Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-02

cows are required 20 make . factory prof.
table, he said that It should not start with
less than 250 cows with prospect Of more
that 500 cows were about the right mum.
Der to make factory the most successful
1t Is desirable that the cows should be In q
circuit Of five miles, the factory being in
the centre; but 1t Is found that there is no
trouble In going ten miles from the facto-
ry IL the route can be such as to gather the
cream both going and coming.
After
RECESS,
During which all were again invited to q
table laden with bounties by the Turner
ladies, Mr.. Richard Goodman, jr. Of Yo-
kura Farm, Lenox, Mass, was introduced
as being as well versed in regard to the
merits Of Jersey cattle as any man in
America. Mr.. Goodman gave an excel
lent lecture on the needs, requirements and
possibilities that may be gained In the line
of dairying in New England. There Is
sold, In the Boston market, every week,
1000 pounds of butter for soc. per pound,
and that does not more than half supply
the demand. In New York, 5000 pounds
OF such butter is sold each week, and twice
that amount wanted. Now Just as long as
you here are getting less than soc. for
your butter, there Is an opportunity to
improve. began, as many do, by getting
a low price for my butter, and while 1
never spent cent without practical end
in view have not sold pound OF butter
for several years for less than 70c., and
each one OF you can do 1t just as well II the
business is conducted In proper business
way. lay it down as rule, that none
but Jersey cows will produce the butter
that will sell for the highest fancy price;
and that 1t can be made by none other than
the open pan way Of setting the milk and
by using churn Of the Blanchard pattern.
Mr.. Goodman, at considerable length, gave
his reasons for the above conclusions. His
historical account OF the Jersey cattle as q
milk breed was very Interesting. While
Mr.. G. Is very enthusiastic in regard to
Jersey cows, he is not an advocate OF high
feeding. One quart OF meal and three
quarts OF bran with Is pounds OF sweet
hay or corn fodder Is days ration for
COW. Always feeds everything dry aud
never cuts any food. Is very careful never
TO feed anything that is not perfectly clean
aud sweet. Never under any circumstances
feeds meal or any other concentrated food
for several weeks previous to the cows
calving, as such course Is the prime
cause of milk fever. Said he removed his
cows il in 4 flush pasture at such time TO
poorer one; il at the barn, gave not more
than one-half the hay they will eat. Many
very valuable cows are yearly lost by fol-
lowing q different course. Mr.. Goodman
said, that in hardness the Jerseys we're
equal to any; that the winters among the
Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, were no,
much different from here; that one OF his
neighbors had a herd of Jersey cows that
went half mile every day 10 water after
wallowiug through drifts OF snow, and
were kept in a cold barn, and yet the pro-
duct Of butter from the herd was 10 lbs.
per COW. One reason why JERSEYS are
more profitable than others is, that having
smaller bodies they need proportionately
less amount of food. Another is, that
they come in at an earlier age, ihe,e-
by sooner yielding profit to their owners.
After the lecture, some time was speot
In questioning the speaker, thus Showing
the interest which he had awakened.
As said at first, while all the Instittes
have been good, this was one of the Est.
The aim on the part OF the Board fronihe
beginning, has been 10 bring beforelhe
farmers matters or every day importane,
and TO present them in practical way; IN
a way that the results, when reduced o
practice, will be dollars and cents in t.
farmers pockets.
An excellent choir enlivened the meetin.
with choice selections OF music; while Il
cordial greeting from the Turner people
made it pleasant for visiting farmers.
Paris. G.. +. II.