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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 18 
The Milk Trade. 
BUTTER FRAUDS AND MILK. 
A prominent New York creamery man, 
who has been familiar with every branch 
of the butter and milk trade for many 
years, and who has had experience with 
the numerous milk wars, so-called, does 
not have any faith in the present move¬ 
ment among milk handlers. He says 
that all this talk about milk trusts, com¬ 
binations, powers of attorney, producers’ 
associations, etc., will have no other 
effect than to unsettle the milk pro¬ 
ducers. No possible good will result. 
The extensive adulterations and frauds 
in butter and cheese have injured the 
markets for these products, both at home 
and abroad. One of the results of this 
has been that a larger part of the 
milk product has been marketed in 
its natural state, and the markets have 
been overloaded. No power on earth 
can overcome this condition and secure 
materially higher prices, unle.s the 
causes are removed. Any one purposing 
to get higher prices from the consumers 
under existing conditions must be a 
philanthropist or-. Of course, dis¬ 
tribution is too costly, but any one wish¬ 
ing simply to buy milk, will not be un¬ 
der the necessity of forming combina¬ 
tions or trusts to secure it at low prices. 
The markets are full of it. Producers 
must take these things into account, and 
not pin too great faith on the ability of 
these proposed trusts to cure the ills un¬ 
der which they are suffering. 
AN ILLINOIS MILK DAIRY. 
cows will all be cleaned up, and the hogs 
will thrive better than on the same 
amount of ear corn. 
For a feed-rack, we use a bottomless 
box 16 feet long, four feet wide and 27 
or 28 inches high. For the sides, we use 
two planks two inches thick and 10 
inches wide, putting one at the top and 
one at the bottom. Between these 
planks, we put a two-inch plank six 
inches wide, allowing a space of one- 
half or one inch above and below as a 
place to hold while turning over the box 
We use the same material for the ends. 
We nail three pieces of fence boards up 
and down, on each side of the box on 
the inside, to act as braces, and to keep 
cows from injuring the boxes by push¬ 
ing. When the boxes become full ol' 
stalks, simply catch in the spaces be¬ 
tween the boards on the side, and turn 
over, and they are ready to fill again. 
You can move these racks to any place 
desired on the farm, and fodder is in 
good shape. One rack will accommodate 
eight cows. 
Care of Milk. —The milk is carefully 
strained, and immediately taken to the 
milkhouse, where the can is set in a tub 
or two-thirds of a barrel filled with clean, 
cold water. It is then stirred with a 
long-handled dipper until cool. The 
quicker it is cooled, the better. At 
night, the can of milk is let down in the 
well and into the water by means of a 
pulley and rope with weight attached. 
Very little ice is used. The’temperature 
of the water in the well should be about 
50 degrees to insure sound milk. The 
milk is shipped every morning, h. e d. 
Moro, Ill. 
PRODUCTION OF MILK FOR THE ST. LOUIS 
MARKET. 
Prices and Cows. —The milk shippers 
in the vicinity of St. Louis receive, on 
the average, about eight cents net per 
gallon for their milk. In the Winter, 
the price runs two cents higher, and in 
the Summer, two cents lower. The rate 
charged by the express company for 
carrying the milk is too high, being two 
cents per gallon, or 16 cents per can. 
Common cows with some grade Hol- 
steins and Jerseys are used to produce 
the milk. Very little good breeding has 
been done, but dairymen are awakening 
to the fact that they can raise better 
cows, and raise them cheaper, than they 
can buy. Linseed meal, or ground flax 
seed, with warm water and shipstuff are 
fed to the calves. Care must be taken as 
to quantity fed. There is more danger 
in feeding too much than too little. 
Calves and Feed. —When a calf gets 
the scours, lessen the quantity and qual¬ 
ity. Winter is the best time to raise 
calves, as more attention can be given 
them, and they will learn to eat grain 
better in Winter than in Summer. They 
will thrive better on grain than on grass, 
for the first few months. 
Some grain is ground in this vicinity, 
but a great deal of corn is fed in the 
husk and on the stalk, thus saving the 
labor of husking, and time and expense 
cf grinding, which is a great deal. A 
great many will disagree with this 
method of feeding, but I have tried both 
methods, and am now feeding in the 
husk,finding it most profitable. The gi eat 
secret of successful farming in these 
days is the saving of unnecessary labor. 
By feeding as above, a better arrange¬ 
ment of feeding hours can be made. 
Corn Fodder and Racks.— We feed 
corn fodder in the morning after water¬ 
ing, and at noon, after again watering, 
we feed corn in the fodder. In the even¬ 
ing after watering, the cows are put in 
the stable, and fed bran and hay. In this 
way, everything is cleaned up well. Care 
must be taken as to the quantity of corn 
fed, also that corn is not rotten or moldy. 
Cows get “ off feed ” less on this method 
than on feeds of ground corn, because 
they cannot eat the grain so fast. Put 
one shote in the feed-lot for each cow, 
and the grain that passes through the 
Ayrshire Babies. —At the last meet¬ 
ing of the Ayrshire breeders in this city, 
one of the breeders made the statement 
that Ayrshire milk is superior to that of 
any other breed for feeding infants, as 
well as for food in general. He claimed 
that a-child brought up on Ayrshire milk 
will possess the great nervous energy 
of the Ayrshire, as well as greater dis¬ 
ease-resisting power. We all recognize 
the importance of pure, wholesome milk, 
both for children and adults. What 
have breeders to say as to the superiority 
of that from different breeds, for that 
purpose ? 
Buttermakers Meet. —The New York 
Produce Review tells of a system adopted 
by Wisconsin buttermakers, which is 
worthy of adoption in other localities. 
Within a radius of 10 miles of Lake 
Geneva, there are 10 buttermakers who 
have formed an association. They meet 
once a week, taking various creameries 
in turn, and bringing samples of their 
butter. Each buttermaker scores all the 
samples brought, and the scores are aver¬ 
aged. Then the samples and the scores 
are discussed with a view to learning 
why a certain sample has scored low or 
high. This plan seems to be giving ex¬ 
cellent results. When they first started, 
the samples were of very irregular qual¬ 
ity, but now they show more and more 
uniformity, and are very nearly alike in 
.scoring. Anybody can see the advant¬ 
age of having uniform products sent out 
from any locality. That helps buyers as 
well as sellers, because it is easier to sell 
a large lot from a single sample. 
price of feeds. 
City bran, per ton.17 00 @17 50 
Spring bran, 200-lb sacks, per ton.10 75 @17 00 
Spring bran to arrive.10 50 @10 75 
Middlings, as to quality, per ton_10 00 @18 00 
Sharps, per ton.18 00 @19 00 
Red dog, per ton.17 00 @17 50 
Linseed oil meal, to arrive and spot...24 75 @20 00 
Cake. 24 75 @25 00 
Cotton-seed meal.22 00 @22 50 
Brewers’ meal and grits, per 100 lbs.... 1 00 @ 1 05 
Hominy chops. 77}^@ '80 
Coarse meal, western. 83 @ 85 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply last week was 25,713 cans of 
milk, 182 cans of condensed milk and 519 cans of 
cream. The Milk Exchange price remains at 2J^ cents 
a quart net to the shipper. 
Macbeth lamp-chimneys—- 
more light and don’t break. 
Can’t you get ’em ? 
What’s your dealer say 
about ’em ? 
Write Macbeth Pittsburgh Pa 
Horse Owners Should Use 
GOMBATTLT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
The Great French Veterinary Remedy. 
A SAFE, SPEEDY AND 
POSITIVE CURE. 
Prepared 
exclusive¬ 
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Gombault 
ex-Veteri- 
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French 
Govern¬ 
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SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING 
Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The 
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of all liniments for mild or severe action. Removes 
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As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheumatism, 
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UfC fHI A D NIITCE that one tablespoonfnl of 
fit UUAnAniEE CAUSTIC BALSAM will 
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any liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. 
Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warran¬ 
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directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, 
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IT WON’T 
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Hangers on both 
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Catalogue of our Up-to-Date Hay Tools. 
LOUDEN MACHINERY CO.. Fairfield, la. 
CHEAPER AND BETTER 
HARNESS 
,can be bought direct from our fac¬ 
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Mother way. We save you all the 
dealer’s profits. 100 styles to 
select from. Each made from 
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KINO HARNESS CO., 115 Church St., Owego,' N. V. 
GUERNSEYS. 
225 purebred Guernseys of the best American 
and Island breeding. Butter average, whole 
herd, 318 pounds per head. No catalogue. Come 
and make your own selection. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINECLIFF, N. Y. 
FLORHAM GUERNSEYS 
I offer at attractive prices TEN 
BULL CALVES from one to seven 
months old. Most of them were 
Imported In dam, and are of the 
best English and Island strains. 
./. i. HOPE, Farm Supt., MADISON, N. ,T. 
Registered Jersey Cattle 
For Milk and Butter. 
It. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
WILLSWOOD FARM 
wishes to have a buyer for their flock of SOUTH 
DOWNS, purebred and grades; room needed for 
increased herd of Guernseys. 
THE BERKSHIRES are still the best. A few 
boars and sows; also younger ones. For the pedi¬ 
grees, etc., address 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd's Lake, N. J. 
BLOODED LIVE STOCK 
Sheep —Oxfords, Shropshires, South- 
downs. Fancy Poultry. Pigs— 
Berkshires, Poland-Cliinas, Chester 
Whites, Y orkshires. Catalogue free. 
H. L. HOLMES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Reg. P Chinas. Berkshires 
and Chester Whites. 8 week 
Pigs not akin. 50 choice bred 
sows, farrow in March and 
April. Poultry. Write for hard 
times prices and free circular. 
Hamilton & Co., Cochranville, Chester County, Pa. 
Chester Whites, 
SHROPSHIRE SHEEP. 
Orders booked for Spring 
stock. No better blood In 
America. Write for circulars. 
Sidney Sprague,Falconer,N.Y 
National Duroc-Jersey Record 
ASSOCIATION. 
Vol. V closes April 15,1899. Send your orders for ad¬ 
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Proceedings of last Annual Meeting and Constitu¬ 
tion and By-Laws sent on Application. 
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largest line of buggies, road wagons, phaetons, Hurries, 
spring and farm wagons, carts, harnesses and sad¬ 
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13 Eighth St. Goshen, Indiana. 
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Meat smoked in a few hours with 
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Calves suck their milk, grow sleek, 
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Cows barren 3 years 
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No. 145— Double Spring 
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