble comes from the fact that dealers 
buy the cheapest pots they can find without regard to quality, as they 
are usually able to make a better profit on the inferior than Is possible 
on the better grades. In the long run, of course, the best pot Is the 
cheapest to the consumer, and we are sure that iho family with taste 
and culture enough to grow flowers would prefer to pay a trifle more 
for shapely pots of uniform size. These would greatly Improve the 
appearance of many nice selections of flowers, and the economy would 
be found In their greater durability. The best pots we know of are 
made by A. H. Hawes & Co., North Cambridge, Mass. This house also 
makes a nice line of fancy earthenware, consisting of hanging pots, 
jardinlOres, etc. 
POPULAR IN NEBRASKA. 
Find herewith draft and postal note for $31 in pay¬ 
ment of subscriptions of a club of 30, and for my own 
subscription, making 1 31 altogether. I took 27 of these 
names since 11 A. m. to-day I would have had a much 
larger list to send you had I not lent the sample copy, 
which was not returned until to-day. * * * I think 
I can raise quite a large club here, and having the 
copies together will, I think, help me to canvas. I will 
make a selection later of what I want as premiums. 
Gage County, Neb. A. R. mcdonald. 
1893 . 
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