Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-14

an accurate account OF each and every mix
ing and churning, so that he knows exactly
how much butter he makes, and also the date
Of each churning.
Mr.. Vail inquired of Mr.. Wood how much
the butter would shrink in weight after be-
ing properly washed ana salted. In Mr.
Woods answer he stated that after washing
he salted, and did not work the butter enough
to work out any brine, but only enough to
thoroughly get the salt mixed with the but
ter, and that with his herd Of ten cows he
had made, up to now, 24l0 pounds this sea-
son, aud he thought the two next churnings
would carry Il up to $500 pounds. That his
cows we're partly three and four years old.
On the question being asked il they did
not think it injured a COW to milk her so
near the time of dropping her next calf, Mr..
Vail said that he thought he had injured one
Of his full blood cows.
Mr.. Whipple stated that the first full blood
COW he owned, he MIXED her too long, that
is too near the time OF dropping her calf,
as one morning as he MIXED her he re-
marked to the boys that he thought she was
giving gargety milk. This was Wednesday
morning and she dropped her calf the next
Friday; she has done well since. And that
he sold two last fall that we're IA years old
and that they had always done well while he
owened them.
Mr.. Russell said it was better for COWS to
60 dry three months in this cold climate,
thought they would do better in the run Of
the year.
Mr.. Vail said two months would do as
well with proper care and treatment.
Mr.. Kingsley asked Mr.. Wood at what
age he had his heifers come in, and he said
at two years old, he thought they did as
well, and he could get good sized cows at
that.
Mr.. Tinkham said that he did not believe
that you could begin so young with either
cows or colts and keep warm and feed high
with stimulating food and force their growth.
lie believed they would sooner wear out and
would not be so healthy.
Mr.. Wood said he preferred to have his
heifers come in at two years old, and come
in while at hay, and the next winter give .
or 3 quarts cob meal day, and good hay,
and that he could make nearly or quite 20O
pounds of butter the season from such heifers
and treatment.
Remarks were made by several present il
regard to Mr.. Woods and Mr.. Whipple's
pastures that they yielded sweet feed and con-
tanned good water.
J. S. Montague asked Mr.. Whipple if he
thought it advisable to milk a COW up to tht
time Of her dropping her calf. Mr.. W. an
swered that he had not made trials enough
to fully satisfy himself
Horace Lockwood inquired Of the club (ht
not being member) if it was not better t.
raise their Jersey calves on other cows milk
that is on Ayrshires, to give them better
size. Mr.. Russell said just skim your Jer
sey milk and you are all right.
As the hour of twelve had arrived, Mr.
Vail proposed to adjourn until one and one
half O'Clock p. m, and the President remark
ed that on assembling in the afternoon, DR.
Boynton would deliver an address to the
Club Oh the Physiology of Animals
At half past one P. IN. the meeting wal
called to order by the President, and DR.
Boyntop delivered very able and scientific
address, to large collection of citizens anC
farmers, and many times drew applause from
the audience by his well timed and deserved
remarks.
At the close of the address the Club re-
turned an unanimous Vote of thanks to tn,
Dr. for his well timed address After thu
close of the address, Mr.. Wood and the Pre-
sident made some remarks concerning tn,
meeting OF the Dairymens Association, a
st. Adams, explaining its operations and ben
e6ts, after which Charles Dana, of Wood
stock, made appropriate remarks, and thu
Club adjourned to hold directors meeting
the same afternoon. FRANK.
Woodstock, w., Feb. 4, 1873.