Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06
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Westmihster :TariAsrS' Club.

lhe necessery. power must be Applied-
The same *ina Of f::reasenine 'xilr'. apply
to stock-raisins. ::Ga;d byeea;sith good
feed, is the most. rsminaiative. Breed
without feed profits us nothing think
we can greatly improve our stock, by
good feeding. The special purpose of
raising any kind of stock, should be ia.
ken into account. If we desire to make
beef, / think we should select the short
horned Durham, but for milk, would
| select the Native mixed with Alderney,
for work, the Devon, for all purposes, com
bined, the Dutch. The Jarvis cattle
proved well for time, but like many
other kinds soon run out. think all Of
our late improved cattle, need extra feed.
In short, Think more depends upon feed,
than upon breed.
G.. w. Metcalf-I agree with Mr..
Pierce, in regard to feed, think money
expended for extra feed, will return to
us more than the same money expended
for extra breed. We may have the best
kind of hogs, but if they are not proper
ly fed, they will never return to us great
profit. A fine bred colt may make bet
ter horse, than one of poorer blood, yet
good feed will often make rich animals
of both. The better feed, and the bet
ter care, the greater the profit. Do not
think it advisable to purchase high
priced stock.
Chas. Willard.-It is important in or
der to make stock-raising profitable that
we should commence with good breed.
but ordinarily. stock can be greatly i'm
proved by extra feed and care. Regu-
larity of feed is of great Importance.
Money expended for high bred stock
does not usually return to US as much as
the same amount of money given for ex-
ira care and feed.
Pierce. ce.-People feed their newly pur-
chased high-blood stock much better
than they do their native home stock.
There is usually more difference in the
care, than in the stock.
J. L. Collins:-Feed does the work
If we had expended more money in ex-
ira feed and care, and less for high blood
stock, | believe, we as community, should
have been better satisfied Had we con-
tinued the practice of selecting our best
stock for breeding purpose, l believe
most of us would had better stock and
larger purse.
w. r. KIMBALL.--I believe in blood
and shall therefore beg leave to differ
with the gentlemen that have spoken
Our native hogs that peopleonce thought
were extra, when they could be made
to weigh 800 pounds, could Just as
we'll have been made to weigh $50 or
200 more with the same feed, had they
been of the best blood. l think Ver-
mont never would have gained the credit
she now has in regard to sheep, had it
not been for the extra blood do not
think care or feed would have brought
us up to our present standard. With
cattle do not think the blood makes as
much difference as it does in sheep, or
other kinds of stock. With horses, blood
is the telling thing. Our best stations
have improved the race of horses. They
have given them stronger constitution,
if for work, better frame ior travelling.
N. G. PIERCE.-Withou doubt the
| gentlem IN is correct, but do not think
we had better admit the fact that trot-
| ing horses are profitable to the commu-
nifty. They are mostly for sporting pur-
| poses and serves to put money into q
few mems pockets and to collect great
crowd for little or no good. l admit
blood tells more in hogs; we don't want
the Western or so called fair hog, that
always has as much in front of his shoul-
hogs are troublesome-it costs too much
to fence against them. The high priced
sheep spoken Of, need high feed, they
will not stand common feed, and the
same is true l believe, in regard to cat
tie. bought two of Mr.. Ellwells best
full hood short-horn calves they would
not sell for as much tomorrow as when
they were turned to pasture. With or
dinary feed they come far below ordin-
ary.
KIMBALL.-I think the calves have
been starved, have not had ordinary feed.
Next meeting Dec. 29th. Subject
"Best mode af constructing buildings
for housing stock"
| J. B. MoRsE, Assistant SEQ.
4 CAN'T Run IT Our" Don't writs
there" said father to the con, Who
was writing with diamond On bis win
dow.