The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-19
EhitOrinl N0tings.


tcal and successful farmer, says; All
of us have in mind some men within
the circuit of our knowledge who are
especially successful with the animals
they have the care of during the winter.
The steers grow and fatten rapidly,
the colts are plump and thrifty, The
COWS give a good flow of milk aud the
pigs are always heavy at butchcring.
1t is care that does Irregular and
continued attention to the wants of the
animals in charge. This is more i'm
portant even than blood"
ONE STEP TOWARDS THE PoOE-
HOUsE.--A correspondent of the same
paper says: sit has always been a
mystery to me why farmers will sell off
their young stock at this time of year,
unless they are obliged to. | don't
think ever knew the time when store
cattle were quoted so low in the markets
as they are now. If stock was high
the farmers would hold on to it, but
when it is low then they will rush it
off. Perhaps some will sell for the
sake of selling few tons of hay, which
is one step towards the poor-house."
HoRsE-DMRY1NG IN MAINE.-There
are farmers SO conscientious that they
will not grow barley for sale, fearing
to share, even unkuowingly, in the
guilt of alcoholism. Others will not
have anything to do with breeding fast
horses, because Of their use for gam
bling purposes. As to the latter, we
think there are selfish reasons enough
to keep a man out of it. We never
knew any farmer the better for the
business in the long run; and if he
has sons, it is the best of all ways to
ruin them. Maine is a great horse
state, and that is the chief reason why
she is not a great dairy state. Says
the Farmer: " The agricultural editor
of the KenueJec journal raises word
of caution to the many small towns
which are now moving in the matter of
building trotting-tracks. The interest
in breeding speed horses is now at a
high pitch in Maine" But what is the
use? Nothing but his ruin, which is
sure, will stop the career of a fast
horse fanatic.
TIE " FACTS " WANTED. The Jcl-
seq Bulletin says: 1t is well-estab-
lisbed fact that no other breed will pro-
duce as much butter as the Jersey upon
the same amount of feed" And the
american Dairymun asks who . estab-
lished " this fact. This question is not
asked of us; but we think we can an
swer it. The general consent and al
most unanimous agreement of the dairy
farmers Of the country is proof enough
of the superiority Of the Channel Island
cows for the butter dairy. There are
some questions, the pros and cons Of
which are so nearly balanced that close
figuring is required to establish differ
ence. But in this case there is no such
need. The facts " are all one way.
with practical men. The Jerseys have
done what no other breed Of live stock
has ever done-.pread through the
diaries of our shrewd Vermont farmers
simply for their self-evident superioriy
and proftablencss as butter COWS. &" on
the same feed" But they have also
responded so proGtablv TO better feed
inc that they have done much in teach
I'M our farmers 80 feed all stock better.
How ABOUT " HoLsTEINS Y'-Ihe
NAME f@Fnef says (not on It's agncui-
tural page that In some counties III
New ork the nay crop was cut oil, so
1t causes surplus OF stock to be sold,
winch Is nearly all pure-bred Ilolsteln
or Dutch. Through the efforts OF /.
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