Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26
AGRICULTURAL.

Professor Collier. ex-secretary of the Board
% Agriculture, recently addressed letter
upon the subject of the proposed agrlcultu-
raj experiment station at Middlebury TO the
lsrm0ut EGrm,r. In this letter the Pro-
lessor objects to the idea that the Connect
cat d" experiment station is the first and
Professor Seely's the second, in America.
lie claims that not only the farms attac he'd
To some OF our agricultural colleges. but
also various private farms Cncluding Mr..
Hammond. Mr. Pringle's, and our own
twelye-acre patch) are entitled to the name.
as Pas the Offices of those secretaries OF
agricultural boards. where fertilizers are
analYzed
TIE FORTE or VERMONT FARMERS.
II we look the matter squarely in the
lace. computing all the factors which de-
termine the product price. the truth dawns
upon Us that the forte iof Vermont farmers
is not in raising grain for market. When
corn can be delivered at our very doors at
-.zty and sixty-two cents per bushel, who
can raise it profitably TO sell The tacill-
ties for communication and the untold re-
sources Of Western soils. exclude Us at once
from successful competition in the grain
markets of the world. This Is the plain,
unyarnishei truth There may be, from
tine tO time. according 10 the caprlces OF
weather. a season when some special gram
might be cultivated on a large scale TO ad-
,Antage by Vermont farmers. Barley for
mating or brewing purposes, or rye for dis
tling, may yet perhaps be successfully
raised here. Even wheat, corn or beans, IN
event OF an unfortunate yield West, or OF
an increased demand for export trade. might
return handsome margins, though raised
lp1n the hills or in the valleys OF our State.
Their arerqye price, however. Is not such as
70 warrant their extended cultivation here.
Wool. butter. fruit, blooded stock. are the
,ature wealth Of Vermont farmers. These
are really their specialties, and for these
there will doubtless be, for many years.
generous market. Nor is this lamentable
mtt 10 consider If modern communlca-
tom can be perfected so as to bring to our
granaries the necessities of life at cost be-
llw that for which We can produce them
here. are We the poorer or the richer ~
lr-mer.
TURNIPs FOR cows.
Mr. c. T Alvord, Of Wilmington, one of
the most intelligent agricultural writers
Vermont contributes says IN the Boston
D4Yuqt1r ID has often been said that II
cows giving milk are fed on tnrnIps, the
mi. K and butter will taste of the turnlps !;
Vet whenever | have plenty OF turnlps
always feed them to my cows, and nave
never experienced any trouble IN this way:
Nv way of feeding them is to cut up an1
give every COW One-half bushel once day,
feeding lust after milking In the morning
The theory advanced by some IN relation TO
the Havor of turnip in the milk is, that IT
produced by a volatile oil contained IN
tae turnlp. which dtfuses itself through
Tie ,ystem Immediately after being eaten,
.at the turnip be fed Immediately al ter
tle COW !. MIXED. this odor is dissipsted or
ua--e- OIL before the time of milking again.
rrasumo that cows might be induced 10
t4tturnips enough to make the milk taste
! NOW that if they are allowed to eat in
ll-criminately Of the tops it will give the
milk a rank flavor. think that there IS
ll better feed tor breeding ewes than tqr-
ups They increase the quantity oil milk,
and the lambs soon learn to eat them, when
makes them grow fast.
To conclude, | never have fed turnips 10
any kind of stock without receiving de-
clled benefit from so doing.
HOW TO MILk CLEAN.
1t is sometimes great mystery to iarm-
e7> why their cows dry up prematurely
They are unable to discover any cause ior
The fact The following experience oil
fellow sufferer may be suggestive to them :;
A market gardner near Boston had very
Inc cow that was MIXED week and week
tytwo hired men. lie observed that the
amount of butter he carried to market
weighed about a pound more on each alter
nate week He watched the men and tried
The COW after they had finished milking ont
always found that there was no mix lett IN
The teats lie finally asked the Scotch giri
Who took care Of the milk. 1t she coulu ac,
count for the difference Why, yes,
-ali She, " When Jim mIlks, he says to the
I'D COW. So, my pretty little mnlly, 50
oui Wien sam milks. he hits her on the mp
with the edge of the pail, and says
HIST. You - brute