St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-28
Passumpsic Farmers Club.

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Rev. J. W. Buzzell: | would like to
hear from many of the good farmers
present. 1t is an important question.
Feeding to cows on the ground it seems
to me is the best method. We convert
the crop into butter, cheese and pork,
(the milk being fed to hogs) and get re-
turns sooner than 10y any other method.
There is loss i'll cutting and drying
that is saved when fed green. Horses
and sheep bite close and should not be
allowed on moving fields, but cows can
feed without serious injury.
j. G.. Lawrence differ little from
the last speaker. cut il few tons of
second crop and feed some. When |
take the COWS to the barn | feed them
on the second crop hay, and they i'll
crease their milk materially. making
nearly as much butter as at any time in
the season.
Z. \. Parks: The main reason why
the COWS did better after coming to the
barn was that the feed had become frost
bitten and was of little value. Half
rowcn and half good early cut oat straw
makes good feed for cows.
Joseph Dow: Farmers work tor
money. | think the true way is to cut
the first crop early. the second early.
and not feed at all. Last year cut
some and fed some. could see no differ
emcc in the crop this year. think it
will keep more stock cut than fed upon
the ground. Some moist meadows are
injured more by the stock trcadng up
Oh ii than feeding.
John Morrison: We all feed more or
less whether We cut OF not. think we
should make more money i'll the end to
let 1t remain upon the ground. Where
Ii would cut Il ton to the acre | would
cut it: when less than that would not
cut but feed lightly. Agree with Mr..
Dow that moist meadows are injured
h! stock tIcading upon them.
y. Nardcn: Am not in favor ofclosr
Il harh"r for the mice that Injuries the
roots III snowy winters. In open win
tiers ii Is Il protection To the roots and is
Il benefit. /" ohViatc the necessity of
fall feeding. grow fodder corn and
feed. instead of feeding my meadows.
ID" not think best in the long run to
tt..I emf I l,,.
q. W. FrIch: Close feeding in the
fall is sure to jmjuI7 the next wears
crop. Unless we can get more than one
half ton t" the acre we had better not
cut or feed but let il remain.
Peter Lindsay: y good crop of row
an should he cut. One ton or more to
the acre cut and fed to stock the man
urc returned to the land will do more
good than to let it remain upon the
ground. | have been troubled with
mice some winters. They burrow in |
the old grass and destroy the roots. .
nearly spelling the next years crop.
Secretary: Cut field for ncighbor .
'iI'll hdu utllIlcl bttn cut llc second
time ar fed for several years. There
was nearly AZ much OF the old grass as
the new making the worst moving
and r;ikiug ever SAW and ut least one
third of the bulk WAS of the old crop
VI. Lawrence: cut some and feed
some. Left last year piece that was
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omchalf of the bulk WAS of the old crop.
In dry seasons this old crop ahSorb> the
moisture keeping it from the roots and
INJURIES the crop. In wet Seasons il
would retain the moisture and might
benefit the crop.
Stephen Kent: My land is rough. |
NOV with the scythc and once over is
all can afford to do with it. feed the
second crop. Think that light feeding
or none ut all, the best.
j. Il. Woods: Better to cut than to
let Il stout growth remain upon the
ground. | left some last year. the
stock ate but little of it, ard this year
it troubled the moving machine very
much. Better cut the second crop early
More profit than feeding or letting it
remain.
Henry Kimnic: \ good crop should
he cut-tcd to stock and returned to
the land and the farm will improve
faster than when allowed to remain.
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field that he has not fed for several
Years and it has improved yearly. Took
piece from II pasture and it improved
also.
John Felch: \ good second crop is
more profit To he cut and fed than to, he
fed upon the ground. y ton of hay
that is one third or one-half of the bulk
old crop is not very desirable feed for
stock.
The committee reported the following
for tn" next meeting: When our hay
crop is failing in quantity and quality
what is the best method to pursue for
its improvement
The meeting was fully attended 10y
ladies and gentlemen. The PasslImpSic
choir. with Miss Nettic Smith at the i'll
Strumcnt, diScomsed some very accept
able music, the tiIst hours services
closed by singing ''Our country, It's of
thee" to the tune of "America," the
club rising and joining with the choir.
We expect the same at our future meet
ingS. Next meeting the first Tuesday
in December, at Il! o'clock, T.. VI.