St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-17

feed and the good care. Some claim
that high feeding shortens life, if so ii
must be merry and happy one. The
farmers stand in their own light in
keeping poor cows, making a poor
quality of butter, thereby overstocking
the market with an inferior article.
Less butter for the market of a better
quality would increase the demand and
the profits. Weed out the poor cows
that make the poor butter and all par
ties will be benefited.
E. A. Parks Thinks that COWS can
be fed so as to make 400 lbs. of butter
per COW. He has 10 cows that with
extra feed and care will make 400 lbs.
each in a season. | have made GIGS
lbs. from 25 cows. But as several of
them were two and three years old
heifers, | think they were only equal
to 20 good cows. Jersey is the best for
the dairy. But little difference be-
tween the jersey and Alderney. Too
high feed to cows in milk is not de-
sirable. From five to six quarts half
corn meal and half shorts by measure
is nv highest feed. l raise a large
amount of sweet corn for fodder. Plant
the hills near together, the rows far
enough apart to run the cultivator.
Harvest when the ears are well formed.
j. R. EMERSON said that a COW was
machine as much as a grist-mill. Never
should expect a large amount of good
butter without large amount of good
feed.
Mr.. Choate: Few farmers know how
much the grain costs per COW that they
feed. Barley is good grain to feed
but an uncertain crop. Feeds five
quarts meal and shorts per COW. His
yield is 200 lbs. per COW. Thinks it
pays well to scald the meal.
Charles Gates said that warming the
water for cows doubles the quantity of
milk. Stables his cows in summer
beds with muck or dry earth, and
makes more and better manure than
in winter. The keeping qualities of
Jersey butter are equal to that from
any other breed.
Col. Mead said that every farmer
should put his name upon his butter
packages so as to establish reputation
for his products, for many consumers
will pay double price for Il seperior ar
ticle. The farmer should be educated
for his profession by the State. The
State should appropriate sum sutfi-
cient to support in each town one school
where practical instruction in chemistry,
botany and other natural sciences can
be obtained 10y every farmers son.
Now the Academy and College alone
afford such instruction. A very large
majority of the sons of farmers have
not the means or time to devote to a
college course. Provide means to edu-
cate the farmers boys and do away
with the idea that ''any body knows
enough to he farmer
In the afternoon Prof. Cressey spoke
upon the diseases of animals, especially
black tooth in swine, wolf tooth in
colts, and horn all in cattle. He eX-
planned how ignorant Massachusetts
farmers were upon these subjects, TAX
ing it tor granted that Vermont farmers
were equally ignorant. He seemed to
take more pains to show the farmers
their ignorance than to enlighten and
Instruct them.
DR.. Hoskins exhibited several varie-
ties of hardy winter apples, adapted to
the climate of northern Vermont, which
attracted much attention. Deep regrets
were expressed that Col. Mead did not
arrive us soon It's advertised, and was
obliged to leave before the time that
he was expected to be present. The
Col. assured the meeting that nothing
of the kind should occur again.
j. LAWRENCE, secra,,r,as
). j. HASTINGS.