Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-26
Agricultural.


The country Gentleman gives the FOL.
lowing report Of sensible suggestions by
Harris Lewis 10 discussion on leaks in
dairy farming and how to stop them. Hon.
Harris Lewis, Of Ilerkimor, opened the dis
cussion in q very practical and sensible way.
He remarked that, o.. general rule, il IL
not the large leaks that ruin the farm, but
the small ones Tho large ones IRE easily
discovered and stopped, while the small
ones are suffered to remain
rnE FIRST LEAK
he would allulc to was the manner Of
driving the cows to and from the pasture
Many dlirymcn suffer the cows to be driven
by dogs, aud not uulrequently through
close and muddy bar.way, where permanent
injury TO the cows is often caused by their
crowding and hooking each other. Boys
are sometimes allowed to drive them with
stones and sticks, often soaring them into
run De would prefer wel.trained shcp-
herd dog to any boy be ever saw Careless
ness in driving caused a leak Of from ten to
fifteen per cent
sEcoND-uNE AND MANNER or MILKING.
Here is a big leak No rough man, who
storms 90 yoiIs at the cows should be al-
lowed 10 the yard The COW should be
MIXED by the clock Each man should
have his own cows and always milk No.
first, No. . noxt and so on. 1t will not DO
to milk Polly FIRST aul Sally last ia the
morning and Sally first and Polly last at
night Mix quickly and gently without
any excitement The cows will give more
milk and more readily
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y great leak is caused 10y NeeP'ng poor
COWS Every year DAIRY men nave TO keep
n"cu cows 'hal 90 NOT Pay 'or 'uvlr Keep
iia7 hai cows 10 nus heru ihat made seven
fathers In tbc .,mo bord o,ro mot more N am
two hundred 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 milking
qualities. Then get a good thorough bred
bull OF the breed We desire, aud be sure
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/ Durham is good for beef, aud if COW fails
to be a good mixer, She can be sold to the
butcher at good price Two years ago
there were one thousand and five hundred
cows sold in the fall at anaveragc Of sl3,
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cents Tbis il a hi, lo,t
tlFili-LLIIiN' HAY GET oNEH-HlrE'
This is a great leak. lie would cut the
grass when the first timothy blossoms ap.
pear, and so with clover. II you do not
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to the cows as soon as thew come in II I.
better than prain
siArh-AiNp OF GRASS
Farmers are as welded to their timothy
and clover as Ephraim to his idols They
Kill the native grasses by ploughing the
land, and then insist on making timothy
and clover grow where the soil is not
adapted Tor them. This Is leak equal to
feeding hog with hole in the pig trough.
syvgyu-pn,,v.ar
Is destined TO work a greater revolution in
our grass lana than all other things com
Dlned' Inc boss sustained from want OF
drainage constitutes one oil our worst leaks.
mGnrn-pooR mELp TO MAKE nrrrgn AND
CHEESE
R.,er abandon tbo hrsi,o.. r. ,vo.ar,.,