The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-27
Written for the Republican journal.
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the fourth and fifth, and lS quarts for the
remaining time. Another COW in the
same herd has since Welded over %
pounds of butter in seven days, but the
feed was not stated. We farmers down
III Waldo Co. after reading these BIG re-
cords are too apt to think we are away
behind the times. True, we are not do
ing what we might or ought, but we must
remember that the men in whose interest
these tests are made, are breeding these
cattle, and making these tests. for the
sole purpose OF getting fancy prices out
of us for these same animals or their
progeny. We should look deeper into
the matter. We want ycViy records
based upon a judicious and p-oftnble sys
TEN OF feeding. The farmers model cow
is the one which will WELD the best Ie-
turn for the food consumed / glance at
tie above test viii Show that tie cost of
the rations viii considerably over lay the
value OF the product. Besides this, these
so-caIle0 Queens OF the Dairy" are sell
dom heard ot, alter one or two trials Of
tins kind The high pressure principle
destroys the machine. 1t may be inter
esting in this connection tu know what
an average cow is considered to be. a
series of nearly 50GG observations have
recently been concluded by the Nntaliu,
Canada, Agricultural College with the
following result The average coN 1ur
dairy purposes should give 20 HIS. of milk
during 200 days each year; lbs. OF
cream from every 100 lbs. Of milk Is
lbs Of butter from every 100 lbs. OF cream,
and fun 10 lbs of cheese from every 100
lbs. 0t milk That is, the total produc-
tion for 200 days should amount to that,
and the COW should give some milk for a
portion OF the remaining part of the year.
Here then We have the first attempt to
set up i standard upon which to caIcu-
late. Many of lis have cows above it ana
perhaps more are below it than We are
aware. We are all of us depending too
much upon guess work. We ought to
use the steelyards more We ought also
to figure closer on cost of feed. ard if we
give extra rations of meal the scales
ought to be MADE to tell us whether it
pays. Some milk gives a large quantity
of cream and We think we have d fine
butter COW bat the buk of cream is no
criterion as to the amount Of butter there
is in it, BY weight alone is the proper
mode of Judging. OF course if ones sin
gle object is butter, or cheese, or milk,
there are other things to be considered
in the above estimate The term aver
age COW for dairy purposes probably is
comprehensive OF the three. one breed
Of COWS ranks high for butter, another for
cheese and another for milk. one sys-
TEN Of feeding may he better than
another for either Of these respective
purposes. 1t is clear to me that every
| darIman should make speciality of one
of the three, determined by his natural
| preferences and his location as to a mar
ket, and put in all his thought and labor
ID one direction. As a rule, no great
measure of success can come unless he
does this, for The one simple reason that
| the general purpose cow the COW that
is tirst-class for every thing, has not Yet
| been heard Of 4. l. Brown.
Is Cold Weather Injurious to Plants ?
Those who study works on horticulture
! 10y different writers, Will discover many
opposing views III respect to the modes
of caring for, and the treatment OF plants.
| The proper temperature for water when
applied to plants, has been frequently
discussed 10y different writer's some con
Jend that cool water, just tlom a well oI
clstern, sloulu never Uc show cred upon
plants, but that it should first be heated
70 the temperature of the room I'D which
the plants are standing. Others, with
| equal zeal, claim that cold water will not
| njure the plants in the least, conleEding
THAT the water VIII assume the right tenn
perature before injury is done the plant
Now which s right? We have expert
mented III this matter to a considerable
extent, III order IL satisfy ourselves as t.
which Of these TWO views is correct. IL
the month of December We took from Oul
collection twelve large geranums, anu
placed them in the conservatory six q
these We Watered with cold water, draw
from hydrant pipe at the temperature
Of IOrty-tive degrees, and the other slA
were supplied with water from a barre
standing III the conservatory, ana was o
The same temperature OF the house. thai
is from sixty degrees to eighty degrees
Ihe plants watered with the cold water
gave very little if any bloom Throughout
the winter, while the six geraniune
watered from the barrel grew finely, anl
bloomed protusely.
Always water your plants in winter
time with luke warm water, if yUu WOul1
have pr0tusion of flowers, and thrifty
plants. The water should be Of the Samt
temperature as the room or place Ii
which the plants are kept. There is 1T
theory about it-ths is a practical fact
Cor American Agriculturist.