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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH System on Federal Farm ; GENTLE TEMPERED BULL IS TREASURE Plan Promises to Reduce 3,780 per cubic centimeter. On four days of this period the milk was pasCost of Production and teurized in the vacuum tank at 145 Proper Handling of Calf degrees for 30 minutes; the average Aid Records. bacterial count of the raw milk in Animal Later On., Helps the tank before pasteurization was JEMT S- AHMAD 4 (Prepared From time to' time press reports tell of another, quiet bull which went wrong and somebody was . hurt, or killed. A really bull is a treasure (and there are a few), but only a herdsman of 20 or 30 years experience can be reasonably sure he knows a qiiiet bull. Proper handling of the calf which Is destined to become a herd sire is the only known method of producing an animal, which will be easy to handle when mature. Many a good bull has been sent to slaughter, 'and many a; man: met his death through careless handling or rough treatment when a bull, was young. Miss Tucker, ,the experienced manager of a large herd of Red Polls in Worcester , England, offers some sage advice on this subject in a recent Issue of the . Journal of the Red Poll Breed. Kindness should always be the keynote of the training of young bulls. They can be very aggravating, but on no account hit a bull, for he will remember It and sooner or later try to pay you back. If the bull has been frightened sooth him quietly, always aiming to maintain his confidence In you. The same person should always handle him, at least during his When old enough, see that schooling. the ringing is done properly and that the ring Is well back. Never attempt to handle a bull with blood or any offensive smelling materials on your hands or clothes. Wash such things off or cover them with disinfectant. Teach him to let you handle his legs. If he has a tendency to kick let him hit the bristles of a wire broom. Never let him think that you fear him. If the bull persists In a surly mood, a sharp twist of the ring, and tiqing his head higher than usual for a while should mend matters. Persistent kindness will always win, while ment will only make matters worse. good-temper- ed - . . t- Price of Beef Checks Expansion of Dairying The relation between the price of beef and the price of milk has an Important influence on the number and age of the milk cows In the United States, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. This relation, says O. E. Reed, chief of the bureau of dairy industry, affects both the age at which milk cows are sold e for slaughter and the number of cows milked. Because of the present prices of beef, he comments, dairymen are culling their low producers and aged cows to make room for the heifers just coming into milk. Indications are that for the next few years the price of beef will be an Important factor In restricting the expansion of dairying, and the number of cows milked is expected to show little increase for several years. The gradual increase in the demand for milk due to increasing, population seems likely, to result, in prices averaging sufficiently above feed costs to permit a gradual further increase' in the production of milk per cow. beef-typ- ! . Cow Must Have Protein for Production of Milk Practical experiehce Is in accord with research work done at a number of experiment stations. In a comparison between linseed meal and ground soy beans when fed with corn and oats, ground beans produce fully as much milk and fat as when linseed meal Is fed. This indicates that dairymen who must purchase a protein supplement may well consider the use of soy beans when the ground beans are as cheap or cheaper than, linseed meal. The dairy cow must have protein to produce milk. As this is the most expensive ingredient in the ration the cheaper it can be procured the lower the feed cost is likely to be. ! , t Remodeled Dairy Bams- Render Better Service .Old barns made new by being properly remodeled or repaired will render good service to many dairymen who are now struggling along with poor equipment. Even a shed which is rebuilt so as to provides good floors, stanchions, ventilation, sunshine and warmth will be worth while. Dairy cows will pay better returns for improved conditions than practically any other type of live stock on the farm. In addition, the owner spends more time with the cows than with most other types of live stock, so that he will share In the added comfort and convenience. f - ' - by the United States Department of Agriculture.) A new system of milking cows which promises to reduce the cost and labor of milk production, facilitate the keeping of records, aid produce a cleaner product, is being used at the United States Department of Agriculture dairy experiment farm at . Beltsville, Md. The new method was originated by R. R. Graves who is in charge of dairy cattle feeding, breeding, and management investigations in the bureau of dairy industry. Make-Uof System. Briefly, the system consists of a mechanical milking unit of standard make; but instead of the usual portable receptacle for . the milk, it is drawn into a stationary container located between two stalls and somewhat above the cows. The receptacle is of unbreakable glass and is suspended from a weighing mechanism. Its transparency makes the rate of milking visible to the operator at ail times, both by the amount of milk' in the receptacle and by the weight registered by the scale. When the milk ceases to flow into the receptacle, the operator records the weight of the milking and opens a valve which permits the milk to be drawn from the bottom of the container through a sanitary pipe line to a large vacuum tank in the dairy house nearby. Thus the milk reaches the dairy house without having come in contact with the air, human hands, or any other contaminating agency. No milk is spilled on the floor to attract flies; in fact, no milk is in sight except that in the vacuum-tigh- t glass receptacle. Sterilization of the mechanical equipment is accomplished quickly and easily - by running cold water from the dairy house baqk through the pipe line, the glass receptacle, and out of the teat, cups into the gutter. This is followed by hot water and then steam. Labor Reduced. A reduction in - labor is effected with this system in a number of ways. The milk, is drawn to the dairy house automatically and there is no handling of buckets or other milking utensils. Nor is it necessary to strip the cows to finish milking. The udder .iq massaged while the teat cups are still in place, and the transparency of the glass receptacle permits the operator to bee when the cow is giving no more milk. One operator can handle three or four milking units, milking three or four cows at the same time. Tests of the bacterial content of the milk produced under this new system, made by the division of market milk investigations, have shown some remarkably low counts. Over a five months period, the average bacterial content, as taken from the glass containers, was 3,460 per cubic centimeter, and from, the vacuum tank p 3,590 and after pasteurization and cooling it was 55 per cubic centimeter, Indicating a very high efficiency for pasteurization under this Skyscrapers for Hens Latest on Poultry Farm Skyscraper apartment houses for hens are the latest developments in the poultry world and if they prove successful the lives ol chickens will soon be completely revolutionized, according to the Farm and Fireside. On Walnut Hills poultry farm just outside Columbus, Ohio, John C. and B. CL Morse have erected a structure bigger than a barn for their 7,000 egg layers. Another hen apartment house movement has been started in New Jersey, henhouse is in where a operation and has 10,000 tenants. In other New Jersey communities similar houses of smaller size are being used. 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