Dairying in the South. Page: 3
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CONTENTS.
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Natural advantages of the South -.....------------------..------------------.. 5
Location--------------.... .. ... ---- ----------------------------------- 7
Buildings ..........---------------------------- ------------------------- 8
The barn .---- . ..------------------------------------------------. 8
The milk house .................................---------------------------......--...----------------............ 12
The water supply ----------- ------------------------------------ 16
Breeds of cows-------------------........................-------------------------------18
Building up dairy herd----.........................-----....------..........--------------------------- 22
Feeds ----------------------- ----------------------------- 27
Pastures--------- ...................---.......................................... -----28
Soiling crops.---------- ---..------------- ------------------------ 29
Silage --------------------------------------------------- 30
Crops for hay and other cured forage -.------------------------------ 32
Grain feeds --------------- ------ ---------------------------- 34
Feeding ------------------------------------------------------ 35
Utensils ....................---------------..........-------............----.....---------.........-----------......... 39
The separator- ------------------------------------------------------- 41
Handling the milk - ---------------------------------------------- 41
Pasteurizing ------------------------------------------------------------- 42
Selling milk ----- ----. --------------------------------------- 43
Butter making ------------------------------------------------------ 43
Creaming the milk --------------.. .. ..----------------------------- 44
Ripening the cream ------------- ----------------------------- 45
Churning --- . . . ..------------------------------------------------ 46
Working the butter --------------------------------------------- 47
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