Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-02-02

OF fArmefs VIII nnu tnls 10 pc tho TACT IN due
time Any man can have good stock if ho
bestows sufficient care upon them. And the
only superiority Of the high toned stock is the
result Of the extra care bestowed upon them.
Let any good, careful farmer test this for
himself and he will come to the same con-
clusion. Take the common, or what is known
as the native stock, and bestow upon them
the same amount Of care and extra feeding
that is bestowed upon the "bood" for three
or four generations, and watch the result.
In my opinion the stock will be as thrifty,
as large, and make as much butter as the
best grade or ful-blood stock to be found
On the other hand, take the best blooded
herd to be found, aud give them the care
usually bestowed on the natives, for the same
length of time, and then show me or any
other persons the superiority Of the "blooded
stock" To illustrate; in the town Of
Craftsbury, | believe are to be found
some Of the best dairies in this part of the
state, both in blooded, grade and native
breeds, and believe that the native is fully
up to the standard in like circumstances.
Schuyler Corey, Esq, has dairy of about
twenty cows, (natives) and | have been cred
IDLY informed that his yield Of butter, both
in quantity and quality, is not exceeded by
any in town. once visited his farm and
was somewhat astonished to see his herd
He had pair Of native steers, eleven months
old, that measured nearly six and one.half
feet in girth and weighed something over
2200 pounds. He does not think that high
priced blood is the only requisite to success
in dairying or the production Of beef
Charles Greenbanks Of Psacham, owns
good, but not very large farm, and think him
quite probably a more than average farmer,
though a skeptic on the blooded stock ques.
tion. He pays no attention to the breed of
his cows but depends upon the care bestowed
upon them for his results, which l think
will be hard to beat, if, indeed, they can be
be equalled in this part of the state. In
1875 he kept ten COWS which be bought dur
ing the latter part of the winter and spring,
two or three Of them being three.year-od
heiiers. From these he made aud sold 25lS
pounds between April % aud Dec. l5, not
including what was used in family of six
persons or what they reserved for use through
the winter. Last year he kept eight cows
and has sold from them 2326i pounds, be-
sides what has been used in a family of seven,
and has the usual winter stock reserved, not
included in the above amount. This it will
be seen will amount to more than 800 pounds
to the COW.
Now for few facts Mr.. Greenbanks is
a model farmer and likes to have his brother
farmers call on him and exchange ideas.
He makes all the labor of the farm subser-
Went to his dairy. His cows are MIXED at
just such time. They are fed at regular
times aud regular system is maintained il
all matters pertaining to his dairy, and tC
this, and this alone, he attributes his success
which is certainly rather difficult to match
whatever the blood of the cows may be. His
cows are not large nor very small, and to the
casual observer would pass for common lot
He proposes to do little better next year
by some improvements which he meditates
He uses the common pan and churn know
as the "Brinkerhoff." Has tried numbe
of different kinds but thinks this superior Il
all others. In regard to the quality of tht
butter made, he gets the "glt-edgcd" pric
every time, and richly deserves it. Anothe
point, he is total skeptic in the utility o
"condition powders" "bone meal" and al
other "nostrums" recommended and give
by dairymeu in huge quantities. True, COWS
will eat bone meal and will often be sect
munchiug an old bone lying out in the field
which by many is regarded as evidence tha
the animal requires that article. This i
/. simply nonsense; cattle, like mankind, ge
! their blood out of order by improper die
Y etc, aud crave UNUSUAL articles through tn
t influence of morbid appetite, aud whc
cattle are seen chewing bone it teaches, o
= should teach, that an alkali is required
furnish the animal with the peculiar priucip
o in the bile known as biline, which is require
g to digest all the oily and fatty part of ii
l. food, and stock led on corn meal will
II found to require more of such articles thl
n others, as corn, particularly northern cor
i predominates in oil. Under such circur
: stances small handful of common woc
Q ashes answers the purpose admirably as
'l will also with swine and horses, and it W
h be found upon trial that all animals W
d thrive better, be healthier and give bett
D. satisfaction and returns for the labor c
Q pended than when compelled to become ca
70 nibas and perhaps eat as an article
medicine "bone all, "horn all" aud all 9th
diseases with which the bones Of animals 0
liable to be impreguated. In q word,
lieve that with equal care from one gene
tion to another our native breeds of cat
- are, in every respect, equal to the most fat
u breeds known for which so much money
no annually worse than thrown away. | he
'r' to hear from others on this important subje
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