Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-18

bis theory beng that u the grass Is cut
before the seed stalk commences to shoot
upward the same stalk that is cut of will
continue to grow instead Of starting new
shoot from the root. as is the case where
the cutting is delayed until the seed stalk
is partially or fully developed. He thus
secures an earlier growth for the succeed
ing crop. His land, which is in the high.
est condition, produces in favorable sea.
sons :hree crops; others, not so good, two,
while some of the poorest he cuts but
once. but it must all be cut the 6rst time
before our national toliday-July 4Ih =
else in his opinion it is uL6t FOR food for
his cows; and | have ocular demonstre =
ton Of the fact that his cattle so fully
coincide in his opinion that they will nc.
cept hay cut after that da'e. Though 9th.
erwise of the best quality, only under
eompulsion. Mr.. Scott has a set Of Fair
banks scales in his harn-hoor aud uses
them faithfully in conducting h,s expcri-
ments. lie has obtained as high as five
tons per acre, at three cuttings en- some
Of his land, Of hay cured sufficiently TO
pack away in the NOV. BY actual ex.
pertinent 1t took au average Of twenty
five pounds a day of this hay, to keep a
large COW during the winter, in the high.
est condition, and thirty pounds per day,
fed to pair of yearling steers with no
other feed, produced an average growth
of over three pounds per day during an
entire winter.
Several years ago Mr., s., one Fall pur.
chased brindle COW, five years old, Civ
ing milk aad TO calve the first Of the lol.
lowing March. The man of whom he pur.
chased her called her u fair COW, not ex-
ira, and her performance at the pail, at
that time, justified the recommendation,
as she was giving then December lsO,
but one quart of milk per Gay. After
putting her on 10 this hay, she gradually
increased her mess TO two quarts per day,
which was her best performance before
going dry. The next year, however, the
first of December, she was giving six
quarts per day, although she was coming
in the following spring as early as she did
the proceeding, while she had increased
largely in size and was in much higher
flesh. A few years subsequent to this
this same "brindle COW" attained nation
al reputation by producing the enormous
amount Of five hundred and four pounds
of butter in twelve consecutive months
At this time she dropped her calf in De-
cember, and he commenced setting her
milk the Goth of that month. Her milk
was kept separate from that of his other
cows, and the cream churned by itself
The butter was also marketed by itself,
aud amounted for the year to s235. Du'
ring this time her only feed was pasture
and hay, or perhaps more properly, dried
grass. 1t may be said that this was ar
exceptional case, and tie unusual yield o.
butter should be credited to the cow rath
or than to the feed. 1t is admitted tina
it was an exceptional yield, and yet, up #
six years old, while kept in the ordinar,
way, this COW showed only average quail
ties. And Mr.. Scott insists that he ha,
previously owned a much better COW, ant
spoiled her by feeding meal. The "olC
brindle COW" is now dead, but the cow
he now keeps, which he raised from calves
show the value Of dried grass. fer food b.
producing from one and a half to tw,
pounds Of butter per day, in mid winter
when fresh in milk. and pound da,
when farrow. 1t is important to bear il
mind, too, that this butter is not what i
usually called "wintcr butter" but il
equal in favor and color to "June bat
icr," and consequently commands, in mar
ket price several cents per pound abov
the usual winter product. In short, Mr.
Scott has most thoroughly demonstrate
that the produc. of cows may be near
doubled by feeding them on dried gras
instead Of the food usually provided. |
is but fair to state that his cattle enje
the comforts of a ,carm stable. and tn
best of care in other respects, all of whic
has an influence on their welfare. Hi
experience in raising young stock, also, a
clearly demonstrates the value Of thi
kind Of feed in growing and fattenipg an
mails, as in the production of butter H
has raised during the past few years, fou
pairs ofstoers, marketing them at from /
to "a months old, and has kindly ful
nishcd me with the following statement j
regard to them The first pair were sell
in April, 1864, their age being twenty
three months. weight $500 pounds, sol
at $S per Hundred, live weight, amount
ing to 1854. The second pair were sol
at twcnty-four mouths old, weighing 26l
pounds, at sS per hundred, amounting
$208.80. These steers were sold in ma
ket by MIR. Dan Goodrich, of Hardwicl
at 14a, per pound, dressed weigh
They dressed 1870 pounds amounting
$23l5S. The third pair were sold {
fourteen months old, weighing l65
pounds. at $S per hundred, live weigh
amounting to sl32.32. All ofthese wei
what is termed native cattle. The four,
pair we're one half Durham, and were sol
at 243 months old weighing 2740 pound
at $6 live weight, amounting to $l64.4
This pair weighed at eleven months ol'
1910 pounds, and consequently grew .
average of 100 pounds per month the la
twelve months, allowing two hundre
pounds for their weight at birth the
. average growth per month from birth u
til sold was one hundred and ten pound
/ All these cattle were raised on skimme
milk. with hay tea and dried grass. \
grain Of any kind. or roots, were at an
time fed TO any of them, excepting Il
last pair for a while before they were sol
4 Mr.. Scott having come short Of dri'