The Milk Trade In New York And Vicinity (1853) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: her to seek safety in flight. After the first day, however, they receive her into the community as one of its members, and entitled to the full range of the pasturage. A great difference of opinion exists among dairymen as to which of all the various breeds of cattle furnish the best milch cows. One will tell you that the Durham s are the greatest milkers, another that the Holland cows are superior, but as this is a matter which does not possess any interest for the general reader, we will merely remark, that in nearly every inquiry we made, we invariably found the Durham to be the best. When a cow's udder becomes so much distended as to pain the animal, she will present herself to be milked, and will not go away until relieved. Before the milk is sent to the railroad depot it has to undergo a cooling process. In the warm weather this is indispensably necessary, as it makes it keep longer. The cans containing the milk are placed in large reservoirs of cold spring water for half an hour or more, and are then placed upon the cars to be transported to New York. This is a very important matter in the proper managementDairy Management. 85 of a dairy, and the owners bestow a great deal of attention upon it. The dairymen must furnish their own cans, the wear and tear of which somewhat diminishes their profits. To prevent confusion, each has the name of its owner engraved upon it, so that it very seldom happens any are lost. The whole business is conducted with a punctuality and dispatch highly commendable, and when the supply of milk fails to arrive at its destination, it is generally owing to some accident or delay upon the road, and seldom to neglect on the part of the dairymen. Profits of Couutry Dairymen?Great Increase In the Supply of Milk by the Erie Eailroad?The Stabli...

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Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	John Mullaly
Introduction by:	R.T. Trall
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	122
ISBN-13:	978-1-120-90424-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Promotions
LSN:	1-120-90424-2
Barcode:	9781120904249

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