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Show I j. DAIRYING Hi 'PRODUCING PURE MILK. H i Bulletin 160 of the Ontario Depart- H' merit of Agriculture contains an ad- H! dress by Prof. .H. H. Dean onvtIic H production of milk from which we H take the following: H pile first thing I want to empha- H; size in the production of milk is that H wc must have a good cow. What is H I a good cow? One that will produce H I at least 6,000 pounds of milk, or make H not less than 250 pounds of- butter in H one year, at a cost of not more than H l $30 for feed. Such a cow as that is a H j profitable animal. Will you bear in H ' mindi that a careful estimate, based H upon results of the cow testing as- H .sociations, states that the average H production of the cows of the provin- H ccs of Ontario and Quebec, which H comprises the best' dairying districts H in Canada, is only 3,000 pounds of H milk m tpe year. A man can not af- H ford to keep cows that produce only H 3,000 pounds of milk in a year. One H of the factors that we must bear in' H mind.- regarding a good cow is that H 1 we must have a strong, healthy, vig- H orbus one, if we would have milk H that 'has what is called vitality. I H think it would be impossible to get BBI ''& 1 the best milk for 'drinking purposes H from a cow that is low in vitality. ' H Second!, the cow must be fed the H' right kind of food. It is little won- Hl der that nuany farmers arc unable to H obtain satisfactory milk production. H T4cy' do ?ot e If,y0,lfSaskIa cow H what! she Would ratficr have 'to ' -cat, ' H slie yvould answer, "Give me juicy, H succilcnt grass, and I will givcv you ' B Plenty of milk." For five or six H months of the year the farmer must H substitute for grass such food as , mangels, carrots, and, 'Corn. If, you H want the best quality of milk, dow?f H fQ turnips. Wc should recommend H the, following ration for winter .mill? H Production: Eight to 10 pounds of H clgvorhay, 30 to 40 pounds -of corn H siSCi 20 to 30 pounds mangels, S to j io pounds meal made up of equal H pa4ts'of oats and bran y w5isiii anti- H r & 2 pounds of oil cake, gluten-meal, L orqa-irac.a,!, .the ration to be given in V tug feeds daily to each cow. A' cow' , does not 'need to be fed more than H twice a day jyider ordinary epndi- Give the cow plenty of water. How mush water do you think was drunk by the cow that gave 96 pounds of milk in one day? Nearly 200 pounds. That docs not mean that the milk was water, as her milk tested about 3.5 per cent fat. You can- not water mill: .through the. cow. Only man has learned that trick. Next, give the cow plenty of salt. Treat her as if she were your friend. Any man who will kick a cow or strike her with a pitchfork should be taken by the back of the neck and kicked out of doors. The cow house should be kept clean and sweet and well ventilated. Such a condition can be got at small expense. ex-pense. Bulletin 143 gives instruction as to how to ventilate a cow stable at small cost. No man should keep his cows in a small, damp, filthy house and expect good milk fit for human use. The cows must be kept clean. If you suggest currying the cows, farmers will laugh at you, but nevertheless never-theless cows need to be regularly brushed and .curried. They need to be kept clean as much as horses, if. not more so. It is impossible to get clean milk from dirty cows, you have only to notice the sediment in a milk bottle to know that this is a fact. The people of .this country should rise audi demand (clean, sweet milk. Next, cows should be milked in a kindly manner. The .person doing the milk, ing should have on clean' clothes. As , a rule, the milking should be done by a man. He should have on clean clothes, and should wash his hands before be-fore milking. Milk in a quick manner into a clean pail. The milk, immediately imme-diately after it is drawn from he cow, should be strained, and cooled' to a temperature of 50 to 60 degrccsjs, Jf you get milk cooled to -50 or 60 etc grces, it can be kept for a long time, and will be fitfqr human consump- tion. .Milk 1iic.li, is not cooled at once forms -a medium for the development devel-opment of jbacteria, and very oftcu contagious diseases arc spread through an impure milk supply. I see no reason why skim mills should not be sold. It is of special value to growing children. ' A great many cities have laws prohibiting th sale oTskim milk. I holdflhat skiiii milk WK our towns and cities ought to have it. But it is hard to get anyone to buy skim milk, because it gives one the appearance of being poor. Buttermilk is a most healthful drink. If people would drink buttermilk instead of whisky, it would probably be better for all concerned. Scientists tell ui that there arc germs in sour milk which fight against the germs causing death to the human body. It is also said that buttermilk has a tendency to lengthen life. People in some parts of Europe drink largely of sour milk, and these people live to a very great old age. |