Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-01

the financial results of the two ventures
The man ofmuscle receives in gross $50 so
per COW, or $3.50 from he d of 20 cows
The man who combines brain work with
his muscular force receives SlSn per COW
OF the round sum of $4,000 from a herd OF
20 cows. While the man of muscle ha
lost his labor and the interest on the money
invested in his herd. the man of brains has
received the same amount for keeping, and
1;,S a surplus of e2950. with which to pay
or his extra keeping and care. As the
.ost of this mot reasonably exceed $3.50
Vermont, he receives clear compensa-
ion of ut least $1,000 per annum for the
brain work alone which he has put into
h. business. Shall we admit in view of
these facts that the calling of the dairyman
is worthy to be followed by the mentally
weak and ignoranto
You will doubtless say that have cited
extreme cases. admit that the latter is
now an extreme case, and that 1t will be Il
'ong time brfOre any considerable proper
ton of the dairymen of Vermont can OBJ
tain such results. But it has been repeat
..dly accomplished. If Il few can accom-
plish it why can not the great mass of Yer
mont dairymen, with the same Intelligence
md enter ,rise? Those who have attained
such results have by no means reached
perfection. Shall we say that 800 pounds
per COW is the ultimate limit of productive
capacity, while we have well-authenlicate
evidence that individual Vermont cows
nave produced tour and even pee hu1ldred
pounds per annum?
That all can get 60 cents per pound for
their butter is not so clear. That is a
question ofsupply and demand. How large
IN amount of prime butter would be re-
quired to overstock the market, we have
no means OF knowing That question We
may a well leave for the next generation
to discuss. for the prospect now is that it
will not affect us.
III have cited extreme cases. and shown
extreme results. trust iat | have hereby
p esentcd :: great fact in a strong light,
viz: that the great essential to improve
ment in the dairy business is The 0ppllcH
ton Of mare BRAIN lc0rk 10 It's Development
ANY dAirymen of ordinary ability, who
has not already applied himself to the work
Of Improvement, if be cannot reach such
results as in the case last named, may, if
he will. ut least double his present profits
70 do this we have often only to add slight
ly to our present gross receipts, for, be if
remembered, Il large sum must always be
a lowed, whether to manage we'll or not,
for The cost, keeping, and care Of stock,
and the necessary tools with " hich to con
duct the business, for the unavoidable de
probation in the value of these, for labor,
interest, suit, freights, commissions. e..
&c, and when we have deducted this large
aggregate of Out-gOes, with bad manage
mrnt, we find the sum left is yer, small.
but such rs ii Is it represents our profits
This com pardtivelv small balance is Il deli
cate index by which to determine the
AMOUNT of thought and industry which We
put int our business. Like the mercury
in the delicate thermometer tube it rises
1nl falls ohcdent to the slightest change
in the condito on of that on which it rests in
the bulb below.
Every Improvement we make adds di-
rectly to our profits, with few, if any. extra
deductions for OutgOes. He who by his
superior intelligence and skill has doubled
the productive capacity of his cows has
done so only by the application of great
natural laws. whether he is conscious of il
or not And to so understand those laws
and their application that one can uniform
" produce such results. is to possess a de-
gree of scientific knowledge worthy of the
best scholars in the land. 1t is rs assured
y a mental trium oh rs is the legal cod, of
4 Blackstone over the legal abSurditIcS of
the dark ages, only varying in degree \
triumph of vastly greater practical I'M
pOrttnce to the world than usually results
from the acquisition of II knowledge of all
those branches embraced in the curricU-
lums of some Of our literary institutions
Thomas Bates. the renowned breeder of
~horthorns used to say that hundreds OF
men could be found fit to he prime minis
ter of England, for one that was qualified
to be II good breeder of Shorthorns." Per
feet success depends wholly upon intelli-
gent, systematic effort 1t canno' be a.
cOmplshed by hard work uncom hined with
mental application, by the adoption of
whimsical notions, Irrational modes. or
traditional practices. 1t depends upon
many conditions of which the operator
must have clear conceptions, and tie de
tails of his practice must he in accordance
with them.
Ask the engineer in what consists the
superio ity of his engine and he will reply
" IN the pcrtectt0n Of al is partS. Just
so with systematic darying-s .ccess de
ponds upon the perfect execution of All its
details.
| will name some of the moe important
of these and endeavor to point out
the field for mental application which this
calling presents.
1t will be found in the selection ofstOck a:
in the breeding of that stock; in acqnir-
inc u knowledge of the dietetic require
ments of the COW, especial Y when in
milk, that we may with certainty supply
her with Just the amount and kind of food
which stimulates an abundant and healthy
flow of milk. and that of the richest quail
ity. 4 knowledge of a system of farming
NUT be acquired, by which we will bc
enabled to provide this food in abundance,
the most cheaply, and at all seasons of the
year; it will be found in the study and
application of those hygienic laws, upon
the observance of which the health of our
domestic animals depends in the study
of the physiolo. zeal structure of our ami
mails. that we may care for them inteli-
gently when diseased or disabled by acct
dent \ field for thought will be found in
the provision of those cOnveniences. by
which the COW c;ln be made the most com
Portable, and her milk secured free from
filth and taints. We shOnld study the
structure and properties of our milk, and
learn how we can b-st remove its animal
odors, and detect unhealthy and impu e
conditions. In its manufacture into butter
OF cheese, we have wide field for thought
If into butter, i'll the selection and practice
of the best system for separating our
cream from the milk, and also III separa-
ting the PARTICLES of butter perfectly from
the other ingredients of the cream. and III
their retention in II pure state, wi hout the
loss of that peculiar flavor which well
III nufIctured butter should poss- IS; in
preparing that butter SO that it Shall retain
its good qualities. for the longest possible
time; in putting it up in the neatest and
most attractive manner, and III the best
form to suit the consumers; III marketing
it, SO that ii hall command the highest
price, by securing II reputation for its uni
form excellence among the consumers Of
such butter, who will be willing to pay,
not only for Il superior article, but a high
premium for the certainty that it is SO; in
providing those conveniences which tend