Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-23

Hon. G. Horace Hubbard, Of Springfield, mem
Der Of the Board was called upon at the opening
Of the meeting, aud spoke Interestingly upon the
question of special feeding for tho production OF
cream lie thought it possible SO to feed a stock
Of dairy COWS as TO cause the milk 10 yield con-
siderably increased per centase of cream but had
made no accurate to-ts lie had found however,
that six quarts Of cou meal to COW, in two feeds,
made the milk much richer.
T. C. ChaGcc Esq Of Enosburgh, then read a
very sensible and practical paper ON Butter Max
ing The most noticeable points made, were in
favor Of light sailing three-fourhs Of an ounce to
pound, white oak tubs, single working, gradual
cooling Of the milk, and cooling Of the milk room
by connection with cellar below lie also spoke
Of very considerable loss Of cream for too low a
temperature of the milk W. II. McAllister, of
West Enosburgh, followed with paper upon
"Ihe Cost of Pound Of Butter" in which he
contended tina, butter-makng could not be made
to pay without a larger product than one hundred
and fifty pounds to the cow, or alargcr price than
twenty-five cents pound. lie showed by an cs-
innate based upon dairy Of fifty cows that, al
lowing six per cent. interest upon the investment
and the actual cost Of labor, wear aud tear Of
/ tools, and deterioration Of stock with production
Of one hundred and fifty pounds per cow the &C
tual cost would be thity-one and one-fomth cents
for each pound Of butter.
Mr. Fasset called upon Mr. Champion, of Swan
ton, who, he said makes more butter per COW
than any man in Franklin county, to state how he
| did It.
MI Champion said he had twenty -one cows last
season, from which he made five thousand seven
hundred and eighty-one pounds Of butter, or an
average Of two hundred and seventy five pounds
per COW, sold for S2,0si.lG In addition he sold
pork enough to bring the total average up to Sill
per COW. During the time he fed corn or shorts
to the amount of twenty-oue dollars per cow He
found that his cows, when in milk, would eat
more hay when fed grain than when hay alone
was given This he considered an advantage for
the more a COW will eat and digest, the more but
ter she will make Regards corn fodder as an
important crop. Uses southern white corn, four
bushels TO the acre, sown in drills, three to three
and half feet apart, and cultivated TIL the growth
shaded the ground. lie prefers shorts to corn,
when not too high, as the cows be fed any
quantity without injury, which is not the case
with corn, especially in hot weather Likes oat
meal, but it is not cheap according to value, as
shorts. Buys his shorts West by the carload, at
500 80 per ton, delivered at st. Adams. While
the COWS are dry, he feeds them three quarts OF
shorts day; after they come in, four to six
quarts, according To the size OF the COW. Some
times feeds mixture Of one-third corn-meal, two
thirds shorts. Gives the COWS all they will take
even up To eight quarts Of shorts day. The first
Of August begins feeding fodder corn Does no,
wet the meal or shorts, because the cows then eat
it too fast and cannot digest IT,
Mr. Champion said that half the cows in Frank.
lin county do not pay their bills, and are such
poor mixers that II don't pay to grain them. lie
added that no dairyman could substitute rules fol
good judgment and succeed lie cannot 90 by
time rules for Swimming or churning. Would
always skim as as acidity begins in the milk
and il particular to have no sour milk In the
cream. Wants his milk to set forty-eight hours
but no longer Churns every other day, and don't
average fifteen minutes in chumng. The S2i pei
COW, paid for grain, gave him two tubs extra oi
butter His pasture il not very good Thought
some pastures good enough 81 that no grain would
be needed in summer. Uses fourteen quar-
pail and has but two that will not ill it twice
a day at this season, or twenty-three to twenty
five pounds of milk 10 a milking. Cream al
churnins should have a temperature Of hfty-eghi
degrees in warm, and sixty-two in cold weather
Uses small pans, and sets shallow In warn
weather but full In cool weather Would prefe
the large pans, but has no running water.