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Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 18, 1020 
The 
DE LAVAL 
MILKER 
Alternating Action 
The alternating action of the 
De Laval Milker causes milk to 
be drawn from the two front teats, 
while the two rear teats are given 
a gentle massage and rest. The next 
moment the action is reversed, so 
that the two rear teats are milked 
while the two front ones are 
massaged. 
In this manner an even and con¬ 
tinuous flow of milk is drawn from the udder, harmonizing 
with the milk secretion process which is also continuous. 
The De Laval Milker is positive and uniform in action 
from day to day; and faster, more economical and more 
reliable than any other method of milking. An additional 
insurance of lasting satisfaction to users of De Laval 
Milkers lies in the De Laval Company’s well-known 
facilities and reputation for service. 
Write to nearest De Lava! office for Milker 
Catalogue, mentioning number of cows milked 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. 
29 East Madison Street 61 Beale Street 
CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO 
165 Broadway 
NEW YORK 
Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Cabbage for Live Stock 
I would like to know whether cabbage 
is good to feed to milk cows. If fed after 
milking, will it affect the milk? Some 
say the milk takes the odor if milking 
while feeding the cabbage. Or does it 
affect the milk throughout the cow’s sys¬ 
tem? I have a lot of cabbage. It is too 
cheap to draw to the market. What 
amount could I feed to a cow in one day? 
New York. c. w. e. 
Cabbage has not been largely used for 
feeding live stock in this country, although 
it has considerable feeding value. It is 
a valuable succulent as a forage crop, hut 
the expense of planting, together with the 
difficulty in storing and the relatively low 
percentage of dry matter has apparently 
discouraged its general use by dairymen. 
Nevertheless it is excellent feed for all 
farm animals, and in itself is a fairly well 
balanced ration for milk cows. The cab¬ 
bage should be fed after milking, however, 
in order to avoid any possible taint in the, 
milk. If all the decayed leaves are re¬ 
moved there is less danger of undesirable 
flavors. Likewise the milk should be 
taken from the barn before the cabbage 
is fed to the animal. If the cabbage 
heads could be sliced and mixed with the 
hay as much as 35 pounds could be fed 
per animal per day. Since cabbage will 
yield only about 10 per cent of dry mat¬ 
ter it would be well to supplement this 
with a grain mixture consisting of equal 
parts of ground oats, cornmeal and oil- 
meal. 
Rowen with Weed Mixture 
I have a field with a second crop of 
hay standing containing a proportion of 
in diameter from 14 to 12 feet would spoil 
the jointing. Plain staves, without 
grooving or beveling, are frequently used 
and altered in number when the silo is 
rebuilt. M. b. d. 
Cleaning Dairy Utensils 
I would like to know what to do with 
a cloth milk strainer to keep it white and 
soft. What makes a pan of milk form 
little air bubbles under the cream? I 
have not used the milk because I thought 
perhaps it was not good. I have boiled 
my strainer cloth in soda and water and 
rinsed it in soda water, also hang cloth 
outdoors nights, and it still keeps so dark 
and stiff as though starched. E. ir. 
In cleaning cloth strainers or dairy 
utensils first rinse thoroughly in luke¬ 
warm water to remove most of the dirt 
and sediment. Never use hot water at 
first, because it cooks the casein in the 
milk onto the utensils, making them more 
difficult to clean. It is by using hot 
water to begin with that many people get 
their dairy utensils into a dirty condition. 
After rinsing in lukewarm water wash in 
a boiling hot solution of washing soda and 
water. Then rinse in cold water, scald 
(best by boiling in hot water) and hang 
in some clean place out of the dust, pre¬ 
ferably in the sunlight for bleaching. Be 
sure to rinse thoroughly, because if the 
dirt is not washed out it will soon make 
the strainer stiff and dark. 
It is difficult to give a very definite 
reply to your inquiry about air bubbles 
forming under the cream from the infor¬ 
mation you furnished. Frequently gas 
forming bacteria get into milk from the 
air, utensils and other sources, which 
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ahmit one-third wild carrot, and if I cut 
this and feed it green to my milk cattle 
in your opinion would this mixture tend 
to decrease the flow of milk? R. E. 
New Jersey. 
I am inclined to believe that very little 
would be gained by feeding rowen that 
contains as much as 30 per cent of wild 
carrot. However, this would depend up¬ 
on the amount of succulence that one 
might obtain from the clover and Timo¬ 
thy mixed. If the pastures were short 
and the animals were not obtaining a 
sufficient amount of succulence, then you 
would gain materially by feeding this 
second crop hay. A limited amount could 
ho safely fed, but an excessive amount 
would have a tendency to decrease the 
flow of milk. 
Rebuilding Silo 
1 have bought a second-hand stave silo, 
in first-class condition, size 14x30. It is 
a little large for me. Can I make it 
12x20 by cutting oil the hoops and leav¬ 
ing out some staves? j. L. w. 
New York. 
Stave silos are frequently taken down 
and rebuilt, as you suggest, and I know 
of no reason why you cannot change the 
size of this one to suit you. It is possi¬ 
ble that there is sufficient length of thread 
on the hooi* to make their cutting and 
rethreading unnecessary, or that you can 
use washers against the lugs for the same 
purpose. You do not say whether these 
staves are grooved and tongued or not, 
but if so I do not think that the change 
cause small holes to be formed in the milk 
and cream. These holes, however, seldom 
appear before the milk is curdled, because 
they simply escape from sweet milk. In 
curdled milk they appear like little pin 
holes, evenly distributed through the milk 
and cream. They are readily noticed in 
bottled milk contaminated with such 
germs. Such bacteria are seldom harm¬ 
ful. but impair the keeping quality of the 
milk. F- E. w. 
Fits 
A heifer calf a few weeks ago, as I was 
leading her from the stable, fell down 
and stretched out on the ground, frothing 
slightly at the mouth. I thought her dy¬ 
ing, but in a few minutes she got to her 
feet, went to feeding and was apparently 
all right. About 10 days later she had 
another attack, though less severe. Be¬ 
ing near the well. 1 threw water on her, 
and she came out of it at once. I at¬ 
tributed it to heat, hut I could not under¬ 
stand the first attack, occurring in the 
early morning. Later, as I was leading 
an older cow, she had one, too. H. G. F. 
Both cow and calf may be affected with 
epilepsy, which is incurable; but it is 
possible that the fits or falling spells have 
been induced by indigestion. We can 
only advise clearing the bowels of each 
animal with a physic and then feeding 
more carefully. At all times tin* bowels 
should be kept active. If you care to 
tell us just what you were feeding when 
these fits occurred, that might throw ad¬ 
ditional light upon the subject. Too fast 
drinking when a calf is extra hungry may 
induce tits. Adult cattle rarely have them 
unless affected with heart or brain disease. 
A. S.A. 
