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Milk  and  Live  Stock  Notes 
Retail  Margin  on  Milk 
Will  you  advise  me  what  is  consid¬ 
ered  a  reasonable  profit  for  a  retailer  to 
make  on  cream  and  on  whole  milk?  Iu 
other  words — can  you  tell  me  what  price 
the  Borden’s  and  other  large  milk  deal¬ 
ers  charge  their  retailers,  and  what  price 
the  retailer  gets  from  the  consumer? 
Can  you  also  tell  me  about  -what  price 
per  1 %  butterfat  these  large  concerns 
charge  for  their  cream?  w.  M.  E.  \v. 
Marlborough,  Mass. 
Boston  contractors  sell  milk  to 
peddlers  and  storekeepers  at  Gc  to  8c 
in  quart  bottles  and  5.3c  to  7c  by  the 
can ;  mostly  about  Ge.  The  retailers 
have  sold  this  milk  at  7c  to  9c,  usually 
9c,  but  now  that  the  milk  price  is  being 
raised  all  along  the  line,  retailors  and 
peddlers  will  pay  10  to  15  per  Cent  more, 
and  consumers  a  cent  more  per  quart. 
Some  stores  sell  milk  low  to  attract  gen¬ 
eral  trade.  Average  Boston  retailors  get 
from  two  to  three  cents  per  quart  more 
than  they  pay,  probably  nearer  throe 
cents  under  present  conditions.  In 
small  hand  mill  cannot  extract  all  the 
juice.  Many  are  using  small  mills  for 
convenience  in  having  fresh-made  cider, 
and  to  avoid  the  long  hauls  to  the  fac¬ 
tory.  They  are  also  able  to  make  sure 
of  clean,  sound  fruit.  Cider  sells  at  15 
to  25  cents  a  gallon,  mostly  to  peddlers. 
Vinegar  brings  a  little  more,  but  shrinks 
25  per  cent  and  must  be  kept  for  years 
and  handled  more  or  less.  o.  b.  f. 
Plan  for  Sheep  Shed 
I  am  about  to  construct  a  sheep  shed 
18  feet  wide  by  4S  feet  long,  with  ceil¬ 
ing  eight  feet  high  and  a  loft  above  for 
storage  of  hay.  The  shed  faces  the 
south.  Would  you  give  some  suggestion 
relative  to  the  construction  of  doors  on 
the  Southerly  side,  as  I  feel  that  ample 
provision  should  be  made  for  opening  up 
the  southern  side  in  mild  weather.  Can 
you  furnish  any  suggestions  iu  relation 
to  doors  or  openings  which  will  he  prac¬ 
ticable?  s.  G.  T. 
Williamstown,  Mass. 
In  the  accompanying  diagram,  A  indi¬ 
cates  windows  2^4x1  feet,  or  anything 
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South 
Plan  for  Sheep  Shed 
smaller  cities  the  margin  of  gross  profit 
is  less,  and  in  towns  usually  from  one  to 
two  cents  where  the  peddler  buys  direct¬ 
ly  from  producers.  Cream  is  whole¬ 
saled  in  Boston  in  cans  at  quite  a  wide 
range  of  prices.  In  a  general  way  it 
brings  about  one  cent  a  quart  for  each 
one  per  cent,  of  butterfat.  Thus  17% 
cream  sells  at  17c  to  20c,  according  to 
size  of  order;  40%  cream  sells  at  2774c 
to  39c;  30%  cream  at  2S*4  to  30c. 
These  prices  are  now  being  advanced  iu 
line  with  higher  prices  for  milk.  Con¬ 
sumers  have  been  paying  30c  per  qt.  for 
17%  cream  and  50  to  GOc  for  40% 
cream.  Retailers’  margin  on  both  milk 
and  cream  is  roughly  about  one-third. 
G.  B.  F. 
Apples  for  Stock  Feeding  ;  Cider  Making 
1.  In  this  section  there  seems  to  be  no 
call  for  cider  apples  to  ship  away,  or 
to  make  in  elder,  as  the  mill  is  some 
distance.  I  have  300  or  400  bushels  of 
cider  apples  in  the  pasture  and  all 
around  besides  grafted  fruit.  I  keep 
six  or  eight  cows,  some  young  stock  to 
feed.  I  like  to  feed  pigs  sweet  apples. 
Perhaps  I  have  seen  the  worst  side  of 
cows  getting  apples,  had  them  “drunk," 
drying  up  the  milk  and  growing  poor. 
Most  of  the  old  settlers  around  here 
would  not  feed  ft  sour  apple  uuder  any 
consideration,  claiming  it  makes  cows’ 
teeth  sore.  Do  you  think  it  would  pay 
to  get  these  apples  and  feed  moderately 
to  cows  or  young  stock  in  barn?  What 
do  you  consider  them  Worth  a  bushel, 
and  bow  much  would  you  feed  at  once  or 
each  day?  I  could  give  them  to  young 
stock,  cows  or  pigs  if  advisable.  2.  Could 
you  give  me  some  facts  about  making 
cider,  the  cost  of  rigging  up  a  small 
mill,  and  something  of  the  profit  in  mak¬ 
ing  cider?  W.  T.  II. 
Wliitingkam,  Vt. 
1.  Sour  apples  and  their  pomace  are 
fed  freely  around  here,  and  I  have  never 
heard  o'£  harm  to  the  cows’  teeth.  Cows 
may  be  fed  from  a  peck  to  half  a  bushel 
of  apples  daily  as  long  as  the  apples  can 
be  kept,  but  must  be  started  with  only 
a  few  quarts,  gradually  increasing  to 
four  quarts  or  more  at  each  feed,  morn¬ 
ing  and  night.  Few  feed  more  than  a 
peck  a  day  to  milch  cows  of  average 
size.  Cider  pomace  is  fed  iu  about  the 
same  way,  and  is  especially  liked  for 
young  and  dry  stock.  It  is  mixed  with 
the  grain  ration  and  sells  for  $1  a  ton 
at  the  mills.  I  consider  apples  a  partial 
substitute  for  roots,  and  worth  for  feed¬ 
ing  just  about  the  cider  mill  price  of 
1274  cents  a  bushel.  Those  wanted  for 
late  feeding  should  be  protected  with 
some  kind  of  litter  to  postpone  hard 
freezing.  Pigs  and  poultry  use  some  of 
the  apples  to  advantage,  and  whatever 
I  have  said  of  apples  for  feeding  applies 
to  waste  pears.  2.  A  small  cider  mill 
and  press  costs  around  $10.  and  second¬ 
hand  barrels  usually  $1  each.  The  com¬ 
mercial  mills  charge  about  three  cents  a 
gallon  for  making,  and  reckon  three  to 
374  gallons  of  cider  to  the  bushel,  but  a 
near  that  on  the  market.  They  are 
hinged  from  top,  open  to  inside ;  hook  o'n 
bottom  to  hang  to  staple  on  joist  and 
when  shut  to  fasten  on  window  s'.ll. 
B,  'door  to  slide  either  way  convenient ; 
when  open,  many  days,  a  light  rack  can 
he  placed  across  bottom  to  keep  stock  iu. 
One  window  will  be  closed,  but  not 
missed.  Sand  screen  wire  can  be  put  on 
outside  of  windows,  if  needed.  You  need 
windows  all  around  the  stable,  and  they 
will  be  open  most  of  the  time.  That  is, 
some  of  them  will,  as  affected  by  winds 
and  storms. 
You  can  have  windows  smaller,  say 
1x3  or  174x3  or  17/4x4,  on  all  except  the 
south,  hinged  and  hooked.  Also  in  re¬ 
gard  to  doors,  perhaps  there  should  be 
one  opposite  for  cleaning  stable,  etc.,  and 
there  should  be  one,  not  necessarily  large, 
at  the  most  convenient  corner  or  side  for 
entrance.  If  you  do  not  build  it  in,  you 
will  cut  it  out  later.  Sheep  want  air 
and  light,  but  do  not  like  strong  wind 
and  wet.  Well  fed  they  care  nothing 
for  still  cold,  nor  snow  fulling  straight 
down.  Then,  if  you  want  this  stable  for 
lambing,  you  can  close  it  tight. 
Utica,  O.  W.  w.  R. 
Cattle  are  bringing  from  $00  to  $100 ; 
milk,  $2.30  per  100  lbs.,  the  highest  it  has 
ever  been.  Hay,  $13  per  cwt.,  the  best. 
Wheat.  $1.35;  rve,  $1;  corn.  Sic.;  oats, 
GOc.  Butter  40c. ;  eggs,  40c. ;  potatoes, 
$1.50  per  bu,  Apples,  80c.  per  bu.  Pork. 
15c.  per  lb. ;  young  chickens,  lGc.  per  lb. 
Ervinua,  Pa.  o.  t. 
New  milch  cows  from  $50  to  $75.  Milk 
44/4C.  per  quart  wholesale,  10c.  retail. 
Butter,  35c.  per  lb.  wholesale,  40c.  re¬ 
tail.  Sweet  corn,  12c.  per  dozen,  whole¬ 
sale,  20c,  retail.  Potatoes,  $1.25  whole¬ 
sale,  $1.40  retail.  o.  M.  C. 
Gravity,  Pa. 
Cows.  $60  to  $100;  butter,  country, 
30c.  No  apples  for  sale.  Potatoes,  $1.25 
bu. ;  sweet  potatoes,  $1.25  bu. ;  hay,  per 
ton.  Timothy,  $14.  T.  c.  E. 
Furniss,  Pa. 
Eggs  at  our  local  stores,  36c. ;  butter. 
35c. ;  poultry,  12c. ;  milk  delivered  to 
Borden’s  and  Sullivan  Co.  Creamery  Co., 
at  $2.05  per  100  lbs.  for  3  per  cent,  milk ; 
apples,  small  crop.  $1.25  per  barrel;  buy¬ 
ers  do  packing  and  furnish  barrels.  Po¬ 
tatoes  almost  a,  failure,  $1.25  per  bu., 
wholesale ;  cows,  $50  to  $90.  Oats  less 
than  half  a  crop ;  buckwheat  very  poor 
crop ;  very  little  fruit  and  garden  crops 
raised  here  except  for  home  consump¬ 
tion.  8.  L.  8. 
Galilee,  Fa. 
Cows  of  mixed  origin  are  selling  for 
$60  to  $75  each,  and  it  looks  like  their 
going  lower,  while  good  cows  are  from 
$75  to  $90  with  slight  tendency  to  de¬ 
crease.  Milk  is  selling  at  local  cheese 
factory  for  $2.05  October;  $2.10  Novem¬ 
ber.  December,  January,  February,  and 
$2  for  March.  Milk  is  not  sh loped  from 
this  place,  but  is  used  for  making  a  spe¬ 
cial  grade  of  cheese.  All  kinds  of  farm 
crops  were  nearly  a  failure  except  hay. 
Hay  is  slow  sale  at  $12.  and  most  buy¬ 
ers  arc  only  offering  $8  and  $10  per 
ton.  Potatoes  quick  sale  at  $1  per  bu. 
Apples  a  fairly  good  crop  and  shippers 
are  offering  GOc  per  100  pounds. 
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