The Republican journal., 1881-09-22
VOLUME SO.
500 year from each COW, and we call
$50 of it net"


''Ne feed them the best we can. We
shouldn't do anything if we didn't. We
give them the best of early cut hay. and
rations of provender of about three quarts
OF meal, and quart of cottonsced, daily.
We portion it to them as they can stand
1t, Young COWS can't bear so much
Then We give Them moderate ration Of
roots, mostly sugar
"What is the secret Of good butter
making?"
"The secret Of good butter making is in
good stock, good feed, perfect cleanliness
and purity in all the processes, and know
ing how. We use the Cooley creamery
and the Stoddard churn We have one
set Of cans. We draw the milk off, leav-
ing the cream in the cans, every twelve
hours We churn every other day. We
churn at a temperature of ~ deg. We
keep the temperature III our creamery at
about II deg. We don't work any but
ter 1t kills butter to work if. We rinse
it while it is in granules. and rinse ii very
thoroughly"
ONE OF NAMES Successful NURSERN-
MEN,
is Mr.. J. J. Iowle Of Carthage Mr..
ToWle brought down us many varieties as
there were in the catalogue, and the
largest number brought 10y any Maine
exhibitor. He exhibits fifty varieties.
"And every one grew on a tree that
raised from the seed" said Mr.. Towle.
ave have about ten thousand trees. and
make a business of raising them"
"Can You tell lis something about Your
method p
eve SOW the seed on woll-drcssed land
in rows four feet apart. We never ma
nure them afterwards. We keep the
young trees well cultivated. In about
two or three years they are ready to hud.
We bud and never graft. think that
all orchardsts with ideas mp to the times
prefer budding to grating"
"What are the advantages of budding?' ~
"There are several reasons why it is
preferable We set the bud in the bot
tom of the tree. 1t throws up one
straight shoot, which grows very fast y
sometimes five to eight feet in single
season. The method is much safer and
surer than that OF grating. 1t never in
lures the tree We've budded about
1000 trees this year. We have 1000
trees in bearing For Il standard apple
for Maine growers prefer the Rhode
Island greening. We raise seventy va
rietits, many more than We should if
there wasn't demand fur them don't
know as there's any harm in large num-
Der OF varieties. The thing is to get the
right kind
PEACHES IN MAINE.
\ fine plate ui peaches was exhibited
bv Mn Nelson Ham of Lewiston. Mr..
Ham raises three varieties on his farm,
the Crawford, the lIalea early, and the
tostcr peaches. - don see why il isn't
practicable to raise peaches in Maine.
We have no trouble in doing it. We
have four trees and they will yield about
two bushels, this YEAR ou want a
favorable location, not too much sheltered.
We apply some such article as saWdust or
shayings after the ground freezes. in order
to prevent any disturbance by Jack Frost
getting warmed up. We protect the trees
on the south side by cyergreens to prevent
sun scald The danger is on the sunny
side There's no danger on the cold side
Let them remain exposed and get tough
ened.
THE STATE COLLEGE ENnlHIr.
one OF the Ilost interesting features Of
the " hole show is the exhibition OF spec
linens OF the course OF work in the Maine
State College at Orono. The iron work
includes planning and sQuarjng. round and
square filing, free hand check and ring
work. 'clipping to ne. saving, tluting.
steel work, and other practical studies in
mechanics Tie workmanship is thor
Ough and 4 credit to the college and
the State. There are also studies in
draughting. which are handsomely exc
cuted Among them are designs for
dwellings, drawing Of a muleY saw frame
and other machinery, It carefully drawn
elevation Of the Holly pumping engine at
the Bangor water works, etc This eXhl-
bition is valuable in showing the practi-
cal character Of the work Of the State
College and the advantages Of such an
institution.
President Fernald, of the Maine Agri-
culture College, in reply to inquiries OF a
journal reporter stated that the necessity
which the College was under, obliging Il
charge for teaching to be made, it had
not effected the interests of the College
so unfavorably as it was ut first feared.
~
relation to the College. The entering
class is not 50 large as usual, but more
students are expected to come in. About
one hundred students are at present con
nected with the institution. One Of the
pressing needs OF the College, is that the
State should make the necessary appro-
priaton to build a work shop.
ENSILAGE AND SILOS.
Hon H. \. Gilbert, Secretary of the
Maine State Board Of Agriculture, takes
vtIy common sense view of ensilage and
silos. He thinks that silGs may be con-
venient means Of preserving corn fodder,
but he does not believe that ensilaging
corn fodder increases its nutritiYc value.
He says that he has seen more pounds of
nutrition harvested this year from an
acre than has been raised on an acre of
corn fodder. The clover is a food good
enough to feed alone, but corn fodder
needs some other food added to it. He
thinks tnat the water in the cnsilaged
food is a disadvantage. There is too
much water in the cnsiaged fodder. He
claims that he can get better growth from
his stock in August than in June, and
thinks the nearer mature the feed is, the
better it is. Prof. Sanbon said that
there was not food enough in roots to pay
the cost of raising, storing and feeding
them. Grass partly dried or dry, is
worth more to feed than the same is when
green.
Brighton Cattle Market.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. II.
Amount of stock at market Cattle, 1864; sheep
and lambs, }29i; swine, 1854; veas, 60; number
Of western cattle, 3i0; northern and eastern cattle,
400.
quality, So G0a7 90; first, 50 l5a6 %; second, 50
81 a. G2l. third, ) 50a5 -; poorest grades of
coarse oxen, bulls, etc, 50 j0al b..
Brighton Hides, sc T. b; Brighton Tallow,
81 97c y b; Country Hides, 74ac y fb; Country
Tallow, A. a4l<c u b; Calf Skins II &C. " Ii
Western Lamb Skins S5c4$l each; Northern Lamb
Skins, 65c 4Sl each
Working OXen-We quote sales of
pair girth it, 10 inches, live weight $500 H. Sl05
pair girth eft, inches live weight 21O0 ID, l20 80;