Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE IN
GLOVER.

A meeting of the board of agriculture |
was held at Glover on Tuesday and We'd |
nesday, Jan. Goth and 9th. The meet |
ing was called to order on the forenoon
of the first day by Sec. Cutting and G. p.
Owen, Esq, appointed chairman. Pray
er was offered by Rev, G. w. Morse, af.
ter which Mr.. Cutting spoke for awhile
on 'EMilk." He first spoke of it as a per-
feet food for infants and young animals
1t should be the principal food for infants
for the first year, as it's system is not
suited to starch or other food, and if Civ
en- will often cause injury, and sometimes
fatality. A young colt should not be fed
cows milk unless the cream is all remov-
ed, as the milk of the mare is very much
poorer in fat than that Of the COW. Fed
often on milk well reduced for a month
or two, will usually be safe, and then the
young animals can be fed more hearty
food Milk is often used to advantage in
the treatment Of patients in hospitals,
and is good remedial food in sickness.
Milk for this purpose, or, indeed, for any
other, should be clean and pure. Great
care should be exercised by farmers in
all of the operations of the farm to pro-
duce good milk. 1t is believed that farm
ers will do well to feed some grain in adj
dition to hay for the best quality of but
| ter, as the standard Of excellence, in that
il is so ordained that only the best kinds
will command paying prices. Spoke of
the necessity of having water for COWS
| giving milk that is not too cold-about
so degrees will be sufficient for the best
results. If the water is very cold it
| should be warmed in some way, and there
are devices for this purpose that are con-
venient and practical. Again, cows or
young cattle should not be allowed to
drink from stagna mt water in the summer,
as this will sometimes cause the disease
known as strdngulus micrurus or minute
thread like worms that infest the lungs
and air passages of cattle, and is usually
fatal. Would under drain low swampy
places should either be drained or fenc-
ed off and allowed to grow up to wood.
Spoke of the necessity of having stables
we'll ventilated and kept clean. Sawdust
makes good bedding, and land plaster
sprinkled literally about the stable and
on the manure will neutralize all bad
odors, and at the same time add to the
value Of the manure. Fine butter cannot
be made from poor or impure milk, so
this is the first consideration, but great
care is required in all of the details of
manufacture from first to last. Gave
some good advice in relation to the cut
ting and curing Of hay so as to have it
sweet and nice for the cows. Did not be-
lieve very much in most of the devices
for the setting of milk or making of but
ter, as with care and judgment common
methods are usually successful
Mr.. Towle then took the floor. He
! spoke of the contamination of tobacco
t smoke, how it penetrates and permeates
everything, and advised care. He ther
spoke of ventilation in stables and gave
examples of close barns and want of ven
+ tilation inJuring the milk, and advised tn,
farmer to guard against it by ventilation
: and also by setting the milk as soon al
r drawn, out Of doors or where it cannot bt
contaminated He also mentioned that i
: cows were allowed to browse hemloc!
: the butter was injured. Care is neces
e sary everywhere. He advised raising
d fodder corn and directed the turning oye
: of pasture land if need be and swim
fodder corn. He formerly sewed corr
h broadcast, but found it often hard to Gu
and cure and not well matured. Henc
s he believed it should be planted in hill
l. two feet apart in rows, and ten inche
; from hill to hill, and four kernels in hill
8 Thinks that when it can be done it will b
=, best to plant with a horse planter, an
:. cultivate with a harrow. Advises tn
t, Sanford corn, as it is deep roofing va
2, riety, and gives satisfactory crop
Raises l28 very large shocks to the acr.
d Thinks it one third thicker than eommo
IS field corn. Mentioned Il man that cut
e his oats and straw together and believe
re it good feed.
lie DR.. Cutting remarked that freeZin
of kernels Of corn either off or on the &c