Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-17
2fericirltlrral Department
LEAKS IN DAIRY FARMING.

tie discussion IN a very practical and
sensible way. He remarked that, as a
general rule. it is not the large leaks
that ruin the farmer, but the small ones.
The large ones are easily discovered and
stopped. while the small ones are suffer
ed to remain.
The irst leak he would allude to was
t he manner of driving the cows to and
from the pasture. Many dairymen suf-
fer the cows to be driven by dogs, and
not unfrequently through a close and
muddy bar-way, where permanent in
jury to the cows was often caused by
their crowding and hooking each other.
Boys are sometimes allowed to drive
them with stones and sticks, often scar
ing them into run. He would prefer
well-trained shepherd dog to any boy
he ever saw. Carelessness in driving
cows caused leak Of from ten to fifteen
per cent.
?. Time aud Manner Of Milking
Here is big leak. NOrOugh man, VINO
storms or yells at the cows. should be
allowed in the yard. The COW should
be MIXED BY the clock. Each man
should have his own cows and always
milk No. l first, No. ? next, and so on.
1t will not do to milk Polly first and
Sally last in the morning, and Sally first
and Polly last at night Milk quickly
and gently without any excitement.
The cows will give more milk and more
readily.
3. Care tn Feedsng.-It is impor-
tant not only to provide good and sufH-
Gent food, but it must be fed regularly.
If the food is delayed. the cows become
impatient, and fret like a hungry child.
t. Kind Of StOeE-A great leak is
caused by keeping poor cows. Every
year dairymen have to keep mich cows
that do not pay for their keep. Has
had cows in his herd that made 700
pounds of cheese in a season, while 9TH
ers IN the same herd gave not more than
zoo pounds We should select our herd
with great care, and then endeavor to
Improve It We must raise our own
dairy cows. The native cows are best
to start with, if selected for their milk
ing qualities. Then geta good thorough
bred bull of the breed we desire, and be
sure that be comes of good milking
family Of the breed We should raise
10 Per cent every year. That is, Ia a
dairy of 90 cows, We should every year
raise i've heifer calves, and when thew
come in, turn off five Of the Oldest and
poorest cows. His own choice of breed
Is decidedly the Durham. unless the
pastures are poor, in which case he
should prefer the Ayrshire. The Dur
ham is good for beef, and if COW fails
to be good mixer, she can be sold to
the butcher at a good price Two years
ago there were 900 cows sold in the
fall at an average Of SI3, which cost
$50 each the previous spring. The
cheese from Ouch COW cost 81 cents ner
pound, when it was sold for IA cents.
This Is big leak.
8. Letting Hay get Orer-Ripe.-
This Is a great leak. He would cut the
grass when the first timothy blossoms
appear. and so with clover. If YOU ID
not commence as early as this, the
last cut hay will be over-ripe. Feed
the early cut hay to the COWS as soon as
they come in It IS better than grain.
g. Kind of Grass.-Farmers are 4:
welded to timothy and clover as Euh
rain to his idols They kill the native
grasses by plOughing the land, and ther
insist on making timothy and clover
grow where the soil is not adapted fol
them This is leak equal to feedin.
hog with hole in the pig trough.
Z. Drainage is destined to work
greater revolution in our grass LAM
than all other things combined. tn,
loss sustained from want of drainag,
constitutes one Of our worst leaks.
s PoOr Help to make Butter On,
CheeSe--Better abandon the business !
We cannot do the work ourselves or re
good help. There is a great deal O
butter made that is worthless exceu
for grease A few cents more 4 poun,
would pay for the best help and the bes
dairy utensils.
8 AA0scTRg Manure to Waste Is
great leak He would always apul-
manure to the surface. As a dairymar
ne would rather have one load Of nan
ure applied on surface than ten load
plOughed under. Would draw out til
manure fresh and apply 1t at all sea
sons when most convenient, On the mead
ows and pastures Had not a foot {
land on his farm that manure did No
agree with. 1t Is all moonshine to for
over manure and rot it. 1t leaks ava,
de spreads his manure On the surfac,
and goes over it with brush harrow.
10. Poor Implements are a gre.
leak He would always get the be.
that were to be had.
There are great many other leak
We are all acquainted with them. an
often promise ourselves that viii -,