Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-08


swedish turnips, and even round ,urnips to feed
oa1 u cows nj the season when other succulent
iood Is inaccessible. Ii COW i. suffered 10 become
Door III the winter, il will be difficult TO restore hel
fiesh, aud her product of MIX, Tor that year, will be
greatly diminished Keep no more stock than can
DC vel led both through winter and summer IL Is
more satisfactory and pleasant to obtain ten gallons
81 mix from five well conditioned than from ten
III favored aud lean ncshcd kline
Nelthcr very young, no, very old cows, are con
s'aetea So valuable Tor their annual product, us
hose ri intermediate ages Unless Of exiruold.
nary properties, they si,odd not BIZ KEEP, after they
are ten or twelve years old. Such cows require
better keeping, and more liable to accidents and
diseases No kind of stock better con,pensaies for
heefal feeding liza supply of roots has not been
procured, II small quantity OF meal or few of
Indian corn, daily, will cause a perceptble I'M
Provemeni COW that is worth keeping is wor-
thy OF liberal fee'ng On short commons and poor
fodder, her mix qualities, and her progeny will de
generate GIVE her an abundance Of nutritious
iood and IN return, she will give you
New milk that, all the winter, never Gils,
And all the summer ovcrilows the pals
I'll. Ecloguc Of Vreil, 2ed line.
We think II unnecessary to extend our remarks
since this subject was so Rally and satisfactorily
pnblise in the last years transactions of tbs So
eiety, and which is IN the hands OF every farmer
who feels an interest in such investg ations. And
we are DOING Int common justice to that dstln-
snshed scientific and practical cultlyator, who has
olncc removed to distant part of the state, when
We express sentiment of lasting gratitude and
profound ohh, alton for his valuable services us
member OF tbs Society, as well as tor hs very IN
tefesting publications. on subjects connected with
rural economy
l he Committee on Mich Cows and Hefers re-
po't- lhai eleven Mich Cows were offered for ex
hlbaon and premium, viz.
For exhibition, very handsome COW, in fine
der, by Ebenezer MoscIpy of Ncwburyport
Moses Bartlett of Newbury, offered handsome
five years old COW, which on common pasture feed
mas made 10 bs. butter IN one week
Nathaniel Iadd of Bradford, utf red cow six
years Old, which, from June Is, to Sept, 26b made
no lbs. b1ltcr besides supplying three families
with milk tcd grass only. Undoubtedly Il
yool CIV but the statctncut was not Sufficiently ex-
plic.'
small sized COW belonging to Row Mr. Milti-
more Of Newbury, which, from May 27ih to Sept
Doth made 81 "a lbs. butter, and besides suppl ns
ian'iiy of eigh. persons with milk and cream
| A COW belonging to l.. w. Allen, of New buy
polt which from June LIST to Aug 18th in the III
| 1890 made littIe over five pounds of butter
per week besides supplying Is o families with ton
| htee TO lour pInts OF m.Ik per day she has
| yielded as much in THIS year as IN 1880.
Stephen rilton of Newbufyport, offered COW
four years old. which is good mixer
The Committee have awarded TO Parker M. Dole
of ewbutypor for his two native cows, which,
from about the Isl of May to Sept 27th, have made
l57 lbs butter besides about 40 gals. milk used
md al ixeDfi "a Stl n q
To Timothy Noyes, OF Newburypor for his SIX
years old COW which is in the last thirteen months
i.s, yielded lli5 gallons of milk, more than ii !
quarters per day Cher butter qualities not mention
cd IA premium of $500
To John O. Brown Of Newbury for his sew
en- years old COW, which, from June 8 10 July llth,
gave more than ID quarts of milk per day on ordl-
nary pasturing, and which, besides supplying
quarts per day for families use has aft rdcd from
June Is, to Sept Goth, I07 lbs or OF butter, pre-
MUM Of $1,000
To Timothy Flandcrs of Ilaverhl for his COW
nine years old, raised in Deerfolj, N. H. Sloioo
On common pasture feed, Gun the time when
stalks b came fl to cut bcsld 4Gt gallons OF milk
for family use, she has yielded milk from the 10Th
Aprl to Sept 22i, from which l63 lbs. or. of but
Ter we're made She has never given more than IL
quarts per day. Mr.. Flanders statement was well
authenticated and satisfactory.
The Committee award to Nathaniel Jackson OF
Newburyport, for his two years old heiter, which,
from June Isl to Sept 27jh, has given more than
TWO gallons Of milk of good quality per day, the I'd
premium OF 70 On.
To John Torrcy of Ncwbury, for his three years
old heicr, which has yielded more than two gal
Ions of milk per day, of superior quality, a srata
i,y Of So 90.
To Ralph II. Chandler Of Andover, for two he'll
crs, one two, and the other three years old, which
have yielded good quantity OF milk and butter
gratuity Of $500.
Capt Hector Coffin offered, for exhibition only,
two han some heifers of native stock ~ his state
ment Capt c. remarks, " make It a point 10 brlnS
all my hcifcts in with thc first calves after pastar
my time has commenced that so green fodder MY
aid in yelling out their young udders which pro-
cess To- wed lor the two or three first years, nva
rably makes II GOOD mixer"
Col Mosfs Newell of West Newbury, offered
for exhibition, four very handsome two years oia
hefcrs, one eighth Admnol, not in milk they were
of promising appearance. Cob. \. raises his own
dairy stock and ts s.fe TO tolIow The example o.
f,rnoer of so much skill and Dissemination
For the Committee, DANIEL T. KING.
Sept p, 1882
=" Lac mini non ;cstetc novum, non tfgore de-
fit"