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THE RURAL, NEW-VORKER 
November 5, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
MAKING PRIZE BUTTER. 
You wish to know how I made the 
butter at the State Fair. As the cream 
was given us all ripened, I wish to tell 
first how I would prepare the cream for 
churning, before I tell of the mechanical 
process of churning, because I believe 
our troubles come before it reaches the 
churn. Every butter-maker should take 
in the milk at the weigh can and smell 
every can of milk received. Here he 
can detect bad odors and undesirable 
conditions. Unless he gets good .stuff 
his chance of making specials is lessened. 
Then all the faucets, vats, separators 
and utensils must be clean, and he should 
know that they are clean! Flush sepa¬ 
rator thoroughly with pure water before 
running through any milk. Skim a 
moderately heavy cream, at least 40 per 
cent fat. The reason for this is that by 
adding a good commercial starter you 
are going to give a desirable flavor and 
acidity to the cream, while if you had a 
thinner cream you have more bulk for 
the starter to work in. Place a good 
commercial starter into vat before run¬ 
ning in the cream. Do not ripen too 
high. It is better not to go over .60 of 
one per cent acid (Publow’s acid test) 
at time of churning. When your cream 
shows .40 of one per cent of acid at 70° 
F., then cool quickly as possible to 
churning point, and the chances are that 
you will have the desired acidity. The 
churning temperature at our factory is 
54° F., but you will find you may have 
to raise or lower it to suit your own con¬ 
ditions. 
Now we are ready for the churning as 
1 churned at the State Fair. I was given 
a small hand churn and hand worker. 
After scalding and washing churn we 
were each given aboui two gallons of 
cream in a pail and told to go ahead. 
After taking the temperature of cream 
(56° F.) I ran it into the churn through 
a strainer dipper to remove any lumps 
in cream; then rinsed the pail which 
held the cream with water of the same 
temperature, which I put also into the 
churn. After revolving the churn a few 
times I stopped it and drew the plug to 
let off the gas; repeated this three or 
four times during the next five minutes. 
I churned about 20 minutes, when the 
butter rose on the buttermilk to the size 
of pop corn, then drew off the butter¬ 
milk and sprinkled and rinsed the butter 
with a dipperful of water, and ran this 
into the buttermilk. After washing the 
butter twice with water at 56° F. I salted 
about one ounce to the pound. In salt¬ 
ing I sprinkled it evenly over the butter, 
then added a dipperful of water and re¬ 
volved the churn several times. I then 
washed and scalded the butter-worker 
and finished working butter on the 
worker. When the butter began to lose 
its grain I ceased to work it and put it 
up into one-pound prints and finished my 
work. FRANK S. WRIGHT. 
STREAKY BUTTER. 
On page 953 is a question about 
streaky butter. I should like to give a 
different answer to her question. Streaky 
butter is usually caused by the salt not 
being evenly worked in, and possibly not 
all the buttermilk worked out. After 
washing work lightly; let it stand until 
night and work again. Do not “paw.” 
the butter, but use the paddle as a press. 
Too many people give a “pawing” mo¬ 
tion to the paddle, and that breaks the 
grain of the butter, so it does not keep 
well. Churn at 62°, not 70. 
Portland, Ohio. mrs. e. w. h. 
Streakiness is caused by salting the 
butter and not properly working the salt 
in, then letting it stand too long before 
it is again worked. Butter should be 
churned after cream has ripened 12 
hours. If very cold set pail in pan of 
hot water, stirring cream until not warm 
nor cold, just between the two, then 
churn. After it is taken up and rinsed, 
salt it and work it in some, let set over 
night to dissolve the salt. Next morn¬ 
ing work well and pack, but if you wish 
to let it stand in the tray longer it must 
be worked anyway, or it will have white 
streaks which you will be wholly unable 
to work out. Cream before it is churned 
should be stirred morning and night; 
oftener is better. We use a separator 
and think if C. S. M. will try this she 
will have no trouble. mrs. e. d. 
Canandaigua, N. Y. 
A Concrete Floor For Stable. 
I am building a cow stable with base¬ 
ment underneath; floor timbers are heavy, 
laid close and covered with two-inch plank, 
well spiked, making very solid floor. 1 
wish to prevent the liquids from running 
through into the basement. Will two 
inches of concrete over that floor do it? 
In what proportion should it bo mixed, and 
how much cement will be required to con¬ 
crete 300 square feet of floor surface? The 
concrete will be planked over where cows 
stand. h. a. J. 
Vermont. 
In reply to your query will say that 
two inches of cement work will prevent 
the liquids from leaking through to base¬ 
ment so long as it does not crack. To 
prevent the cracking it must be thor¬ 
oughly troweled down after being laid 
and prevented from drying too quickly 
by covering with burlap, sawdust or 
straw, and keeping this well sprinkled 
for several days. Use only the best grade 
of Portland cement, such as the Lehigh 
or one of equal quality mixed with clean 
sharp sand in proportion of one of 
cement and two of sand. It will require 
about four barrels of cement for the 
work. We built a barn near White 
Lake, N. Y., some four years ago with a 
floor constructed in this manner. 
Ohio. JOHN L. SHAWVER. 
Reduced Milk F'low. 
What is the matter with my cow? She 
has held back her milk for several weeks. 
1 feel there is still more iu, but cauuot get 
it out. She is going to have her third calf 
next February, is seemingly in good condi¬ 
tion, eats well all the time, getting good 
hay, eats corn fodder and some chop 
mixed with bran, morning and night; has 
good pasture, too. Is there any remedy 
to cure this bad habit? a. it. 
Maryland. 
Three times a day very thoroughly mas¬ 
sage her udder and at night give it a good 
rubbing with brandy. Give her some favor¬ 
ite food at milking time to detract her at¬ 
tention from the milking act. See that she 
is milked gently. Add dry brewers’ grains 
to the feed. a. s. a. 
Sidebone Lameness. 
I have a horse with a sidebone on the 
inside of the fore foot; it first appeared 
about 18 months ago. It does not seem to 
have grown any for several mouths, but is 
still lame on that foot, and is much more 
lame when driven on the road. What can 
be done to remove the lameness? j. m. 
Idaho. 
Have the smith cut away a small semi¬ 
circular portion of horn from the wall 
where it would come in contact with the 
shoe just under the part occupied by the 
sidebone. We mean the ground surface of 
the wall at the sole just under the quarter 
near the heels. When this has been re¬ 
moved let him put on a flat bar shoe which 
will come iu contact with the walls, except 
under the sidebone. Such a shoe makes 
the animal better able to go on an affected 
toot. Now clip off the hair and blister the 
entire coronet (hoof head) twice a month 
with a mixture of one dram of biniodide of 
mercury and two ounces of cerate of cantlia- 
rides. Rub the blister in for fifteen min¬ 
utes. Tie the horse up short so that he 
cannot bite blistered part. Wash the blister 
off in three days and then apply a little 
lard daily. If this does not remove the 
lameness it will be necessary to have a 
veterinarian line fire over the sidebone and 
on hoof just under it and then apply a 
blister. a. s. a. 
Indigestion. 
I have a horse 10 years old, weighing 
about 1.400 pounds; seems to be in good 
spirits, always works up free, but as soon 
as Spring work begins falls off iu flesh; 
hair turns color and remains so until late 
Fall work is over, when he cai ,s quickly. 
He has a good appetite, eats all feed and 
bedding as far as he can reach it. He 
galls very easily under collar or harness. 
Feed consists of three quarts oats, one 
quart cracked corn and one quart bran 
three times a day with about 15 pounds 
clover hay. What could be done to keep 
him in flesh during working period? His 
work is on farm, and he is wcli taken 
care of. g. y. m. 
Clip this horse Spring nnd Fail. Feed 
sound old oats without bran or corn. In cold 
weather in Winter a few ears of corn may 
be substituted for oats at noon. In place 
of clover hay give him Timothy hay or up¬ 
land prairie hay; or mixed clover and 
Timothy hay will be preferable to straight 
clover hay. He should have at hast one 
pound of grain for each one hundred pounds 
of live weight as a day’s ration and the 
hay need not much exceed that amount. 
When hard worked in Summer tiie grain 
ration may be slightly increased. We would 
not give him medicine before that was 
found necessary, after a full trial of this 
plan of feeding. a. s. a. 
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Highland Farm Percherons 
WINDSOR, OHIO, 
Offers 75 Percheron Mures and Stallions at Bargain 
Prices. We do not claim to be the oldest in the state. 
We do notclaim to be the biggest in the world. But 
we do claim w e are offering more real good mares 
and stallions at farmers’ prices than any one in 
the business. Your choice of our Stallions $ 1,000 
each, and we have 2 -year olds weighing 1800 lbs. 
If you do not find us hero with the goods we will 
pay your expense. Come and see ns. Your own 
terms on approved notes. 
A. W. GREEN, Prop., R. I, Middlefield, Ohio. 
R. R. Station, East Orwell, ()., on Penna. R. It. 
30 miles north of Youngstown, Ohio. 
REGISTERED PERCHERON 
STALLIONS and MAKES 
FOR SALE AT THEIR REAL WORTH 
JAY GELDER, RIVERLAND FARM, KANONA, N. Y. 
ETLAND 
a ■■ ■ auto i pmymures, nuie. inex- 
fl IU E K| V pensive to keep. Stallions and 
3 ■% S fc W mares for breeding. Complete 
Unceasing source of pleasure 
and robust health to children, 
ideal playmates. Safe. Inex- 
S WI3WE 
OHELDON FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex. 
O Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding. 
C. K. BARNES, Oxford, N. Y. 
fiUFQUIRCQ-THi; WHITE, BACON HOG, 
UIILOIIIIlLO Long-bodied, Square-built, good 
grazers, good mothers, gentle, profitable. 
MORNIXGSIDE FARM, Sylvania, Pa. 
nhPQtPC-Whitp—Some thoroughbred Fall Pigs, 
UIIGOlGI lillllG 9 t,o 12 weeks old: also some 
young Sows, ready for breeding. Reasonable Prices. 
HIGH POINT POULTRY ANU HOG FARM, Colchester, Conn. 
DUROGS 
THE KIG, DEEP FELLOWS 
that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all times. 
SHEXANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
D UR0C JERSEYS.— 60 Fancy Spring Boars ready for 
service. 80 Spring Sows Prices for 30 days. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. J. C. BARNEY, Coidwater.Mich. 
THflRflllfiHRRFn Berkshire Pigs For Sale, 
I nUnUUDriDlTCU J.c. Keefe Stock Farm, Locke,N.Y 
I ARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD-m 
*“* each of the last three volumes of American Berkshire Record 
we sold and registered more Berkshires than any other breeder 
iu the United States. The large proportion went to old « ustom- 
ers. This speaks for itself. II.C. II.If. Ilarpending, Dundee, N.Y. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Large, strong pigs from litters averaging ten this 
fall If interested we will be glad to send you our 
catalogue. Sows bred for fall farrow all sold. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES. KlJ 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, to ser¬ 
vice of Watson's Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
KALORAMA FARM 
is now offering a limited number of 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
from eight to twelve weeks old, of 
the highest quality and breeding, 
. . . AT REASONABLE PRICES . . . 
CALVIN J. HUSON, - PENN YAN, N. Y. 
DOGS 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eightmos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose Pa. 
pni I If D| I DO— From imported stock. Females 
UULLIl rUlO cheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City. Pa. 
CAT II'—Two month old BELGIAN 
* UK OAL£/ HARES, $5.00 per pair. 
G. E. G1ESER, Cos Cob, Conn. 
DAIRY CA.TTDE 
The 
Guernseys 
Wave proven I Hera- 
Highest Quality and Best Color 
The prepotency of the Guernsey Bull or his 
ability to stamp the desirable characteristics 
of the breed on his offspring. 
Makes him most valuable for improving the 
common dairy stock of any section. 
A Dairy of Grade Guernseys will give Rich, 
Fine-Flavored, High-Colored Milk, 
Cream and Butter. 
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE GRADE 
GUERNSEYS BY ADDRESSING 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
Box R, PETERBORO, N. H. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
THE MOST PROFITABLE DAIRY BREED 
Illustrated Descriptive Booklets Free 
Holstei n-fri esi an ass'n of America 
r. L. HOUGHTON. SECY. BOX 105. BRATTLEBO RO. VT. 
Millr Prftdirrprc for New York City markot 
miin. r 1 UUUUCI A desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary, Albert Manning. Otisville. N. 
FOUR MONTHS OLD PONTIAC BULL 
Sire, King Pontiac Pietertje, one of best sons of 
King of the Poutiacs; dam, Beryl Wayne Korn- 
dyke De Kol. Calf light colored, well grown. 
Price $75, crated f. o. b. Send for details. 
CLOY Kit Ik ALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
,C. S. Hunt, Owner J. J. Eden, Manager 
The BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FKIESIANS 
are bred for large production. Good size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to 
see them. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
and ali ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTKLYOU. Somerville. N. J. 
Reg. Holstein Male Calves 
Sf20.00 TO $25.00 
pHEAPER than you can purchase elsewhere, 
quality considered. Write for photographs 
and particulars. We also offer special bargains 
in cows bred to our great King Segis Beets 
Korndylte. Address, 
HILLHURST FARM, Rivenbiiryh Bros., Munnsville, N. Y. 
k n y 0 °w d tVa°t Fern’s Jubilee No. 73852 
A. J. C. C., is one of the best "butter bred” bnlls 
in the world, investigate. Then order ono of his 
young sons before it is too late. Nothing over three 
months old on hand at present. Address 
J. GRANT MORSE, Laurel Farm, Hamilton, N. Y. 
JERSEYS 
—Combination and Golden Lad; for 
sale, 2 cows, 9 heifers, 7 bulls. 
S. E. NIVIN, Landenburg, Pa. 
Q j* 1 £»~'J ersey Cow Rexella’s Allie 165273, 
A \Jl OQiC ip years old, heifer calf by side. 
$75.00 Rexella’s Last 195626, 6 years old,$90.00. Also 
Berkshire Pigs. GEO. L. FERRIS, Atwater, N.Y. 
Breed Up—Not DownioTc.“°'i»S?c! v S 
buv. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. U. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street. Pittsburg, Pa. 
A YD C HID 17 calves from cows 
H * *»wII*I\ErO that returned $100 each 
in 6 months. R TEMPLETON & SON, Ulster, Pa. 
Ril I HWAY PATTI F-f-ntsest herd in Michigan. 
UrtLLUVVAl UAI I LX Milk and Beef strain, stock 
for sale. Chamberlin & Son. Flat Rock. Mich. 
|s SIIEEP 
—100 yearling ewes ; 40 
yearling rams. Price and 
.'AN VLEET, LODI. N.Y. 
SHROPSHIRES 
breeding right. FRED I 
For Sale 
Registered RamboulUet Sheep. C. W. 
HALL1DAY, North Chatham, N. Y. 
Bellwood Farm Shropshire Rams 
250 lbs., ram lambs, breeding ewes, etc., at farmers 
prices. D. L. MACKINTOSH, Mgr.. Geneva, N. Y. 
i ^ c *-***^ lOr iJ7cllC y ear | in g S and t w 0 . 
year-olds. E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, N. Y. 
R EGISTERED DELAINE RAMS—Breed for size, 
form, and dense long staple fleeces. $15 each. 
J, C. WEATHERBY, Trumansburg, New York. 
For Sale—DELAINE MERINO RAMS 
Also COLLIE PUPS cheap, to close out. 
J. H. LEWIS & SON, CADIZ. OHIO. R.F.D. No. 2 
H ighland stock farm shrof- 
SHIRES. I offer foi sale choice Registered 
Yearling Rams. Also Ram Lambs, Ewes and 
Ewe Lambs. \V. F. BLACK, Hall, N. Y. 
Reg. Shropshires 
Eleven choice yearlings Ewes, yearling Rams, 
Weight 170 to 180 lbs, choice Ram lambs. O. I .C 
service boars; are booking for fall pigs. 
CEDAR LAWN FARM, Ludlowville, New York. 
S hropshire rams and ram lambs, good and strong, 
bred from imported prize-winning stock. Prices very- 
reasonable. Wellesley Island Farms, Alexandria Bay, N. Y. 
3 very choice Ram Lambs. Wt. 
OHI opallllca 120-126-134 lbs. From imported 
stock. 1 imported Ram. Bred stock Ewes. Great 
bargains. Write quick. E.W. WILCOX, Crosby, Pa. 
TUnnWN C- Good Strong yearling and two 
OUU I il UU IT 110 year old rams fit to lioad any 
flock, $15 each and up. Also ewes bred to a grand 
imported Adeane ram. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
J. M. SECORD, Trumansburg, N. Y. 
