Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-24
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER.
Union Farmers Club.

ENosBURaH, April g. The meeting be-
gan with paper by r. Hubbell, subject,
" Does il Pay to Feed Mich Cows Grain "
Mr.. H. thought it paid to feed ground grain.
Would feed three quarts at a feed. Place
the hay in the manger, wet il, and put on
the meal. Thinks it good plan to feed at
night. He is feeding corn aud barley now,
and is making as much butter as in June.
w. II. McAllister: | think we can doub-
le the money invested in feeding grain
Feed hay 10 the morning aud at night, and
grain in the middle of the day.
A. Hall You talk about feeding grain
and getting our pay Do you reckon the cost
Of the grain aud tho time spent feeding, &c 2
We must make good deal more butter to
get our pay. fed grain to my COWS one
year, and in April made within two tubs
as much butter as in June, but think when
we take the grain of they will not do as
we'll the rest Of the season.
Mr. McAllster; think cows want
change of feed. | noticed the other day as
put down some buckwheat straw that
thought was good for nothing that my cows
ate it all up.
Mr.. Brigham: think cows will do we'll
on COOL hay, though am feeding my cows
meal. feed it the last thing at night.
Mr.. Start Good, early cut hay ought to
make cows do we'll Am feeding some grain.
Last fall fed wet and dry, and could see
but little difference Scald by pouring on
hot water.
Mr.. McAllister Am feeding scalded meal
to a yoke of oxen and they are doing we'll.
What we feed in the morning we carry to
the barn at night and let it stand.
Mr.. Cramton Have fed some meal and
think it pays.
Henry Fassett: have fed corn meal and
do not think it pays Now feed barley and
shorts, and get good thick cream. Feed
the last thing at night. Have fed my cows
in the morning aud then turn them out and
let them drink, and they we're always poor.
Mr. Croft II butter is worth 90 cents
per pound and corn so cents per bushel it
might pay. but when corn is worth 81 per
bushe and butter 30 cents per pound | do
not think it pays.
Mrs. Wright read paper on butter max
ing. They use tin milk pals, skim the milk
before it is very sour, work the butter with
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to the pound.
Mr.. Croft l do not think it takes As OF
SO hours for cream to rise.
w. II. McAllister have one COW whose
cream is seven per cent. less in 30 hours
than in AS
Mr.. Croft White specks are dried
cream, and caused by current Of air on the
surface Of the milk.
Mr.. McAllister-: Use cream strainel
and you will have none.
Mr.. Start: There are two kinds Of white
specks, one on the surface and another on
the inside of the cream. We use a cream
strainer and are not troubled with them.
Mr.. McAllister: think the most of tht
milk rooms are kept at less than $50 now.
Mr.. Start We have man in our toRr
who smokes his tubs with sulphur. Car
prepare a tub in twenty minutes.
Mr. Croft | do not see if you get sui
phur in tub how you can get it out
Mr.. Start: We do not get the sulphur in
but only smoke it.
Mr. Croft We work butter twice to ge
the buttermilk all out, and in the summer j
is soft sometimes.
Mr.. Wright read paper on Farm I'm
plements. which was followed by a shor
discussion. Subjects Tor next meeting, LIST
" Does it pay to hire farm labor at pres
ent prices }" by g. A, Cramton. %
What qualities does person need to be
successful farmer? by T. Hubbell. Sd
" How does 1t pay for farmer to cultivat
: garden by Mr.. Foster. 4th, SINAI
Farming, by Henry Cutting Next meet
ing second Wednesday in May. II. S. l..