Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-29

the plains of Asia. giving pint day. HI
did not believe either In feeding straw.
Possibly Mr.. Ellsworth, who is a careful
feeder, could do it, but farmers generally
would find it would result in straw cows anC
straw profits. He did not believe in the
Barre system of drying fodder corn on their
numerous stone walls, nor in the system OF
changing pastures, which he compared to
| free loveisn.
Mr.. Douglass replied that be would ac-
knowledge that close stabling would cause
the cows to produce more milk and make
them look more sleek, but 1t also made them
Terminate and often diseased. He would
not favor undue exposure to storms or vlo-
lence but reasonable outdoor exercise
Cows kel t in his way were absolutely tree
from milk fevers, swelled bags, and all other
delicate and unhealthy conditions IN spring
Touching breeds, Mr. Ellsworth said the
Jerseys were essentially butter COWS. lie
said be fed his COWS one quart OF Indian
meal and two quarts of pTovender day.
which Mr.. Tinknam said was nearly equal
| to the highest feed recorded of the Jerseys.
Mr.. Gu!d, of Connecticut, spoke or the
practice in Ltchfeld county as being rec
oncillation of the opposite methods by MIR.
Douglass and Mr.. Ellsworth-there being
Tour leeds given to COWS in milk and two
feeds to COWS that are dry, and both do we'll.
lie was very much opposed to changing pas
lures it made the lood very irregular and
caused uneasness among the cows. They
seem to b. better satisfied when they know
Just what they have than when allowed to
long for change He would not folio W ma
ture so strictly as Mr.. Lews's figures would
seem to imply, but, looking to cur own race,
we see that where the mother Is subjected
10 the oIen air, and has reasonable amount
II exercise. the offspring are healthier and
smarter than those whose mothers are clos :
ly housed.
Mr. Tlnkbam favored open stabling, and
stated IN the war OF an utter absence
vi grangrene among the wounded In a hos
pltal III the open air.
Prot. Cotton of New York, gave an ac-
count of observations on the larm Of Mr.
Cro-ier on Log Island, and c. Ii. Hubbard !,
Ut Springfield, Mr. Bliss and DR.. Hoskins
continued the discussion Of the feed ques
uon. Mr. Hubbard gave an account vi his
ethod # feeding. Mr.. Ii. IN summer and
winter sells tie milk from his co as. Former
~ he fed lnegularly, but the COWS were
Always uneasy. 1t dId not give them the
could not 20 uear the barn but that the COWS
showed evident Signs that they expected
loUd. lie now leeds only morning and
night In winter leeds about A NJ the
poorest forage first, enough TO last about
twenty minutes, and follows il with two or
three more leeds within an hour, until the
COWS are satisfied. Tnen waters them as
early as eight clock and when the weather
49,, u, hon
erclse in the ward. lie had found that
calves, white ed IN box stalls, did not come
out welI IN tie spIing. there beng lack OF
hrmncss and eueI 9Th which exercise alone
can give.
Exposure to cold in the winter diminishes
the quantity Of milk, AMI in Vermont lie
doubled II such exposure as MIR. Doug lass
advocated would result iayorably On mllch
COWS. So when the weather is cold he does
not allow his cows to remain l. niger in the
yard than to drink. About two or three
. clock be teglns 10 give tie night feed, Oh
serving the same process as IN the mornlng.
Formerly he had Considerable straw but
hereafter he did not mean to. lie feeds
neal, turnIps and salt ian even tables poor
,u) every cay The cows are watered about
lark ana ted up. This system gives the
CONS regularity, they lie down and rumlnatc
quietly and are not always on the alert Tor
Iood. lie leeds his steep IN the same way.
day telng short tor two yeals had led hun to
Experiment IN the use OF meal aud he made
up hIs md he wOu i iced all that grade
COWS would ca up dean, but was more care
al with the tuOruuGa bred ShUrthorus.
But lie had made up his mind that whl.e
neal Inus led (some Oi the COWS consumed
six quarts OF corn meal day. might DO Tor
day stock, the best TODD to sustain u Il w OF
max Is good carly cut Eughsh hay.
The Ass citation held further sessions, but
want Of space forbids Us TO make further
mention OF them.