Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-02-15

the way of feeding commonly practiced, and
that farmers should give their grain to
their stock instead of selling it off their
farms.
E. L. Hastings believed if Mr.. Simpson
would read little more closely and take a
little more pains to observe the quality OF
the different breeds his prejudices would
not run so high against the Durham stock,
and that he would find the fact generally
conceded that cross of the Durham with
other breeds furnishes the best milking
stock known. Believed that farmers should
raise some neat cattle, and that it paid as
much profit as for the stock to consist OF
all cows. Sold pair of calves last fall for
sixty-five dollars that were raised on sour
milk with the addition of small quantity |
of meal, and the price was not greater per |
pound than others got for ordinary calves. |
J. w. Simpson-The mania for Durham |
stock prevails in some sections now very |
much as the mania for fine wool sheep did
few years ago, and very high prices are
obtained in some cases, but predicted that
the fever would soon subside and that far
mers would soon get their eyes opened and
abandon that breed in the same manner
that they had fine wool sheep.
| G. w. Seaver--There is no branch of ag-
riculture that pays so well as keeping COWS,
if they are well kept. No doubt there are
cases where stock raising pays equally as
well as anything, but such cases are excep-
tional and rare. For many years past the
farmer who has kept dairy has been GER
tain Of remunerative profits. if he has CIV
en- his dairy proper care and attention
| The income from a COW at the present time
is from fifty to eighty dollars per year, and
as rule, there is no other animal on the
farm that converts our hay and grain into
money at so uniformly large profits as the
cow 1t requires about the same value OF
food to keep two calves year that it does
a COW, while the average value of the two
calves at year old is about one-half the
gross income from the COW. | don't believe
stock raising profitable at present prices OF
cattle; had rather buy my cows than to
raise them. 1t is true that if we all prac-
ticed buying cows there would soon be none
for sale, but as long as somebody else will
raise them | am contented to have them
and l will buy mine. | have but little
confidence in fancy breeds for the dairy,
and believe we had not better change I'M
less we can see good reasons for so doing,
and 50 far | have seeen no reason to ADAM
don the native breed.
a. Morse thought that dairYing and stock
raising were intimately connected, and
t that both should receive a share of the far
5 mer's attention. We want beef for home
consumption, and did not believe in buy
ing any farm product that can be raised
t without inconvenience or loss. Though
: some may be situated so that they had
e better keep cows altogether, yet among the
: generality of farmers a mixed stock had
: better be kept. Was of the opinion that
: the native cattle are superior to the fancy
breeds and would attain to equal size and
/, produce as much butter or cheese, if they
: received the same care and keeping. Tho't
! that farmers had better be cautious in con
. fiding in newspapers and fancy stock breed
ers in relation to the management of theil
farms, and rely upon their own experience
and common sense in deciding what system
they should adopt.
F. 5. Gage had owned and raised DeyoT
cattle, and considered them the best fO
!. this billy country. They are hardy, act
i've, of fair size, easily kept, mature early
!, and the grade cows are excellent for mill
:. and require less food in proportion TO thei
weight than any other breed. Had owneC
>. and kept some Durhams, but did not be
lieve them adapted to this latitude.
. S. Roberts, from any experience of hi
= own, was not prepared to decide which
breed is the best Had owned some of al
sorts, and found that the better he KEEP
them the better they paid him. Was no
: satisfied that we should give up raising
stock, but believed it a good business
properly attended to. Thought that farm
ers did not consider the difference in tn
labor of raising cattle and keeping dairy
2 Had known some men to become wealth
+ by keeping young cattle, but observed tina
= they always kept them well.