The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume], January 29, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

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FACE TWO
ART OF MILKING
FULLY OUTLINED
Chief Object of Milker Should Be
to Increase Quantity and
Keep. It Clean.
FIRST GOMES CLEANLINESS
Cow Should Be Curried and Given
Sponge BathHarshness Should
Be Avoided and Work Done
RapidlyWeigh Milk Daily.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Do you know how to milk?
The question is neither irrelevant
nor impertinent. In sober fact, a
great many persons who milk cows
twice a day really know little about
the true art of it, and a great many
more could add to their present
knowledge.
The writer of this article met one of
the men in the dairy division of the
Dnlted States department of agricul
ture who knew how to milk. He was
a tall, quiet gentleman.
"I'll just drive the cow in the office
here," he said. And he did. She was
a pasteboard cow, to be sure, but she
served very nicely to illustrate several
things about milking. And following
are a few of the essential things that
this man who knows how to milk said
about milking.
First Comes Cleanliness.
The first essentials are clean,
healthy cows and a clean, healthy
milker.
The next, perhaps, is a clean and
sterilized pall with a narrow or par
tially covered top.
The cow should be curried before
milking to remove loose hairs, dirt and
dandruff. This should be done, If pos-
The Good Milker Gets the Larger
Yield.
slblc, an hour befou milking to allow
all dust to ?ettl hefoie milking is
begun
The next thing order is sort of
sponge hath tor the cow It is \er\
.mple matin tliouirli. 'or all that is
required is a pail o| lean watei and a
cloth Wash olT and wipe the udder
the flanks the thighe and the switch
That done e\eijthing is ready for
the actual milkingn hit process, "by
the wio. should lie appiouched with
hands that ue not only clean, but diy.
The milker sits down on si str-nl
plnced on th.* light hand side of the
cow. It is not \er.v clear just why the
nrlit side is um\eisally the milking
side IN 1 haps if is- partially due to
tin fait that the great majority of
persons aie uglit handed The milker
on the uglit side of the cow, if she
starts to kick or to move, is in a bet
tpt position to Mink the pail out of
hatm's win hefoie she can upset It.
The milker then grasps a teat in tht*
palm of cadi hand. He squeezes the
tent hv dosing the fingers around II
and at the same time pulling the teat
slightly downward Then the finger*
are loosened niouiul the teat and the
hand raised slightly to allow the teat
to assume its oiiginni form and posi
tion, while the other hand squeezes
and pulls slightly doyvnward on the
other teat. Thus each hand alternate
ly gives a doyvnward squeeze, In
rhythmic order
Getting Rid of Bacteria.
It is yvlse to milk about tyvo squirts
out of each teat before allowing any
milk to go into the pail. Bacteria ap
pear to accumulate around the end of
the teat, and to be got rid of largely
in tills way.
Then clasp the small-top milk pail
between the knees, with the covered
portion of the top nearest the milker.
If held in this position the covered
portion will prevent hairs and dirt
from falling into the milk.
Milk quietly but rapidly. The milker
makes use of the mother instinct in
the cow. Harshness is against that
Instinct and the cow does not secrete
as much milk as she would If she were
milked and handled quietly.
It must be remembered that not all
the milk is in the udder when the milk
tag process Is begun. The cow se
cretes milk more rapidly daring the
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milking process and the milking, to
be be successful, must be done in such
a way as to promote that secretion
If It is done so as to give pain to the
cow or to alarm or disquiet her, she
will not give so much milk.
Keep milking as long as it is pos
sible to get any milk. The last milk
is the richest. The first milk drawn
is always comparatively low in butter
fat. It is the "strippings," or last
milk given, that contain the highest
per cent of butterfat.
MMk Should Be Weighed.
Well, that is about all there is to
the milking process. A great many
things are related to it. The depart
ment of agriculture recommends that
the milk should be weighed dally.
There are several reasons for this.
One is that the ration should be ad
Justed to the weight of milk. A safe
rule, the department experts say, Is
one pound of grain to every three and
one-half or four pounds of milk. An
other, and perhaps more accurate,
rule is to teed as many pounds of
grain a day as the cow gives pounds
of butterfat Jn a week but this latter
rule is not so conveniently applied In
the case of the family cow, because of
the necessity of making a Babcock
test for butterfat.
The weight of milk produced. In
proportion to the grain ration, is of
particular importance during the first
80 days after the cow freshens. She
is at that time most easily able to
establish her working basis. She has
just had her vacation. Her milk
accreting glands are sensitive, her dl
gestiye apparatus active. A few days
after she becomes fresh, increase her
grain one-hflf or three-quarters of a
pound a day, and see how much milk
she giyos th folloyving flay. Keep up
the increase from day to day as long
as she responds yyith enough Increase
In milk to pay for the increased grain.
When the point Is reached where the
milk flow fails to increase with in
creased feeding reduce the grain ra
tion pound or two, and keep along
this line until the point is found at
which the cow produces the greatest
and most economical flow of milk.
Then fix this as her regular grain ra
tion as long as she produces that
amount of milk.
INFERIOR SIRES ELIMINATED,
First Count of Scrub Purebreds Over
Considerable AreaMore Profit
From Herds.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Of particular interest In a live stock
suryey recently completed in South
Dakota are figures on the quality of
purebred sires, as well as on the num
ber of scrubs and grades In that re
gion. Fourteen counties typical of live
stock conditions in the state were In
cluded in the survey. Of the sires In
heuls of cattle 63 per cent were grades
or scrubs, and about 25 per cent of
the purebred sires were classed as In
ferior, according to a part of the re
ports. This is the first count of scrub
purehrpds, over a considerable area,
received by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
It was found that when purebred
sires were used, the average herd of
20 grade cows returned $540 more
profit during 1918 than when grade or
scrub sires were used. It has been es
timated that the elimination of inferi
or purebred sires would Increase the
average profit in each herd from $540
to $800 annually.
Primrose Legend.
The primrose is an oracle In lova
affairs. Let youth or maid poll the
flower, and, after cutting off the tope
of the stamens, lay it in a secret place.
Let youth dream through the night of
his sweetheart. Upon looking at It
the next day. If he find the stamens
snot out to their former height, suc
cess will attend if not, disappoint
ment
Death of Son Turns "Doctor Jekyll" Into "Mr. Hyde"
LAK CITY.Shock, due to the death of his flrst-born son is given
by here as the cause yvhich changed Jefferson Howell, social lion
and wealthy mining magnate, into an outlaw and robber so daring as to win
the name of "the Lone "Wolf."
Howell's amazing career of crime
extended over fifteen years and netted
him hundreds of thousands in bank,
train and mine robberies. After each
crime he yvould return home and make
his visit a round of pleasure for his
friends, yvife and children.
Now his trail has come to an end.
In the California mountains a pursu
er's shot shattered his leg. after he
had taken $18,000 cash from the Trin
ity County hank in Weaverville. How
ell was captured. His lecord is admitted and his doyynfall complete.
And it all started, say his sorrowing friends, yvhen his boy died 13 eai
ago Up to that tune Howell had been really a mining expert and was a
tollege graduate. His friends were prominent, and the handsome dwelling
on I street, where dwelt his "beautiful wife, was a center of fashion.
Thenthe boy was taken. Howell's mind seemed shattered. For two
years he neglected his business. Then he began to leave home on long
"mining trips On each trip, some big steamship at Seattle or San Fran-
cisco would be robbed of gold bullion old miners, in the act of fighting their
"dust" over saloon bars, would be lined up and "cleaned" by a laughing bandit
who left no trace of identity rural banks wouid be held up in broad da light
and robbed of their cash.
"Circumstances over which I have no control drove me to this," Howell
wrote his yvife, "but I have always been able to hold my own self-respect. I
have been honest and loyal to my friends and I have been clean and true in
my dally life."
THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER
in the
DEBS.
Quite a number from Debs and
vicinity attended the telephone meet
ing of the Aure co-operative tele
phone association held at Aure The
usual routine of busniess was carried
on and it was also decided to build
a direct line from Aure to Leonard
This will do away with the round
about way by Clearbrook. The offi
cers were highly praised tor the
manner in which they keep their
books and attended their other
duties. The central was also highly
commended for the good sen ices
they gave
Julius Nelson left last Sunday for
the tall timber to work in the camp
Mrs. Carl Nord and Mrs. H. Os
Jund spent Tuesday with Mrs. Al
fred Dalby.
Sime time ago two petitions were
circulated throughout the county for
the consolidation of school district
No. 97 and district No. 132 Both
petitions were largely signed with
the result we had a meeting and a
vote on the same. The vote went
50 against consolidation and 5 for.
Now everybody wonders who started
the ball rolling.
Rev. Charles Brickson came up
from Clearbrook Saturday and Sun
day held services in the North Pork
school house. Both the forenoon and
afternoon services were well at
tended.
Miss Agnes McNulty left Tuesday
for Bemidji, where she will visit
friends.
There must be a more serious
shortage of paper than we think, as
we haven't been able to buy postage
stamps in this vicinity for some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weum spent
Tuesday with their daughter, Mrs.
Syver Pederson.
The Nonpartisans held a meeting
at Debs Friday night. Quite a num
ber attended. No chance for Bill
Bryan in this neck of the woods.
Miss Helen Frendahl returned
home Tuesday for a few days visit.
Miss Mary Larson returned home
from Leonard Saturday.
TENSTRIKE
Mrs. Echendorf was called to Min
neapolis Friday night on account of
the severe illness of her daughter,
Miss Lydia Echendorf. While she Is
gone Mrs. Harry Falls is staying
with Mrs. Echendorf's family.
Sidney Moule has been confined
to his home fo rthe last week with
an attack of the "flu." Mr. Callett
is doing Mr. Moule's janitor work
at the school house.
Harold Tuttle had as his guest
for a few days last week his brother,
Stanford Tuttle of Wisconsin.
The masquerade Leap Year dance
give nat the Guild hall recently, was
a big success socially. A number of
out-of-town people attended the
dance and the costumes made a hit
all around. William Falls and Lot
tie Downs won the leading prizes
and Grace Hagadone and Delbert
Tufford won the prizes for the most
comical costumes.
Mrs. Joseph Herman spena Satur
day in Bemidji shopping.
Tenstrike is surrounded by cases
of the "flu," but as yet it has not
reached the epidemic stage here.
There area number of cases at Far
ley and the Spur.
ley and the Spur. Blackduck is also
suffering, we understand.
H. A. Ferrell of Farley spent Mon
day evening in Tenstrike attending
to business matters.
Mr. and Mrs.'E. Robideau had as
their guest last week Mr. Robideau,
father of Cohasset.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gregg- will
leav soon for a visit in Iowa.
There was a low mass at the
Catholic church in Tenstrike Sun
day, January 25. Mabel Hempel and
Wanda Haluptzok made their first
communion.
Paradoxical.
"Do you believe in dealing with all
children gently?"
"No, Indeed. There are some Was
yon can't handle with gloves."
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N0ETHEEN
H. L. Arnold left Monday for St.
Paul, where he will spend a few days
attending the Farmers Institute,
which will be held there.
Carl Skooglund is quite seriously
ill with an infection of the ear.
Mrs. George Day and Miss M.
Arnold called on Mrs E P. Crone
mller Saturday
Frank Deming is working for H. C.
Arnold.
Mrs. Charles Deardorf called on
Mrs. D. A. Whiting Monday after
noon.
Mrs E. Cronemiller and Mrs J.
Noel were Bemidji visitors Tuesday
Kenneth and Norman Deardorf,
Roy Campbell and Herman Day, who
were sick the past week, are again
able to attend school.
Among the Bemidji visitors last
week were J. H. Rendell, Ora Whit
ing, Erie Huggett, Charles Deardorf
and George Day
A Misapprehension.
"The agent told us there was run
ning water in eyeiy loom yyhen we
signed the lease
"Was there'"
"I should say so. Everv water pipe
in the nlace was leaking."'
Cruel Thrust.
SheI dress to inaten my complex
ion.
HeHand-painted goyvns are right
expensiye, aren't thev?
It Depends Upon How Many.
He-r-Wonder how many girls yvill b*
disappointed \ylien many''
SheHow man} do you intend t
marry?
During Motherhood
Later In Middle Life
Searles, Minn "Over twenty years
ago I first started to take Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
tion. It kept me
in splendid con
dition during ex
pectancy and 1
had comparative-
ly no sunVng and
was .n unusual
health afterward
.Also during mid
Ldle life it has help-
ed me I do not
suffer with neat
flashes or dizziness at all or any
other ailment whuh I have known other
women to have at this time of life I am
glad to recommend Dr Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. I also have Dr Pierce's
Medical Book, the 'People's Common
Sense Medical Adviser,' which I appre
ciate very much "MRS. GERTRUDE
BUSHARD.
Wonderful Results
Oelwein, Iowa1"I
first took Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription about
thirty years ago and have often taken it
since that time with wonderful results.
I have often recommended it to others
who have been satisfied with it."MRS.
E. IRWIN, 410 Fourth Ave., South
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IRESCRIPTION
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Res. Phone 457J
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Blouse 872125 cents
Skirt 873820 cents
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mercy of circumstances.
The surest means of settling it is by carrying plenty of
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When your life is covered by a liberal policy, you feel as secure as a
man can feel in this world of chance.
Don't put it off a DAY longer.
Gome and let me show you some most attractive policies in one of the
best companies.
DWIGHT D. MILLER
BEFORE YO INVEST, CONSULT
YOU LOCA BANKER
He is your natural financial adviser. What can I buy that is safe?
If you are about to invest in something and would be ashamed to
have your local banker know it, it would be safer not to do it.
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