Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-02-10
Westminster Farmers, Club.

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tiers were escorted by the cheerful hostess
to the double parlor where the Orange
tree was in blossom as well as laden with
the golden fruit. To discuss the feasibil-
ity of Westminster making dairying a
leading business and If so what kind Of
cows should be kept. The discussion
was opened by N. G. Pierce;
Mr., President, | offered this question
to the directors not because ! wished to
discuss it, for ! am not satisfied whether
it is advisable or not, and as many are
present who are not usually SO, would
like to hear from them that our report
may not be so monotonous in the associ-
ations of two or three familiar names but
number. l like variety.
DEA. MoNEII.--I am small farmers
doing but a little. In brief will give my
opinion. think dairying profitable
Sheep have been) to do so I would urge
the practicability Of a Cheese factory,
and then we shall have that desirable
luxury, cheese. We shall then begin to
keep up with other towns; by this ar
rangement our milk through the hot part
of theseason, that isnow of but little prof
it to us will be turned to good account
and saving much care and labor to our
ladies, we who keep but few cows can.
not make it convenient to make our own
cheese. do think we might make it a
leading business and profitable by hav-
ing such an institution. | refer you to
the cheese factory business in the vicini-
ty of Burlington and Putnev, the latter
having increased their business the past
year over the preceding. As to the
kind Of COWS, | like the Durham and
Native cross-large cows, they are good
for something when through milking. l
have a COW now (farrow) that makes
seven lbs Of butter week, when in new
milk and in best of season will make
fourteen lbs. per week. | milk COW
ten months in the year. BY sending my
butter to friend in Boston to market it
| realize about so cents lb. so | find
dairying profitable even upon small
scale.
CAPT. TITCoMB.-Now then if dairy
ing is profitable we should have extra
COWS. have had Devons and Dur
hams that were extra. Now they have
the Jersey, think they are superior for
butter; | once did not think so, l have
altered my opinion. Then to make dali
rying leading business which | think
would be very remunerative. | am in
favor Of factory, it would be a great
relief to the opposite sex. They have to
stand at the blunt of the business as now
conducted, the man may rock the churn
while if young, the cradle perhaps.
Now let us all come together and start
this enterprise and think it would add
wealth to our community.
n. G. PIERcE.-If some of you gen.
tlemen are in favor of cheese factory,
you had better keep still, don't say any
thing about it, for if few should kind
lie little fire, there will be dozen men
with pals of water TO put it out.
Laughter)
d. G. WRIGHT.-I offer to read short
article clipped from the New England
Farmer written by gentleman of st.
Lawrence Co. N. Y. for the Country
Gentleman" and recommending watts in
serted in water for the setting of milk
and | proposed this to my better-half,
but she said she must have the "clatter
of the old tin pans around her ears" SO
| gave itup. (Ajoke for the better-half.)
NELSON JoHNsoN.--I keep five COWS
l think more profit in butter making
than cheese. l have sold most all nv
butter for 40 cents, past season. As to
kind of cows, if | was to select five or
ten COWS / should select the Durham,
though have grade native as good as
any | have, does not give quite as much
milk
NATHAN FIsHER.-My interest is small
prsonally, l have but one COW. should
say if this parish was SO situated as to
sustain cheese factory and make it
profitable 60 into it, by all means. But
l doubt the feasibility on account of
suitable and accessible pasturing. Those
Lake Shore towns referred to in the vi.
cinity of Burlington have pastures almost
equal to our meadows, very much unlike
our pastures, which do not produce gass-
es requisite to give great flow of milk.
As to the breed, am not so much in IA
vor of uDy breed, think that if the ma
tives hadas much pains taken with them
as other breeds, would be equal, if not
better | have one half Jersey and a
one half Ayrshire that makes nice but
ter, but to make cheese would prefer
the Durham perhaps.
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