Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-24
AGRICULTURAL. A
MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRIcULTURE,
MANUFACTURES AND MINING AT LUDLOW

| kANufACICRES AND MINING AT LUDLOW.
The first paper was read by Albert Chap
man, topic, Horses for Vermont" Col
Mead said. Vermont has LOST her precedence
by sending off her best MOrgans. By breed
ing TO larger strains, We often get poor
horses. The Morgan combines the most
good qualities
Mr.. Billings. OF Ludlow, said there are
no better horses than those of Morgan
blood. Vermont horses bring better prices
than those of other otates. Horses and
other stock are better here than az the
West.
Mr.. Chapman said the tall horses do not
bring the greatest prices; those that do are
OF medium height. Ii is safer to breed to
small horses twenty-iour out OF twenty
i've are to be used for other purposes than
trotting these twenty-four are. of more
consequence than the .ast trotting OF the
twenty-ffth.
&. Horace Hubbard said In breeding
We have depended too much upon blood and
pedigree and not enough upon individual
merit. Every Inferior animal should DO
discarded. Many fast horses ON the track
are 50 frail a. to be good for nothing else.
Morgan horses are good for the road and
good for the farm.
The next paper read was by j. O. Nc
Keen. Ut South Aeworth, y. /! Subject
THE BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF TURKEYs.
The turkey is the most profitable fowl
the farmer can keep If location Il favorable.
The bronze variety Is among the largest,
gobblers weighing from twenty-five to forty
pounds, hens from twelve to twenty. In Sc
Letting stock the best are the cheapest in the
end. Get a thoroughbred gObbler and keep
IL
ally do not breed from late hatched birds
Feed well through the winter but shorten
the feed little early in the spring to pre-
vent laying too early. Get the turkeys to
Law under cover alter commencing to lsy,
increase the feed Remove the esgs daily.
marking the date upon each, and set the
oldest hrst. Make nest OF moist earth.
and sprinkle the eggs once IN three days
with blood warm water after the turkey
has set two weeks The day before the tur-
key Is expected to hatch hasten her upon
the nesI and keep her there until the young
turkeys are twenty-iour hours old keep
dry after hatching. Coop the old turkeys
uutil the young are six weeks Old, feeding
AZ first with hard boiled Eggs and curd then
wIEn dough made OF tne iced and coarse
grOuud corn meal wet with boiling water
A they grow Older give variety Of food.
feeding the young chicks very often After
i-avIng the coop give them dry pasture,
iteding at morning aud night. After IA
while, If insects are plenty, no feeding will
be necessary. Be sure that they come Up
every night. About the iirst Of September
begin to feed all they can eat. there being
no danger OF fattening turkey when it i
growing fast Care must be taken in dress
ing, as much of the saleabie value OF the
bird depends upcn the manner IN which
this i done. Lazy farmers shOui1 not
keep turkeys; they never have any luck.
W ith good location, good stock aud good
care, pound of turkey can be raised "a
cheap as a pound OF beef. and with less
capital.
On the subject. Winter Care Of Stock"
L. Horace Hubbard, OF the Board, said
Keeping Of stock Is the leai.og interest ia
Vermont. Summer keeping shou,i not be
preparation Tor a decline "a winter, as il
often is. Stock must receive good care in
autumn and not be obliged to suhsist wholly
upon frOst-bltten gras-, IN which Lot only
hesh but nervous force and stamina ave lost
Must be kept growing IN winter. Must he
kept IN warm stables amt well bedded pre-
iers to tie with chains. The food shoul! be
cut early. Nothing equal TO June grass
early cut all grass Is poor II cut late.
believe in roots and wound a. soon winter
without hay as without roots. Sieaming
food pays with stock OF twenty cows or
more and it Is important that different
kinds OF food should be mingled Regular
ny IN feeding Is OF the first Importance.
Give all they will eat clean, better not
quite enough than too much. Keep eatIn.
llil done, then water. Water should be
conveniently located and free OF ice. the
KIND OF food given should depend upon tho
kind of ANIMALS and object to be attain
ed. 10 keeping yOung stock the obleet
sought for Is growth cows are fed for milk.
sheep for wool, horses for labor and speed.
each requiring different kind of feed and
treatment. lhe horse needs concentrated
food three times per day cattle need be
ted but twice. Horses, If carefully groom
ed, will endure much hardship. Keep
breeding mares for working purposes. The
door OF the hOrse-stall should be OF stone.
cement or earth never Of wood. In the
stall the horse should not face a giaring
light neither should he stand in the DARK
Horses are often injured by improper water
ing. Should be watered cut little while on
the road. Sheep require dry. warm, well
ventilated shelter wiIh perfect quiet aud
water accessible at all times anu regular
tee ding. The feeding rack should be bulk
against the walls inside OF the sheltered III
closure. WIKI proper breeds, proper ieu1
and proper care there Is no better branc1
OF industry for Vermont; or one emOre likely
10 raise the farmers condition Or keep Ibe
young men at home.