The Farm. [From the "New Zealand Farmer"]

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 336, 23 January 1889, Page 3

The Farm. [From the " New Zealand Farmer" ]

Aafticui/rtntAi. Papers and Dairy Farming. — A Minnesota creamery man recently said: — "Agricultural papers, farmers' institutes and dairy associations have so educated our farm butter maker? that the products of home dairies are sharp competitors of our creameries." This was, perhaps, an unconscious tribute to the educational forces referred to, and also to the students - who had studied them. Improving the quality of a people's b jitter, 6ay§ a writer, ie indicative of a higher social and financial standard. It is simply impossible to improve the quality of butter witlxoujb improving all the methods employed in all kinds of work in the house and on the farm. But enough has not yet been done ; the field still • needs working ;' the average quality of butter is yet too poor. A little grain, ground, given to the milch cow will enable her to give you firmer, finer flavoured butter, says a writer. Water enters largely into the natural process of milk making, hence if you would have good milk you must give the cotvs good water. ' -