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405 lb. of butterfat, but during the same 
time Gilt averaged only 3,830 lb. of milk 
with 138 lb. of butter-fat. These cows 
were both cared for in the same way; they 
were given the same kinds of feed, and 
allowed to eat all they wanted. Gold ate 
‘one-half more than gilt, but produced 
nearly three times as much milk. 
Equal amounts of feed made in the one 
case 188 lb. of butter-fat, and in the other 
100 lb. The one cow produced nearly 
twice as much as the other from exactly 
the same feed in kind and amount. 
Counting the butter-fat at 23 cents per 
lb., and taking out the exact cost of feed 
in each cow, the one cow brought in a 
profit of £6.18s., while the other lacked 
£1. 2s. of paying her board at market 
prices of feed each year. 
This comparison, exact and complete 
for three years, and including the record 
of both milk and feed, means a great deal 
more than a single year’s comparison or 
one in which it is necessary to introduce 
an estimate. 
It would be very gratifying, indeed, if 
it could be truthfully said that these two 
records are extreme and _ exceptional, 
therefore do not stand for any general 
condition of the dairy business in Illinois. 
But the very opposite is true. These two 
cows represent a large part of the dairy 
cattle of the State. 
—‘“ Live Stock World.” 
White Scour in Calves. 
A correspondent (Mr. W. H. Chester- 
field) writes.—‘ Having often noticed in- 
quiries in various papers for remedies for 
White Scour in Calves, perhapsa method 
of treatment I have followed may be 
successfully adopted by others. With us 
the egg cure was the most effective of all 
we tried. Sometimes the calves would be 
so ' ad that they could only lie on their 
side and pant. 
We would break an egg so that it would 
pour nicely, and slowly empty it down the 
calf’s throat out of a gravy boat or any- 
thing handy. An egg was_ given 
three or four times a day; sometimes it 
would take, perhaps,3 dozen to make 
mattersright but eggs are usually plentiful 
and cheap when scours are prevalent, As 
soon as the ailment is noticed, reduce the 
milk allowance by quite half, and when 
very bad give nothing but eggs, gradually 
coming back to the milk allowance. Clean. 
warm and dry quarters are necessary for 
young calves. I think White Scour is 
most prevalent during the wet weather in 
early spring, especially if hot and 
muggy. 
For any looseness of the bowels, we 
mix, say a pint of lime water in the calf’s 
feed for a day, but with the poddies al- 
ways give the eggs for curdy and bloody 
stage. We place the affected animals on 
a bag out in the sun and persevere with 
them, and I have seen some very bad 
‘cases recover; in fact, we rarely lost one 
after the treatment described,’ 
Victorian ‘Journal of Agriculture.’ 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
News and Notes. 
Keep the separator clean by washing 
after each separating. 
Have all pails, crooks, cans, and dairy 
utensils scalded and clean. 
Never abuse calves, but make pets of 
them; let them have ¢)nfidence in you. 
Have a wire screen for each cro k so as 
to ‘air all the cream’ and keep ont flies 
and insects, 
Train the little calves properly, and you 
will have a herd that will be a source of 
satisfaction and revenue to you. 
Don’t allow your dog near the cows if 
you would get good results from them, 
and, above all, treat them kindly. 
Buying cows and selling them as fast 
as they cease giving milk never built up 
a herd of high-producing dairy cows. 
If a bad bull be used, all the progeny 
of a good set of cows are damaged, and 
years of work are rendered nugatory. 
Little calves are like children. Early 
learned habits are remembered, and if 
you spoil your heifer you wilt have a 
spoiled cow. 
The thoroughness of separation depends 
very largely on the rate of speed of the 
bowl. The higher the speed the more 
thorough the separation. 
It is difficult to make the farmer who 
sells inferior milk or bad cream, or keeps 
his yards and dairy in a dirty condition, 
see himself as others see him. 
In the milk production the develop- 
ment of the udder is largely influenced 
by judicious feeding, as well as the 
selection of the offspring of the largest 
producers. 
The cost of maintenance of the dairy 
cow is a debatable question. Much 
depends on whether or not a man wants 
to keep a cow for the benefit of his 
health, or whether he keeps her for a 
profit. 
Saaen cheese is made in Switzerl na 
from cow’s milk. It is the custom to 
make a saaen cheese at the birth of a 
child, and eat it at the burial feast, or 
even at the burial feast of a son of the 
child for whom it is made. ‘ 
The calf from the moment of its birth 
should be kept in a thrifty, growing con- | 
dition. Letting an animal down is a 
great and permanent loss. It.is some- 
thing lost for ever, that no amount of 
after care or feeding can regain, 
Never go into the dairy business if you 
do not enjoy every part of the work, 
from providing for and keeping the cows 
to caring for and marketing the product. 
If there is any detail distasteful, you will 
neglect it, and a profit-leak will be 
sprung in that detail that will rob you of 
the greater part, ifnot all, of your profit. 
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