Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-29

Vermont butter. II is sold fresh from the
churn, every day or every week, and has
the aroma of fresh made butter that will
no. keep.
Mr. B,iss said. from his observation OF
the markets, he had found that what l.
called "Orsage county butter. which
brings fancy prices IN market, can not be
produced in Vermont. We can only make
a standard article that has the keeping
qualities. which the Orange county butter
has not. 1t is best that Vermont farmers
should apply themselves to the manufacture
of good, standard article.
EVENING SESSION.
The President introduced Prof Leander
Wetherell, editor Of the Boston Caifirator,
who read 2 paper on "IIow to make Dairy
Farming Profitable"
Mr.. wETHEgELL's PAPER.
Mr.. Wetherell said be accepted the invita-
ton TO this meeting. with view to co-opera-
ting with the farmers Of Vermont In pro-
noting the interests Of the dairy lie
said he had heard gentleman say
to-day, that it is very easy for men to
tell the results Of dairy products. but why
don't they tell Us hOt0 TO do If! lie said
that was lust what was wanted by the peo-
ple. We desire knoi1iedge on given SUB
iect. and not mere opinions and his desire
this evening would be TO give some hints Is
TO how TO make dairy farming pTohtaoie-
He did not believe that farming could ne
reduced to an exact science. any more tnah
we can tell the pedigree OF some OF inc
chance trot.ers that have excited the Won
der of the sporting world. The principle
that brings the dairymen together Is thas
of cooperation, and the factories anu
creameries of the present day 5 the cmooui-
| ment of cooperation Tor the aIVahcenieh'
Of dairy husbandry.
Mr. Wetherell gave an extended discus
sion of the exact and diferential meaning
of the term science, and then proceeded TO
give some instances of the successful appll-
cation of science to the raising OF stock ana
/ the cultivation Of agricultural products
| In passIng he paid tribute 70 the memories
/ of the late Consul William Jarvis OF
| Weathersfeld, VT. and Edwin Hammond
/ of Middlebury, both of whom, he sara, &C.
/ served monuments commemorative OF 'helr
efforts to improve the various breeds Oh
stock in Vermont. lie said that the pre-
! ference that is given by different farmers
| for the different breeds, of course, arises
/ from the different uses for which they are
| brei. His observation in this country lea
him TO believe that the best cow, for all the
practical purposes Of the farmer, Il pro
| ducel BY a cross breed betSeen the Short
/ horns and the Native COW. sGch cross
would give the best and largest quantity Oh
milk. and also was the best tor beef lie
said, also, that the larger breeds, Ike the
Short horns, would give larger prodrcI
of milk for the feed given them, than would
be obtained from the smaller breeds, ike
the DevOns, the Ayrshlres or the JERSEYS
from which he was led 10 prefer the larger
kinds Of stock. The cow, the dairyman :
factor. Is, 50 10 speak, machine Tor con
yerting forage into milk. veal, beet,
and butter and cheese made Of milk.
Call the first cost OF the machine
for making milk 500; it must be Kept
running day and night, summer and winter,
Sundays as well as other days. Suppose IL
take IL lbs of hay a day to run this
rpachine, 20 lbs If she were not comfort
ABLY and well housed IN cold weather. say
q to 81 tons Of hay year-thi> viii barely
keep. the machine running. II not thus
furnished, the machine stops. II 20 IDS OF
hay, or its equivalent be required to Keep
the COW alive, then the owner OF the
machine gets nothing. Give her - lbs, anu
She gives him lbs OF milk equal TO one
/ .
and he gets one pound of cheese day or
3Gj lbs year. or its equivalent. la this
calculation 80 lbs Of hay per day, produces
| &C % lbs Of cheese for each ton OF hay; 40
| lbs. Cf hay per day would yield leo lbs. OF
cheese from each ton Of hay. On this
| hyposhesi i, ton Of hay in excess OF the
amount necessary to keep up the animal
heat and sustain vitality, gives 200 lbs Of
cheese. Thus it Is desirable to get cows
that will yield most over the cost Of keep
| ing. or OF running the machine. II COW
/ cat 80 lbs day. or its equivalent OF grass.
1t will require four acres, at II tons per
acre, to keep a COW year, which,
/ according - the present hypOthe
/ sis, would produce i0ll lbs OF cheese
/ year farm OF so acres would support 20
| cows, Welding 5000 pounds of cheese in
! crease the productiveness of the farm one
/ half, and keep 20 COWS that will eat one
| half as much again. and we ckCuld thea ges
/ 81 GOO pounds Of cheese. II the cheese be
worth II cents pound, farm of so acres,
at II tons per acre, with 20 cows. would
| give a return Of 81 ,20i. So increase this by
Improvement to p tons per acre, the 20
cows eating and digesting it, and you nave
gross return of 50, 2i0. Thus Is it shown that
: COW eating 6 tons of hay, or its equivalent,
. year. would produce 400 pounds of cheese
e
I and digesting tons, would produce 900
I pounds of cheese. worth $l63 80. But, it
Is said, it would be impossible to Get . tons
OF hay into cows stomach during the
year then he would advise farmers to breed
up 10 that point. To do i: be would select
thoroughbred shOrt-horn bull, of the
Dutehess OF Princess family Of Bates, and
use him on his best COWS, and thus breed a
good herd of mich COWS. No breed Of
cattle equal these families Ct short-horns,
unless It be the Holstein, in converting
food into growth and milk crossed on our
native stock, and You get come making 800
pounds of cheese in 4 season-$9o per COW
a year, and calf worth $50 or upwards.
Mr.. Wetherell then gave the record of
Mr.. Henry Saltonstall's 7-Sths Jersey COW
Sibyl." which show that she had pro-
dueed l3065 lbs of milk in $50 days, OF
Il little over 81 tons Of milk,-an average Of
81 81 lbs. per day. Her feed during the
year was old upland pasture in summer,
with cut corn fodder in August at night,
about 2 bu-hel Of grain IN al between g-Gs-
and zoos time. and ia winter what bag she
wouli eat clear and peek of roots day.
10 July. she made l2i lbs. of butter per
week. Sibyl' was bred by Thomas Motley. /
of Jamaica Plain. Mass, probably one Of /
the best breeders OF jersey stock in the /
country.
In clio sing, Mr.. Wetherell briefly alluded I
to what had been termed the d" drudsery -
of the farmers life, and reputated the too |
often accepted theory that there was more /
Of " drudgery " in farm work than in that !
OF other occupations.
The attendance On this toe first days +
I1oet.ng q the kssosia..oa : .Ai-, Is ii. .
officers, to oe the smallest they have ever |
had at any meeting since its organization,
and at the adjournment, this evening, ths
Secretary said the. the prospect waz ros
ilattering 70: the receipts for membership
to meet the expenses that had necessarily
been incurred.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock t-morrow
morning
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