Show dairy and livestock hints among the essentials of successful butter making the keeping of the da dairy i house cool and clean must take high rank keep the temperature the same summer and winter good ventilation and freedom from dust must be secured and the site chosen should be away from the cattle yards stables and aud other out buildings this would seem a superfluous caution were it not that the dairy house is sometimes see seen nin in precisely such unfavorable avo rable locations A dairy house built above a cpr spring g with sheltering trees above it and facing toward ilie he summer breeze is an ideal spot if the spring is not attainable the trees may always bo be had by planting a grove ab about ailt the place A floor of stone or cemen cement t is 13 needed the windows should be covered with birc wire gauze revolving supports for the milk pans or shelves standing out from the walls stoneware jars for cream and ample supplies of cloths claths st strainers miners etc must be provided the cow house is one of the useful out buildings of a well conducted farm even in california when any attempt to keep cattle of high rades h Is made this building will grades e found desirable it should be adjoining the stable yard and light airy f roomy and comfortable the stalls should bo be six feet wide A drain should extend the whole length of the house and lead into liquid manure tank stone cement or wood can be used for the floor hacks for hay bay and boxes for cut food bran pa and roots must bo be supplied supplied plied adjoining thid ll house otise with wit sug floors and drains draim the calf house should be placed lear near these under a shed it is well wen to have an apparatus for cooking food for cattle calves and pigs pig 81 A ag large iron kettle set in an archway of brick rick or sto stone stoc C or good copper or iron iron steamer may bo provided and a diee di tiron wheelbarrow used for transferring the tile cooked food to the stalls beets acts carrots parsnips par snips turnips and other roots steamed sliced and salted sated are pr profitably I used in keeping up a flow ai of late autumn autum nand and early winter before green feed becomes very plenty plent v |