Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-04-25
Agricultural.
From the New England Farmer.
Shnll we raise the Calves this
Year!

Year.
Mr.. "A L. W." of Hope, Me, says yes, IN
the Farmer Of April It'll.
Now do not wish to raise my calves. am
near Boston market, and have within year
sold calf at SIX weeks old for more than
Two teu-dolIar greenbacks, 10 Boston butch
err; and had been situated still nearer the
CITY. could have received considerably more
than the amount for the milk the calf con-
sumeG-
think | speak the minds of most OF the
farmers of Eastern Massachusetts,, especially
those v no mske milk for our urge towns and
cities, when say TO Mr.. "a. L. W." and bis
Maine neghbors, that We cannot afford TO
raise our calves. We would prefer to buy our
COWS and oxen of you, or of Others situated
IS you are, amidst the best of grass and pas
tur- Ilnds and further from large home mar
kets-
Bat if you expect to furnish us with our cows
ready grown, YOU must do it order. We
do want good cows. We are as ready to pay
500 as $50, if We get moneys worth
and it need little if any more 10 send US
cows worth SiOO, than to send such as sell
slowly at half that sum-
Not many years ago could 90 TO Brighton,
IN Dc ODER, and buy many Eeiters, thai were
supposed 10 be with calf and were coming
three Years old, Is | had so bills. As good
as ever mixed was bought in that way,
and !or that amount OF money
But in the same LOT half dozen 9TH
ers that proved worthless. Some were wild,
some ugly, some had short teats, some went
dry too long, and some gave very little milk,
anu that of an inferior quality-sO that If |
wanteI one good cow,I had TO buy several
ard try them. In other words, rad to buy
all TIE caves that one Maine or New Hamp
shire farmer raised IN one year in order to get
good Cow ; making the good COW cost
two three time much IL ought, and
giving You only third or hall of what you
might have received, if yon had only raised
only good stock
Judging from the stock that comes to Brigh-
ton from Maine, | should think you might
have some calves this year thai had better be
sold 10 the first butcher that will give a $40
spot il exchange.
L. this week FGrn1er, mich cows are quo
ted at Brighton from $50 to 75 extra $50 to
I25. difference Of 500 between the best
common aud the best extra, ana so between
the poorest common and the best extra. Does
x require long argument to convince MIR "a
L. W." or any of the farmers IN the Iniry
VINO raise stock for the markets, that 1t will be
profitable otherwise to raise ca YES this year,
according the quality of the stock by which
they are produced If the COW that brings
$50 n4s paid her board, the that briggs
SI25 has certainly paid profit IN addition
Bur If tn best COW mas cost all che will bring
The o'her has certainly run the farmer who
raised her IN debt to the amount of $50
In your appeal to the farmers you close by
saying 'raise the calves-by ali means raise
The calves this year" beg leave modify
tue appeal by saying, raise all the calves that
,Uu have good reason TO believe will be worth
more at three years of age than il has cost 10
carry them to that age BY no means raise
any others
A. w. CHEEyER.
Wren-h4m, Mass, April 10, 1866.
REMARks.-These valuable suggestions find
striking confirmation in our report of Brighton
market last week N relation To d large numbe r
81 Canada cows. After much banterlng, one
lot of Il coWs, with calves-and not the
toughest looking ones eIther-was sold at "a
eaen, anu hers, with calves, S4S. A.
lowing the lowest price for the ,oarses- fodder,
what was the value of these cows last fall P
Aud how much profit there be left TO the
farmers who raised this stock, after ALLOW ing
Tor cost Vi freight. premium on gold, and 9TH
expenses