Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-11-16
Local Matters.
Morristown Farmers Club.

Permanent Officers: l\
| Clerk-D. J. Stafford.
Treasurer-S. Harris.
Executive Committed. A. Dwinell
W. s. Thorpe, s. Slocum.
MHrrIss OF FRIDAY, NOV. IL, 1870.
ID G. 4. Small, President.
H. Grout, Vice President.
Remarks by Geo. W. Hendee-On the
Best Method of Promoting the Interest Of
our County Agricultural Society. Pub
lished next week. .I. 7a F0'
Discussion-Topic: The best mode Of
managing the Dairy. Sac. lst--Care
and feeding of stock with reference to
tho dairy; leading speaker, W. s.
Thorpe. SEC. 2nd-Care Of milk from
the time of milking till made into but.
ter or cheese and packed or bored lead.
ing speaker, S. Harris. SEC. 3rd--
Keeping butter and cheese, and the
best method of feeding the refuse from
the dairy:
Sec. l. W. s. Thorpe. This question
is one of great Importance to our State as
we cannot compete with the West and
South in grain, beef and wool and there
fore, the dairy must be our main reliance
as successful farmers.
We already hold good position in the
dairy markets of the country, and by pro-
per care might rank with the best sections
of the United States.
Dairying differs from grain farming in
this, we can change our seed or our crops
with little dificu'ty--while to change our
stock of cows is attended with either much
time or great expense.
The first rule of dairyman should be
never to raise calf for the dairy unless
from approved stock for dairying purposes.
We should not only be careful that we
have good COW for milk and cream, but
also that the male is of as equally good or
better stock, as experience proves that in
this way we may rapidly improve our
stock of cows for the dairy. Care in this
respect would save in our county many
thousand dollars every year. .
The calf should be fed on new milk for
about three weeks, when it may be fed on
skinned, but much care and Judgment
must be used in feeding sour milk at first,
or in feeding very cold milk as it may
cause securing which the calf seldom gets
over 80 rs to do we'll. ,..
Through the summer the calf should
have plenty of good grass within reach,
but with the coming of cold weather should
be fed grain or roots--roots preferred, as
the most natural food for young stock.
Iprefsr for dairy purposes, to have the
heifer come in at two years old as year
is thereby gained without injury to the
milking qualities, though she may not be
SO large and smooth as if she came in at
three. . g.. !
Cows should be fed well enough in win
Ter to keep them in good condition, almost
of expense as otherwise the
flow of milk in the spring will he injured.
| think farmers '.miss it" in not rsising
more roots to feed to their cows; l think
they are better part of the time at least
than grain. aua. .'.- I'd. aa
. Cows should have good pasturage and
when that fails plenty Of green food |
say corn, as it is as good as any, and
more can be raised on the same ground
than anything else; this should be fed as
much as possible to keep up the amount Of
milk to as late in the fall as it can be
done. 'fa ha.aaita u"0H n
sometimes think that neither boy nor
dog should be allowed in the Geld or barn
with the cows; certainly not dog, as 50
much depcndson keeping cows quiet. Boys
are apt to be impatient and fractions, and
too many Of their fathers have the same
habits. ,A3 2dt boa on 2. 51n
3. Harris. think boys are good in my
barn and pastures. All the calves l raise
my boys halter.brcak and manage SO that
they can lead them at four weeks old.
The changing from grain to dry feed
should be done very gradually, much
more so than is usual. or the amount of
milk will be greatly lessencd, much more
SO than is necessary.
The comparative value of potatoes and
carrots was spoken Of.
L. Bundy. l saw statement few
days ago where man fed SO quarts of
carrots per day and the milk weighed 80
pounds; ls quarts each potatoes and car
rots and the milk weighed SO pounds; 36
quarts potatoes and the milk weighed 40
lbs.
o. n. Cooke I think ;f thu gantla-