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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION livestock and Dairy Facts About Care of Farmers' Feeders and Aids to Greater Milk Production, THE dairy industry falls naturally in two divisions, namely, dairy-farming and dairy manufacture. The Washington State Collego, Dairy Depart ment, follows this plan in its instruc tion: ; The work of giving milk tests and running hand separators, whieh was giv en in the earlier life of this depart ment, of the college is still given; but in addition, it is realized that students must have actual practice in the feeding and testing of cows. Students are re quired to spend at least three whole days six different milkings at the dairy stables. They must be present at the milking, weigh the milk and test each lot of milk for fat, figure how much fat the cow gives for the day, -End for the three davs. Each student is given four cows. They weigh the sil age, hay and grain every cow eats, and at the end of the time, obtain the prices of the different feeds and determine whether or not the cow is making a profit. In milk inspection, the students are given score cards and score dairies in the vicinity, and mako suggestions for improvements in each case. In the lab oratory the students also are given sam ples of milk, of which they determine the bacterial count, sediment test, and so on, the Bame as is done in the inspec tion work of the larger cities of the country. Dairy Barn Plans. They mako dairy barn plans, show ing not only the arrangement of the in terior, but also giving the estimate of .the cost of instruction. In tho work in market milk production, students pas teurize, standardize and bottle milk. The demand for different kinds' of milk varies. Some patrons like s high per cent of fat in the milk, and are willing to pay for it. Others merely want the legal standard, tl is therefore neces aary to make two or even three grades of milk. All milk is run through a clarifier, thereby taking out the sedi ment and making it more wholesome. The dairy department receives cream from about three hundred patrons, half in Idaho and half in Washington. The patrons are scattered in an aroa sur rounding Pullman for about twenty-five miles in all directions. This not only gives tho farmers a chance to market their products, but gives the students nonsh milk to work with. About fifty thousand pounds of butter and six thou sand gallons of cream are turned out. The work is done mainly by students. They study the methods of handling pa Irons, keeping the accounts of patroiiB, and so on. ' The college is located in the heart of the extensive grain producing region of Eastern Washington; yet, in the short time the department has undertaken op erations on tho present large scale, the number of cows within a twenty-five mile radius of Pullman have doubled, and a sood cow in this region now com mands a much higher price than a few years ago. Many farmers have shipped in good cows, brought in breeding stock to build up their herds, and are rapidly turning toward dairying and live-stoen production, who a few years ago were heedless of the opportunity in this di rection. Attitude of Fanners. Some interesting facts concerning the attitude of farmors toward this type of farming is gleaned from the experience of the Dairy Department. The farmers ks a rule desire to know and to be ahown that thoy are getting honest treatmont. If a farmer bolieves he is not receiving his due for any crop, he will turn from the crop, and this is par ticularly true of the dairy business in B country wherein dairying does not have a strong foothold. There are several margins of error in whieh creamery operators may, inten tionally or unintentionally, docoivo their patrons. One is in inaccurate weights. Another abuse, more prevalent perhaps, is the erroneous teBt. Not understand ing tho test of cream as he too often does not the farmer would asaume that cream is testod tho Bame as milk. Cream Should not be measured the same as milk, but, rather, should be weighed out on a dolicate balance so that the exact amount of cream will be in the test bot tle. On account of the variability of the fat content, and therefore the vari ability of any definite volume of crean this error is exceedingly great; that is the cream testing in the neighborhood of forty per cent by accurate test wil teBt only about thirty-five per cent 1.' tested as the milk is tested. If th farmer does not understand that ther. is a difference in the testing of mill and of cream, he might be led to believe that the thirty-five per cent is correct. Errors in Beading. Another margin of error is in the reading of the test, which must be made at a temperature between 120 and 14C degrees Fahrenheit. If the reading if done at a lower temperature, the fat will contract and show a low reading; and, on the other hand, if done at a higher temperature, the fat will expand and show a high reading. After the completion of the test, it is necessary to temper the test tubes by placing them water at a temperature of 120 to 140, so that the fat will be at that tern pcrature when the reading ib taken. A ariation of one to three per cent might be expected in a variation of ten to thiry degrees of temperature. By instructing the patrons as to what errors are possible, and showing them that it is to their interest to see that this testing is carried on properly, the confidence of the patrons is obtained; which is highly important m the up building of a dairy community. The State College sends out supervis ors who are interested in the dairy work and who want to study dairy stock and methods of management. Twenty dif ferent breeders of pure stock in Wash ington are now requesting and receiving these official tests. Students' Opportunity. It is found that two or three days to a week are usually spent at one farm. Thus the student is given a chance not only to 'observe the cattle from the standpoint of type, but also is given practice in official testing; and, above all, is given a chance to discuss with the breeder his methods of breeding and management, which is useful experience to the student and is impossible to ob tain in the ordinary class room and lab oratory work of the college. The De partment of Dairying figures that a week spent by a student out in the field is worth a month at the college. They get accurate ideas concerning the scoring of stock, of barns and dairies, and in the manufacture of butter, ice cream and cheese, and the dairy busi ness in general. Some of the cows the students score in their trips are the best in the world. For example: Lily of Willowmore, an Ayrshire owned by J. W. Clise, of Seattle, and that yielded 22,106 pounds of milk in a year; Neth- erall Browney, also in the Clise herd at Redmond, Washington, yielding 18,100 pounds , of milk. The champion four year-old Holstoin cow in the world Bessie Homestead is owned by David Monroe, of Spokane. She produced 34.95 pounds of butter in seven days. Margie Newman, owned by Charles hldndge, of Chimacum. produced 3.555 pounds of milk In 30 days. Hazelwood Aggie De Kol, of the Hazelwood herd at Spokane, yielded 624.8 pounds of milk and 34.9 pounds of butter in seven aayfc Why do the leading merchants of Portland and the Northwest call upon BEHNKE-WALKER BUSINESS COLLEGE for thor oughly competent, well-trained helpt Eight hundred and forty three firms have called on us for one or more stenographers or bookkeepers since AuguBt 1, 1913. Over 2000 of our students are holding lucrative positions in Portland alone. Let ns prepare you and furnish yon a position when competent, Write no trouble to answer. BUSINESS COLLEGE. 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Hustle I t- n ' Wit Mil ism I I I BLACK LEG LOSSES SURRY PREVENTED by Cutter's Blaeklee Pins. Low priced, fresh, reUable; preferred by western stockmnn because thty pra tast where ether vaselnas fark Write for booklet and testimonials. le-aoa ant. niatktsf puis i.oo 50-dote skis. BlaeklM Pills 4.0 TTM inv tnlMtm-. httt CnttM btntL The suuerlorltr of Cutter nroducti la due to over IS yean of specialising- In vaetlnel and strums only. insist en cutters. ir unnM&inanie. order direct. THE CUTTER LABORATORY, Berkilty, Ctliteraifc A Fiftcen-Thousand-Dollar Cow iHI8 pletnre of the World's Beeord I Cow was recently secured by the Goo. B. Moltel Cow Co. for the ex clusive use of this Magazine. Hor name is Elzovere Barnum Do Kol and she ia a registered Holstcin Friesian. This xow recently sold for $15,000. She is the mother of six daughters (all Here is record-breakers) and one ton. her record for one month: ' Milk ..22!t.30 pounds Butter 115.23 pounds Average Buttor Fat 4.02 pounds Oregon and Washington can and will soon be producing cows of a similar grade. HIDES FURS, WOOL, PELTS, ETC HIBBABD-STEWABT CO., Seattle, Wash. Write for Price List and Shipping Tags. (Pleaso mention this paper.) We will sell you HIGHGRADES'ajREGISTEEED COWS and loan yon th money to bsy then wltk. MOKELCOWCO. 007 Commercial Block, Portland, On, J
