Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-19


But this is Il DEPRESSION. Gentlemen.
have always approved tho plan Of this
Dalrymen AssUclatiun-which Is TO gath
er from all parts the best talent aad best
experience, concentrated in one general
meeting and 10 distribute It's results and
discussions widely through the State. This
Association has come as near as 4 popular
meeting can, to giving obstruction in the
branches of learning related to" dairying :;
and II may be proud Of its work. Mr..
Harris Lewis has said that the dairymen of
New York State are SEQ years behind the
English farmers, in the matter of raising
stock. That can not be said of Vermont.
These who have gone over our State cannot
but have noticed gradual and steady I'M
provement in the character of the stock on
our farms; and this association is entitled
to a good part of tho credit for it. The
manifest increase in the products OF our
daIrios and improvement IN their quality
is largely due to this association. As am
not member Of it, and au under no Obliga-
tions to it, may add that the Officers of
this association are entitled 10 moTo credit
and to less criticism than they have received.
| am q lad TO welcome the association 10
Burlington, and though the weather has
been unfAvorable, | trust the meeting viii |
be equal to the best of its predecessors, and
give large results TO the dairy interest of our
State.
President Buckham' address was listened
to with close and graJifed interest. Presi-
dent Mason RESPONDED as GlloNs:
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT MASON.
President Buckham- behalf of the
members of the Vermont DAirymen 3
Association, return thanks for your
words OF good cheer and for the
kind welcome that you have extend
cd to US from the eiuzens of your CITY,
We hope that the meeting commenced will
not only be a pleasant one to the people of
your beautiful city, bat profitable one to
tho dairymen and farmers OF the whole
State.
Addressing the Association, Mr.. Mason
said
Ladies and Gentltmen-MemJers Of the Yer
mont DdlryDlen's Association:
We have decided to take new departure
IN one respect at this eighth winter meet
Ing OF our association, in the discussion Of
the all-iDportant question that Comes up
at most OF the agricultural meetings OF the
day-the higher education Of the farmer
We have invited men OF broad and national
views on this subject to take part in this
discussion, and We trust these able gentle
men will do the subject justice and give a
new impulse to Vermont education and to
Vermont agriculture.
The dairy men ard farmers of Vermont need
an experimental station or farm where the
numerous and perplexins questions that
arise IN our vocation can be tested and
settled. | have no doubt that such sta
tiOn would pay many times is cost to the
dairymen and farmers of the State each
year and | hope that steps will be taken at
this meeting to secure such station or
farm. We need better dairy stock, more
feed and better care, Il larger yield per cow,
and better quality, which will surely give
better prices and gladden. the heart of the
dairymen and farmers. We need better
system OF cultivation; more lertilizsrs and
better application, which will give larger
and better crops. We need more work aud
less idieness, more economy and less waste
and extravaganza. We need q better system
OF marketing farm products, and above all 4
better and her education for ourselves
and our families, that We may better dis
charge our duties as citizens oil our noble
State. We will now proceed with the bust
ness Of this meeting.
Mr.. 0. S. Bliss, Secretary of the AssOcia-
ton. said that they had expected the pre-
sence Of DR.. e. +. Allen, President of the
Maine Agricultural College; but a despatch
from DR.. Allen had informed him. that
after starting for Burlington. he had been
recalled by summons to 20 before the
Agricultural Committee of the Maine Legis-
lature. President Allen would consequent,
ly not be present. Prof. E. ". Stewart, Of
Cornell University WAS also confidently
expected, but had probably been detained by
the snow blockade on the New York Central
railroad. Other able gent,emc were pres
ent, and tho time would be fully occupied
but it might be necessary to change the pro-
gramme in some respects.
On motion of Mr.. Tinkham, tbs meeting
then adjourned to go p. IN.
AFTERNOON.
The meeting opened with considerably
larger attendance. The speakers announced
for the afternoon not having arrived, the
President announced as subject for dis
cussion. MIX, its production ami matters
kindred thereto.
CD. Alger, of Burlington, was first called
up BY the President, and gave some account
Of Burlington as milk market. There arc
few cows kept here and the
milk sold is generally pure, differing in
quality only from the fact that cows OF
some breeds give richer milk than those of
others. Labor. cows and the food for them,
are much cheaper than in former years, and
yet the price per quart of milk remains the
same. Mr.. Ager wished to bring the above |
facts before the farmers OF this vicinity,
hoping that they might, by competition or
otherwise, furnish the citizens of Burlington |
with milk at reduced prices, such a. the
times demand and other produce brings. |
DR.. Horace B. Wakefield, of the Missa-
,husetts Board of Agriculture, who has had |
charge of one of the State farms for eight
years, gave some interesting statistics OF his
experiments for that period.
First he would speak of the machine that
the milk, and then the mate
-ial that supplies the machine. lie regard
ID the Ayrshire cow superior for milking,
giving larger supply than any others he
lad tried. but could not say they were bet
er for purposes Of making butter and
'heese. lie kept the cows for their milk.
The best food is the sweet grass which
rows on the hillside which the cow crops
lay by day and with plenty of this nothing
Use is needed. Dry hay and stalks are in
eriOr food Tor q milking COW. In the Sum
ner, Tor want of Il supply of grass, be had
ed early mOwn hay cut, with meal OF bran
IN it--in Winter iced twice Il day with cut
eed and two quarts OF bran each time, wet
nth warm water >teaming would he pre-
cradle it one had tie cUnveniences), and
rom peck to one half bushel OF IOuts
er cow. lie would feed Roots fiom
be time cows are put into tho sta
lie in the Fall until they arc turn
d out to pasture in the Spring
he average number of COWS kept tor the
light years was fJr;y-Ons. and the average
reduction OF milk was ninetyfve and one
'alf tons per year. Toe average number of
ows giving milk every day was thirIy-one,
nd these averaged eight quarts OF mix per
ay per COW the year around or SIX quarts
ay per COW for tho whole lJrty-unc, in-
ludlDg the time they were dry, each some
wO months il the year. Iwyuty-niue
uarts was the largest production IF any
ow Tor one day, ard fourteen and one half :
uarts the largest average daily production
Jr tne year OF any COW. Inc TOTAL amount
milk for the eight years was 16j toms OF
iilk. 10 answer t. questions, the Doctor
aid he had never found that the feed NJ of
DOTS injured the flavor Of the mix or
,inted 1t in any way, he always led roofs
nmedia tely alter milking. The reason tor
slecting the Ayrshire COW is because she {
compact and hardy and better adapted To
limb the hills which make up large
art of our pasture lands.
Mr.. A. lay lor, of Burlington. being called
l to give his views nn root iceiiDg. said
lat be had but Just began to i,,d roots |
Id could therefore give tho association no '
at present. :
DR.. Wakefield beiag called upop at-ted '
at he top-drcssei both i.ea,iuws and a
Istures with various fertilizers amt by tins !
cans had brought up the Massachusetts u
alto Farm mentioned until three hundred II
res kept some eighty head Of stock. a
Mr.. Wood. OF PumiIcr, stated that be =
pit cows tor butter rather thGn Mllk- o
sds meal the year FoanJ. twu quarts per o
W in the Summer daily. and the same a
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