Oklahoma Farmer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1907 Page: 4 of 16
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OKLAHOMA FARMER, WEDNESDAY, .. MARCH 13, 1907.
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NEW WORLD'S RECORDS
OF WISCONSIN COW.
Seven Day and Thirty Day Records
of Colantha Fourth's Johanna.
Madison, Wis., March a.—The high-
est authentic record for the produc-
tion of butter fat In seven days and
In thirty days tests has just been es-
tablished by Colantha Fourth's Jo-
hanna, a Holstein-Fresian cow on the
farm of w. J. Gillett, Rosendale,
\\ is. The tests were conducted un-
der the direction of the University
«f Wisconsin Agricultural Experi-
ment Station officials, in order to
insure accuracy, retests or two dupli-
cate tests were conducted by Roy T.
Harris, assistant in dairy tests at the
college of agriculture, and Professor
F. \V. Woll of the University of Wis-
consin Experiment Station, who was
present at the farm to satisfy himself
that all weighing and tests made by
the supervisors were accurate, and
that no irregularities were present in
the feeding of handling of the cow.
results of the tests, which com-
menced Dec. 24, '0G, and closed Feb.
24, '07, show a production for sixty-
three days of 5,529.6 pounds of milk
containing 217.207 pounds of butter
fat. The highest world's record for
seven days was made Feb. 6 to 13,
when the tests showed 615.7 pounds
of milk containing 28.176 pounds of
fat, an average of 4.32 per cent. The
world's record for thirty days was es-
tablished in the period from Jan. 21
to Feb. 20, when the total production
reached 2,873.8 pounds of milk con-
taining 110.833 pounds of fat, an av-
erage of 3.86 per cent. The largest
inilk yield for one day was that of
l'eb. 16-17, when the great cow gave
106 pounds of milk containing 3.637
pounds of fat, an average test of 3.13.
The largest production of butter fat
for one day was on Feb. 9-10, when
she had to her credit 4.594 pounds
from 90.C pounds of milk, testing 5.7,
equal to 5.34 pounds of commercial
butter.
The seven day and thirty day rec-
ord made by this cow are the high-
est authenticated records for the pro-
duction of butter fat for the periods
stated for any cow. The seven day
record is three-quarters of a pound
higher than the previous rfecord held
for the past two years by the Holstein
cow Aggie Cornucopia Pauline, and
the thirty day record is likewise
three-quarters of a pound higher than
the previous record held by Aggie
Cornucopia Pauline. The cow Colan-
tha Fourth's Johanna was cared for
throughout the test by her owner, W.
Gillett, who acted as feeder and
milker. He is ex-president of tha
American Holstein-Fresian Associa-
tion, and president of the Wisconsin
Dairymen's Association. According
to reports he has just refused an of-
r of $1,500 for Colantha Fourth's
Johanna and her bull calf. This rec-
ord-breaking Holstein-Fresian cow
■was eight years one month and nine-
teen days old at tho last calving,
Dec. 19, 1906.
The feed rations during the week
of maximum production of butter fat
consisted of about thirty pounds of
corn silage, thirty-five pounds of su-
gar beets, ten pounds of clover hay
three pounds of oil meal, and twenty-
one pounds of grain mixture consist-
ing of equal parts by weight of bran,
wheat, ground oats, and gluten feed.
COMMON SENSE IN THE DAIRY.
Get the best you possibly can when
buying dairy stock. Only the ex-
tremely rich man can afford to keep
scrubs.
The stream cannot rise higher than
its source, and neither can the dairy-
man produce first-class milk, cream
and butter if his ideals are realized.
We retrograde when we imagine we
have reached the top.
Gentlemen are wanted in all walks
of life, and especially in the dairy. A
bi ute has no business owning or car-
ing for beasts.
At this season of the year inflamed
Udders are caused by the cows taking
cold. It may be that the fresh cow
was allowed to lie on the damp, cold
ground; or a window may have been
left open in the daily barn and tho
diaft left its mark on the udders of
the cows near it. First remove the
cause, or prevent the conditions that
caused the trouble; then bathe the
udder in hot water several times a
day; rub dry with the hands, ail!
thoroughly dry apply vaseline,
authorities recommend a mod-
purge, and if the above treat-
does not give relief, give the
purgative.
The close business relations be-
tween jx dairyman and his cows de-
mand that lie study with as much in-
terest the conditions that make them
comfortable as he does in providing
for his own comfort.
Plenty of -good feed, pure Water
and a good protection from cold
storms,, extreme heat, and kind treat-
ment.
The dairyman who is providing a
certain amount of milk every day for
LOW TEMPERATURE
CREAM SEPARATORS
• —
Ability to SKIM CREAM at LOW "tfiiPPRTIiup
ether important consideration in thepLhS ofa S sen?"
i'a'v \"r "ne, the chlef difi'^RENC1vS between the DE
LAVAL an I other makes of separators tne DIi
The superiority"f t? qUa.hty of tlle creul and butter,
of bowl^Zt'S0 : ffiDPE0SvirAU>H,A-D,SC" t-v',e
that temperture makes' mtlTd^e^tn^ultr'" SUL'h
is ont^of the reasoti's whv '.1?1Portan* in '^tory operation that it
chines is almost Universal. Surefy'the bu ver°of «'f LAVEL Rla"
makes a mistake to overlook i" J * fann sePara<°r
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Many
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City trade cannot change his feed or
methods of caring for his cows and
obtain the same results.
A man to best understand^ how to
care for his cows, should become ac-
quainted with each animal in the
held. Know how much food she can
consume at a profit and feed her ac-
cordingly.
1 lie dairyman who is obtaining the
best results and making the most milk
for the same feed is the one who does
not handle his cows with a dog.
All dairymen should know that thi>
manner of drawing the milk from the
cow has muuh to do with the profits
in a dairy.
Good milkers grasp the teat with
the hand and do not strip with the
thumb and fingers.
The most filthy way of milking is
that of wetting the hand, and a man
who follows this practice should* bo
promptly put out of the business
whether a producer or hired man.
1 he stable should be cleaned twice
a day at least, and the manure hauled
to the fields or away from the yards.
You cannot produce good milk in
a stable that is fuH of floating life.
Germs get into milk from impure and
unsanitary conditions.
l.very man who is in the dairy busi-
ness should be provided with an out-
fit for curing milk fever by the use of
air. Its success is undisputed and
it is almost indispensable in an up-
to-date dairy.
It is best to feed ensilage immedi-
ately after milking, so as to allow time
for the elimination of the odor of this •
feed, because of the danger of taint-
ing the milk.
The old pan way of raising cream don't
pay—it's too mussy and fussy—too much
work for the women. And it don't pay
in dollars and cents because you actually
lose SO per cent of the cream you ought to get. You
can increase your cream product about SO per cent over
pan setting; 33 per cent over cans set in cold water; 25 per
cent over patent creamers or dilution cans by using tho
SHARPLES
TlieyLftH SEPARATOR
Besides you can"skimjthe milk immediately after milk-,
ing save the handling and the expense of storage. A
good milk-house costs more than
a Tubular and isn't half so pro-
fitable—even if you already have
tho milk-house it will pay in la- ,
bor saved, in crocks and pans saved,
and the increase ii* cream will be all
clear profit. Of course, when you bt.^
a sepajator, you want the one that will
get you the most profit—you'll want
the Tubular—the reasons why are al
given in a book which you will want
and which we want to send to you
free if you will only write for it, ask
for book H. 148
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Mr. Mae Tuttle, Daovllle, III., inya •• Tho flrst woek w t
tin* lubuiar wo made a K in of hi lbs. of buttw from live '
THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR CO.,
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Chicago, III.
RisfcaiSM
MANAGEMENT OF A DAIRY
1 he man who keeps a dairy and
raises his own feed suitable for their
development will find it an easy mat-
ter to work out a rational rotation of
crops.
No rotation'is complete without the
use of all the manure that is manu-
fac tured on tho farm.
If we could only catch the wheat
farmer s ear and arrest his attention,
and persuade him to cut down his
wheat average and devote more of
his land to dairying, his income would
be assured.
Give a well-bred and thoroughly
developed" cow good feed and careful
attention and you can rest assured
she will do her part, s
Do not forget that it costs just as
much to feed an undersirable cow as
it does a better one.
CiOod cows do not conic by chance,
but by wise and careful breeding, and
are not developed by careless meth-
. oils, but by regular and scientific
feeding.
li is a mistake to save feed at the
.expense of developing our young heif-
ers. x hey need the very best care and
feed, it is a matter of dollars and
cents to have them well grown a®d
developed.
*l'ho tied Polled cattle as an all-
purpose cattle are the nearest perfec-
tion or any breed and make an ex-
cellence cross, especially with Short
Horns.
The man who takes "pride In his
herd bull Is the man who has tho
best cows and gets the best price for
hi* calves.
A good bull creates a better de-
mand from buyers who wish to pur-
chase calves than any one thing.
The Short Horn of the future is
going to be the one that combines
both beef and milk. The high price
of land will make it necessary to real-
ize a profit from both sources.
The need of tame grass for hay and
pasture is being felt, in Oklahoma.
English blue grass is the best adopted
to most of the farms and affords
early and late pasture and is the best
and most nutritious of any of the tame
gr.asses except clover and alfalfa.
Alfalfa hay is the best hay for the
dairy cow, and affords the best hay
of any permanent meadow.
If a man is going to devote all of his
time to dairying, he would be more
pleased with the special purpose cows
Guernseys, Holsteins, Ayreshires or
Jerseys.
Don t be afraid to let you cattle
out in the yard these sunshiny days
How they do just soak in the warmth.
Does them good, too. Think how it
would be yourself If you had to bo
shut up in the barn all day long That
is one reason why we have so much
trouble with tuberculosis. Cows need
air. They must have it or be sick.
"NAILS."
Nails are a mighty good thing—
particularly finger nails—but I don't
believe they were intended solely for
scratching, though I used mine largely
for that purpose for several years I ■
was sorely afflicted and had it to' do
One application of Hunt's Cure, how-
ever, relieved my itch and less than
one box cured me entirely."
J. M. WARD,
Index, Texas.
BREEDERS & FARMERS
Come to our barns
anil we will sell you
good draft and coa-
ch stallions from
75° to $(,2oo. Extra
goo (i draftand,
coach stallions fsom {
$i,200 to ji,6oo to
r.GOO. Choice prize winners a little hich-
tr, all fully warranted and acclimated.
Freight paid and insured against death
from any cause. These horses will do
Sold on terms to suit responsible parties
and we can i-ave you from 1200 to
Come to the barn and be convinced. A
few good salesmen wanted.
Walker Bros. & Co.
Glencoe, Okla.
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UliUI 1)1 swelling in 8to20 d.-us: 3 to(>n days
effects permanent cute. Trial treatment given
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Greer, Frank H. Oklahoma Farmer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 13, 1907, newspaper, March 13, 1907; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc88144/m1/4/: accessed June 15, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.