Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-11-23
AYRSHIRE Dairy Stock.

able for the farmer to keep, who bred with
reference to dairy products. The chief
speaker of the evening said he would take |
a herd of COWS with milking and feeding |
qualities combined, compact in shape and
of good size. Though he would keep the |
Ayrshire milch cow constantly in view, he |
would retain stoutness that would render |
the stock more hardy, such stock being |
more profitable, taking the season through. |
The speakers concurred in saying that
too small teats oughtto be guarded against,
as it would lead to the practice of not milk
ing dry, which would result in injury to
the COW. The opinion was strongly ex-
pressed that the bull should come from
stock that has been good for generations
back, and from good strong mother that
was profitable COW and remarkable for
dairy qualities. 1t was maintained that
the bulls progeny would be more like his
mother than himself. Many breeder has
observed this result, and hence it has come
to be laid down as an axiom in breeding,
that it is more important to look after the
pedigree of the male, and to be sure he
comes from the best milking stock, and had
good milking mother, than to depend on
the qualities of the COW to which he is put,
for the transmission drinking qualities to
the offspring.
In regard to the raising of Ayrshire stock,
the leading speaker said he would give the
calf its mothers milk. Give quart or
two at a time, feeding twice day, and in
crease the quantity as the calf grows, but
take good care not to give more at time
than the calf could take readily. Give a
dry bed and put little good hay within
its reach. When about three weeks old
give skinned milk twice day, with hay
or grass three or four times day. Very
small quantities given often are always
best. Continue this practice four or five
weeks. When turned out to grass the
calves should still have Cruel once a day,
made of linseed meal or ground oil cake,
or bean meal. 1.-THE calf is likely to purge,
give bean meal, if not, inseed meal. I'm
less the water is plenty, easily accessible
and good, continue the Cruel through June
and July, as it supplies drink. The meal
should have boiling water poured upon il
and stand for an hour, and then be mixed
with q quart or so of water-give at a tenn
Derature of not over 90 degrees. As soor
as the nights get to be frosty or stormy
calves should always be taken in and al
lowed to have good hay carefully selected
for them. But they should be out through
the day when it is not stormy as long a!
there is a fresh bite for them. When tn,
grasses cease to be fresh, that is after the!
are frost bitten and cease their growth 70
the season, the calves should have slice'
turnips, or in want of them give Cruel again
and not suffer them to fall off before begin
ming. Better give il in the morning, Hal
pound of linseed meal to each is sufficient
1t is better to keep calves loose in per
than confined to Sanctions, the pen divid
cd so as to classify the calves; keep tn
strong ones together and the weaker one
by themselves. Let them out at noon t
drink and air themselves, but they shout
never be allowed to stay out when they ar
uncomfortable either from cold or rain
When they are ready to 90 out in th
: spring, they should be accustomed to it b
r degrees, as the weather allows, and brougl
in at night. OF course the barn or she
where they are confined through the VIII
ter, should be roomy and well ventilate,
In the summer months they can rough
y on hard pastures, but by September the
should have plenty of grass through tt
l. fall.
On the approach of the second winter
/ the time to decide as to the size you wi
-e have them attain, and feed them for
J. Give sliced turnip and cut hay. A lit
ie meal Will pay better now than at any 9th
u age of the beast.
u In this respect the treatment is genero
" as compared with the treatment viii,
10 young cattle generally receive with |
ei But it is no doubt the correct plan to fe'
9 yearling heifers just going into the secol
~ winter, a great deal better than we do, al
le better than they have been fed up to tn
~ age. Roughing it on hard pastures, moo
ne as they are called in Scotland is said to
a. a good plan for three or four months oft
W summer they are vearlings, but the b.
dairy farmers Of Scotland maintain that
ne is wrong to extend it beyond four montl
an Give plenty of grass in the fall, and
-er careful not to let them fall off at this st
son. Feed generously and keep the file
ne on them till February, when they shou
Is have a little meal to supply the drain
he nourishment caused by the growth of
he calf but they should not feed heavy
M this period 50 as to bring on too great
NC flow of milk. Feed moderately till af
to- calving. After the swell has gone do
lg- and they are all right, feed well and bri
ic- them to their milk.
res The opinion seemed TO be that it is bet
lal to have the udder as well forward ale
ry, the bottom and as far up behind as pc:
red Bile. but to become narrower as it drOpp
we rather than broader, and with the teats
OF too far apart. Some thought the cow W
AT broad square vessel was more profta
IN to raise, and would bring the most mon
n.y. The discussion was one Of great inter
ow to those present, and to dairymen genel
ly. One fact is equally applicable with
and that is that young dairy stock,
young heifers intended for the dairy,
the generally too much neglected. A m
Of liberal treatment would be likely to m
better COWS of them.
of 1t is folly for man on poor land to
mo to raise heavy cattle. 1t is warning aga
as nature. But it is good plan to take
hat animal from poorer land to richer, whe
,ac- will naturally increase in size and ad
% a itself thus to its new situation. The
ard of an animal will depend very much
and the character and fertility of the land
and which it is reared, unless artificial me
six are resorted to in the shape of extra Fl
and inc. Massachusetts, Ploughmdn.
he'd no
cart To Cure Warts on Horses.
lore Henry R. Tyron, in the Rural
rae Yorker, tells how he cured large war