Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-20

iiO1 pOunus Hlilh, inhklnb u pounur buteott W.
the rate Of 80 pounds Tor the month. In this
month she was turned ont to pasture, her grain
feed being cut down to u pounds per day.
In June for the three days she gave 1898 pounds
o1d % b b0dsSn poanSs o. pGands similar oas sss in SOP a
pounds milk, pounds ounces butter; total ior
the month, Al pounds. August, 7S3 pounds milk,
3pounds 131 ounces butter, or 38i pounds Tor the
month. September, "a pounds milk, pounds
ounces butter, monthly record 35b pounds. During
September and until the middle OF November, IN
addition to her meal, the COW was fed bushel OF
pumpkins day.
days in October, yielding but 3 pounds butter,
or a monthly record OF 30 pounds. In November
62l pounds Of milk 3 pounds II ounces butter,
or a monthly total Of 37a pounds butter Inc
first OF November her feed OF grain had been
raised to 10 pounds per day. For the test In De,
cember she gave 10 pounds milk, yielding
pounds 1iA ounces butter total for the month,
80 pounds. In addition to her grain she had
messes of potatoes. In three days Of January Of
this year she gave 73l pounds milk, made INTO
three pounds 10k ounces butter, or monthly rec
ord Of 36t pounds The COW was fed same as In
December, with the exception OF an extra pail of
milk per day.
Total yield for the ten months shows 40S pounds
butter from this COW, while, II she does as well
during next two months as for the two past, the
yearly product will figure 4S0 pounds She VIII
come In this spring In May
For the year. on present basis, she will consume
$500 pounds ground feed S33; 5000 pounds hay,
S1S; pumpkins sour milk, potatoes and whey,
SS; pasturing, $40; total, $40. Per contra,
have the butter YIELD iSO pounds increase in
weight Of the COW and fertilizer, OF total value
of S135, showing net profit OF 500 for the year:
Before coming In last spring this COW weighed
1850 pounds she now weighs !, 100 pounds, and
would make excellent beef.
My next experiment was with the daughter, p.
cow eight or nine years old, weighing 800 pounds.
She calved November 2S During December a.
...I Il. r. ILL
producing pounds p ounces butter. month";
| yield at the same rate would show 51 pounds
| ounces Of butter. In addition to her hay this
| cow had 10 pounds OF meal (corn and barley
| mxed) daily, pail of sour milk each day, and a
few messes Of potatoes during the month. For
| the 3 test days in January this COW gave 89a
pounds milk, yielding butter pounds ounces,
| or for the month 90 pounds ounces.
| The last experiment wish to record In this
connection was with the mother, COW fifteen
years old In the spring. For two years her front
teeth have been gone, and she has spells OF being
quite lame. During the past year her milk yield
| has not been more than two-thirds the quantity
given when in her prime. She calved the last
| Of March.
April 9TH, 9th and 7th commenced setting her
milk, during which three days she gave 99i
pounds milk, producing pounds 10 ounces but
ter, or for the month 3S pounds ounces. She
was fed daily 1G pounds hay, 10 pounds meal and
| a small pail Of milk. For the three days test In
May she gave in milk SGT pounds, butter pounds
IL ounces, total for the month 37l pounds; in
June, 96i pounds milk, pounds ounces butter
total for the month 47A pounds (meal cut down to
| "a pounds daily. In July, milk S6a pounds, but
ter pounds 15l ounces. total 80 pounds II ounces
in August milk 70i pounds, butter 3 pounds q
ounces total 81 pounds ounces; in September
milk GAL pounds, butter pounds ounces, total
| 81 pounds IL ounces in October, milk "a pounds,
butter 3 pounds 81 ounces, total 33 pounds
| ounces; in November, milk COL pounds, butter
| pounds ounces total 80 pounds II ounces; In
December milk 62f pounds, butter pounds
ounces, total "a pounds ounces; in january, mill
6l4 pounds, yielding Of butter pounds 10 ounces
| or a monthly record Of 36t pounds butter
Total yield of this old COW for the ten months
shows 364 pounds of butter. With an equally
good average for the next two months II will
show yearly total Of 436 pounds As her feet
has been the same in kind and cost as that OF tht
granddaughter mentioned above, we state 1t al
$40. Butter and fertilizer realize S120, showing
net profit for the year of $50 in favor OF the
| old COW.
This COW would have been almost worthless haC
she been fed In the ordinary way. Even with tn,
grain fed her during the summer she was yer,
thin in the fall but has been gaining since sht
came into winter quarters By the first of Apri
think she will be fair beef, when she will b.
turned over to the butcher.
can but think that these experiments will adj
another link to the chain Of facts proving that tn
COW, as butter machine, should be run to IT
fullest capacity. Yet my own cows in these ex
periments have not been run to their fullest ca
l
with the exception Of occasional messes OF pota
toes. Roots are important in high feeding II
maintaining a healthy condition OF the animal
These cows have run with herd Of 50 head, dur
Ing season the drest in our section for gen
| Grafton.
1t will be noticed that during the month OF DC
tober these cows made the poorest record, as tn
| old and aiso the G~s ye~- old -a-o boinfs To-
heavily on pumpkins during that time Agaii
the grass, usually very abundant at that season
was In 1880 very poor
To secure the best immediate results from higl
feeding deem it advisable to commence at
date near the time of the coming in of the cow, o
rather after she has calved In my experience,
find it difficult raising the quantity Of milk to
desirable standard after the COW has become for
ward with calf, and has grown somewhat thin
with also small yield Of milk, The create
portion OF the food is then taken for other pur
poses than milk, but is being stored up for returl
with large interest.
For the largest possible profit would advocat,
high feeding to the best cow, because she will
run down II she does not get 1t; would recon
mend high feeding to the good COW, because
will pay the best profit; and, finally, would ad
wise the same course for the poor COW, because
| WOuld the sooner fit her for the shambles