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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 24 
COWS THAT COLOR BUTTER. 
Guernseys and Color. —In regard to 
the color of butter from Guernsey cows, 
we would say that all of our product is 
sold as commercial cream, and com¬ 
mands an extra wholesale price on ac¬ 
count of its color. We are. however, 
in connection with C. L. Fitch, of 
Hoard’s creameries, Fort Atkinson, 
Wis., conducting some investigations re¬ 
garding the color of Guernsey uncolored 
butter. Mr. Fitch has devised a new 
standard for coloring butter, and the 
shades vary from 0, or pure white, to 
No. 6, a color given if 100 cubic centi¬ 
meters of Columbian, or other colors of 
equal strength, are added to 100 pounds 
of white butter. This last shade is de¬ 
sired only in New Orleans. Hoard’s 
creameries make butter of shade No. 3 
in Winter, and No. 4 in Summer. We 
sent Mr. Fitch some cream in June, and 
it churned out shade No. 5, or a trifle 
darker. This is the color desired by 
Baltimore, St. Louis and Washington 
markets. Another sample was sent De¬ 
cember 9, and churned out shade No. 
3y 2 , about the shade desired by best 
trade in New York and Chicago. 
Some work was done during the 
World’s Fair tests that showed the 
Guernseys did make yellow butter on 
dry feed. The Breeder’s Gazette pub¬ 
lished the following in June, 1893: “The 
Guernsey people are felicitating them¬ 
selves over the fact that the character¬ 
istic yellow color of the breed on which 
they bank so strongly, comes promi¬ 
nently to the front in the butter now 
being made. Grass-colored butter can¬ 
not, of course, be expected from dry 
feed, and so it was not anticipated that 
either of the breeds would score up to 
its average color when on grass. The 
first day’s churning, after the conclu¬ 
sion of the cheese test, showed the 
Guernseys to have clearly the advantage 
in color. The Jerseys are able to make 
a showing of color which slightly dis¬ 
tinguishes their butter from the Short¬ 
horn product, but at present all of the 
breeds are using some color.” 
This was from cows that had not 
tasted grass since the Fall of 1892. In 
the 30-days’ test the Guernseys used no 
color; I have the score for 25 days, and 
on 14 of these days the Guernseys scored 
perfection on color, and nine was their 
lowest score on color. I often think 
that when coloring is not allowed in 
butter we shall have an honester grip 
on the oleo fellows. Of course it would 
boom the Guernsey, and I am not pre¬ 
pared to say whether it is fair to the 
other breeds. ciias. l. hill. 
Rosendale, Wis. 
Mark Colored Butter. —In my opin¬ 
ion the ability of cows to produce yellow 
butter in Winter does not lies exclusive¬ 
ly with any one breed, but is rather a 
characteristic of individuals, although 
I believe that there are a greater num¬ 
ber of Jersey and Guernsey cows capa¬ 
ble of making yellow butter in Winter 
than can be found in any other race of 
cattle. Still, I have known a “scrub” to 
produce at that season of the year butter 
of so deep a yellow that the dairy 
woman was accused of coloring it. In 
making butter from a carefully-selected 
herd of Jerseys, it certainly would not 
require the addition of any artificial tint 
5n order to satisfy the taste of refined 
customers, and yet I have know r n a Jer¬ 
sey cow on dry food to make butter 
that was quite white. I have also been 
fortunate enough to own a dear little 
Jersey that was not only able to color 
her own butter, but would impart a 
most pleasing tint to that produced by 
several other cows. At present we are 
feeding about 10 pounds bran, two 
pounds oil meal, 36 pounds silage, 20 
pounds carrots, and a forkful of oat and 
pea hay per day, and while we do not 
make butter, our cream is a rich golden 
yellow. I believe, as a protection to the 
public, all colored butter should be con¬ 
spicuously labeled as such, just as much 
as any other article of adulterated food. 
and, furthermore, such a course would 
speedily convince breeders and dairymen 
of the necessity of breeding only the 
choicest specimens of any race. 
Elm Grove, Wis. adda f. nowiE. 
Working Over Bad Butter. 
I have to take farmers’ butter In trade, 
and sometimes it 'is strong, and the color 
and taste are not good. Could it be worked 
over, and what could be done with it, with¬ 
out interfering with the law? J. d. 
Forest Lawn, N. Y. 
Such butter can never be made over 
into a prime article; still something 
may be done to improve the flavor and 
to make the color uniform. Working it 
thoroughly would help to make a uni¬ 
formity of color, but would probably 
not have much effect on the flavor. 
Churning It with a good supply of fresh 
sweet milk, and working it afterwards, 
will improve both the flavor and color. 
Or, it may be put through the opera¬ 
tions which turns out what is now known 
as “process,” or “renovated” butter. If 
it is made into “process” butter, or is 
returned, the butter must be branded 
to show that it is “process.” This is 
the requirement of the New York State 
law. I do not think that simply rework¬ 
ing it would bring it under the prohibi¬ 
tion of the law. l. a. 
Cows are Warm-Blooded. 
Why do my cows come when the tem¬ 
perature is up to 90, and drink, then retire 
to a knoll and lie for two hours in the hot 
sun without shade, when there is plenty of 
shade in the pasture? o. a. s. 
Hubbartson, N. Y. 
I presume the cows lie in the sun 
in this way to warm the water they have 
just drunk. An average-sized cow will 
drink from 60 to 80 pounds of water at 
one time, if very thirsty. The water, 
even in Summer, is 30 to 40 degrees 
colder than the animal’s body, and must 
be warmed to the temperature of the 
animal. This requires a great deal of 
heat, and it would be not at all strange 
if the cow sought a place where old Sol 
could assist her in the warming opera¬ 
tion. The cow loves warmth, and it is 
well known that she gives her best flow 
or milk when on rich grass feed and on 
hot days—not on days which are cold or 
rainy, even though the grass be the 
same. Thus her maternal instinct tells 
her to keep her body as warm as possi¬ 
ble, so that she may give as much milk 
as possible. There may also be a better 
circulation of air on the knoll than un¬ 
der the shade trees, and the cows seek 
the knoll for this reason as well. 
L. A. 
Why Hay is Dusty. 
Can any of The R. N.-Y. readers explain 
to me why my Timothy and clover hay is 
so dusty in the barn this Winter? It was 
harvested in good shape, without a drop of 
rain on it. I am told by a friend that put¬ 
ting salt in hay, at the time of hauling to 
the barn, will make it dusty. Is this 
right? What will salt do to hay? F. p. 
Neenah, Wis. 
The cause of the dusty hay in your 
case may have been any one of a num¬ 
ber of causes. The wetting of hay while 
it is being cured is not the only cause 
of dusty hay. If hay is cut at just that 
stage of blossoming when the stamens 
are ready to be shed, the hay will be 
dusty, the dust being caused by the 
shedding of the anthers and the dis¬ 
tribution of the dry pollen. If the hay 
is cured in a hot sun, and spread out 
in the field as left by the mowing ma¬ 
chine, it is very likely to be dusty. The 
hay should be bunched, or cocked, and 
be allowed to sweat, and then the 
bunches should be opened out, and the 
hay dried and put in the barn. Curing 
hay without bunching it is very likely to 
make it dusty, especially if the hay is 
cured in a hot sun. If hay is put away 
too green it will likely be dusty. 
Salting hay when it is put away will 
not make it dusty. We have salted hay 
many times when filling the barn, and 
never have found dusty hay as a result. 
If salt is scattered around on the hay it 
will tend to prevent the growth of those 
low forms of vegetable life known as the 
molds. If it ever becomes necessary to 
store away hay which is too moist, then 
salt sprinkled around somewhat lib¬ 
erally will tend to prevent molding, but 
will not cause the hay to be dusty. 
L. A. CLINTON. 
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y is neither valuable for use 
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Send for dealers and 
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Cows barren 3 years 
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Breeders’ Directory. 
White Plymouth Rocks.—C ockerels, 
$2 each; eggs, 26*1: 60. $2:100. $3. 
JOHN HERR SHENK, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mammoth W. H. Turkeys. Send for 
circulars. STANLEY WILLIAMS, Kennedy, N. Y. 
Buff Plymouth Rocks.—P rize win¬ 
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JOHN H. JANNEY, Brighton, Md. 
White Wyandotte Cockerels.— None better 
Write wants, ltalpb Woodward,New Rochelle. N. Y 
White Wyandottes Exclusively.— 
Write wants. Spencer’s Poultry Farm, Phenlx. R. 1. 
Rose C. B. Leghorn Cockerels, $1 ea. 
Also a few pens of B. P. Rocks at $5. 
CHAS. RUE, Minerva. Ohio. 
Fowls Cheap. —Singly, pairs, pens. 
W. and Barred Rocks; W. and Br. Leghorns; W. 
Wyandottes; stamp. 
Mrs. J. P. HELLING8. Dover, Del. 
M. B. TURKEYS' 
Fisher Island Strain. Toms, $4; 
Pair, $7. Eggs, $3 for 13. 
White P. Rock Cockerels. $2. Mrs. F. II. THOMSON, 
Fairview Farm, Holland Patent, N. Y. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN & SON’S 
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We make a specialty of 
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GRAND COCKERELS, from $2 up bred from our 
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Chester Swine, Collie Pups.— 
PAINE, South Randolpb, Vt. 
Phoetar VA/hitoc extra fine,3 and 4 months old, 
UlluulCI *W III ICO Short-horn Bull Calves, good 
ones. R. L. ML'NCK, Washington, Pa., R. 4. 
AYRSHIRES for Sale.—12 Cows, 3 Hei¬ 
fer Calves. 2 Bull Calves 2 Bulls, 2 yrs., 1 Bull 3 yrs. 
One Berkshire Boar, 5 Sows—have been served. 
LARKIN STOCK FARM, Warnervllle, N. Y. 
pen A Y Q Q UI Q E Q—Calves from high strain 
nCUi HI noninLO of milkers; also. Scotch 
Collie Pups. Prices reasonable. MAPLE ROW 
STOCK FARM,F. H. Cooklngham, Cherry Creek, N.Y 
PER RIIEBNCEY Q— Four bred Heifers, 15 to 
ll LU i U U L n 11 0 L I 0 22 tnos.; four Heifers, one 
4 mos., one 8 mos.. two 12 mos. Two Bull Calves 8 
and 10 mos.; one Bull Calf 14 mos.; handsome and 
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IlELLHUKST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
One of the greatest Jersey Bulls was Pedro 3187 
He had 45 tested daughters—one sold for $850 last 
May. Grandsons and granddaughters for sale, six 
months old. Chester White Pigs, also. 
W. F. McSPARRAN, Furniss, Lan. Co.. Pa 
Some GOOD young 
JERSEY BULL CALVES 
FOR SALE at fair prices. No PLUGS nor un 
registered for sale at any price. 
R. F. 8UANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Hickory Hill Farm 
18 THE HOME OP THE 
“Rissa” Jerseys. 
The “ Rissas” combine the show qualities of the 
Island Jerseys and the great buttermaking qualities 
of the St. Lamberts. Must make room for Spring 
calves. J. GRANT MORSE, Poolville, N. Y. 
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Boars cheap. Poultry. Write 
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