1915. 
A CO-OPERATIVE MILK FACTORY PAYS. 
T HE following may be some encourage¬ 
ment to B. C. W., page 41, in the 
business of building a new cheese factory, 
to be owned by the farmers. 
The New York milk shippers had 
things pretty much their own way here¬ 
abouts. and the farmers got rather 
wrought up over the conditions. A sub- 
’ription paper was Vtarted and in about 
week 30 farmers had subscribed for 
one share of stock each, $100 par value 
per share. The usual 10 per cent, was 
paid in and a certificate of incorpora¬ 
tion was issued to the Talcottville Cheese, 
Butter, Milk and Cream Company. 
Permanent organization followed; the 
balance of the subscription was paid in 
promptly and a number of farmers who 
declined at first to subscribe, berated 
themselves vigorously for their want of 
faith. 
There was a factory in operation here, 
but the owner was not very safe finan¬ 
cially, and through arbitrary methods 
had lost many patrons. After some 
dickering this factory was purchased at 
unite a reasonable price, more especially 
as there were seven and one-third acres 
of land and a good water power with 
about 30-foot fall, included in the deed. 
The factory was opened for business 
under new management. March 1, 1013, 
and operated at a small profit for that 
year. 
The year 1014 showed a most decided 
gain for the factory, as we worked 
under a patronage of about 550 cows, 
with daily receipts of over 17.000 pounds 
of milk during the flush of the season, 
while the receipts for the year exceeded 
5.000.000 pounds and a total business 
exceeding $40,000. The milk stations In 
direct competition with our factory paid 
15 cents per cwt. more for milk than 
the New York schedule and from May 1 
to November 1 our patrons received a 
net price about 15 cents per cwt. in 
excess of this price, or about 30 cents 
per.cwt. above the New York schedule. 
From March 1. 1913, to December 31, 
1914. earnings above operating expenses 
exceeded $1,000. but it was all absorbed 
in new equipment, repairs to buildings, 
etc. And right here a word of warning: 
In buying out an old plant, have the 
equipment inspected and apprais <1 by an 
expert, no matter what it costs. The 
erection of a new plant and the pur¬ 
chase of new equipment will generally be 
cheaper and certainly more satisfactory. 
Your State Experiment Station will 
furnish plans for factory and equipment 
for any designated number of cows, I 
think, free of cost. 
I believe B. C. W. is wi'ong in pre¬ 
ferring an outsider as owner of the fac¬ 
tory. T know the cooperative company is 
rarely successful when working as a 
partnership or association, while in¬ 
corporation seems, in most cases under 
my observation, to give a feeling of safety 
and permanency. 
Why does not B. C. W. himself take 
the first step forward with a subscription 
paper in his pocket, and “Incorporation” 
as a text for argument? H. c. COLLINS. 
New York. 
THE KUKAL NEW-YORKEjS 
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Obstructed Teat. 
1 HAVE a cow with a growth in her 
teat. It is hard and oblong, does not 
seem to be in the outlet for the milk, 
but keeps the milk from coming except in 
a very small stream. What can I do 
for it? i. si. it. 
New York. 
Home treatment will not avail in such 
a case, as special instruments are neces¬ 
sary for the removal of the growth, and 
they Should be used by a qualified, expe¬ 
rienced veterinarian. If you cannot have 
the operation performed dry off the milk 
secretion in that quarter. a. s. a. 
Weak Sow. 
W E have a sow one year old this 
month. SJfcie had 11 little pigs: 
one died at birth, two more were 
smaller than the rest. When they were 
six weeks old we took all off her except 
these two little ones; they are seven 
weeks old now, but since we took the pigs 
from her she has stopped eating and is 
falling away. She seems to be weak in 
her hind parts. Her main feed has been 
bran and shorts. The sow in the next 
pen had pigs born the same night, taken 
from her the same day, all of them ; there 
were eight. She is doing well. u. R. s. 
New Jersey. 
The pigs should have been weaned 
earlier, as the sow is weak from pam¬ 
pering and lack of exercise, and probably 
came from stock similarly weakened. 
Paralysis often is brought on in such 
conditions by the drain and strain of 
suckling pigs. Turn the sow out for 
abundant exercise and feed light, laxa¬ 
tive slop, roots and Alfalfa hay. Do not 
breed from her again. Make your hogs 
strong by abundant exercise every day. 
and by feeding the growing pigs, brood 
sows and suckling sows nitrogenous ra¬ 
tions, including green feed, roots and Al¬ 
falfa hay, instead of corn. a. s. a. 
Wound. 
A BOUT 10 days ago one of nfv horses 
was kicked on the stifle joint of leg. 
I have reduced the swelling, and he 
walks on it now. but there seems to be a 
lot of yellow pus. and a little blood ooz¬ 
ing out of it all the time. Ought that 
to be? o. s. c. 
Maryland. 
The wound became infected and pus 
formed, and a horse in that condition will 
be likely to die from blood poisoning. 
This is very liable to occur when the stifle 
is involved, and especially so if the joint 
has been opened, as seems probable in 
this case. A blister should be applied 
around the wound. Also wet the wound 
three times a day with peroxide of hy¬ 
drogen and then dust with a mixture of 
one dram of iodoform and six of boric 
acid. _ a. s. a. 
Indigestion. 
1 HAYE four pigs four months old in a 
pen together, and one of them grits 
its teeth and froths at the mouth. I 
feed stock feed, middlings, bran, small 
potatoes, sweet apples and now and then 
oil meal. Will you please tell me what is 
the trouble with the one pig? N. v. M. 
New Hampshire. 
Stop feeding stock feed, which is un¬ 
necessary. Make the hog take lots of ex¬ 
ercise every day. Feed Alfalfa hay and 
roots, if they can be provided, in addition 
to light, laxative slop. Feed very lightly 
at. first and gradually increase the feed 
as the pig improves. It would be well to 
add one ounce of lime water to each quart 
of slop fed. A. s. a. 
Firm and gentle 
massage of the teats by 
natural atmospheric pres¬ 
sure. That’s the Empire 
way. It makes even nervous 
cows give down quickly and 
in many cases even increases 
the milk yield. Costs less to in¬ 
stall. Does the work perfectly 
from the start. Double or two-cow 
unit takes care of 20 to 30 cows 
per hour. One man can operate 
2 double units. 
unsure 
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There can be no chance of sore or inflamed teats or udders, 
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