Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-03-06

the scarcity OF the breed in its pure blood
makes it impossible for it at the present to
take the place Of other breeds in our dairy
stock The whole number Of pure Jersey
cows in the United States in the spring of
1869 was only q little more than 1000. OF
that number Massachusetts, had 293 New
York 2o2 while Vermont had only g..
Therefore, however desirable il may be to-
obtain the pure Jersey COW, We must be con-
tent to cross It with our other good breeds
It shows by the experiments alluded to, that
the cross made by the Jersey and Durham
breeds comes next on the Est as TO richness
Of milk and when we consider the fact that
only about one third or one half Of The hoii-
ers raised make good COWS, it is Of some inn
porlaucc that in turning them Tor beef they
are of good size and easily fitted. The cross
with the Durham then is desirable-that
breed being one of the BEST if not the bet,
for that purpose, and also as breed they
arc next to the Jersey in the richness Of
their milk. In the trial alluded to the Devon
was lth and the Ayrshire 9th, OF last, as to
quality Of milk In this trial nothing is said
as to quantity. Had that been the test,
have no doubt but the " last would have been
the first" as the Ayrshire is famous for large
yield Of milk.
am well aware that few farmers have the
means to test the quality Of their milk in
this manner, aud fear some come to the con-
clusion that scientific dairy farming is a the
DRY designed for those who have plenty Of
money to spend But facts are stubborn
things aud we may reason as much as we
please against thom, they are nevertheless.
true aud under the same circumstances will
produce the same results.
Having decided as to the dairy stock, what
ever the breed, the next in importance is tn,
feed. 1t is of but little importance to pur
chase extra good cows with the expectation OF
profit in the butter dairy, unless we are pre-
pared to feed we'll The farmers who under
take to keep cows aud neither feed them wei
or house them well, will find tina whether
they have Jerseys Durham, native or grade
they have lot Of poor cows Said a write
upon this subject 9" 4 man that will stary,
or abuse such mild, beautiful forbearin!
and Christian animal as the COW, is fit only
for the loneliness Of the desert"
1t is simply absurd to expect the COW, how
ever good, to yield large quantities or ricl
quality Of milk unless she has sufficient anC
suitable food for that purpose. She is sim
ply machine, taking her food aud after sup
plying the wants and wastes Of the body
manufactures the surplus into milk
You might as well expect the wooden man
5 ulacturer to make a superior article Of clot
from coarse shoddy, as to expect the COW t
/ give superior quality Of milk when fed o.
coarse and improper fool. Grass is the bcs
] and most natural feed they can have for pre-
ducing milk. So long as the feed in the pas
lures remains good they need no other, bu
when that becomes short, and our pasture
dry, then some other green feed should
given in order to keep up the full flow Q
milk Corn fodder is perhaps grown for tina
purpose more than any other feed. Som
f contend, land Dr. Loring among the number
a that it is Of but very little value, but unit
A we find some other substitute for the gree
G grass, it should be grown and fed to great,
. extent than now. 1t should be cut at lea
q "a hours before feeding in order to have
4 well wilted should be fed at night in IL
barn after milking and if pastures are vel
i, short in feed cows should be fed also in Il
10 morning, Our pastures should also be We
NJ supplied with abundance Of pure water
or all times Experiments that have been tri
Is show beyond doubt that the milk of Gov
Of drinking stagnant (and Of course unwho
To some) water for any length of time, becon
mr. SO much affected as to be unfit for maxi
good butter, Hence the importance not OF
in of good feed but water also. The farmers
q this County have not much reason to co
l., plain of the quality Of the summer ie
m Some of them may have too much stock
their pasture If SO, see to it that your da
stock is not short in this respect as on t
depends in a great degree the profits of "
dairy.
One Of the most difficult things the da
ID farmer has to do, is to keep up the flow Of n
from his cows after they come to the barr
nm the fall Here is whore many dairymen
In our cold Vermont winters the COW not O
wants nutritious food, but warm, well 4
tiated stable also. Various theories
practices are advocated, but we should in
nr's matter, which Is so important to the dairyn
try aud learn from the experience of 9th
'm unless we are willing to try them ourse
1t has been demonstrated over and over AZ
that, if we would keep up the flow Of II
from our cows in winter it must be done
extra care and feed The best and cheal
neal manner for so doing by those who have Ia
numbers-say from fifteen upwards is
am' steaming all, or nearly all food, and addir
little fine feed or meal thereto Accol
that have been accurately kept show tn
; saving of from twenty to thirty per cen
thus made A Prindle Steamer, with
in necessary pipes etc, set ready for use, We
cost only from So to s75. To those
am have only small dairy great saving cal
made, simply by cutting the feed and mi,
in, say two quarts of bran or fine feed
each COW then put all into water-t
. feed box, and wetting thoroughly with
hat water, put on a cover, and let it stand sew
the hours say mix in the forenoon for n
yer feed and at night for morning feed, gi'
all little dry hay at noon wheat, oats, or
pht straw thus cut and wet, will all be eat
nds, as good relish as the best Of hay. Ano