1903 
THE RURAL NEW-VORKER. 
63 
VERMONT^ DAIRYMEN'S MEETING. 
Careful Study of Leading Features. 
Eastern Conditions.— Everyone present 
nt tlie recent session of the Vermont State 
fiairy Association must have been im- 
liressed witli the vigor and determination 
of New TOngland dairymen. Tlicre is an 
improvement in dairy conditions in the 
East, and farmers show it in their busi¬ 
ness. Cows are receiving better care, new 
barns are being built, and a new impetus 
given to this great live stock interest of 
the East. The increase in demand for 
milk, butter and cheese must mean more 
milk from our farms. People in the cities 
.ire .iust awakening to the food value of 
milk and cream, and the East to-day is 
coming to be one groat milk-selling coun¬ 
try. These New England farmers are con¬ 
servative. but possessing native ability that 
succeeds in spite of tremendous odds arc 
.•ilways fighting for success, and usually 
winning. 
A Progre.ssivk Meetino.— The exhibitor 
dairy machinery was very complete. The 
Stoddard Mfg. Co., located at Rutland, did 
very much towards the success of the As- 
.sociatlon, furnishing free transportation "to 
and from the exhibition hall to the hotels 
and convention hall. The women’s auxili¬ 
ary held in connection with the Associa¬ 
tion is an Important feature, and giyes 
the farm women an equal opportunity with 
the men. The women held two sessions. 
In the eyenlng Dr. Jenkins, of Connecticut, 
gav'e some interesting facts as the result 
of the Connecticut State pure food law. As 
a result adulterations haye very rapidly 
decreased, not through prosecutions, but 
directly from press notices and bulletins 
containing Slate analyses. One of the 
rather surprising statements was the gen¬ 
eral use of preservatives upon salt codfish. 
The publicity thus given has made it quite 
impossible for dealers to withstand the 
competition of honest products through 
honest dealers. This certainly is the best 
of evidence, proving the value of giving 
the general public full knowledge of the 
facts in the case, and they will soon ren¬ 
der, a just decision. The statement of a 
business concern, however truthful it may 
be. concerning the fraudulent goods of a 
rival, ordinarily receives but little atten¬ 
tion. but the moment the Government 
makes a statement the truthfulness is at 
mice established. 
'I'liE Butter Disreay.— The exhibit of 
bill ter was large and good. Tlie texture 
jnid general apiiearance of every package 
was [lerfcct, and showed great skill. 'J’he 
writer had the privilege of examining both 
but lor and chce.se. 'I'he off scoring, how¬ 
ever. was entirely upon flavor, and justly 
so. It was a living testimony to the still 
too prevalent practice of hauling milk in 
the Winter alternate days, or frequently 
every third day, out of which skill cannot 
make fine-flavored butter. Not a single 
package, so far as I could learn, was from 
Pasteurized cream. It does seem strange 
to me that these Winter creameries, run¬ 
ning with this faulty milk, do not Pas¬ 
teurize the cream. 1 know from several 
years’ experience in handling this kind of 
stuff that Pasteurization is the only safe¬ 
guard. It can be done without much cost 
if so desired. Put the cream into a 40-quart 
can. set into a barrel of hot water and 
raise to ITO degrees, stirring frequently, 
then at once run over an aerator, cooling 
down to .^)0 degrees for a few liours, warm¬ 
ing to I lie ripening Lemiieratiire, and jiro- 
ceed as witli other cream, using a sharp 
clean starter. It is of course better to keep 
the creamery running every third day than 
not at all. If the farmer undertakes to 
manufacture at home he must from the 
very nature of things do even much worse. 
No other farm product has shown such re¬ 
markable Improvement during the past 
decade. Ten years ago it was an unusual 
occurrence to find fine butter upon the 
tables of the small hotels of New York 
State. During the past two years I have 
not seen a single sample of the quality 
prevalent a decade ago. 
The Cheese Exhibit of this Association 
was decidedl.v inferior as viewed from 
a New York standpoint; manufactured by 
the. stirred-curd process, having in mind 
Ihe total pounds of cheese produced in¬ 
stead of the quality. This soft mushy 
stuff may at times have a good flavor, but 
in case of milk carrying any objectionable 
germs they are sure to develop in the 
cheese, and often after the product is two 
weeks old. Nothing recently has so im¬ 
pressed me with the value of the instruc¬ 
tion work done by the Department of Agri¬ 
culture in New York State, through the 
expert force which has been actively at 
work from factory to factory during the 
past 12 .years. It was at first crude be¬ 
cause of a lack of system and method. 
When the whole expert force, however, 
came to a thorough understanding and all 
taught a rational uniform system, our pro¬ 
duct at once became uniform and of im¬ 
proved quality. To-day a buyer can easily 
purchase carloads of cheese in northern 
.New York so uniform In flavor and texture 
that he can safely brand them as the pro¬ 
duct of one maker and no one be the wiser. 
If the cheese producers of Vermont would 
at once take united action asking of their 
State the appointment of one competent 
cheese-maker as a traveling instructor, 
they would soon find the investment most 
profitable. 
Interested Inquirers. —f)nc was im¬ 
pressed at this meeting with the determina 
tion upon the part of the audience to get 
Information, and the pressure brought to 
bear for time to discuss the topics on the 
programme. Time had expired for the 
cheese subject, when President Altken was 
compelled to ask a discontinuance of the 
questioning. Suddenly a leading manufac¬ 
turer arose and said “ the cheese-makers 
present did not propose to be side-tracked,” 
which at once suggested to me the advisa¬ 
bility at the next New York State Associa¬ 
tion of holding at separate places special 
meetings for the cheese-makers and butter- 
makers, giving each class an opportunity 
to work out thoroughly in detail the best 
that may be in those present who are sup¬ 
posed to have special knowledge upon the 
subject. These State meetings should deal 
intensel.v with practical questions of the 
dairy. 'I'licy should represent the most ad¬ 
vanced ideas and results obtained in act¬ 
ual practice: be strictly democratic and 
give us every opportunity to learn. A con¬ 
ference of buttei’-makers with a maker 
who has a high reputation for a fancy uni¬ 
form product is worth more, although he 
may not be able to make an attractive 
speech, than an address of glittering gen¬ 
eralities. One of the serious troubles that 
confronts the management and speakers 
also is the fact that audiences are usually 
mixed; a few interested in one thing and 
a few in another. Audiences must be en¬ 
tertained, so the best instruction is often 
lost. Instruction first, entertainment sec¬ 
ondly. is a safe working rule. 
_ H. E. COOK. 
Pork-Making in New Jersey. 
I wish to raise a better grade of hogs 
than I now have. I have an abundance of 
good feed from the dairy and from the re¬ 
fuse from a school where 200 people are 
cared for. Of course I expect to supple¬ 
ment the feed referred to with grain. I 
wish to finish two lots of hogs a year. I 
have a mixed lot of what seem to be fair- 
l.v good hogs. What breed of boar should 
1 buy? 1 think that I should have a breed 
of hogs that would feed well and mature 
as early as possible. 1 do not care to keep 
the hogs until they become very large—not 
to dress more than from 200 to 250 pounds. 
The sup)>ly of feed from the middle of Sep¬ 
tember to .June 10 is uniform, and I must 
keep the stock that will reiiuire a uniform 
amount of feed. I should arrange to have 
the first lot of hogs linished in .January 
and the second in June. jerseyman. 
We should consider the color and 
shape of the sows in selecting a hoar. 
If they are black or spotted we would 
select a thrifty Berkshire—if possible 
from a family noted for large litters. 
The chief objection we have found to 
the Berkshire breed is that some famil¬ 
ies produce small litters. We find the 
Berkshires quick and active, strong on 
their feet, and with great capacity for 
such bulky food as swill and skim-milk. 
If the sows are mostly white we should 
select either a Yorkshire or a Cheshire 
boar. We have not found that spotted 
pigs are popular for selling alive, though 
there is not the same objection with re¬ 
gard to selling the iinrk. The boar 
therefore should be selected so as to 
mate well in color and shape with the 
sows. In our own experience we have 
not found it most profitable to feed hogs 
so that they will dress over 200 pounds. 
The carcass weighing from 130 to 150 
pounds contains meat costing least 
money per pound. A January pig, how¬ 
ever, will weigh more than that before 
the weather is cool enough for home- 
slaughtering. You will, of course, un¬ 
derstand that while a pig will make a 
good growth on swill and skim-milk, 
the pork will be soft and not of the 
highest flavor. We feed for at least five 
weeks on corn and roots in order to ob¬ 
tain solid pork. 
Cows barreiirS years 
MADE TO BREED. 
Moore Brothers, Albany, N. Y. 
Best 
Results 
in feeding for milk are 
obtained by adding some 
Buffalo 
Gluten 
Feed 
to balance the ration. 
Sample and booklet 
**Feed Your Stock for 
Best Results,^* 
Sent free. Write to-day 
Address Department T 
IHE GLUCOSE SUGAR REFINING CO.. 
Ihe Rookery, Chicago, III. 
Noirton'ii HoaT«, Cough, DU* 
temper and IndigentlonCure* 
A veturimiry specilic for wind, 
tliroat and stomach troubles. 
Strong refommends. per 
can. Dealers, mail or Ex.paid. 
Newton llorsfi Remedy Co* 
Toledo. OhU. 
VICTORY FEED MILL. 
Oldest and BestGrindInKMIU 
Made. Win crush and Krind 
corn and cob and all kinds of 
Krain, mixed or separate. 
Grinds faster, finer and with 
less power than other mills. 
Are built strong, well made of 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small size adapt¬ 
ed for windand tread power. 
Made in four sizes for 1,4,8 
and 10 If. P. Free Catalogue. 
TIIOS. KOBKKTS, 
Box va. Springlield, O. 
When You Buy 
buy the best and 
avoid trouble. 
ENSILAGE 
THE ROSS machinery 
is the best, and if you will send for Catalogue No. 45, 
we will tell you why. Send 10c for Prof. Woll’s 
Book on Silage. Address, 
THE E. W. ROSS CO., Springfield, 0. 
CRE OF CORN 
And iU possibilities under the SiUge 
system—being the theme of 
"A BOOK ON SILAGE” 
By Prof. F. W. WOLL 
of th« Unlversityof Wisconsin. Revised and up-to-date, nest- ' 
I y lM»und into a volume of 234 pages. Itembracesfulllnform- J 
Htiou from planting to feeding the crop, and Includca working 
plans and BpeclticatioDS forbuilding allsllos. Also embraces: ' 
I—silage Crops. II—Silos. 
Ill—Sifage. IV—Feeding of Silage- 
V— Comparison of Silage and other Feeds. 
VI— The Silo la Modem Agriculture, 
And illustrations and complete plans for round and 
rectangular silos, dairy hams, tables of com* 
pounded rations, etc. Mailed for lOo, 
coin or atumpa. 
SILVER MFG. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. 
Send 
for 
free 
Circu¬ 
lars. 
The KEYSTONE 
Dehorning Krvlfo 
makes the dehorning ofcattlesimple 
and easy. Operation over in an in¬ 
stant; but a moment’s pain. Clean, 
smiiotli, clear cut, with no bruising 
or crushing. Highly valued by stock¬ 
men. Fully warranted. 
M. T. PHILLIPS. POMEROY. Pd. 
Throwing 
gutter 
^ A\^y 
- 
by the oM 
method of skimming 
milk is rank folly. With a 
Nntiunul Uponiii Separator 
you can save 80 per cent, of the 
butter-fat you are now throwing 
away. It separates both warm and 
cold milk, light or heavy croain and 
skims practically clean. We send it 
Free for IO Days 
trial. I.et you te.st it—see for your¬ 
self the saving it makes. If not 
satisfactory, send it luo’k we 
pay all costs. Catalogue free. 
National Dairy 'Infhiiie C'n., 
Newark, N. 4. 
The EMPIRE 
Separator. 
The Kawy Kiiniilnsr 
hotter BatUfaction, make you more 
money anti last I oncer than any other. Our 
\ book showa why. Semi for It. 
I Empire Cream Separator Co. 
I BLOOM FIEI.I), N. J. 
OeUVaL 
CreamSeparators 
For twenty years the World’s Standard 
Send for free catalogue. 
The Oe Laval Separator Co., 74 Cortlandt St., N.Y. 
COOK YOUR PEED and SAVB 
Half the Cost—with the <' 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
’With Oiunplna Caidrait.^BmpttM iU 
katUa la oaa mlnuta. Tha alapleat 
end beat arrangemant for oooklne 
food for stock. Also make Dairy and 
Laundry Slovae, Water and Steam 
Jacket Kettle., Hog So.ldara, Cal* 
drone, .to. a»* Send for oironlars. 
D. R. SPERRY & OO., Batavia, DL 
Dans*s White Metallic Ear Label 
with your name And coDsecutiTe numbers. Always stnysM I 
easy to read. Best for sucking^ cal res, cattle, sheeijiwJ I 
ho^. Used as oRiclal mark by 40 recordings assocIaaoM, | 
also by thousands of the best farmers and Iveedcn. 
MwnipleFreea Agents wante<1. Liberal terms. 
C. H. DANA. 74 Mata St., W. Ubaaoa. N. B.' 
THE CHAIN-HANGING 
Cattle Stanchion 
The most practical and humane Fastener over In¬ 
vented. Gives perfect freedom of the head. Illustrated 
Circular and Price freeon application. Manufactured 
by O. H. K0BERT80N, Eorestville, Conn. 
Stanchion 
—Doing AnImproTement orer 
Smith’!. Lightest, atrongeit, 
quickest, safest swing stanehioa 
msdsg Hsssteel latch andantomatio 
lock. Becomes stationary when 
»pen. Antmalcannotiarnltlnbaok* 
higout. Madeofbestseasonedhard 
wc^. Pinsfor fastening with erery 
stanchion. Send for testimonials. 
K. WILDER* SONS, 
Pat. May 21,1901. 
THE aRRaS 
Cream Extractor 
The leading Cream Extractor 
on iho market because milk and 
water are not mixed. You al¬ 
ways have pure, sweet milk for 
houbo use and not diluted for 
feeding. The most convenient 
extractor made for handling 
your milk in Winter as well as 
in Summer. It saves all can 
lifting, skimming and washing 
of crocks. It is easily kept 
clean. Write for descriptive 
catalogue and special introduc¬ 
tory prices to THE AKKAS 
CREAM .SEPARATOR CO. 
BbUFFTON,O hio. 
CREAM EXTRACTOR 
FREE 
This Is a gen'ulne 
offer made to introduce the Peoples 
Cream Extractor in every neighbor¬ 
hood. It is the best and simplest in 
the world. We ask that yoti show it to 
your neighbors who have cows. Send 
your name and the name of the near¬ 
est freight office. Address 
PEOPLES SUPPLY CO,, 
Dept. 86. Kansas City, Mo. 
Horse Owners! Use 
OOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe, Speedy, and rosithe Car. 
The safest. Best BEI.STKR ever used. Takei 
the place of all Itnaments for mild or severe action. 
Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle, SUPERSEDES AUI- CAUTEK* 
<> R El RING. Impossible to produce scar or blemish 
Kvery bottle sold Is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price 9l .60 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent 
by express, charges paid, with full directions for 
Its nse. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO.. Cleveland. O 
^An Incomplete Stable 
is the one where the Best Liniment ever 
- manufactured — the horseman’s valued 
friend — is unknown. 
Sloan's Liniment 
Is time tried, and the recognized standard by 
all veteran horsemen; quick and scientific in 
its action, and marvelously efficient. 
Sold by Dealers generally. 
Horse size, 60c. and SI. Eaiuily size, !J5c. 
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