Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-03
agricultural.
Maine Board of agriculture.
Farmers Convention at rmington.
BREEDS FoR rHE DAIRY.

", that which gives the largest net re-
turn. An animal is computed 10 con-
sumo per cent OF It's live weight dai'y'
and to pay its way must Yield met
charitable product cquailins It's cost OF
Keeping Let US assume COW 10 be
worth $50, weight 6Oo pounds, 2l0 barn
fed da,s. hay SIS per ton. aud butter t"
he the product. The census returns indi
cate 100 pounds of butter 10 re the Arcr'
age, per COW. Now how much money -
there in this enterprise computing from
averages.
Tire per cent Of COO pounds, lhc live
weight. equals uf hay. daily, Is pounds
2IO Nintering DAYS equals, $3.50 sounds;
SIS pc, ton equals cos, at wintcring. s2S.-
So: add COS; ui summcriuc. SIC; interest
ON $50. cos, OF COW. s. topper cent for
risks and TO keep stock good, s.. Total
cost otoow pcry,ar, 1862.
For income of the COW 100 pounds Of
bu.,cr., 20 cents equals SO; 400 gal.
Ions or milk at > cents per gallon, $500.
To:al income, SIS. Deduct cost of
keeping. S45.S2. Leaving = net income
ofSI6S.
Putihc same COW into IN 'open-woIk'
barn. snd she will consume oue-thid
nloie hay, or 1890 pounds; 10 Keep her
warm, and costing her owner So ~
more than the ,n,irr value of her milk
and batter The difference CT io4d con.
sumcd between high priced COW and "a
cheap vuc is ;rihius la fr~, ch>s COW
furnish PIP pounds OF butter st so Go.
while second class COW makes hu, 100
pounds. tie difference i 50. II he
cheaper cow i worth $50, the other Is
worth thee times - much, or $50. il
each individual COW Ia the State, con
Stunning lrom $50 to $50 worth of hay
this winter. could ur .c>,cd 10y lbe >c'
ence of numbers, score, OF them would
prove 20 he meI, ca hers ta,iuG uu value
of Themselves. and .isr ciph,rS dcuoiing
the at>cure # ,a)v, ia the places They oc-
cupv 4 cow ,,c.aia. n,. has 81 double
drain upon her Wit. energy -onc In the
work of guhc,i = hcr iood, and The o;her
in ,h1 labor ut >ecr,.juE milk. TUr Int
ter goes 10 mainly when The COW is at
rc>,. The dairy man. 90 extract the milk
f,cm The lay passes il through The body
OF tie animal. !thcr r.,chin"iy 81 life
is better .dap,rd To- cou,r, ,i.S hay iuto
growth. size or lat than i,tomi,S, he re.
sull j much like pouring corn through
cider mill-;, grjud> ont neither cider nor
mail Sothc hay poutcd .hraush "a lcei
mn sr'nd> uo tuucruor cheese. There
arc ii,o d;>,iact breeds. ten times rha;
ru,nhcr Of >ub breeds, and an ia5u.v of
grades Of,hrpau played bl Tie i'm
puriaIiuu of foreign breeds. more have
done NOR, 20 improve our c.ltlr fhln the
Short II rur,l Durham IL was a suing
OF BANeWcil. The orignaioroi o. impr,v
cd p1ra1nN 'hu''"'' VT useless ''.'- -
not beef AH' "I'""' O. m'"! ''hi .
lies ca l".> ''tc'. V'"''N are Superior
mixers. M'nv d''cn., 'Ee Short ti"''N
Tor THEN milking gn.,Ii'ie>, and there ,1u
ho 80 '"n.t, u reel q" ihr p''ri "l mas .
- "'ii - ''ri. >''f'''''"- a i'''r "i each
i'f % -.'''''' '\''.'''''' ''' Ne "''e'' S'"''
n"!.o'' az '''"''N 81. I"' p''"">
are q h'r'l' "''''' ''rr'' nav '"s a" the
desirable 4''i''"> 81 az 'N' Tor "h'" .
they seem especially a''apl -. Inc" .
special r'iS>I"n seems I" "' 20 convert
the grass OF tHin billy pastures into labor
Snd beel. Iarr mix IS rich "ut deb .
cient IA quantity 4he te'etordS have
strong constitutions well m'inS them 10 /
rough d, ''' = i'l"S' lN- rae ms
I@oS "ee'. '''n'uN Tor IL oxen and steers
Re" nave claimed i"r 'nr iIeroicr' COW
any Pie'eh.i'"> IS 81 InliNct. lie jersey
cows eHcei' All others IN the richness oil
'N''' '''''A' Inc 0"'''' i'l''"e i'"'" i u
'""Ns o. VIC" So'de" Color ou' Inc
!'e'u "a mix = mol "SEaIis ABUNDANT
FOR 'le outer department ths' stand
without F'A'' lac AyFSh'reS come IN
70 "o'o''e'y rs m"her' m AN exposed
sizes anil VAST tract. If w,.,, lands
They have leep broupl, IA ,rhai tbnv oro