Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-29


common farmer can afford to keep thoroughbred
stock at present prices but he prefers them at the
same price as common cows.
: Winter dairying is coming into use in some
parts Of the West, and seems to be profitable.
Grain feed is cheap there and can be fed freely.
Three hundred pounds of butter per COW is aver.
aged there under this system.
MIR. WHITAKER makes some butter when he
cannot sell his milk. Sets in shallow pans for
, twelve hours then scalds at a temperature Of one
hundred and ninety degrees, sets twelve hours
more, and then skins, getting all the cream.
DISCUSSION.
MIR. TAYLOR OF Burlington asked how long cows
ought to go dry. Mr. Whitaker said the time
could not always be controlled, but preferred not
less than two months. Thought all cows ought
to have outdoor exercise. Thought there was
no use in warming their water Another quos-
tion was how can we best restore the exhausted
fertility of our pastures Answer, by keeping
more stock than the pasture will carry and feed
ing extra Bone meal is good fertilizer for pas
lures, but feeding bran is equally good because II
contains the same fertizing material, phosphate
of lime. Linsced meal fed to sheep or cows adds
heterogeneous matter to the soil
MIR. SPRAGUE Of Brandon said It was n good
plan to have shade trees at the top of the hills in
the pasture, manure is dropped there and
washed down. He asked the relative value Of
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wheel. ..',ios .,,s,
feed they had and also the age of the stock.
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MR. SrRAGuE expressed the opinion that sheep
whom fo,,orir o,o ,o,,ob moro ,,,I,oto ,,a,,,,ro
,hon ,ias In nroro,t,nn e, tood and ,,,a,od
toro;,,,, arai,sos - ,,an,,ro 20 800 :,
Mo too,, NJ, ovno,,to,, 60 chi. ,.i0,,.
os ,ho snhioct II ,ho MI, Il ,rnmr, ,o ,na,,,,ro
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hos, ~ rI,'nts %a.
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uon 10 the quantity ana quau'y Oh SaIt insisted
"h' anu prompt seilihS pciore injury oegins,
Presseu On tne at'ehtion' deep ana colo settihg
lor the MIX WIS recommended Inc schooi
l'rhs III EUROPE were spoken oil as doing mnch
'or the Improvement OF carrying
MARKETING DAIRY PRODUCTS
COLONEL MEAD read an extract from printed
essay, on the subject Of suiting the public taste
in dairy products. This put forward the advan-
tage of trying to please and then getting direct
trade with the consumer. Here we have an ad-
vantage over Western producers that can never
be taken away from us.
In reply to questions, Mr.. Mason said the West
ern butter-makers could never beat us in quality
of dairy goods though they might in price, owing
to cheaper feed and freights. II Vermont had
been represented at the International Dairy Fair
| as she Ought TO have heen she wouId hava tnlfan
the first premiums in butter as well as in cheese
Several gentlemen stated that our best diaries
of butter selling from two to four cents in ad
vance of the best Western creameries
COLONEL BAKER of New York "a produce
dealer said he preferred Vermont butter to West
ern creamery butter, but thought the creamery
system very good for the Western farmers They
make better butter that way and get better rates
offreights.
Evening Session.
REMARKS BY COLONEL MEAD.
COLONEL MEAD Superintendent of Agriculture,
addressed the meeting regarding his experience in
the discharge OF his official duties the present
winter. lie sad that men tell him all over Yer
mont that they date the first impetus and their
hrst success IN agriculture to the interest excited
IN the meetings OF the Dairymen's Association
mony is that the pecuniarv benefit Of these meet.
| ings to the peope of the state has exceeded n
hundred fold the cost to the public In the he
ginning II was dialcut IA Get any attendance at
Agricultural meetings but now tbere is nniversa,lv
a call for such meetings and n large attendapce
everywhere Hundreds and tbousands Of yourg
farmers are earer for information in regard 10
their business and do not hesitate To avail Them
selves of every opportunity to rain it
CoIoSEt. MEAN maid n hiob commitment IN Mr.
Whitaker. rs to the usefulness Of discussing the
subjects TO which he adverted and the ablc man.
ner in which he had treotod tbem lilo yor, an
to sneak Of the mportance of better farm hni,d.
ings for honsipo onr live stocls uo thopobt ,hey
were NOT so mad in tbe Chomr,ain vol,o,, os -,
| the east side Of the s,nte Tho opesHor of for-
| tilizers commercial and homo ,nado ,be errich.
ng Of the mannre nile IN, feedir,, nurc,,osod food
and others of - Ike choroc,or ,,oro rororrod %
| and tho innortarco or occrra,o o,,,,or;,,on,s =,
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