Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22
A0KICULTl A atAL.
Notes from the Dairymc.n's Meeting at
NJ. .1nlpn hnry.

St. JOhnsbury.
s.NIr Il. A. Harris of the firm of Burt &
Harris, Quincy Hall, Boston, was en-
ployed ms an expert to examine and CLASH
fly the samples. In his report he said he
found of the eighty samples, sixty that
might be classed rs number one, and
could be sold at retail in his stall ut from
thirty-fve to forty cents per pound n
few of the very best would bring forty
two cents. Sixteen samples he placed in
the second class three in the third and
one in the fourth class. This was GER
tainly very good showing for Vermont
dairymen. Mr.. Harris stated in his plat
form talk, that the demand for the very
high priced dairies was extremely limit
ed, very small addition only to the usual
supply being sufficient to break the mar
ket for that class of goods. Forty cents
is as high as most buyers can or are will
ing to pay for butter, but they want it
fresh and good The day is gone by for
selling butter that is several months old,
as was the custom few years ago. He
said he liked to keep all kinds of butter,
suited to the tastes and purses of both
rich and poor, but he never had to seek
the poorer grades, they came in full sup.
ply without his looking for them. All
parties would be best served by weekly
sales, and if farmers would arrange to
make and send in a more uniform supply
through the whole year, there would be
less butter go into cold storage, ot pricet
below the cost of making For greater
part OF the year a ten to twenty-five pound
tub suited his trade best. Print butte,
should come in no faster than it can be
axl-o 10 4. 1, C.
n long time, rs when packed down solid
in tubs.
Clean tubs are of great importance q
dirty or stained package being quite sure
to turn away q customer, even if the but.
ter inside is good. Prejudice is very
strong in these matters. He would pre-
fer nice artificial color, to no color, il
the butter is white. In his classification
Of the samples exhibited, he found pack.
ages which he had to mark as number
two, which, doubtless, would have been
marked number one had they not been
kept few days longer than the others.
These would have to be sold for two OF
three cents per pound less, from no other
defect except few more days of age.
Print butter cannot be kept perfect but a
very short time. The best Vermont dai-
ries are better than any creamery butter,
and he should be sorry to have them con.
verted into creameries, but there are but.
ter makers in the State whose goods
would be improved if somebody else
would take the milk and work it up.
DR.. Drew of Danville spoke of ensilage.
The doctor is improving farm of n hun
dred acres, and has found the new system
n great help to him. He alternates winter
rye with corn, thus growing two full crops
per year, in place of one rs formerly. He
buys guano and other fertilizers for pro-
ducing the extra crops does not have tC
fertilize very heavily for these crops, q
barrel or two of guano per acre for each
crop being ample for his land. The pres
ent season he had put two acres Of field
corn into his silo without cutting it, but
laying the stalks all in one direction, and
pressing solid. This had given him the
best fodder he had ever fed. The ears Of
corn kept in perfect condition, and were
eaten with the greatest relish, by his cows
while he thus saved all the millers toll
and the cost of carting to and from the
mill. He is convinced that he can raise
ensilage cheaper than he can roots on his
land He feeds ensilage twice day, Civ
ing the cattle what they will eat up clear
at the time, which is between thirty ano
forty pounds, or about seventy five pounds
per day besides this they have wha
good hay they will eat, and generous
ration Of mixed grain. Two tons OF en-
silage and one ton Of hay is IN his judg
ment worth more fer feeding than two
tons of hay. Fifteen tons of corn cnsil
age is the highest yield per acre he ha'
yet been able to produce.